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A Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has remanded Adamu Umaru, 48, in custody for allegedly raping and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter. The respondent is a native of Bundugudu local government area of Zamfara State, residing at No. 27 Edem Odo Street, Calabar. Umaru was remanded by Chief Magistrate Mercy Ene on…
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Stakeholders in the rice sector have lamented the rising cost of the produce in spite of the Federal Government’s tax waiver. The stakeholders disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN reports that the Federal Government temporarily waived import duties and Value Added Tax on rice…
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Justice Jude Dagat of the Federal High Court in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced one Mpada Ishaku Dzarma to nine years imprisonment. EFCC announced in a statement on Sunday that Dzarma was convicted and sentenced on Monday, November 18, 2024. EFCC said Dzarma was first arraigned on May 4, 2024, on a two-count charge bordering…
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A recent research by Positive Technologies, a leader in result-driven cybersecurity, has revealed that over half of cyber attacks in Nigeria target government sector and financial companies. This was contained in the firm's analysis on the current cyber threats on the African continent for 2023–2024. According to the experts, these attacks are often carried out…
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The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has announced that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has approved three additional grades in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing efforts, marking the fifth progress report since Nigeria was greylisted in February 2023. FATF, established in 1995, is the global body tasked with leading actions to combat money…
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The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Walson-Jack, has launched new policies and guidelines aimed at repositioning the civil service. The four transformative policies and guidelines include: Rewards and Recognition Policy and Guidelines; Incentives and Consequence Management Policy and Guidelines; Mentoring Framework; and the Protocol on the Use of Federal Government Secretariat. Walson-Jack,…
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Six men linked to Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba face trial from Tuesday, accused of blackmail, attempted extorsion of millions of euros and holding the player at gunpoint. The case at the Paris criminal court has shocked the French football world—all the more so because the perpetrators include three childhood friends and Pogba's own…
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The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has said the Federal Government's students' loan programme is designed to boost productivity and happiness among Nigerian students. According to the NELFUND boss, the inability of students to meet their financial needs to fund their educational pursuits often leads to broader societal issues.…
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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 has tracked over 5,000 uncompleted projects since 2019, valued at N74 billion. Aliyu, who revealed this after the commission and BudgIT Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further enshrine integrity…
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The Nasarawa State Police Command said it has arrested a suspect for using the name of the state Police Commissioner, Shehu Nadada Umar, and other persons to defraud members of the public by offering them jobs. This was made known in a press statement issued by the command's Public Relations Officer, DSP Ranham Nansel, in…