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NNDC Quarters Tussle  FG, EFCC, Landlord’s  To Know Fate , Wednesday

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By Abdulgafar Oladimeji

A Federal High court sitting at Gyadi Gyadi Kano  presided over by justice Lewis Allagoa has fixed December 9th for ruling on the ownership tussle  between Federal Government and administrators of   a vast housing estate located   at  NNDC estate Sharada quarters .

One Rabiu Musa and   Musa Ali Durimin Shira had filled a suit urging the court to order Economic and Financial crimes commission EFCC to handover  back their estate held in trust by the anti graft agency.

The estate administrators told the court that the properties on the order of a court of competent jurisdiction was held in trust by EFCC .

Adding that the property was purchased   from proceeds of criminal activities, from their parents  by an offender, adding that the culprit was convicted and ordered to forfeit the property, stating that the court of appeal had  affirmed that the property was purchased from criminal proceeds and ordered that the estate be held in trust.

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The duo pleaded with the court to order EFCC to hand over back the estate to them,

Counsel to EFCC , Idris Haruna ESQ in response to the application  made to the court by the applicants informed  the court that the estate was held in trust by the commission, following the affirmation of the judgement passed by a lower court by the court of appeal sitting in Kaduna.

He urged the court  to judiciously and judicially use its overriding  discretion to consider the application made to the court by the estate owners based on its merit.

 

 

 

 

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Fubara’s Whereabouts Unknown As Military Moves Trucks Into Rivers Govt House

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The movement of Governor Siminalayi Fubara was unknown on Tuesday night when the military moved trucks into Rivers Government House in Port Harcourt.

The trucks were placed within and outside the Government House on the first night of the State of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu.

Tinubu declared emergency rule amid the attacks on oil installations in Rivers State.

Some militants groups had threatened to blow up pipelines if the Rivers House of Assembly impeach Fubara.

However, hours after the lawmakers served the governor with notice of alleged misconduct, the militants carried out their threat.

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Breaking :President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers state,Removes Democratic Structures

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The president made the announcement on Tuesday in a nationwide broadcast over the political crisis and instability in the state.

Tinubu said Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state; his deputy, Ngozi Odu; and all members of the Rivers assembly are “hereby suspended for an initial period of six months”.

“Having soberly reflected on and evaluated the political situation in Rivers State and the Governor and Deputy Governor of Rivers State having failed to make a request to me as President to issue this proclamation as required by section 305(5) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, it has become inevitably compelling for me to invoke the provision of section 305 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State with effect from today, 18th March, 2025 and I so do,” the president said.

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Tinubu meets with service chiefs in Aso Rock

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President Bola Tinubu is currently holding a high-level meeting with the service chiefs at the State House.

Among those in attendance are Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff; Olufemi Oluyede, chief of army staff; Emmanuel Ogalla, chief of naval staff; Hassan Abubakar, chief of air staff; and Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police.

Also present are Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser; Oluwatosin Ajayi, director-general of the State Security Service; and Muhammed Muhammed, director-general of the National Intelligence Agency.

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