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Jun

2024

Senate Passes Anti-doping Bill

Senate Passes Anti-doping Bill The Nigerian Senate has successfully passed the National Anti-Doping Bill, aimed at domesticating the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) convention against doping in sports. This legislative milestone was achieved after the bill was passed for the third reading following the adoption of a report by Senator Kawu Abdulrahman, Chairman of the Committees on Sports Development and Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters. The primary objective of the bill is to establish the National Anti-Doping Centre, which will be responsible for combating doping in sports in line with the World Anti-Doping Code. This Code…

Jun

2024

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Probe: El-Rufai, Ex-Commissioners Mismanaged N423 Billion – Kaduna Assembly

Crime, House Of Assembly, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Probe: El-Rufai, Ex-commissioners ‘Mismanaged N423 Billion – Kaduna Assembly Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and his aides blew N423 billion in eight years, the State House of Assembly alleged yesterday. It urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the former governor and his appointees for unauthorised cash withdrawals in dollar and naira. It alleged receipt of loans without and withdrawals from accounts without following due process. But the ex-governor described the report as “jaundiced and politically-motivated”, promising to “respond roboustly” after getting the full report. The House received the report of the ad hoc committee set…

Jun

2024

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Court Orders Forfeiture Of Properties Worth N11.14 Billion Linked To Emefiele

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash

Court Orders Forfeiture Of Properties Worth N11.14 Billion Linked To Emefiele A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, granted an order for the interim forfeiture of properties valued at N11.14 billion linked to a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. According to POLITICS NIGERIA, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke issued the order following a motion ex parte filed and argued by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Rotimi Oyedepo. The court’s order mandates the interim forfeiture of these properties to the Federal Government. Oyedepo informed the court that Emefiele…

Jun

2024

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Court Gives Fresh Order In Bribery Case Against APC National Chairman Ganduje, Wife

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash

Court Gives Fresh Order In Bribery Case Against APC National Chairman Ganduje, Wife A Kano State High Court has granted an order to serve the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar, and son, Umar Abdullahi, with bribery and misappropriation charges. The Kano State Government had filed an eight-count charge against Ganduje, his family members, and several others, including Abubakar Bawuro, Jibrilla Muhammad, and three companies – Lamash Properties Limited, Safari Textiles Limited, and Lasage General Enterprises Limited. The charges allege misappropriation and diversion of public funds totalling billions of Naira during Ganduje’s…

Jun

2024

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Femi Otedola Tackles Jim Ovia, Exposes ‘Fraudulent Transactions’ In Zenith Bank Account

CBN/Commercial Banking, Crime, Economy, News Flash

Femi Otedola Tackles Jim Ovia, Exposes ‘Fraudulent Transactions’ In Zenith Bank Account The face-off between Femi Otedola, billionaire businessman, and Jim Ovia, chairman of Zenith Bank, over an alleged multibillion naira fraud has taken a turn for the worse, TheCable understands. Otedola had accused Ovia of unlawfully using the Zenith Bank account of his company, Seaforce Shipping Limited, to trade in 2011 without his knowledge or consent. Although this and other allegations are being investigated by the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) of the police, moves are being made to resolve the matters amicably. TheCable has contacted Ovia and Zenith…

Jun

2024

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Police To Establish Full Drone System To Aid Security

Crime, News Flash, Security

Police To Establish Full Drone System To Aid Security The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, says the Nigeria Police Force will soon establish a full drone system to tackle the nation’s security challenges adequately. Egbetokun said this while delivering the first distinguished Personality Lecture, organised by the TETFUND Centre of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Studies (TCEMS), University of Ibadan (UI), on Monday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecture was titled: “The Nigeria Police Force and the Management of Internal Security”. Egbetokun said although the force already had a drone, it would now establish a full…

Jun

2024

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Soldiers Killed In Obikabia: Abia State Government Provides Hot Line For Informants

Abia State, Crime, Good Governance

SPECIAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Following the placement of 25 million Naira bounty on perpetrators of last Thursday's dastardly killing of five soldiers in Obikabia, Obingwa Local Government Area, the Abia State Government hereby provides a hot line - 07071902444 - for informants to use and reach the government. Consequently, members of the public who have information on who the assailants are should feel free to use the phone number provided to give useful information that would lead to the arrest of the killers. The State Government assures prospective informants of adequate protection of their identities as well as discreet use of…

Jun

2024

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Police Arrest Man For Selling Five-Year-Old Daughter N1.5 Million

Crime, News Flash, Security

Police Arrest Man For Selling Five-Year-Old Daughter N1.5 Million Police authorities in Bauchi State have apprehended a man accused of attempting to sell his five-year-old daughter for N1.5 million. The suspect identified as Yusuf Umar, 49, claimed to be a staff of the Warji Local Government Council. According to the police report, Umar had already arranged to hand over the child to an unknown person, unaware that the potential buyer was an undercover police detective. “On the 26th of May 2024, the accused took the infant 5-year-old daughter from the estranged wife in Warji LGA under the pretence that he…

Jun

2024

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Killing Of Soldiers: President Tinubu Sends Strong Message To Non-State Actors

Crime, FGN, News Flash, Security

(Killing Of Soldiers): President Tinubu Sends Strong Message To Non-state Actors President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the killing on Thursday of Nigerian Army personnel in Aba, Abia State. AttNews recalls that they were killed by gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Reacting to the development in a statement he personally signed, President Tinubu said non-state actors attacking the country’s security personnel should be aware that the Federal Government and the Armed Forces of Nigeria have the capacity to crush them. He said it was restraint that had been prevailing. The President said: “I have…

Jun

2024

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First Bank Employee On The Run After Diverting N40 Billion

CBN/Commercial Banking, Crime, Economy, News Flash

First Bank Employee On The Run After Diverting ₦40 Billion First Bank of Nigeria has initiated legal proceedings to recover substantial sums of money allegedly embezzled by an employee. The bank, which boasts a market capitalization of ₦829 billion, reported the incident to the Nigerian Police Force on March 25, 2024, and subsequently obtained multiple court orders to freeze accounts linked to the stolen funds. According to Tech Cabal, the employee at the centre of the scandal, Tijani Muiz Adeyinka, was a manager on the electronic products team at First Bank’s head office in Iganmu, Lagos. Adeyinka, now a fugitive,…