No fewer than 108 suspects allegedly impersonating men and officers of the Nigerian Navy have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command. The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, said the suspects were arrested during a raid on their training camp in the Ogudu-Sanfield area of the state on …
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US Govt Reacts As Soludo Wins Anambra Election, States Demand For 2023 Poll
The United States Government has applauded the just-concluded Anambra State Governorship Election. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday from the US Mission in Nigeria. In it, the US government stated that the result of the poll reflected the will of the people. The statement read, “The United States …
Read More »2022 Budget: INEC To Spend ₦1.3bn On Funerals, Xmas Bonus, Others ₦200m On Audit
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will spend N1.3 billion for funeral grants, Christmas bonus and severance allowances of public officers as contained in the 2022 proposed budget that was presented to the National Assembly for consideration and subsequent approval. If the National Assembly approves the budget, INEC will also …
Read More »Buhari: Nigeria-Benin Border Closed Due To Smuggling Activities
President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed the partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic to the massive smuggling activities, especially of rice, taking place on that corridor. He said the limited closure of the country’s western border was to allow Nigeria’s security forces develop a strategy on how to stem …
Read More »Senate Mourns 120 Nigerians Killed By Bandits In Sokoto Market
The Senate on Wednesday held a minute silence to mourn the killing of over 120 Nigerians by bandits at the Gorony Market in Sokoto State. The attention of the upper chamber was drawn to the incident by Senator Ibrahim Gobir through a point of order during the start of plenary. …
Read More »Jabir Yusuf: Absence Of Telecommunication Network, Worsening Insecurity
Katsina State House of Assembly member, representing Batsari, Constituency, Hon. Jabir Yusuf, has cried out that the shut down of telecommunication networks in the state has made the insecurity situation in the state worse. Hon Jabir revealed this at the plenary on Wednesday, presided over by the House Deputy Speaker, …
Read More »El-Rufai Mocks Buhari’s Twitter Ban, Says He’s Tweeting From Abroad
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has returned to Twitter after months of hiatus following a ban on the microblogging site by the Muhammadu Buhari-led regime. Mr El-Rufai, like many of the regime’s faithful, had studiously stayed away from the social media platform which had largely served as his choice medium …
Read More »2020 Edo Guber: EFCC Arraigns Man For Allegedly Duping APC Of ₦70m In Borno
The EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Command on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 arraigned one Tope Jimi Fagun before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a-two count charge of impersonation and obtaining N70, 000,000.00 (Seventy Million Naira) by false pretence. The defendant allegedly presented himself as Pastor Ize …
Read More »EFCC Arrests 40 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the EFCC, have arrested forty (40) suspected internet fraudsters in an early morning sting operation in two locations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The suspects are: Michael Lelu Deedum; People Asoliagha; Joseph Ajilo; Adeyemi Gbolahan; Testimony Nna; Nnemeka Chinedu; Ejiofor Raymond; Miracle …
Read More »Anambra Election: Soludo’s Daughters Congratulate Him On His Victory (Photos)
The daughters of Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Adaora and Ekene, have sent their father congratulatory messages on his governorship election victory, Newsextra24 reports. Taking to her Instagram handle Adaora wrote; “Congratulations dad @ccsoludo! Words cannot express how proud of you I am. I know this hasn’t been an easy journey but …
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