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November 9, 2021

November 9, 2021 IFMNEWS

Governors Accuse Malami Of Supporting Consultants Against States In Paris Club Refund

The Nigeria Governors' Forum has accused Attorney-General of the federation, ABUBAKAR MALAMI of alleged involvement in the controversial $418 million requests by consultants regarding the Paris Club refund.

The NGF made the accusation in a statement issued by the forum's head of media and public affairs, ABDULRAZAQUE BELLO-BARKINDO.

The controversial payment of $418 million to consultants had become a contending issue between the three tiers of government.

On Friday, a federal high court in Abuja stopped the federal government from deducting $418 million from the bank accounts of the 36 states of the federation.

BELLO-BARKINDO said the decision of the AGF to throw his weight behind the consultants who have been battling desperately to grab $418 million from the accounts of states and local governments, raises questions of propriety and the spirit of justice.

November 9, 2021

November 9, 2021 IFMNEWS

INEC Holds Supplementary Governorship Election In Ihiala Today

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, supplementary election for Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra state will take place today.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, had declared the Anambra governorship elections on Saturday inconclusive because there was no election in Ihiala.

State Returning Officer for the election, FLORENCE OBI, who made the announcement at INEC headquarters in Awka, said the election did not take place in Ihiala due to reports of insecurity in the environment.

However, the results released so far by INEC puts the candidate of the All-Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Prof CHUKWUMA SOLUDO ahead with 103,946 votes.

The candidate of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) ANDY UBA has 42,942 votes while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) VALENTINE OZIGBO has 51, 322 votes and Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate IFEANYI UBAH has 20,917 votes.

Speaking from Anambra state, constitutional lawyer, Barrister FRED NZEAKO said he does not expect any miracle to happen in Ihiala.

Speaking on Inspiration FM's All Out Politics, Barrister NZEAKO also said INEC is supposed to have overcome logistical problems before the election

The election will commence from 10am in the morning and end at 4pm.

November 8, 2021

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 IFMNEWS

INEC Suspends Collation Of Results For Anambra Governorship Poll To Hold Supplementary Election Ihiala Local Council

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended the collation of results for the Anambra State governorship election.

INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Florence Obi, announced this early today at the commission’s head office in Awka.

Party agents, reporters, and observers among others had waited until about 12:15am for the declaration of a winner before events took a different turn as a result of Professor Obi’s announcement.

Rather than declaring the winner of the election after announcing the total votes scored by the participating parties, Professor Obi said a declaration would only be made after a supplementary election was conducted in the remaining local government.

She, therefore, announced that a supplementary election would be conducted in the 326 polling units across Ihiala on Tuesday, November 9.

November 8, 2021

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 IFMNEWS

NDLEA Arrests ‘Notorious’ Drug Dealer Behind London-Bound Multiple Consignments

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested one Okoli Collins Ikenna, whom the agency described as a “notorious drug dealer,” for allegedly masterminding recent attempts to export illicit drugs to London through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi in a statement disclosed that Okoli had been on bail following his arrest in November 2020 and subsequent arraignment before a Lagos Federal High Court for attempting to export 15.700kgs of Methamphetamine to Australia.

Series of investigations into recent multiple attempts to export illicit drugs to the UK led to the arrest of the drug dealer when he was caught with 78 parcels of cannabis concealed in black soap packs and labelled as Dudu Osun, with a total weight of 12.250 kilograms heading to the United Kingdom.

Further investigation also linked Okoli to the attempt to export 7.350kgs of cannabis to the UK on Thursday 21st October, a consignment that was intercepted at the NAHCO export shed of the MMIA.

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Governors Accuse Malami Of Supporting Consultants Against States In Paris Club Refund

INEC Holds Supplementary Governorship Election In Ihiala Today

INEC Suspends Collation Of Results For Anambra Governorship Poll To Hold Supplementary Election Ihiala Local Council

NDLEA Arrests ‘Notorious’ Drug Dealer Behind London-Bound Multiple Consignments

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