THE Economic and financial Crimes Commission, Enugu Zonal Command, has secured the conviction and sentencing of twenty five, 25, internet fraudsters before Justice Nnamdi Dimkpa of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State They were jailed on Friday, October 13, 2023, after pleading guilty to one –count separate charge bordering on impersonation. The Convicts …
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FORMER Secretary to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Dr. George Ekpungu has charged the newly appointed Secretary, Mr Muhammad Hammajoda, to be loyal to the EFCC and the Executive Chairman. He gave the charge on Friday, October 20, 2023 while handing over to the new Secretary. According to him, loyalty to …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Shaakaa Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation, as recommended by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC). A statement by Ajuri Ngelale on Friday, said the President approved Chira’s appointment after the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) conducted a screening …
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MAZI Simon Ekpa, the leader of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, has accused the Nigerian government of decades-long injustice, unfairness and marginalization against Igbos. He said there is no going back on the actualization of the Biafra referendum. Ekpa, who doubles as the Prime Minister of BRGIE and a …
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AN Area Court at Centre-Igboro in Ilorin on Friday dissolved a 23-year-old Islamic marriage between Latifat Ismaila and Adebayo Ismaila following the wife’s request. The Presiding Judge, Abdulkadir Ahmed, granted the divorce application and ordered that the petitioner observe three months of Iddah period before she could remarry. The court, …
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THE Borno State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim, the husband of murdered daughter of a Borno House of Assembly member representing Ngala Local Government Area. Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim, 31-year-old, was arrested for allegedly killing his 25-year-old wife, Fatima Alhaji Bukar. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, …
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AMNESTY International has alleged that no fewer than fifteen protesters arrested in 2020 during the Lekki Tollgate shooting are still being detained at the Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre and Ikoyi Medium Security Correctional Centre in Lagos without trial. Trojan News Media reports that Amnesty International asserted this on Friday, October 20, …
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ON this day, 37 years ago, an icon of bold investigative journalism, Dele Giwa was killed via a parcel bomb in his home. Gatekeepers News reports that until his death, Dele Giwa was the editor-in-chief and chief executive of Newswatch. A parcel bomb delivered to his house during the military …
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Nigeria’s Ambassador to Morocco, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, is dead. This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Media and Publicity Officer of the Zazzau Emirate Council. According to the statement, he died at a private hospital in Lagos while on transit to Morocco. The statement added that “funeral …
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THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday released the official match schedule for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The draw for the biennial competition took place in Abidjan last week. The 34th edition of the biggest sports event on African soil will take place from 13 January to …
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