OPERATIVES of the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 11 (eleven) suspected currency racketeers for their alleged involvement in the sale of new naira notes for commercial purposes. They were arrested on Monday, February 19, 2024 following fruitful intelligence that un-masked a syndicate …
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THE Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the duo of Mokawo Ahmed Yakubu and Chibuzor Okpara before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false …
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THE Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has removed the economic sanctions imposed on Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea. The decision was taken on Saturday, in Abuja, during the extraordinary summit on the political, security, and peace conditions in the ECOWAS sub-region. The regional bloc, however, said …
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THE Gombe Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, February 22, 2024 upheld the conviction of Alhaji Idris Yahaya, Auditor General for Local Government, Yobe State. He was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment on Monday, March 13, 2023 by Justice Muhammad Lawu Lawan of the Yobe State High Court, after being prosecuted by the Maiduguri …
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PATIENCE Key on Saturday won the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, primary election ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. Key was adopted by the party members and delegates in the primary election that took place at the PRP secretariat in Benin, and witnessed by officials of the …
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AFTER a dramatic buildup to the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers, the Nigerian Basketball men’s team, D’Tigers, finally arrived in Tunisia on Friday, the same day they played their first game at the tournament. Recall that the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) initially announced the withdrawal of the D’Tigers from the tournament …
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THREE employees of the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna lost their life to an outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever, often known as Lassa fever, Naija News reports. Confirming the latest outbreak, the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) Jide Idris, while addressing …
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AMIDST the current economic woes in the country, veteran Nollywood actress cum politician, Hilda Dokubo, has asserted that the federal government is abusing Nigerians. Newsextra24 reports that Nigerians have been battling a hike in food items and essential commodities, leading to protests in some parts of the country. In an interview …
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IN a recent ruling, the Federal High Court in Abuja mandated the federal government to press formal charges against the leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, within a week. This directive from Justice Inyang Ekwo came after the expiration of an initial order that allowed the Attorney-General …
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THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stated that the Federal Government provided N313.4 billion for the planning and execution of the 2023 general elections. Newsextra24 reports that the commission’s 2023 General Election Report, made public on Friday, revealed that as of September 2023, N313.4 billion out of the approved N355.8 billion for …
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