AN unconfirmed conversation between senior vigilante members in Zamfara State has revealed a potentially groundbreaking development in the fight against crime in the region. According to sources, notorious kingpin Bello Turji has been arrested by fellow vigilante fighters in the Kaura area of Zamfara State. A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH? The vigilante …
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THOUSANDS fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighbouring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub. Pockets of chaos and gunfire had some people hunkering down as the rebels marched into the city with a population …
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PLANS are underway to recover $6 billion and an additional N66 billion owed to the Federal Government by stakeholders in the oil sector. Mr Ogbonnaya Orji, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), stated this on Monday in Abuja. He was speaking at the 2025 budget …
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A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old farmer, Bilal Salisu, to 30 months in prison for diverting a customer’s N1,478,000 for personal use. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the one count charge. Bokkos ordered the convict to pay an option of …
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TROOPS of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a Boko Haram Terrorist suspect in Taraba. This is contain in a statement on Tuesday in Jalingo, by Captain Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations. “Acting on actionable intelligence, on January 26, 2025, …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has urged leaders across all levels to build bridges of unity and prioritise dialogue as a tool for resolving differences and promoting national cohesion. Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call on Monday in Lokoja at the Kogi Dialogue, which was part of events …
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● CSOs insist on his prosecution THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced an investigation of the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof Abayomi Fasina for alleged sexual harassment of a married woman. The commission said he would be invited next week …
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● it’s illegal, says Falana Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has announced that the Nigeria Police Force will hold him in custody until further notice. This followed his refusal to accept their bail conditions, which he described as “illegal”. Sowore will be taken to the police office located at Abattoir, …
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Zenith Bank Plc has raised a total of N350.4 billion through its recently concluded hybrid Rights Issue and Public Offer. In a statement released to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Group on Sunday, January 26, 2025, the Bank announced that it has secured the full regulatory approval of the Central Bank …
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A former goalkeeper and Akwa United Football Club assistant coach, Moses Effiong, is dead after prolonged ailments in the United States of America. Effiong’s death came barely three months after celebrating his 65th birthday with hopes of surviving the ailment that prompted his transfer abroad for medical care. The demise …
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