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21 Feb
Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts and Anti-Corruption, led by Hon. Damilare Bello on Wednesday continued its sittings with a clarification that the invitation extended to the former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Abdul-Waheed Odusile and the SSA to the Governor on Media, Emmanuel Ojo was not an indictment but rather to…

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A Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced nine individuals to varying prison terms or substantial fines for their involvement in internet fraud and impersonation. The accused, who were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), were found guilty of using deceptive online personas to defraud victims through platforms like Snapchat and…
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UK police underestimated "the rising tide of violence" that culminated in anti-immigration riots earlier this year and failed to mitigate against online misinformation which helped fuel it, a watchdog report said Wednesday.
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Dutch authorities fined video streaming giant Netflix 4.75 million euros ($4.98 million) Wednesday over the handling of subscribers' personal data.
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Kano State Government has directed residents and property owners to recertify their landed property before 31st January 2025 or render them invalid. Commissioner for Land and Physical Planning, Abduljabbar Mohammad Umar, disclosed the new development while briefing journalists on Wednesday. According to Umar, the government is reinforcing the urgent need for registration or renewing interest…
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The United Nations on Wednesday denounced "concerning" infringement of rights in conflict-weary South Sudan, citing arbitrary arrests and detention of hundreds, including women and children.
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The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Ireti Heebah Kingibe, Heebah Kingibe, has attributed the growing insecurity to the rising levels of youth unemployment. Kingibe emphasised the importance of youth empowerment as a pathway to sustainable development and investing in the future. Kingibe disclosed this in Abuja during a youth training session themed…
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There's currently a gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway from Seven Up bus stop in Lagos State down to Kara Bridge in Ogun State caused by multiple accidents. Our correspondent who visited the scene of the accident on Kara Bridge saw that it involved a truck conveying rolled steel coils and another truck hauling a container.…
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The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has revealed that ex-cop Vincent Makinde in a viral video was dismissed as an Inspector due to extortion and some other offences. The spokesman of the police, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made the clarification on Wednesday morning in a statement on his official X account, noting that this is contrary to…
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Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria's First Lady, has donated N50 million to 250 elderly citizens in Kogi under her Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme (RHIESS). It was gathered that each of the 250 beneficiaries would get N200,000 under the first lady's RHIESS 2nd edition, tagged: "Total Wellness: Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous Lifestyle." The president's wife,…
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A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja sentenced businesswoman Oluremi Phillips to 17 years imprisonment for ₦57.69 million fraud. Phillips, alongside her company, Omritas Energy Limited, was convicted on Thursday by Justice I.O. Ijelu on five counts of stealing and issuing dud cheques. The charges stemmed from a failed agreement to supply Automotive Gas Oil…