This is a roundup of some of the breaking news in Nigeria for Today, Friday, March 01, 2019
Atiku Too Desperate, Not Destined To Be Nigeria’s President – Oshiomhole
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, Adams Oshiomhole, says the Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last Saturday’s election, Atiku Abubakar, was never destined to rule Nigeria.
Naija News reports that the APC National Chairman made this comment at a press conference on Thursday while reacting to Abubakar’s rejection of the election result.
Oshiomhole Reveals How Akpabio Was Rigged Out In Akwa Ibom
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, Adams Oshiomhole, says the cancellation of results in some polling units in Akwa Ibom State, was the reason its candidate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, was not reelected.
Naija News reports that the APC National Chairman made this comment at a press conference on Thursday where he noted that Akpabio was “rigged out”.
Fraud: Former Air Force Chief, Tony Omenyi Gets Seven Years Jail Term
A Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja today, sentenced a former Managing Director of the Aeronautical Engineering and Technical Services Ltd, AVM Tony Omenyi to seven years imprisonment.
Mr Omenyi was charged with laundering a sum of N136 million which he said was received from a contractor with the Nigerian Air Force.
Police Invade Airport Hotel In Lagos Over Anti-Tinubu Rally
Armed men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), have invaded Airport Hotel along Allen Avenue in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, where some political activists are holding a rally ahead of the March 9 governorship election in the state.
Naija News learned that the group which is under the Orange Movement converged on Oramiyan Hall in the hotel to strategise on how to stop the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, from having his way in the election.
Presidency Gives Update On New Minimum Wage Implementation
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Gida Mustapha, has disclosed that the Federal Government has made provisions for the implementation of the N30,000 New Minimum Wage.
Mustapha made this known while speaking to reporters in Abuja on Thursday.
We Only Suspended Onnoghen, Not Remove – FG
The Federal Government and the Attorney General of the Federation on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, had not been removed from office but was only suspended.
Responding to a suit filed before the apex court by the Cross River State Government, the two respondents argued that Onnoghen was simply suspended to enable him to stand trial on charges of non-declaration of assets instituted against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
source https://www.naijanews.com/2019/03/01/nigeria-breaking-news-today-friday-march-01-2019/
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