The Nigerian Armed Forces have announced the promotion of 235 officers to the ranks of one and two stars generals. The promotions were released late Tuesday night after the sitting of the Army Council, Navy a council and the Air Council respectively held at the ship house ministry of Defence …
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Some of the ships seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have begun to sink in waters across the country, while many of those temporarily and permanently forfeited by suspected corrupt persons are being damaged due to lack of maintenance, Newsextra24 has learnt Sources in the know of the …
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The police have reportedly rescued the six staff of the University of Abuja abducted by gunmen on Tuesday and reunited them with their families. Details of the rescue operation were sketchy but the Federal Capital Police Command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the development in a statement this morning. Newsextra24 had …
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Gunmen on Tuesday morning struck at the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) and abducted a professor of Economics, Obansa Joseph, two of his children, among others. A source and resident of the quarters, who pleaded anonymity, the gunmen invaded the senior staff quarters at Giri in Gwagwalada …
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over ₦880billion of public funds are missing from 367 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).” SERAP wants Buhari to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible and …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJXpeGXO22Q There is an unrest currently in Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, as men of the Nigerian army allegedly invaded the school arresting and assaulting the SUG president and other students and this has led to an uproar amongst the students, Siggy reveals. …
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Muhammad Nami, executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), says the agency is proposing road infrastructure tax in Nigeria to make the informal sector contribute to building a modern society. The informal sector has business activities that operate outside of government regulation and are largely unregistered. They include …
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There are indications that the Economic and Crimes Commission has commenced investigations into the alleged tax evasion by some Nigerians named in the Pandora Papers. It was gathered that a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has already been summoned for questioning by the commission over his secret assets …
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A fake police officer and a soldier suspected to be fake also as well as a youth corps member are among 663 drug traffickers and users arrested when operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency raided notorious drug joints in Lagos, Abuja, Benue and other parts of the country …
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An investigative officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Usman Zikari, has revealed to the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos how former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke shared $115 million with politicians and influential figures across Nigeria, including former Minister for National Planning Abubakar Suleiman. Mr. Zikari, …
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