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By: Mandy Park The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has strongly condemned the demolition and destruction of shops and goods at Owode Motor Spare Parts Market, Owode Onirin, in Lagos State. This is as CHSR has written to Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, urging him to intervene and restore peace as those whose shops were destroyed may become a security risk for the state, if the impasse is not properly addressed and justice given to victims. The organization views the demolition as a “brazen act of land grabbing”…

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By: Mandy Park The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) has been faulted for including a former Commissioner for Finance, Dr Philips Nto, among those it arraigned in a Umuahia court for fraud. It alleged that EFCC and those after the family of Senator T. A .Orji targeted Nto for witch-hunt because of his refusal to betray the former governor and turn a prosecution witness. Speaking shortly after Dr Nto and his boss, Senator Orji, and three others were granted bail by Justice Lillian Abai, the Chairman of Abia…

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By: Mandy Park Nigeria’s Minister of Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, on Thursday, February 27, disclosed in more comprehensive terms, her vision and plans for the country’s tourism and creative sectors, focusing on the 2030 destination. This is as she also meticulously, disclosed plans for the Abuja Creative City, the Wole Soyiinka center, the 200 million dollars fund facility and the efforts put in place for repartration of Artifacts from foreign lands. Musawa also vowed to deliver world class arena for the Abuja creative city, and the…

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By: Mandy Park Former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning in Abia State, Dr. Phillips Nto has given the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), one month to apologise to him for malicious prosecution and for referring to those found guilty in a fraud case as his ” associates “ He noted that two years after an Umuahia High Court acquitted and discharged him of a fraud case in suit No HU/2c/2017, and convicted two others, ICPC has maliciously continued to refer to those found guilty as his associates. In a…

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By Mandy Park Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has rdisclosed that his recent visit to Indonesia was to understudy the country’s progress and compare it with Nigeria’s. During his five-day trip, Obi met with high-ranking stakeholders, including former Indonesian Minister Agung Laksono, former Vice President Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, and Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions Yandri Susanto. Their discussions covered critical areas of concern, including: security, education, healthcare and poverty alleviation. Obi said he was impressed by Indonesia’s outstanding progress, noting that the country’s per capita income rose…

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