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EFCC raids “Yahoo Yahoo Academy” in Abia, arrests 8 suspected trainees
….recovers two cars, 15 laptops, 34 mobile phones The Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has busted a cybercrime training centre in Umuahia, Abia State, arresting 23 suspected internet fraudsters, including eight undergoing training. The anti-graft agency said the centre, known as ‘Yahoo-Yahoo Hustle Kingdom’, was located inside the Doofco Palace building, behind Government College, Umuahia.…
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Kidnapping: Police rescue 3 victims in Ogun
Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Ogun State Police Command have gunned down two kidnappers and rescued three victims in an operation on Friday, July 18. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola disclosed this in a Friday statement. Odutola said the victims were reported abducted on Wednesday, July 16, around Ajebo, under the jurisdiction of the Owode-Egba Division. She…
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LASTMA impounds trucks for violating Third Mainland bridge restrictions
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LLASTMA) has impounded over 10 heavy-duty trucks for allegedly violating the Third Mainland Bridge restrictions. This was contained in a statement issued by the Agency’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, saying that the State Government had inaugurated a rigorous enforcement campaign targeting articulated vehicles and heavy-duty trucks brazenly violating statutory access…
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Firm unveils electric car, tricycle, power-bike, motorcycle in Lagos
A leading electric automobile store, Simply E- Mobile, has launched affordable electric car, tricycle, motorcycle and scooter in Lagos. According to the Managing Director, Cynthia Eboh, the automobile firm located in the heart of Lekki area in Oniru is a one-stop store for fashionable and quality electric motorcycles, tricycles and cars for Nigerians. While presenting the various brands available for…
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LP Senators fault Okpebholo’s warning against Obi
The Senate caucus of the Labour Party (LP) on Saturday, faulted Governor Monday Okpebholo’s warning against the 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Mr Peter Obi. The LP Senators also asked him to apologise to Nigerians for allegedly violating the constitution which he swore to uphold on assumption of office. Their demand was contained in a statement by the remaining…
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Edo APC unveils candidates for by-elections
Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday announced Hon Joseph Ikpea and Hon Omosede Igbinedion as the senatorial candidate and the House of Representatives candidates for the Edo Central Senatorial District and Ovia Federal Constituency. The state chairman of the party, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe stated that the party would campaign “rigorously to prove to all that we…
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Buhari’s Burial: Lagos APC berates ADC over remarks against Tinubu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has berated the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for accusing President Bola Tinubu of using the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari for political gain. Lagos APC in a statement issued on Saturday by its Spokesman, Seye Oladejo, said the President’s actions, attending memorials and delivering tributes, were a reflection of genuine loyalty…
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University Don urges TETFund to provide more funds for Creative Art Studies
A university don, Professor Kashim Abolaji, has appealed to the Tertiary Education Trust Funds (TETFund) to make more funds available for the development of creative art studies in the country’s tertiary institutions. Professor Abolaji who is a professor of Industrial Designs at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) made this appeal at the annual final year art exhibition tagged…
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Nigeria Customs intercepts trailers of rice, other contrabands
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja said it intercepted 3,500 bags of foreign parboiled rice equivalent to six trailer loads and other contrabands worth N1.7bn in the last four weeks. The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this while showcasing some of the seized contrabands at Ikeja on Friday. He stressed that within the period…
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Constitution Review: Aiyedatiwa seeks recognition for LCDAs, state police, resource control
The governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said that any meaningful constitutional amendment must reflect the values, aspirations, and socio-economic realities of the people, particularly through the adoption of true federalism and a restructured revenue-sharing formula. He made this assertion during the South-West Centre B Public Hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999…
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