Salameh
9 Sep
A Lebanese judge Monday issued an arrest warrant for ex-central bank chief Riad Salameh, a judicial official said, after the embattled former governor was questioned in an embezzlement case. Salameh, 74, who headed the central bank for three decades, faces numerous charges including embezzlement, money laundering and tax evasion in separate probes in crisis-hit Lebanon and…
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The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned Chief executives of eight oil firms over alleged indebtedness to the Federal Government to the tune of $506.5 million. The committee chaired by Mr. Bamidele Salam Tuesday expressed frustration at several oil companies for failing to honor their invitation to explain their outstanding debts to…
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The Oyo State Government has debunked media reports claiming that the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has joined his ancestors. On Monday night online was awash with the report that the monarch had died at the age of 89. However, the Oyo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatunbosun, refuted the claims, assuring…
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The coalition of opposition lawmakers has warned Rivers State’s sacked lawmakers to desist from issuing orders to the Governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, until their defection case is resolved. This directive comes a few days after the Supreme Court passed a judgment in favor of the Amaewhule-led faction and ordered them to resume legislative…
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Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi has approved a reduction in official working hours for civil servants in the holy month of Ramadan. The approval is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Awwal Manu-Dogondaji, the Commissioner for Establishment, Pension and Training in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. According to the statement, civil servants in the state…
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Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, on Tuesday, said that Lagos records an estimated 900,000 malaria cases annually, with febrile illnesses presumed to be malaria contributing to over 50 per cent of general outpatient visits in public health facilities. Speaking at the launch of the Malaria Pre-Elimination and Digitization Programme in Lagos State…
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Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and political activist, Comrade Timi Frank, has raised concerns over an alleged plot to tamper with the Supreme Court's judgment on the Rivers State political crisis. Frank, in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, warned that some individuals loyal to a former Rivers…
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has fixed N50,000 as the minimum legal service charge for the incorporation of business and company names. The remuneration for this, as stipulated by the NBA, ranges from N50,000 to N500,000, depending on the expertise of the legal professional. For instance, legal practitioners with nine years of post-qualification experience or…
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The Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has predicted a downward decline in the cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. Rewane said this after Dangote Refinery and the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) announced a crash in PMS price. In a statement, Dangote Refinery a reduction of…
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Nigerian comedian Isaac Aloma, popularly called Zicsaloma, has shown off his latest look following his rhinoplasty surgery in Turkey. The comedian, who had previously addressed the mixed reactions surrounding his decision to undergo the procedure, took to Instagram on Tuesday and made it clear that his old pictures are no longer in circulation. “No more…