Nigeria
1 Mar
The Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) Formoso has handed over a motor fishing trawler, Trade Wind, and 13 crew members to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged illegal bunkering in Bayelsa.
1 Mar
Cattle dealers and residents of Umuchieze Garki Cattle Market in Umunneochi Local Council of Abia State have dragged the state government to court over the planned demolition of illegal structures in the market.
1 Mar
One of the contestants to the stool of the Aree of Iree in Boripe Local Council of Osun State, Ali Afolabi of Olubonku Ruling House of the town, yesterday, alleged fraud and aberration in the fresh election process of a new monarch.
1 Mar
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, yesterday, attributed the deaths of scores of its members to the non-payment of salaries for 26 months to many academic staff of the Edo State owned university since January 2022 by the state government. The union said the sordid reality of pains,…
1 Mar
United States security officials are bracing for an onslaught of fast-paced influence operations, from a wide range of adversaries, aimed at impacting the country’s coming presidential election this November.
1 Mar
The world of cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoin, has captured the attention of investors worldwide. Its meteoric rise in value
1 Mar
President of Bodija Estate Residents Association (BERA), Muyiwa Bamgbose, has lamented that most victims of the January 16, blast in Bodija, Ibadan are still “in limbo”.
1 Mar
Residents and property owners in Lafenwa, Ado Odo/Ota Local Council of Ogun State, have decried growing insecurity in the area. They alleged a lack of adequate police stations, and manpower in the few existing ones.
1 Mar
United States Consul General, Will Stevens, has disclosed that as much as 80 per cent of Nigerian tech startups are incorporated in the United States, emphasising that U.S. venture capital firms have invested heavily in African tech startups.
1 Mar
Federal Government has tapped into the thriving global outsourcing market, which has grossed almost $350 billion for seven top countries that engage in it, with a view to tapping into its huge job opportunities for the nation’s teeming youths.
1 Mar
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has approved the promotion of Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM), Muhammed Kaigama Kabo, to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal
3 hours ago
The Delta State Police Command has urged Point-of-Sale (POS) operators to be cautious when handling large cash transactions, particularly those involving armed individuals. It noted that customers requesting large cash transactions should be accompanied by a video by the POS operator. Police spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, stated on Friday in a post on X, noting…
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Lagos State government on Friday said it has apprehended 10 fake enforcement officials around the Cele/Itire axis of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway of the state. The apprehended persons; Ojo Oluwaseun, Rafiu Agbabiaka, Babatunde Ibrahim, Abiodun Olusegun, Daniel Olanrewaju, Aweda Kabiru, Olufowobi Michael, Olamilekan Olasupo, Bunmi James and Iyiola Shola(female) were caught carrying out unauthorised enforcement using…
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has monitored the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise in Abuja. Prof. Oloyede who monitored the exercise at the Kogo Computer Based Tests (CBT) Centre in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, expressed satisfaction with the process. He reiterated the examination body's earlier order…
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The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has warned newly-registered companies against paying certain fees to obtain tax identification number (TIN) amongst others. The management of CAC gave this warning in a statement on its X handle on Friday. CAC said it noticed email messages sent to directors of newly-registered companies. READ ALSO: CAC targets registration of…
5 hours ago
Sansani town, the headquarters of Sansani chiefdom in Gassol local government area of Taraba state, has been thrown into a state of mourning as unidentified gunmen carried out a brazen attack, claiming the life of monarch Abdulmutalib Jankada. Sources close to the matter said the attack occurred on Thursday inside the monarch's palace at about…
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo has raised concern over "orchestrated internal and external conspiracies malicious aero-politics, imperialistic intrigues, and discrimination" to frustrate Air Peace operations internationally. In a statement on Friday signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze Ndigbo noted at the plenary of their National Executive Committee (NEC), that such a plot was not healthy…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed money laundering charges against former Attorney-General Mohammed Adoke. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled on Friday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to present a strong enough case (prima facie case) against Adoke. EFCC alleged that Adoke sometime in August 2013 in Abuja accepted a cash…
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has teamed up with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to meet up with the FIRS's projected N1.9trillion tax from the public sector. ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu Adamu at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Abuja assured the FIRS that the…
5 hours ago
Federal Character Commission (FCC), expressed its disappointment with the absence of the Chief Executives of supervisory bodies from federal tertiary institutions during a meeting with the commission. The purpose of the meeting was to familiarize the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and National Universities Commission (NUC) with…
6 hours ago
The Kwara Government has said it will target about 1.5 million children between zero and five years of age, for polio vaccination across the 16 Local Government Area of the State.