Eddy Megwa
8 Dec
Two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Corp members who were among eight kidnapped while on their way to service have been rescued.
3 Jul 2023
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), yesterday, apportioned blame to banks for the delay in payment of the June allowance of serving members, adding that it had finalised arrangements for the imbursement since June 27.
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The Lagos State House of Assembly has faulted the position of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, that Nigeria is not ripe for state police. The House, which faulted Egbetokun’s position through a resolution at plenary on Monday, described the I-G’s position as unacceptable. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the I-G…
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima who was scheduled to represent President Bola Tinubu at a Summit in Dallas, Texas has aborted the trip following a technical fault with his aircraft. Shettima was to represent the President at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit organised by the Corporate Council on Africa. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says there is a need to delist the Naira from cryptocurrency peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms. The acting director-general of SEC, Dr Emomotimi Agama, said this at a virtual meeting with blockchain stakeholders on Monday in Abuja. Agama said the recent concerns regarding crypto P2P traders and their impact on the…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned two separate money laundering suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against British national, James Nolan, and two other companies for judgment.
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The Presidency has accused former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar of distorting facts to discredit President Bola Tinubu's administration. Tinubu's media aide, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, highlighted foreign investment opportunities being attracted by the government and defended the President's son, Seyi Tinubu's business interests. Onanuga criticized Atiku's opposition to key projects, saying Nigeria is aiming…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State chapter, has dismissed the report of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the party's primary that was held on April 20 was marred with irregularities. APC described the INEC report as shocking and appealed to members of the party in Ondo state not to be wary but…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned an amended money-laundering charge instituted against Ali Bello and his co-defendant, Daudu Sulaiman, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until June 19.
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The agrarian community of Ipe-Akoko in Akoko South East Local Council of Ondo was thrown into mourning following the deaths of two middle-aged men who gave up the ghost after consuming herbal concoctions during a traditional festival of the community at the weekend. The victims, Alex Ojulewa and Samuel Alonge, who arrived in the community…
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An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three convicts to death by hanging for armed robbery. The defendants, Bidemi Babalola, 28, Oluwaseun Akinwale, 26, Sola Oyebanji, a.k.a. Solademmy, 31, Azeez Jimoh, a.k.a. Asela, 31, and Babatunde Ogunlade, 28, were arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye. The five men, whose addresses were not provided, were…