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FTC Minister Wike’s Aide Shows Activist Sowore Pays About N250m Per Annum For Son’s Sch Fees
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FCT minister Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, dismissed Sowore’s claims about Wike’s alleged property in Florida and instead accused Sowore of owning a $552,000 mansion in the US. He also alleged that Sowore pays about $163,815 (₦250m) annually for his son’s school in New Jersey, describing him as a “cashtivist” funding his lifestyle through blackmail and foreign grants.Lere wrote on X:"Sowore's son, Komi (14 years) attends Dwight-Eaglewood School in New Jersey, US.He pays $54,605 (about N85m) per term.Sowore is paying $163,815 (about N250m) per annum.The Dwight-Englewood School (D-E) is an independent coeducational college-preparatory day school, located in Englewood in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.The school teaches students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in three functionally separate schools.Cashtivist Sowore is paying $163,815 (about N250m) per annum as tuition fee plus $700...
Wike’s Men Lose as Court Refuses to Stop Fubara From Spending Rivers State Funds
Politics tamfitronics A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a bid to halt all expenditures by Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, pending the hearing and determination of a suit filed by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly. The assembly, loyal to Fubara’s predecessor, Nyesom Wike, sought to restrain Fubara from accessing state funds.The legal battle is part of a larger struggle for control of the political structure in Rivers State between Fubara and Wike, erstwhile allies turned rivals.Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on July 17, ordered the plaintiffs to put all defendants on notice and granted permission to serve the 5th to 10th defendants with court processes by substituted means, including publication in a national newspaper.The defendants include Fubara, the Accountant-General of Rivers, Rivers Independent Electoral Commission, the Chief Judge of Rivers, and...