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Dana Air Manifest
1. Onita Jennifer
2. Ike Ochonogo
3. John Ahmadu
4. Onyeka Ayene
5. Hurriya Lawal
6. Berkisum Yindadi
7. Ebuka Enuma
8. Oluchi Onyenyiri
9. Sunday Enuma
10. George Moses
11. Noah Anyene
12. Kamsi Anyene
13. Stamford Obruste
14.Kayinentochi Anyene
15. Okeke Hope
16. Rev Ayodeji
17. Ngozi Cole
18. Ailende Ehi
19.Oluwasegun Funmi Abiodun
20. Shehu Saad Usman
21. Alade Martins
22. Onita Josephine
23. Aquade Roger
24. Osunbade Aderoju
25. Fatokun Anjola
26. Fatokun Olaoluwa
27. Ajani Adenike
28. Ike Abugu
29. Adijolola Abraham
30. Otegbeye Adiza
31. Ehioghae Sonny
32. Abikale Otatori
33. Njoku Charles
34. Anibaba Tosin
35. Shobowale Femi
36. Somolu Oluwafemi
37. Ariyibi Temitope
38. Ojugbana Amaka
39. Ojugbana Christopher
40. Muti 41. Yusuf Ali
42. Lt. Col Chumbo Ochigbo
43. D. Awani
44. O. Awani
45. N. Chidiac
46. Li Huizhu
47. Kang Yi
48. Inuza Ahmed
49. Fayzal
50. Mojekwu Adeobi
51. Ibrahim D
52. Peter Nosike
53. Mahmud Aliyu
54. Nnadi John
55. Akwezi Elizabeth
56. Adedunni Dorothy
57. Maria Okulehi
58. Jennifer Ibe
59. Mtshelia Sarah
60. Onyeagocha Chidinma
61. Ike Okoye
62. Amaka Raphael
63. Garba Abdu
64. Abdu Aisha
65. Benson Oluwayemi
66. Taiwo Lamidi
67.Awodogan Oluwasanmi
68. Major I. G. Mohammed
69. Attah Antonia
70. Li Riu
71. Ifeanyi Orakwe
72. Obinna Akabueze
73. Chukwuemeka Okere
74. Adekunbi Adebiyi
75. Wasa Ruth
76. Nabil Garba
77. Ibrahim Jangana
78. Okikiolu Olukayode
79. Komolafe Olugbenga
80. Dike Chinwe
81. Olusola Arokoya
82. Olukoya Banji
83. Saka Otaru
84. Yusuf Ibrahim
85. Ikpoki Abiola
86. Levi Ajuonuma (Group General Manager, Public Affairs, NNPC)
87. Mbang
88. Ogechi Njoku
89. Nsa Anyere
90. Joy Alison
91. Fatokin Idris
92. Abdulrasat Lawal
93. Abitayo Olatoci
94. Adekoya Ayoola
95. Amina Doris
96. Elizabeth Adaeze
97. Ajala Adenike
98. Adekunbi Adebiyi
99. Mr. Ehime Aikhomu, son of former Vice President, late Admiral Augustus Aikhomu
100. Mrs. Rebecca Aikhomu (late Augustus Aikhomu’s wife)
101. Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau (former governor of Kano State).
In the list are also three generals in the Nigerian Army, whose names were yet to be released as at the time of going to press.
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Bonny-Bodo Road: FG Offers Additional N20bn, Targets December Deadline
The Federal Government has agreed to offer additional N20.5 billion for the completion of the Bonny-Bodo road project in December.
The government, however, said if the construction company, Julius Berger, was not ready to accept the offer, the contract will be terminated.
Minister of Works, David Umahi, said this during a meeting with the Managing Director of Julius Berger, Lars Ritcher and members of Bodo-Bonny Road Peace Committee, on Wednesday in Abuja.
The reports that Julius Berger had requested asking for a N28 billion variation on the 82 per cent completed project.
The company hinged its request on the rise in exchange rate, construction materials, and diesel among others.
Umahi, however, said the government was willing to provide N20 billion out of the N28 billion that Julius Berger requested for.
According to him, the Bonny-Bodo road contract which was initially awarded at the cost of N120 billion in 2015, was later varied at N199 billion with a completion dateline of December 2023, which has since elapsed.
The Tide’s source recalls that in 2017, an agreement between the Federal Government, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and Julus Berger on modalities for funding the project cost of N199.923 billion, without any further increase.
“If you do not accept the Federal Government’s offer by Friday and resume work on the site, the previously expired 14-day ultimatum for termination of project will be enforced.
“I want to let you know that we are the client. No contractor will dictate for this ministry, and there is no job that is compulsory that a particular contractor must do.
“We give you an offer. If you do not like the offer, you walk away. You don’t force us or we don’t force you.
“Agreement of contractual relationship is a mutual understanding,’’ the minister said.
Umahi said that had Julius Berger adhered to the project timetable, the project would have been completed on schedule before the impact of foreign exchange.
“Our position is very simple, we reject the conditions of Julius Berger totally and we ask Berger to please go back to the site to complete the project based on our offer.
“Our offer is unconditional and we say, accept or reject, so you cannot subject our offer to your conditions ,’’ he added
Umahi said the company should be humble in its dealings and exhibit solidarity during challenges.
Earlier, Richter had explained that the company suspended work on the site to seek some clarifications from the ministry.
According to him, the company asked for the augmemtation of N28 bilion because as at the time the contract was awarded the exchange rate was N305 to a dollar and diesel was N350 eor litre.
“We will still require some outstanding materials; that means that the initial agreement can’t fly because the variation of project is not sufficient and the exchange rate is also not in our favour to compensate the additional costs.
“That is why we decided to go back to our original proposal of the augmentation. Augmentation is a very normal process for all contracts,” the managing director said.
Chief Abel Attoni, Palace Secretary, Bonny Kingdom, expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the decision to complete the Bodo-Bonny road project.
Attonu urged the parties to be patriotic and make the necessary sacrifice for the actualisation of the project.
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Court Vacates Arrest Warrant Against Ehie, Five Others
The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, set aside the warrant of arrest against Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff, Government House, Rivers State, and five others.
Justice Emeka Nwite stated this while delivering his ruling in an application seeking to vacate the warrant of arrest which he issued on January 31, 2024.
The Judge said he was misled by the police in ordering the arrest of Ehie in connection with the burning of the Rivers State House of Assembly on October 30, 2023.
The Police, had told the court that Ehie and five others masterminded the bombing of the Rivers State House of Assembly amid a plot to impeach Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
The five others are Jinjiri Bala, Happy Benedict, Progress Joseph, Adokiye Oyagiri, and Chibuike Peter, alias Rambo.
Justice Emeka Nwite while setting aside the warrant said it has now become a mere academic exercise.
The judge further granted same to the 2nd to 5th Defendant/Applicant in same suit.
Femi Falana, SAN, and Oluwole Aladedoye, SAN, who appeared for the defendants in separate suits, held that the court lacked the jurisdiction to have granted the order.
While Falana filed a motion seeking an order to set aside the January 31 order by Justice Nwite, Aladedoye applied for a stay of execution of the arrest order.
In a motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/112/2024 dated February 2 and filed on February 7 by Falana, Ehie sought two orders, including “an order setting aside the order made on January 31 for want of jurisdiction.
“An order of this honourable court staying the execution of the order made on the 31st January 2024, pending the hearing and determination of this application.”
Giving six grounds of argument, Falana argued that the complainant had not filed any criminal charge or motion before the court.
The senior lawyer argued that the court lacked the territorial jurisdiction to entertain the ex-parte application as the alleged offences of conspiracy, attempted murder, murder and arson took place in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
“He submitted that the court lacked the vires to grant an application to arrest and declare his clients wanted in respect of the alleged offences.
“The complainant/respondent (IG) did not adduce evidence of terrorism in the affidavit in support of the application.
“The complainant/respondent did not cite any section of the Terrorism Prevention Act, 2013 (as amended) alleged to have been contravened by the applicants,” he argued.
Aladedoye in a motion on notice dated and filed February 9, on behalf of the five defendants, sought two orders, including
“an order staying execution or further execution of the order(s) of this honourable court made on the 31st of January, 2024, pending the hearing and determination of the appeal filed by the applicants.
“An order of injunction restraining the complainant from carrying out or further carrying out the orders of this honourable court made on the 31st January 2024, pending the hearing and determination of the appeal filed by the applicant in this case.”
Giving a three-ground argument, Aladedoye said that a notice of appeal had already been filed against Justice Nwite’s orders.
According to the senior lawyer, the notice of appeal contains grounds that challenge the jurisdiction of the honourable court.
The Inspector-General had, in a charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/25/2024, arraigned the defendants on a seven-count criminal charge bordering on terrorism and murder.
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13 Students Bag First Class, 182 PhD As IAUOE Graduates 5,550, Today
The authorities of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUOE), Rumuolumeni, in Rivers State, have stated that 13 students will be graduating with first class while 182 graduands will bag Ph.D during the 42nd convocation ceremony of the university billed to hold today and tomorrow.
The Acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Okechuku Onuchuku, disclosed this during pre-convocation press briefing held in his office, yesterday, to unveil the programme for the convocation ceremony.
Onuchuku said that the 13 students were among the 4,653 graduands expected to graduate for the 2022/2023 academic session with first degree, while 897 students will be graduating with postgraduate degrees.
The Acting Vice Chancellor while giving the breakdown stated that 13 students made first class, 890 students bagged second class upper while 2,739 students had second class lower for first degree.
He further stated that 182 graduands bagged PhD, 667 got master’s degree and 48 got postgraduate diploma, adding that the convocation ceremony will hold today and tomorrow for first degree graduands and postgraduate graduands respectively.
He said that a total of 47 programmes out of the 54 programmes being undertaken at the first degree levels had been given full accreditation by the National University Commission (NUC) as well as all the programmes at the postgraduate school.
“We have ensured that our programmes both at the first degree and post graduates are in line with the NUC stipulated guidelines and speculations. We have also ensured that we are in line with both our academic and administrative policies,” he said.
Prof. Okechukwu urged the graduating students of the institution to always remember to use thier positions to help their alma mater as well as project the institution in a good image in the larger society.
“Try to ensure you finish any project you want to do, evaluate it first and avoid unfinished or abandoned projects. We will be graduating first degree graduands on Friday while Saturday will be for postgraduates, “he added.
Prof. Onuchukwu also said his administration had achieved a lot since he assumed office as Acting Vice Chancellor, stressing that his administration had improved on the welfare of the staff and the students.
“There are a lot of projects completed in the school; we have also given scholarship to some students and also encouraged departments to do same. We also impacted positively on our host communities”, he said.
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