President Bola Tinubu, described as a victory for Africa, Nigeria’s win in the $11bn Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited arbitration award. The President commended Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Courts of England and Wales for “prioritising the merits of the case above all other considerations”. “This landmark judgment proves conclusively that nation states will no longer be held hostage by economic conspiracies between private firms and solitarily corrupt officials who conspire to extort and indebt the very nations they swear to defend and protect,” the President said in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale. “Today’s victory is…
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Assembly of Clan Heads in Akwa Ibom State has given full backing to the appointment of Oku Ibom Ibibio and Patriarch of Ibibios Worldwide, His Eminence, Ntenyin (Dr.) Solomon Daniel Etuk, CFR as the President General of Akwa Ibom State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers by the state Governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno. The assembly says the ascension of Ntenyin Etuk, who is to reign in perpetuity, to the pinnacle of the State’s traditional institution is well merited, considering his wide experience and exposure, forthrightness and sterling leadership capacity in management. The assembly, in a congratulatory message, signed by its…
..According to the judge, the awards against Nigeria by the company was obtained by fraud Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Courts of England and Wales has ruled in favour of Nigeria in the enforcement of a $11bn Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited arbitration award. With the judgement handed down physically in open court, and electronically by email to the parties on Monday, Nigeria succeeded in stopping the enforcement of the award which was initially in favour of P&ID. According to the judge, the award against Nigeria by the company was obtained by fraud. “In the circumstances and for…
A joint security team comprising the Military, Police, DSS, Civil Defence and Vigilante members has killed one suspected bandit and rescued three abducted person in an operation was conducted in Kanzama forest, Bunza Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Malam Yahaya Sarki, Special Assistant to Kebbi Governor on Media and Publicity, said in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. He said that the operation followed the assurance given to Kalgo communities in Bunza LGA by Gov. Nasir Idris when he paid a visit to the area on Saturday. The Kebbi governor at an emergency Security Council Meeting ordered…
By Adnan El-Bursh and Sean Seddon Warning: This article contains details that some may find distressing At the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in central Gaza, they are running out of material to cover the dead with. The bodies are stacked in a courtyard outside, prayers are said, and relatives collapse to the floor wailing in grief. Inside the hospital, doctors battle to patch up the walking wounded and save the gravely injured – but stores of medicine and supplies are dwindling by the day. A BBC Arabic reporter witnessed a facility overwhelmed with casualties where doctors were racing to finish procedures…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has mandated the demand and verification of Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) as a pre-condition for business transactions in the FCT. Mr Chinedum Elechi, the Mandate Secretary, Economic Planning, Revenue Generation and Public Private Partnership Secretariat, FCT Administration (FCTA), made this known at a press conference in Abuja on Monday. “I am here today to announce that the Minister of the FCT has approved the implementation of Section 85 of Personal Income Tax Act (PITA) and Section 31 of the FCT Internal Revenue Service Act, 2015. “Both sections provide for…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army has acquired electronic warfare capabilities and was now taking advantage of the convergence of electronic and cyber warfare. Lagbaja said this on Monday in Abuja, at the opening of the Maiden Cyber Security Workshop of the Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare School (NACWS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the workshop is, “Role of Information Technology to national security against upcoming threats and cyber-attacks.” Represented by the Deputy Director-General, Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre (NAHFC), Maj.-Gen. Sanusi Dahiru, he said the Nigerian…
…kill, maim, chase away village head, others By Ofonime Hone Ndon Eyo II community in Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is currently held hostage by a criminal gang whose stock in trade is peddling illicit drugs. Since July 18, 2023, when their “commander”, one Udo Sunday, was nabbed by the police, turmoil has rocked the once peaceful community. Members of the gang had reportedly accused the village head, Eteidung John Udoetukjh and members of the village council of masterminding his arrest. Reacting to his arrest, the gang went berserk, attacking and looting the village head’s palace, setting…
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the appeal filed by the Allied Peoples Movement, (APM) challenging the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) which affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s victory. Justice Inyang Okoro, leading six other justices of the apex court dismissed the appeal saying that hearing it would amount to “a waste of the precious time of the court”. The APM had in the appeal prayed the court to hold that the PEPC misconceived the material facts before it, when it struck out its undefended petition against Tinubu’s victory. The party asked the court to hold that the…
The Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has denied he was the target of an assassination attempt along the busy Lokoja-Abuja highway. His spokesperson Kingsley Fanwo had earlier been quoted by local media saying that gunmen “dressed in military uniforms” attacked Mr Bello’s convoy on Sunday. Mr Fanwo said the attackers waylaid the governor’s convoy and started shooting sporadically at his vehicle. But in a statement, the governor said the claims were false and should be disregarded. He said that the incident was just a “fracas” between his security team and soldiers who were manning the highway.