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Apr
18
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
EFCC Declares Former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello Wanted

EFCC Declares Former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello Wanted

Crime, News Flash, Security
EFCC Declares Former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello Wanted The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a public notice seeking information on the whereabouts of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. According to a post on its official Facebook page, the anti-graft commission said Bello is wanted in connection with alleged economic and financial crimes amounting to N80.2 Billion. ”Anybody with information as to his whereabouts should report immediately to the Commission or the nearest Police Station,” the EFCC stated. Bello was whisked away from his Abuja home yesterday by his successor, Governor Usman Ododo, while EFCC operatives laid…
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Apr
18
2024
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Wike Gives N20m To FCT Police Command For Arresting Wanted Kidnap Kingpins

Wike Gives N20m To FCT Police Command For Arresting Wanted Kidnap Kingpins

Abuja, Crime, News Flash, Security
Wike Gives ₦20m Bounty To FCT Police Command For Arresting Wanted Kidnap Kingpins The Commissioner for Police, FCT, CP Benneth Igweh, has expressed heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the management and personnel of the FCT Police Command for the kind gesture of the minister, FCT, Chief Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, for fulfilling his promise to the Command. The minister had directed the FCT Command to hunt down and arrest or neutralize two wanted bandit/kidnapping kingpins who had been terrorizing Abuja particularly the Bwari, Dutse Alhaji and Kubwa axis. He backed the decisive action/directive by placing a bounty of twenty million…
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Apr
18
2024
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Court Orders Mohbad’s Wife To Do DNA Test

Court Orders Mohbad’s Wife To Do DNA Test

Health, Judiciary, News Flash
Court Orders Mohbad’s Wife To Do DNA Test A Magistrate Court sitting in the Ikorodu area of Lagos has ordered that singer late Mohbad’s wife, Wunmi, be served notice of a pending DNA test application, by substituted means. A statement signed by a member of the legal team to the Aloba family, Monisola Odumosu, disclosed this on Wednesday, April 17. Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, in the application filed by the legal team to the family sought an order to serve Wunmi by posting all the originating processes and other processes in the suit on the last-known address of the respondent.…
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Apr
18
2024
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Naira Abuse: Court Grants Cubana Chief Priest N10m Bail

Naira Abuse: Court Grants Cubana Chief Priest N10m Bail

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash
Naira abuse: Court grants Cubana Chief Priest N10m bail The Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, granted businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, N10m bail with two sureties in like sum. Earlier, the celebrity bar man pleaded not guilty to tampering and abusing the naira during his trial. Cubana Chief Priest was arraigned before Justice Kehinde Ogundare on three counts bordering on abuse of naira by allegedly spraying and tampering with the nation’s currency at a social event, contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007. He was alleged to…
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Apr
18
2024
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Court Affirms Ganduje’s Suspension

Court Affirms Ganduje’s Suspension

Judiciary, Kano, News Flash, Politics
Court Affirms Ganduje’s Suspension A Kano State High Court has affirmed the suspension of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The court, while granting an ex parte order, also restrained Ganduje from further parading himself as a member of the party. The order was granted by Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, on Tuesday, a copy of which was cited by Daily Trust. The order followed an ex parte motion filed Haladu Gwanjo and Laminu Sani by their counsel Ibrahim Sa’ad. The plaintiffs, who identified as executive members of APC Ganduje ward, said they brought the…
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Apr
18
2024
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Former EFCC Boss, Bawa, Conferred With Traditional Title

Former EFCC Boss, Bawa, Conferred With Traditional Title

Culture, News Flash, Northern Nigeria
Former EFCC Boss, Bawa, Conferred With Traditional Title NEWSFormer EFCC Boss, Bawa, Conferred With Traditional Title Abdulrasheed Bawa, the fourth Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been conferred with the traditional title of ‘Tafidan Jega’, by the Jega Emirate Council of Kebbi State. According to Arewa PUNCH, the former EFCC chairman was honoured with the ‘Tafidan Jega’ title, his uncle, Alhaji Ibrahim Yahaya Bawa, a former Executive Director, Services, of the Kaduna Refining and Petro-chemical Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, bagged the ‘Cigari Jega’ title. Bawa was appointed by former President…
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Apr
18
2024
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Oyo Police Arraign 29 Yoruba Nation Agitators

Oyo Police Arraign 29 Yoruba Nation Agitators

Crime, Human Rights, News Flash, South West
Oyo Police Arraign 29 Yoruba Nation Agitators About 29 Yoruba Nation agitators were, on Wednesday, arraigned before the Chief Magistrates Court in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for their involvement and roles in the failed invasion of the Governor’s Office and the state House of Assembly. The case, with charge number Mi/520c/2024, is between the Commissioner of Police and the 29 suspects. On Saturday, April 13, 2024, some masked persons suspected to be Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the state secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, to hoist their flag before the joint security personnel demobilised them. They were arraigned on seven counts of…
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Apr
18
2024
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CBN Reduces Banks’ LDR To 50%

CBN Reduces Banks’ LDR To 50%

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, News Flash
CBN Reduces Banks’ LDR To 50% The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a review of the loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) for banks, from 65 percent to 50 percent to align with the current monetary tightening. The CBN disclosed this in a circular on Wednesday titled ‘Re: Regulatory Measures to Improve Lending to the Sector of the Nigerian Economy’, signed by Adetona Adedeji, its acting director of the banking supervision department.
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Apr
18
2024
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Ododo Takes Yahaya Bello Away As EFCC Officials Leave Residence

Ododo Takes Yahaya Bello Away As EFCC Officials Leave Residence

Crime, News Flash, North Central
Ododo ‘Takes Yahaya Bello Away’ As EFCC Officials Leave Residence Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have left the Abuja residence of Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state. The EFCC operatives had earlier restricted movement in and around Bello’s house situated on Benghazi street, Wuse Zone 4. After a few hours, Usman Ododo, governor of Kogi, arrived at the Bello’s residence and was later seen leaving with his predecessor. An EFCC official could be overheard while speaking with his superior on the phone saying Bello was inside Ododo’s car that departed. Shortly after Ododo departed from…
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Apr
18
2024
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Gov Otti Lectures At Johns Hopkins University

Gov Otti Lectures At Johns Hopkins University

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash
GOV OTTI LECTURES AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Affairs (SAIS) welcomes Dr. Alex Otti OFR, Executive Governor, Abia State, Nigeria, to discuss: State Governance and Economic Transitions: Meeting the Challenges. Friday, April 19, 20244:30 - 6:00 pmJHU Bloomberg Center - Theater555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 This is a FREE event but registration is required. Please go here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/state-governance-and-economic-transitions-meeting-the-challenges-tickets-881031257207?aff=oddtdtcreator
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