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Jun

2024

Police Arrest POS Operator Allegedly Supplying S3xual Workers To Bandits

Police Arrest PoS Operator Allegedly Supplying S3x Workers To Båndits The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has paraded a Point of Sale (PoS) operator, Sunday Musa, also known as Dan Gwari, who allegedly specialises in supplying sex workers to bandits in their camp, as well as distributing money to their families in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The commissioner of police in the FCT, Benneth Igweh, who disclosed this while parading the suspect in Abuja on Tuesday, said he was arrested during a coordinated clearance operation by operatives of the anti-kidnap unit of the command at Kagarko.…

Jun

2024

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FGN Dismisses Controller Of Corrections, 2 Others

News Flash, FGN

FG Dismisses Controller Of Corrections, 2 Others The Federal Government has dismissed three personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), including a Controller of Corrections, for various misconducts such as gross negligence of duty, absence without leave, trafficking in illicit items, general inefficiency and falsification of results among others. A statement by the spokesperson of the NCoS, Abubakar Umar, on Thursday, said the step was taken to maintain a high standard of discipline and professionalism in the Service. The name of the dismissed controller was however not disclosed. Daily Trust gathered that in a letter issued by the Civil Defence,…

Jun

2024

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EFCC Storm Lagos Hotel, Harass Worker, Chairman Orders Probe

Crime, News Flash, Security

EFCC Officers Storm Lagos Hotel, Harass Worker; Chairman Orders Probe The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, in response to a viral video showing two officers manhandling a female hotel worker in Lagos, has ordered their immediate arrest and a thorough investigation into the incident. This was made known in a statement by the Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Thursday. The viral video showed EFCC officials invading the Annex and Regional hotels, both owned by the same person, around 4am on June 27, while guests were asleep. The officers reportedly fired shots, injured customers,…

Jun

2024

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Crypto Is Like Air, Nigerian Government Can’t Cage It – SEC

Business, Economy, News Flash

Crypto Is Like Air, Nigerian Govt Can’t Cage It – SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it controls and regulates cryptocurrencies and other digital assets but admits it is impossible to “cage” it, describing it as “air.” SEC director-general Emomotimi Agama said this at the first Annual Conference of the Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (ACMAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Mr Agama described crypto assets as digital or virtual assets utilised by cryptography for security. He said over 15,000 cryptocurrencies were created, with Bitcoin being the most popular. The director-general said the regulatory landscape for cryptocurrency…

Jun

2024

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National Assembly Passes Bill To Extend 2023 Appropriation Act Supplementary Budget

Economy, National Assembly, News Flash

National Assembly Passes Bill To Extend 2023 Appropriation Act, Supplementary Budget The National Assembly comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate has passed a Bill for an Act to Amend the Appropriation Act 2023, to further extend the implementation of the Capital aspect of the Appropriation Act, 2023 from 30 June 2024 to 31 December. It also passed a Bill for an Act to Amend the Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2023 to further extend its implementation from 30 June 2024 to 31 December 2024. The bill scaled the first reading on Thursday. The leader of the senate, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele…

Jun

2024

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Governor Otti Assures The 300 Beneficiaries Of The State Sponsored Agricultural Training Programme At CSS Farms Nasarawa Of Government’s Support To Set Up Immediately

Abia State, Agriculture, Economy, Good Governance, News Flash

GOVERNOR OTTI ASSURES THE 300 BENEFICIARIES OF THE STATE-SPONSORED AGRICULTURAL TRAINING PROGRAMME AT CSS FARMS NASARAWA OF GOVERNMENT’S SUPPORT TO SET-UP IMMEDIATELY. The Executive Governor of Abia State Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has assured the 300 beneficiaries of the State-sponsored Modern Agricultural Skills and Practices Training Programme at CSS Integrated Farms, Nasarawa State, of the State Government’s support to enable them hit the ground running immediately. Dr. Otti gave the assurance during the graduation and passing out ceremony of the Trainees which the Governor personally attended, underscoring the strategic importance of the Agric sector to his Administration. 'For us as…

Jun

2024

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‘Love Won’- Davido Writes As He Jets Out Of Nigeria With Chioma

Love & Life, Marriage And Love, News Flash

‘Love Won’ – Davido Writes As He Jets Out Of Nigeria With Chioma Ace singer, Adeleke David popularly Davido and his wife, Chioma has jet out of Nigeria. The celebrity couple whose wedding remains talk of the town left Nigeria in a private jet this morning. The development is coming nearly 48-hours after their superlative wedding in Lagos. In a post shared on his Instastories, Davido stated that ‘Love Won’ and thanked everyone for making their wedding a ‘magical one.’

Jun

2024

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Strike: Details Emerged As ASUU, FG End Closed-Door Meeting

Education, FGN, News Flash

Strike: Details Emerged As ASUU, FG End Closed-door Meeting The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Wednesday ended their closed-door meeting with an agreement that all contentious issues will be amicably resolved to avert a strike. The parties also agreed to kick-start a communication process to avert the planned industrial actions by the union. The News Agency of Nigeria reports the parties had entered into a close-door meeting which began at about 4.30 pm. at the Ministry’ of Education’s headquarters in Abuja. The meeting which lasted for over two hours, had in attendance the two Ministers…

Jun

2024

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Popular Nigerian Senator Is Dead(Photo)

National Assembly, News Flash, Obituary

Popular Nigerian Senator Is Dead (Photo) A second Republic Senator, Otunba Kunle Oyero, has died at the age of 100. Oyero represented Ogun Central at the Senate in the second Republic. A colloquium themed “Legislation in Nigeria: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” was organised by the Abeokuta Grammar School Old Boys’ Association (AGSOBA), in November, 2023, in honour of Oyero during his centenary birthday. The Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District, Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, mourned the passing of Oyero, saying his death has diminished ranks of the elder statesmen in the country. In a statement from Head, SAS Media, Adetunji…

Jun

2024

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Exposed: Why Davido, Chioma Did Not Hold Wedding In South East

Gossips, Love & Life, Marriage And Love, News Flash, South East

‘Why Davido, Chioma Did Not Hold Wedding In Southeast’ A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe has revealed that singer Davido could not hold his wedding in the Southeast as tradition demands for the fear of unknown gunmen. In a controversial Facebook post, Igbokwe linked the non-occurrence of Davido’s son’s traditional marriage in the Southeast (SE) to security challenges allegedly posed by groups such as IPOB, ESN, and what he termed “known Gun Men.” He wrote: “Anybody who has Igbo blood running in him or her knows that there are known Gun Men in the SE and…