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Legislative aides key to assisting lawmakers fulfill mandate — Lawan
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WTO: Lawan, Ekweremadu congratulate Okonjo-Iweala

President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan has congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on…

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FG to construct 10,000 housing units in Kano
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FG to construct 10,000 housing units in Kano

The Federal Government, on Monday, said it had concluded arrangements to construct…

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A/Ibom vaccinates 25,000 frontline workers against COVID-19
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COVID-19: NCDC registered 8 deaths, 574 new infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 574 new cases…

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West Ham win over Sheffield United lifts them into top four
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West Ham win over Sheffield United lifts them into top four

West Ham United moved into the top four of the Premier League…

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No passenger sustains injury in Lagos BRT fire incident — Spokesman
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No passenger sustains injury in Lagos BRT fire incident — Spokesman

The Primero Transport Services Ltd., operators of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)…

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2020 WASCE: WAEC withholds 5,548 results over exam malpractices
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2020 WASCE: WAEC withholds 5,548 results over exam malpractices

Results of 5,548 candidates who participated at the 2020 Second Series of…

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Education, health remains priority of my govt. – Bello
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Education, health remains priority of my govt. – Bello

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi, has said health and education remain a…

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Manager speaks as Yoruba Nation agitators hijack FG's radio station in Ibadan
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Makinde to constitute judicial panel of inquiry over Shasha market mayhem

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says a judicial panel will be…

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NUTAG urges ECOWAS to prioritise COVID-19 vaccines in sub region
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Nigeria to get 1.4m doses of vaccines donated by MTN

The Presidential Task on COVID-19 on Monday said that Nigeria is set…

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I didn’t forge oil cGbajabiamila, Minority caucus laud Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence as WTO Headontract, Obasanjo’s in-law tells court February 15, 2021 5:20 pm by eniola.ayoola ContractB ByMoji Eniola Ikeja, Feb. 15, 2021 (NAN) John Abebe, a businessman and brother-in-law of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, denied forging parts of an oil contract. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an oil company, Statoil Nig. Ltd. had on June 22, 2010, accused the brother of the late former First Lady, Mrs Stella Obasanjo, of forgery. Statoil Nig. Ltd. alleges that the defendant forged parts of a Net Profit Interest Agreement (NPIA) dated Nov. 30, 1995, which was drafted by British Petroleum (BP). Abebe who was arraigned on July 26, 2018, faces a four-count charge of forgery, fabricating evidence, using fabricated evidence and attempt to pervert the course of justice. The charge was brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Led in evidence by defence counsel, Mr Edoka Onyeke, Abebe who is the Managing Director of Inducon Nig. Ltd. and Osborne Chemicals Ltd., told the court the agreement was not forgery as alleged by Statoil. “In 1995, there was a lot of talk in the oil industry about Statoil wanting to sell their assets and leave the country. ” I was approached by BP in the United Kingdom and a meeting was called and held in their London office in which this particular issue was discussed between myself and BP in the UK. “At the end of the day, an agreement was signed between BP and my company, Osborne Chemicals, to work together and buy potential stakes of Statoil assets in Nigeria. “It is notable that the agreement is still very much alive and both companies have not cancelled that agreement. “It was a whole five years after, that Statoil started accusing me of forging a BP document. If indeed such existed, I do not believe BP would have touched me with a one-mile-long pole,” Abebe said. The defendant disputed the October 2018 testimony of Ms Joanne Cross, a staff of BP Petroleum, who said that the document was forged. Abebe told the court that Cross did not take part in any of the discussions between his company and BP because she was not a BP employee when the agreement was drafted. ” I did not know who she was and I was meeting her in court for the first time after almost 30 years of my relationship with BP. “I do not agree with her at all because two documents were signed on the same day.. “The second document that was signed was a three-line explanation of what was already assumed in the first document which was signed. “When I was invited by the EFCC, I made two statements, the first was rather lengthy and the second one was short. ” The second statement addressed the issue of forgery which is that there was no forgery and that has consistently been my story,” Abebe said. Justice Mojisola Dada adjourned the case until Feb. 16 for continuation of trial. (NAN) MAE/IGO ======== Edited by Ijeoma Popoola
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Gbajabiamila, Minority caucus laud Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence as WTO Head

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated Dr Ngozi…

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