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Alleged ₦80bn Fraud: Court Grants Yahaya Bello ₦500m Bail

13 December 2024

Justice Emeka Nwite who presided over the court session on Friday ordered that the former governor must produce two sureties in like sum. He said the two sureties must swear to an affidavit of means and must be owners of Properties in Abuja. In addition, the title documents of the properties, which must be in […]

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Ebonyi Workers To Get ₦150,000 Christmas Bonus

13 December 2024

This was confirmed in a Facebook post late Thursday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Monday Uzor who said the workers would be receiving the bonus before 1pm on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Read Also: Ekiti gov gifts N48m to outstanding school teachers This demonstrates Governor Nwifuru’s commitment to workers’ welfare, especially considering […]

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Police arrest lecturer for alleged kidnap of colleague’s wife in Benue

13 December 2024

 It was gathered that the woman was ambushed and kidnapped by some men along Otukpo Road, Makurdi, last Saturday. The suspected kidnappers were said to have collected the sum of N1.3 million found in her car beat her to a coma and abandoned her on a bush path. The state command spokesperson, Catherine Anene, who […]

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World Bank may approve $500m loan to Nigeria today

13 December 2024

According to information obtained from the Washington-based institution, the loan is for the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project—Scale Up. It is designed to bridge the gap between rural communities and the broader marketplace, facilitating smoother access to agricultural markets, schools, and hospitals and promoting social cohesion among rural populations. Earlier reports has it that […]

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Court rules on Emefiele’s $4.5bn fraud case Jan 7

13 December 2024

Emefiele, along with his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, is facing 26 counts filed by the EFCC before Justice Rahman Oshodi. At Thursday’s hearing, Emefiele’s lawyer, Olalekan Ojo ,SAN, argued that the court lacked territorial jurisdiction to hear the case in Lagos. He contended that the alleged offences, including abuse of office, were committed outside the jurisdiction […]

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FG threatens to demolish illegal structures on Lagos shoreline

12 December 2024

This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Salisu Haiba. The ultimatum was delivered by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, following his inspection of the Lagos Lagoon Estates and other shoreline fronts. Accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, […]

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Kano Governor Reshuffles Cabinet, Sacks Chief Of Staff, Five Commissioners

12 December 2024

The announcement was made during a press briefing by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa. According to the statement, the reshuffle is part of Governor Yusuf’s strategy to realign his administration for optimum performance and deliver more dividends of democracy to the people of Kano State. Read Also: Tinubu Sacks Five Ministers, Makes Seven Fresh […]

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Yuletide: NRC eyes passenger volume increase on Port Harcourt-Aba corridor

12 December 2024

The South-East Zonal Public Relation Officer, Onyedikachi Onovo, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Umuahia. Read Also: FG Hands Over $3.02B Completed Section of PH – ABA Rail Line to NRC Onovo said that the corporation was already refurbishing additional vehicles to achieve the plan adding that the move was aimed at reducing […]

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Judge Shot Dead In Mexico

12 December 2024

Local media identified the slain judge as Edmundo Pinzon, president of the Superior Court of Justice in Guerrero state, saying he was shot at least four times in his car outside an Acapulco courthouse. In October, the mayor of the state capital Chilpancingo was killed and decapitated just days after taking office. Weeks later, armed […]

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‘ATIKU IS COMING’ banners surface in Osogbo

12 December 2024

On Wednesday, 11th December 2024, banners and flags carrying the caption ‘ATIKU IS COMING’ were spotted around the Olonkoro area of Osogbo, Osun State capital.

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