Hannes Bezuidenhout
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Identity theft is currently rocking Africa with Nigeria recording the highest rate in the region in 2024 at 5.91 per cent, followed by Algeria, Tanzania, Madagascar and Chad. Identity theft occurs when someone steals another person's personal information and credentials to commit fraud.
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The Peace Fund Committee for Victims of Insecurity, established by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has donated N1 million each to the families of victims of insecurity in Enugu and Ebonyi states. This is in continuation of its mission to bring relief to victims of insecurity in…
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Nigeria continued its fine start to the ongoing ICC T20 Cricket World Cup sub-regional qualifier yesterday with a 264-run defeat of Cote d’Ivoire in Abuja. The Yellow-Green had earlier on Saturday defeated St. Helena by 118 runs, with Ridwan Abdulkareen taking three wickets in succession (totalling four in the game) to emerge man of the…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sealed a petrol station in Ajilete, Ogun State, after uncovering its involvement in smuggling petroleum products to the Republic of Benin. The station’s staff were reportedly caught filling plastic kegs with petrol, intended for illegal transport across the border The operation was part of a week-long sting by Operation…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that an attempt to embrace smoking as a young man could have led him down a destructive path, stating, "I could have become addicted." Obasanjo made the disclosure on Sunday during the Fly Above The High anti-drug campaign conference held in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Obasanjo, who admitted he once…
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Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of oppressing and humiliating Justice Walter Onnoghen, the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), as part of a calculated move to secure re-election in 2019. Clark alleged that Buhari, in collaboration with his then Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami…
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The United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP29) that brought together nearly 200 countries in Baku, Azerbaijan, closed yesterday with a new financial goal to help countries protect their people and economies against climate disasters
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With the headline inflation heading up again after a short-lived breather ahead of Christmas spending as well as the renewed pressure on the naira, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) appears set to announce another interest rate hike when it wraps up its meeting tomorrow.
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Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto Matthew Kukah has said that Nigeria’s presidents since independence, except President Bola Tinubu, assumed office by accident. Nevertheless, he lamented that the country still suffers despite Tinubu..
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Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has disclosed that the country’s decision to remove the petrol subsidy and adopt market-based pricing for foreign exchange has saved the nation an estimated $20 billion.
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Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, at the weekend, revealed that the commission had tracked over 5,000 uncompleted projects since 2019 valued at N74 billion.