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EFCC arrests 792, including Chinese, Arabs, Filipinos for crypto, investment, romance fraud
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that the Commission, in a landmark raid, arrested 792 suspects for their alleged involvement in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scam.The suspects were apprehended on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, in a surprise operation at their hideout, an imposing seven-storey edifice known as Big Leaf Building,…
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No longer innocent until proven otherwise… By Bolanle Bolawole
“Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains. One man thinks himself the master of others but remains more of a slave than they are” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau. One of the (once-upon-a-time) immovable pillars of our justice system is that a man is presumed innocent until otherwise proven. The man so accused is therefore allowed all his rights…
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Kemi Badenoch simply nudging Nigerian leaders, by Yemi Adebowale
Leader of United Kingdom’s opposition Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, who is of Nigerian ancestry, is unhappy with the state of her country of descent, so much so that she does not want to be associated with the country called Nigeria. Born Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke in Wimbledon, this member of the British Parliament, who spent part of her childhood in Lagos,…
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Satanic leadership and Nigeria’s boiling point – Open letter to former President Olusegun Obasanjo
By Salihu Moh. Lukman Your Excellency, I am inspired to write this open letter to you after reading the newspaper report about an interactive session you featured on Sunday, December 8, 2024, which was tagged ‘Boiling Point Arena’. The newspaper report quoted you to have said that ‘leader made by Satan is bound to fail, while God’s chosen one will…
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WAFU B U-17 Girls Cup: Cote D’Ivoire’s win over Niger Republic sends Nigeria into semi final
Olaolu Joseph Nigeria’s U-17 women side, the Flamingos have qualified for the semi final of the WAFU B U-17 Girls Cup, going on in Ghana. The Nigerian side booked a place in the last four with one group game to spare, thanks to Cote D’Ivoires’s five nil thrashing of Niger Republic. The Ivorian’s victory means that the Nigeriens have exited…
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BREAKING: Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali to leave ECOWAS permanently in 2025
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic will cease to be members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) from 2025. Alieu Touray, president of ECOWAS commission, made the announcement on Sunday during the 66th ordinary session of heads of states and governments in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Touray set the countries’ exit at January 29, 2025 – July…
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2024 CAF Awards: Ademola Lookman, the man to beat
Olaolu Joseph All things being equal, Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman should be crowned the African Player of the Year at Monday evening’s 2024 CAF Awards at the Palais des Congrés in the Moroccan city of Marrakech. His three goals and two assists were pivotal to Nigeria reaching their eighth Africa Cup of Nations Final in Cote d’Ivoire in February, and his…
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NWF president happy with athletes’ performance at World Weightlifting Championship
Olaolu Joseph The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Dr Ibrahim Abdul has lauded the Nigerian athletes to the 2024 World Weightlifting Championship in Manana, Bahrain, for their good ambassadorial display charging them to remain focused. Nigeria won two medals at the championship, a feat that wad applauded by the NWF boss. “We are proud of them and we believe they…
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Osun APC chieftain demands Presidential probe into frequent grid collapses
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate the root cause of Nigeria’s recurring national grid collapses. Speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker said the incessant collapse of the grid was becoming worrisome, noting that the collapse…
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You deserve your appointment as NSC Chairman – President Tinubu tells Shehu Dikko
Olaolu Joseph President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has affirmed that Mallam Shehu Dikko earned and deserved his appointment as Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC). Speaking during a strategic meeting with the new leadership of the NSC at the Presidential Villa on Friday, President Tinubu lauded Dikko’s achievements and visibility within the sector.…
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