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Contract breach judgment: Firm lists 33 Nigeria's UK properties to be sold • We will pursue all remedies available –  AGF By: Sharon Ehimegbe Sequel to the judgment given to Eurafic power Limited, against the Federal Government by a United Kingdom High Court, that some identifiable properties be confiscated and disposed, over alleged breach of contract entered into on the sale of Sapele Power Station, about 33 properties belonging to Nigeria in the UK have been identified and listed to be forfeited. The development comes as Nigeria continues to battle another firm, P&ID, which is attempting to seize $9bn Nigerian assets. In the fresh case with number CL-2017-000781 a UK High Court ordered the payment of $2.51m, £225, 949.19 and N57.9m (a combined N1.12bn based on the current Central Bank of Nigeria’s exchange rate). The legal tussle emanated from a contract entered into by the Federal Government and Eurafric Power Limited in February 2013. The firm entered in

EDO: EDHA cautions Edo executive to respect boundaries By: Oriaifoh Godwins  The Edo state House of Assembly, EDHA, in their last plenary, on Tuesday 25th August , cautioned the executive governor of Edo state, Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki to be mindful and respect the boundries that exist between the three arms of government, viz: the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary. Edo Assembly passed this clear message across to the executive arm of Edo government, going by the spate of illegalities that have been, and are still being supported by the executive arm of government. This caution by EDHA became necessary due to the various anomalies that the House termed executive rascality, which according to EDHA, has made Edo state to again be in the news, again for the wrong reasons that has always been associated with Edo state for the wrong reasons. Speaking, on the unconstitutional clearance of two civil Commissioners nominated by the governor, to fill the vacancies a

Eurafric Power Ltd Execute  Arbitration award against FG in London. By: Oriaifoh Godwins Report have indicated that the Federal Government cannot account for most of its properties situated in the United Kingdom and that the use to which some of these properties have been made in the past did not serve the purpose they were meant for. Chief Godwin Obla, SAN, made this known in a report his Chambers OBLA & CO, sent to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and which was equally copied Ambassador George Adesola Oguntade, the High Commissioner of Nigeria to United Kingdom, who called the attention of the federal Government to the great risk this nonchalant attitude pose to the country. The Senior Advocate acting on behalf of his client who had dragged the federal government to the London Court of International Arbitration, LCIA, after an earlier arbitration to make the federal government compensate EURAFRIC Power limited over an allege

EDO: Dismissed Council Chairmen opens cans of worms...     ....indicts Obaseki, Shuaibu, others The three Council Chairmen of Esan west, Etsako west and Etsako east of Edo state, Hon. Patrick Aguinede, Yakubu Oshioma Musa and Alhaji Aremiyau Aligemon Momoh respectively, whose councel, West Idahosa wrote a petition on their behalf to the Edo state House of Assembly, EDHA, alleging the governor of Edo state of illegally and maliciously removing them from office, which led to the setting up of an Adhoc Committee charged with the responsibility of investigating their alleged removal, met with the Chairmen on Friday, August 21to hear from the Chairmen. Recalling his ordeal, Hon. Patrick Aguinede, who was the first to appear before the Committee, said on the 6th of September, 2019, he received a call from the Deputy Governor of Edo state, Hon. Philip Shuaibu, inviting him for a meeting that was held at the government House in Benin, we attended what he described as an

Plans to unleash mayhem on EDHA Members uncovered *...Obaseki, Shuaibu fingered* The Member representing Uhumhude constituency in Edo state House of Assembly, EDHA, Hon. Washington Osa Osifo, on Wednesday 18th August, revealed that information reaching some Members of EDHA, revealed that the Governor of Edo state, and his Deputy, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and Hon. Phillip Shuaibu respectively, have perfected plans to again use thugs to attack Members of EDHA who have been peacefully carrying out their legislative duties, just like they did on the 19th of June last year when thugs backed by the Wabaizigan Police, and under the supervision of the then Chief Security Officer, CSO, to Edo state Government House, DSP Chris Nwokolo, attacked and intimidated them out of Edo state. Hon. Osifo brought this to the fore during the Plenary of the House. He used the opportunity to alert, and also appeal to all the security agencies, all well meaning Edolites, Nigerians and the world at large on thi

Witness' tape indicts Magu on N75m bribe A tape recording played before the Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential Probe Panel on how some operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), popularly known as ‘Magu boys’ used a lawyer to demand bribery of N75mn to be paid into different accounts, has soiled the ex EFCC boss' name. The businessman, who bursted the cover up, Mr. Donald Wokoma of Damijay Integrated Services Limited, had tendered an affidavit of fact in support of a petition he wrote against ‘Magu Boys’ for extortion before unfreezing his bank account. It could be recalled that EFCC, in 2018 refused to obey the order of Justice O.C. Agbaza to lift the restrictions on the account of Damijay Services Limited, after the firm had filed a suit for fundamental rights enforcement at the FCT High Court. The EFCC confidential report revealed that the Abuja-based lawyer, Barrister Victor Giwa who was allegedly involved in the deal, did not deny his voic

Witness' tape indicts Magu on N75m bribe A tape recording played before the Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential Probe Panel on how some operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), popularly known as ‘Magu boys’ used a lawyer to demand bribery of N75mn to be paid into different accounts, has soiled the ex EFCC boss' name. The businessman, who bursted the cover up, Mr. Donald Wokoma of Damijay Integrated Services Limited, had tendered an affidavit of fact in support of a petition he wrote against ‘Magu Boys’ for extortion before unfreezing his bank account. It could be recalled that EFCC, in 2018 refused to obey the order of Justice O.C. Agbaza to lift the restrictions on the account of Damijay Services Limited, after the firm had filed a suit for fundamental rights enforcement at the FCT High Court. The EFCC confidential report revealed that the Abuja-based lawyer, Barrister Victor Giwa who was allegedly involved in the deal, did not deny his voic

EDHA ALLEGES THREAT TO MEMBERS' LIVES, SUSPENDS CLERK, CONSTITUTES HOUSE COMMITTEES Members of Edo State House of Assembly, EDHA, in a plenary held today, Tuesday 18th August, have cried out to all well meaning Edo People, Nigerians and the world at large, on the covert and clandestine plot of some high placed Edo State Government functionary to again, unleash mayhem on the Members of the Assembly who have been peacefully carrying out the constitutional duties and responsibilities they were voted for, to do by their constituencies. The Clerk of the House, Mr. Audu Yayah Omogbai, was also suspended as the Clerk of the House, following his activities of conniving with the minority Members of the House to subvert democratic principles. Speaking on ‘Personal Explanation’ in the Order Paper of the plenary, Hon. Washington Osa Osifo, the Member representing Uhumwonde Constituency in EDHA, started by recalling the event that occurred on the 19th of June, 2019, when thugs numbering ove

 IGP Special squad nabs Benue Assembly member over murder, kidnapping  Indications emerged that detectives of the Nigerian police force, Special Squad under the command of Deputy Commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, have arrested the Member of the Benue Assembly Representing Katsina-Ala Constituency, Hon Jonathan Agbiye, over allegations bordering on kidnapping, murder and theft.  Agbidye was allegedly apprehended in possession of a Toyota Hilux vehicle believed to belong to the late Justice Tine Tur, of the court of Appeal by the operatives who arrived Benue State from Abuja.  He’s currently in Makurdi, but will be moved  to Abuja by the special squad. Our correspondent gathered that the embattled lawmaker is cooperating with the police, even confused of keeping a brand new Mercedes Benz car somewhere in Abuja and money.  Our correspondent also, gathered that the lawmaker was arrested on a similar crime late Last year, by operatives of SARs in Abuja and was allegedly granted bail to   

 *Edo House of Assembly orders security agencies to evacuate hoodlums from EDHA Premises*     ...sets up committee to investigate petitions Today, Wednesday, 12th August, the members of the Edo state House of Assembly, sat to deliberate, amongst other things, on the continuous vandalization  of the structures and premises of the Edo state House of Assembly by hoodlums, apparently under the instruction of the current Governor of Edo state, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. Also, a five man committee was set up to investigate three petitions, with a time frame of two weeks to submit their report. Addressing the irresponsible vandalization of the structures and premises of Edo Assembly, the Speaker of Edo state House of Assembly, EDHA, Rt. Hon. Victor Edoror, said; "...we have been inundated and duly informed that Edo state government, under the guise of unsolicited renovation, is presently destroying the House of Assembly building housing the Hallow Chamber, removing the roof of the building and

 EDHA Speaker, Edoror, RECEIVE HEROIC WELCOME BACK HOME By: Oriaifoh Godwins The people of Esan central local government area of Edo state, yesterday, Monday, 9th August, gave Rt. Hon. Victor Sabor Tiger Edoror a heroic welcome back home, following his re emergence as the Speaker, Edo state House of Assembly, EDHA, for a second time. His home coming was welcomed by a crowd of jubilant youths, women, children and men who were not only happy about the emergence of democracy in Edo state, but also as a result of the emergence of true representation that has before now, been shortchanged by enemies of democracy and good government. Addressing the mammoth crowd that waited even late into the night to welcome their illustrious son back home, the Vice Chairman, Edo state All Progressive Congress, APC, and Leader, Edo central Senatorial district, the Uzoya of Esan land and Atayese of Lagos, High Chief Francis Inegbeniki, said; "...Godwin Obaseki, is an apprentice in the game of politics,