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*Ex-governor of Kebbi State,  Usman Dakingari (Nigeria) The arraignment of a former governor of Kebbi State,  Usman Dakingari alongside three others before a Federal High Court sitting in Kebbi could not go on Wednesday, owing to the failure of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants to appear in court.

(Nigeria) The trial-within-trial of Veronica Onyegbula, who is standing trial along with a former director at the Police Pension Office, Esai Dangabar, for an alleged N24 billion pension fraud, continued on June 20, 2018 with the court dismissing the objection against the admissibility of her statements made to the EFCC.

(Nigeria) The trial of a Chief Superintendent of Customs, Dr. Ibrahim Abdul in the alleged refusal to declare his assets as required by law has been fixed for June 28, 2018, by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja.

(Nigeria) A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday refused to stop the Babatunde Balogun led executive committee (exco) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, from participating in the National Convention of the party, slated for this Saturday in Abuja.

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State (Nigeria)  Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has said that the growing incidence of greed and desperation to amass wealth by political players is alien to the progressives’ politics of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo era.

*Dr. Bukola Saraki, President of Nigerian Senate (Nigeria) President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday addressed the Upper Chamber of the Russian Parliament known as the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, in Moscow.

Governor Nyesom Wike of  Rivers State  (2nd R), Deputy Governor Ipalibo Harry Banigo (2nd L), Rivers State Works Commissioner, Dum Dekor (r) and Amayanabo of Okochiri, King Ateke Tom  during the commissioning of Okochiri Internal Roads by Governor Wike on Wednesday. (Nigeria) In a move to grow the economy of Okrika Local Government Area, Rivers State, the state governor, Mr Nyesom Wike on Wednesday rolled out 15 roads in Okochiri Kingdom.