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Daily News – Thursday 11 August, 2022

Thursday, 11 August, 2022 Listen To Podcast   Headlines: Incarcerated Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, Moved To Uyo Prison As Judiciary Vacation Nears Inibehe Effiong’s Incarceration An Attempt To Destroy Judiciary, Says Coalition SERAP, CJID Sue Federal Government Over NBC Sanctions SSS Arrest Another UNICAL Lecturer Cross River Government Seeks Improved Performance From Civil Servants Ayade Meets

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Breaking News Investigation

How Contractors Pocketed Over N78 Million Meant For Road Projects In Bauchi

In what appears to be a safe money-laundering channel for corrupt and dubious reasons, WikkiTimes’ Idris Kamal Ibrahim in this investigation revealed how two companies – AJ & N Multi-Ventures Limited and Amis & S Global Service Limited – individually cornered the total sum of N78 million meant for the rehabilitation of Yana-Shira-Azare Road and

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Breaking News Civic Space Reports

BREAKING: Family, Colleague Kick As Inibehe Effiong Is Moved To Uyo Prison Amidst Plan For Solidarity Rally

By Jonathan Ugbal A group of concerned civic space actors, family, and a colleague of rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong Esq who was jailed by the Chief Judge of the High Court of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot for alleged contempt are kicking against his transfer from the Ikot Ekpene Medium Security Custodial Center to

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Are You Running For National Assembly Election From Cross River? Let Me Have Your Attention Please…

Six years ago, just after taking office, Governor Ayade made a very strong case for the abundant mineral resources in our State during a visit by the Minister of Solid Minerals to Peregrino House in Calabar, and shortly after, the Cross River State Ministry of Solid Minerals obtained exploration licenses for mineral resources from the

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Breaking News Civic Space

SSS Arrest Another UNICAL Lecturer Who Went To Surety Colleague

By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS on Monday, arrested and detained a lecturer in the Department of Political Science of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Mr. Jerry Agboh who served as surety for his colleague, Mr. Denis Inakefe, who was arrested in a gestapo-styled operation on Sunday. Mr. Agboh signed the bail bond

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Breaking News Politics

House Leader, Peter Odey Officially Unveiled As APC Deputy Governorship Candidate

By The Parchment Leader of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Odey has been officially unveiled as the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the State. The event which took place at the Ogoja Council hall in Ogoja Local Government Area was performed by the State Chairman of APC,

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Breaking News Civic Space Reports

Civic Space: Inibehe Effiong’s Illegal Remand, A Calculated Conspiracy Aimed At Destroying The Judiciary – CSOs

By CrossRiverWatch Admin No fewer than twenty-three Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have knocked Justice Ekaette Fabian Obot, Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State High Court for committing Barrister Inibehe Effiong to one-month imprisonment for contempt of court. The CSOs in a press release alleged that Inibehe’s imprisonment is an attempt to shut up the already

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Breaking News Investigation

Oyo State Government Fails To Deliver Smart ID Card Project Awarded In Violation Of Procurement Law For Over N91 Million

By Adebayo Aare, Agidigbo 88.7 FM In this four-week investigation supported by Civic Media Lab, Adebayo Aare of Agidigbo 88.7 FM reveals that the Engr. Seyi Makinde-led administration of Oyo State awarded a contract of N91,160,000 to Prunegde Development Technologies Ltd in violation of sections of the public procurement law. This contract has not been delivered

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