OPERATIVES of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Kelly Okungbowa, also known as Ebo Stone, for alleged abuse of the naira. Okungbowa, who until recently served as the coordinator of the Edo State Public Safety Response Team (PSRT), was arrested on Monday, …
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● Urges thorough investigation, diligent prosecution THE Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the swift arrest of Kelly Okungbowa, also known as Ebo Stone, for alleged naira abuse. Okungbowa, who until recently was the Coordinator of the …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. Additionally, the President appointed principal officers for the university, including Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas as Vice Chancellor, …
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A former President of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and African Union of Journalists, AUJ, Comrade Lanre Ogundipe has advised the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, against taking any punitive action against Rita Ushie Uguamaye, a corps member serving in Lagos State. Ogundipe made this declaration in a statement sent …
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FORMER Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has commended Ushie Uguamaye, a Lagos-based National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, for embodying the spirit of a new generation of politically conscious and courageous women. Atiku praised Uguamaye for her boldness and commitment to popular participation and advocacy in the political sphere, describing …
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RIVERS State House of Assembly has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy Ngozi Odu of gross misconduct. The members raised the allegation in a notice sent to the speaker Martin Amaewhule. According to them, the action was in line with the Nigerian Constitution. “In compliance with Section 188 of …
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WITH Seyi Tinubu claiming that his father, Bola Tinubu, is the greatest Nigerian President “ever” [emphasis ours], THE CONCLAVE online newspaper reports that the opposition elements will now take on the gauntlet to robustly dispute the claim. Seyi labelled his father as the “greatest president” in Nigeria’s history while addressing …
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FRENCH Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Raphaël Glucksmann has urged the United States to return the Statue of Liberty, contending that President Donald Trump’s policy shift contradicts the fundamental values the monument represents. The Statue of Liberty, designed by renowned French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and constructed by Gustave …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced his plan to sack Shin Bet director Ronen Bar over the October 7 failure to prevent the Hamas attack. Earlier, the internal security agency admitted to failures ahead of the October 7 Hamas attack, which resulted in the death of nearly 1200 people, …
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UNITED States President Donald Trump has ordered the closure of the government-funded news agency Voice of America (VOA), citing concerns over its alleged biased reporting Trump reportedly signed an executive order on Friday directing the dismantling of seven government offices, including the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the parent …
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