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Ooni of Ife disowns alleged impostor claiming to be his son
By Innocent Raphael The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has formally disowned an individual who recently claimed to be his son on social media. The emergence of a viral video featuring a grown man purporting to be the monarch’s offspring, expressing discontent with his purported obscurity and vowing to visit the palace, stirred controversy. Responding to the situation, the…
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Senate okays death penalty for drug traffickers
The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, passed a bill on death penalty for convicted drug traffickers. This resolution was reached following the Senate’s consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and Drugs and Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024. Recall that the punishment prescribed in the extant NDLEA Act…
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CAC directs banks to implement CBN’s order on PoS registration
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has directed financial institutions, to ensure compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s order on compulsory registration of Point of Sales operators within the country. In a statement titled ‘ENFORCEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA DIRECTIVE ON REGISTRATION BEFORE ONBOARDING’ , CAC said it had instructed banks to ensure registration on or before…
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Court fixes May 28 for hearing in Ganduje’s suspension suit
Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano, has set May 28 as the date for the hearing of a substantive application filed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje. Ganduje is challenging his suspension from the party by factional ward executives led by Basiru Nuhu Isa. His suspension saga began with his…
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Lagos will continue to collaborate NIS on public governance, says Sanwo-Olu
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said his administration would continue to collaborate with the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) towards achieving the THEMES PLUS developmental agenda and making Lagos a mega economy. The governor acknowledged the impact of collaboration between his government and the NIS on the developmental agenda of the state. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke…
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Court sentences ex-NSCDC boss to 5years imprisonment over job scam
By Innocent Raphael The Katsina State High Court has sentenced the former Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Christopher Oluchukwu, to five years imprisonment without the option of a fine over employment scam. The conviction was secured by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Oluchukwu was accused of receiving sums ranging from…
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Court grants Vanguard Newspaper journalist bail in defamation case
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin In a recent development at the Magistrate Court in Ilorin, Mr. Demola Akinyemi, the Kwara State Correspondent for Vanguard Newspaper, was granted bail on Wednesday. The case revolved around allegations of criminal conspiracy, defamation, and falsehood brought against him by Alhaja Mariam Babatunde Arolahun, a trader based in Ilorin. Arolahun, a trader at the popular Oja-Tutun…
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Reps to probe procurement process of Lagos-Calabar coastal road contract
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to investigate the procurement process in the award of the contract of the ₦15trn Lagos-Calabar coastal road. The motion was moved by Honourable Austin Achado on Thursday as a matter of urgent national importance. The House said the 2007 Procurement Cct was violated and that certain approvals by the National Assembly as…
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BREAKING: Reps ask CBN to halt implementation of cybersecurity levy
Members of the House of Representatives have directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to halt the implementation of the 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on transactions. The resolution was a sequel to a motion of urgent public importance moved by the Minority Leader of the House, Kingsley Chinda, on Thursday. A circular released by the CBN on Monday said the…
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Reps seek central monitoring system for sports betting in Nigeria
Members of the House of Representatives have called for the establishment of a central monitoring system for the sports betting industry in the country. The members spoke through the Chairman of the House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, Hon. Canice Moore Chukwugoze Nwachukwu, on Wednesday. Nwachukwu, during the Committee session, said the committee was not going to call for the shutting…
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