THISDAY Presents Video Evidence of Wike’s Unreliability: Praising Amaechi, Obaseki Yesterday, Attacking Them Next Day Says publishing governor's character flaws in public interest
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
At the resumed hearing on the
suit by Governor Nyesom Wike against THISDAY newspaper and others on alleged libel yesterday, the
defense witness, Mr. Jude Igbanoi, presented more video evidences to show the unreliability of the
state governor. The video further showed that the newspaper’s publication of
June 23, 2020, with caption: "With a Friend Like Wike, Obaseki Meets His PDP’s Waterloo; Almost,” was
not libelous. Igbanoi also rejected Continued on page 34
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Senate Amends Terrorism Act, in Bid to Stave Off Sanctions Prohibits payment of ransom to kidnappers Amendment aims to prevent terrorist groups from laundering money through the banking system and other financial networks To align with the required standard as obtainable in other jurisdictions NDLEA wants political parties to include drug test in screening process for aspirants Umar urges FG to ensure immediate release of kidnapped victims of Kaduna-bound train attack Michael Olugbode, Sunday Aborisade in Abuja and John Shiklam in Kaduna
As part of efforts to avert the imminent placement of Nigeria in the International Cooperation
and Review Group Process of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and its looming sanctions on the
economy, the Senate yesterday passed a bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013, as
well as prohibit payment of ransom to kidnappers in the country. That was as former military
governor of Kaduna State, Col. Continued on page 34
Tinubu Joins Political, Business Leaders in S'Arabia for Prayers and Networking Atiku, Dangote, Rabiu, others meet, strategise for 2023 Chuks Okocha in Abuja With the presidential primaries of political parties about a month from now and the election proper less than a year away, some of the nation’s prominent political and business leaders, have literally moved to Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj, not just prayers but to ponder the options open to them and the nation ahead of the 2023 general elections. The latest personality and political heavyweight to join other Nigerian leaders in prayer at a high octane networking, is the former governor of Lagos State and frontline presidential hopeful, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who was though in Mecca for the Umrah as with others, however, found the atmosphere conducive for political networking, as usual. Apart from Tinubu, who just arrived Saudi Arabia for the conventional last 10 days of Ramadan
as an optional Islamic practice, others who also left for lesser hajj were former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; Africa’s richest man and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Founder and Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu and former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu. Some of the other known political names seen in Saudi Arabia, included former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, who is itching to be redistricted to Lagos West, from Central, where he initially represented, for another senatorial bid and a former two-time Senator for Lagos West, Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon. Traditionally, while some devout Muslims travel for Umrah to seal Continued on page 34
Thousands Storm APC Secretariat as Yahaya BELLO'S JOURNEY TO PRESIDENCY BEGINS... Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello being presented presidential nomination form by the National Chairman of the All progressives Congress, Bello Picks Nomination Forms... Page 36 APC, Abdullahi Adamu, at the party secretariat after paying the N100 million nomination fee, … yesterday