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Police nab 4 members of fake visa syndicate in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four members of a syndicate accused of defrauding more than 100 Nigerians through fake visa offers, with losses estimated at over ₦500 million. Commissioner of Police Olohundare Jimoh confirmed the arrests stating that the suspects — aged 23, 25, 27 and 36 — were apprehended on 16 July by officers from the Ago-Okota…
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Ebonyi governor sympathizes with flood victims in Afikpo LG
The governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru has sympathized with victims of flood disasters in Enohia Itim, Kpoghirikpo Communities in Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor, said the governor was saddened by reports of the disaster in Azuoto, Okpuitumo, Abakaliki LGA. The flood which began penultimate Friday…
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No approval for admission if you withhold matriculation list- JAMB tells Institutions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will not approve admissions for the 2024 and 2025 academic sessions in any tertiary institution that fails to submit its matriculation list. Speaking during a meeting with Admission Desk Officers, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, according to a bulletin of the board, directed that, “Institutions, which fail to…
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Physical planning laws for public good, not for victimization – Ogun Govt
The Ogun State government has stated that the goal of physical planning laws and regulations is to aid urban development and control land use in the public interest. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, TPL Tunji Odunlami stated this on Monday at a press conference held at the Olusegun Osoba Press Centre, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He noted that the goal…
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Nigeria’s past leaders wasted longer period in office without meaningful progress- Farotimi
Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has said Nigeria’s past leaders wasted longer periods in office without meaningful progress. Speaking on Channels TV Sunrise Daily on Monday, Farotimi said that Nigerians should be interested in a former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to achieve if elected as Nigeria’s president to serve for a single term…
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EFCC grills Tambuwal over alleged N189bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, for questioning over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals to the tune of ₦189 billion. It said the withdrawals were in flagrant violation of the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022. A source at the commission who declined to be named confirmed the incident…
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Ondo LP Deputy Governorship candidate, Awude joins APC
The Deputy Governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2025 governorship election in Ondo State, Dayo Awude, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Awude joined the APC alongside other leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Receiving the defectors into the party, the governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on…
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Physically-challenged persons protest over closure of school for people with disabilities
Hundreds of physically challenged individuals have staged a protest on Monday around the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, over the closure of a government-run school for people with disabilities. The protesters, armed with a banner of the Farmcraft Centre for the Blind, blocked major access roads to the airport, causing significant traffic gridlock and halting movement for passengers and airport…
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Owo Church attack suspects arraigned
Five persons suspected to be masterminds of the 2022 bombing of Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, have pleaded not guilty to nine counts of terrorism filed against them by the Federal Government. The suspects, Idris Omeiza, Al-Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdul Malik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Abubakar, who were arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High…
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Ibom Airlines bans passenger for life over unruly behaviour
Ibom Airlines Limited has banned a passenger identified as Comfort Emmanson, from flying with its airline after allegedly found assaulting one of the crew members of its aircraft. The airline in a statement on Monday, said the incident happened on Sunday while Emmanson was on board their Uyo to Lagos flight. It read “Shortly before take-off from Uyo, Ms. Emmanson…
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