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Court orders former minister of Humanitarian affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, to account for N729Billion ‘payments to millions of poor Nigerians’

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A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Ms Sadiya Umar-Farouk, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development to account for the payments of N729 billion to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months.

The court also ordered the former minister to provide the list and details of the beneficiaries who received the payments, the number of states covered and the payments per state. The judgment was delivered last month by Hon. Justice Deinde Isaac Dipeolu following a Freedom of Information suit numbered FHC/L/CS/853/2021, brought by the Socio-Economic Rights And Accountability Project. SERAP said it obtained the certified true copy of the judgment last Friday.

In his judgment, Justice Dipeolu held that, “The former minister is compelled by the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act to give information to any person including SERAP. I therefore grant an order of mandamus directing and compelling the minister to provide the spending details of N729 billion to 24.3 million poor Nigerians in 2021.”

Justice Dipeolu ordered the minister to “provide SERAP with details of how the beneficiaries have been selected and the mechanisms for the payments to the beneficiaries.” Justice Dipeolu also ordered the minister to “explain the rationale for paying N5,000 to 24.3 million poor Nigerians, which translates to five percent of Nigeria’s budget of N13.6 trillion for 2021.”

Justice Dipeolu also stated that, “The minister did not give any reason for the refusal to disclose the details sought by SERAP. SERAP has reeled out the relevant sections of the Freedom of Information Act 2011 that the minister contravened and has in line with sections 20 and 25(1) of the Act prayed this Court for an order of mandamus to direct and compel the minister to provide the information sought.”

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UZODINMA appoints ken Onyeali Ikpe ph.D as the deputy chief of staff strategy and Communication.

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His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodimma CON, Governor, of Imo State has approved the appointment of ken Onyeali Ikpe ph.D as the deputy chief of staff strategy and Communication.

The appointment is with immediate effect

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IMO, STATE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUCMENT

His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Imo State, Sen Hope Uzodimma, CON , has approved the following appointments:

1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE COMMISSION

DR.Nick Obinatu….Chairman
Chief Ethelbert Nwachukwu… Commissioner
Chief Chukwuemeka S. Anukam… Commissioner
Hon Engr. Stanley Chibueze Okwuosha…..Commissioner

2. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

DR. Mrs Julie Onyeukwu… Chairman
Dr. Uche Edomobi…. Commissioner
Gody O Dike…. Commissioner
Dr Romanus Ezeogu… Commissioner

3. Ken Onyeali Ikpe ph.D deputy chief of staff strategy and communication
The appointments are with immediate effect

Signed:
Declan Emelumba Commissioner for Information, public orientation, and strategy

 

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Please pardon me before Trump throws me in jail – Cohen begs President Biden

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A former lawyer of United States President-elect Donald Trump, has pleaded with outgoing President Joe Biden to grant him a pardon just like he did for his son Hunter.

Cohen is claiming that Trump will punish him for testifying against the politician in his hush money conviction.

Cohen had already been convicted for his role in the case years earlier.

He was also the star witness for the prosecution as Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in the case last year.

Cohen served as the go-between for the $130,000 payment Trump made to adult film star, Stormy before the 2016 presidential election.

With Mr Trump ready to return to the White House in a week, Mr Cohen is calling on Mr Biden to issue a presidential pardon for him before he leaves office, stating that he and others on Mr Trump’s ‘enemies list’ deserved pardons like Mr Biden’s son, who was granted full and unconditional pardon.

“I put in application for the presidential pardon because I believe Joe Biden has the same responsibility to be that he has to his son”, Cohen said. “I would expect the same exact pardon he gave his son to me and anyone that is on that enemies list whether they want it or not because solitary confinement where I did 51 days sucks.”

The disgraced lawyer, however, said he was shocked that Trump received unconditional release during his sentencing.

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Senator Sani gives reasons for poor quality of education in Northern Nigeria

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Senator Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has itemized twelve factors that undermine education in Northern Nigeria, with insecurity as the topmost factor.

In a verified Facebook post on Monday, Senator Sani said that insecurity, terrorism, and banditry, including poor infrastructure, pose serious challenges.

According to him, “Cultural and religious barriers, low funding, poverty, teacher shortages, child labour, discrimination against girls, low access to technology, health challenges, and the increasing number of people living with disabilities, as well as the systemic retention of the street Almajiri system, neglect, misplacement, and mismanagement of resources by successive governments.”

He added that these issues require urgent attention.

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