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Bode George faults Fayose for backing APC Governor
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has faulted former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, for declaring support for the re-election of the incumbent governor of the state, Biodun Oyebanji, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Geroge, who appeared on Monday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, said that there is something wrong…
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Immigration confirms arrest of Bobrisky at Seme Border
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the arrest of controversial crossdresser Idris Okuneye also known as Bobrisky at the Seme Border. The Service in a statement on Monday night said the social media sensation was arrested while trying to flee Nigeria. A spokesman for the Service, DCI KT Udo, described Bobrisky as a person of interest over recent issues…
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EFCC records 3,455 convictions in one year
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under the leadership of the current Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has recorded huge success as it secured 3,455 convictions in one year. It would be recalled that Olukoyede assumed office October 19th, 2023. The agency’s scorecard showed that 3,455 convictions were recorded within the last one year of Olukoyede’s reign as the EFCC boss,…
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Without EFCC, Nigeria will crumble under corruption- Uwujaren
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned against calls for the scrapping of the anti-graft agency. About 16 governors are in court challenging the legality of the establishment of the EFCC. But the EFCC’s Director of Public Affairs Wilson Uwujaren has defended the agency, saying without the anti-graft commission, Nigeria will crumble under corruption. “We are really shocked…
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Court fixes Dec 3 for commencement of ex-Kwara Gov’s trial
Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court has fixed December 3, 2024, for the commencement of the trial of the immediate past governor of Kwara Abdulfatah Ahmed over a 15-count charge bordering on the alleged diversion of N3 billion public fund. The former governor, who was re-arraigned from the Federal High Court, Ilorin, is being charged with diverting…
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Tinubu resumes official duties, meets with FIRS Chairman
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu returned to his official duties at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, where he was pictured at his desk receiving a briefing from Zacch Adedeji, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The meeting marks Tinubu’s latest engagement as he continues to focus on governance and economic matters. According to…
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Monday Lines: The waist beads of Olajumoke-By Lasisi Olagunju
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 21 October, 2024) “All music comes from Africa,” African pop singer, Angélique Kidjo, told an interviewer in 2023. Kidjo’s dad is Fon; her mum is Yoruba. Kidjo waxed lyrical. She said she came from a culture “where you spend 10 minutes saying good morning, how is your father? How is your grandmother?” In…
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Nigerian Institute of Journalism wears new look as students resume 2024/25 academic session
Nigeria’s premier monotechnic for Mass Communication, the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Lagos, wears a new look as students and lecturers resume new academic session for the year 2024/25 today (Monday). The lecturers, students, and visitors to the school would be amazed by the new look the institution. Thanks to the management of the foremost school of Mass Communication and…
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PDP ex-officio members back convocation of emergency NEC meeting to avert party’s implosion
Amid the growing internal tension within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Conference of National Ex-Officio members of the party has warned that only convocation of an emergency National Executive Council, NEC, meeting scheduled for October 24, 2024, will avert the looming implosion in the party. The warning came on the heels of what the group described as an escalating…
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LP Crisis: Forum disowns Abure, Ahanotu
The crisis within the Labour Party (LP) has intensified as the Forum of National Youth Leaders of Political Parties (FNYLPP) disowned Julius Abure and Kennedy Ahanotu as the national chairman and national youth leader, respectively. In a statement on Sunday, the Forum cited allegations of tenure expiration and other irregularities against Abure, whose leadership has been contentious since his tenure…
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