STUDENTS of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, have protested the arrest of their colleagues by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Newsextra24 gathered, attacked some buildings on the campus of the polytechnic, where they also vandalised vehicles belonging to staff members. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred late on …
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THE judicial panel of inquiry into Benue State’s Income and Expenditure set up by Governor Hyacinth Alia has called for memoranda from the general public. This was contained in a statement signed by the chairman of the judicial commission of inquiry, Justice Taiwo Taiwo and the Secretary, Dr. Abraham Gberindyer …
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AN executive director of United Bank for Africa, Ugochukwu Nwaghodoh and Group Company Secretary, Bili Odum, have acquired 27 million units of the financial group’s shares. The value of the newly acquired shares was about N701.49m, according to details of the transaction filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Friday. …
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● Says it’s illegal to demand Dollar for goods and services AS the Nigerian currency continues to tumble, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned foreign missions not to demand foreign currency for goods and services in the country. A report by Saturday Vanguard quited the chairman of EFCC, …
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THE embattled senior executive of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Tigran Gambaryan, has appealed for assistance from the government of the United States of America in a viral video recorded in detention. In the video footage circulating online, Tigran Gambaryan revealed that he has been detained for a month, adding that he …
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A Pennsylvania jury ordered ExxonMobil (XOM.N) to pay $725.5 million to a former mechanic who claimed toxic chemicals in the company’s gasoline and solvents caused his cancer, according to attorneys for the plaintiff. The 10-2 verdict came on Thursday, attorneys said, after a trial in a state court in Philadelphia, …
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THE nation’s currency, the naira, has taken a downturn, emerging as the world’s worst performing currency in the past month, a recent Bloomberg report says. The reversal came after naira’s recent gains, emerging as the world’s worst-performing currency after a wonderful performance last month. The report, which emerged on Friday, …
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FORMER governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Friday, finally agreed to submit himself to the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment on June 13 in the corruption charges against him. Bello’s lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed gave the undertaking to Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday shortly after the request …
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THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Benue Command, has repelled an attempt to kidnap students and staff of Fr. Angus Frazer Memorial High School, Adeke, Makurdi. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Michael Ejelikwu, and issued to news on Friday in Makurdi. According …
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THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reported a significant interception at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Newsextra24 reports that between January and April this year, officers seized fake $1.2 million notes, 148 drones, and five cryptocurrency machines. The confiscated items were handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission …
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