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PEPC: FG sues bloggers for publishing false allegations against Fashola
By Innocent Raphael The Federal Government has initiated legal proceedings against blogger Ibezim Chike Victor, who alleged that former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, authored the judgments of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) dismissing petitions from the Labour Party (LP) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Victor, purportedly implicated in the reports, appeared for arraignment at the…
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Abiru distributes over 10,000 food packs to vulnerable constituents
By Innocent Raphael Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Tokunbo Abiru, in a display of care and empathy, has funded the distribution of food packs to vulnerable members of his Senatorial district. The lawmaker, who turned 60 on Monday, 25th March, made this known in a statement signed by his media aide, Enitan Olukotun. Abiru, credited for his consistent…
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FG takes legal action against Binance
The Federal Government has taken legal action against Binance, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange platform. Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) made this known in a statement on Monday. “Designated as suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/115/2024, the lawsuit implicates Binance with a four-count tax evasion accusation. “Accompanying the crypto company as second and third defendants in the suit are Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla,…
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Unilorin recruits 201 academic, non-academic staff
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Professor Wahab Egbewole SAN, has disclosed that the institution had recruited 201 academic and non teaching staff. The Vice Chancellor reiterated the commitment to create enabling environment for the University to achieve its Smart Agenda. Egbewole made this disclosure at the annual Media Iftar with newsmen in Ilorin. He said…
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Kidnapping: FG launches school safety corps
By Innocent Raphael The Federal Government has launched the School Safety Protection Squad to halt cases of abduction of schoolchildren in Nigeria. Commander of the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre (NSSRCC) of the NSCDC, Hammed Abodunrin, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Sunday just as the Defence Headquarters announced that troops had rescued 137 abducted pupils of…
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Abductors of Edo PDP Chairman reportedly demand N500m
More than two weeks after he was kidnapped on Friday, March 15, 2024, the abductors of the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, have reportedly contacted his family members. This was disclosed to journalists in Benin on Sunday by one of Aziegbemi’s family members who pleaded anonymity. The family source said that the kidnappers…
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Binance executive detained in Nigeria escapes from custody
By Innocent Raphael Nadeem Anjarwalla, one of the two Binance executives detained in Nigeria for alleged tax evasion and other offences, has allegedly escaped from lawful custody. Anjarwalla (38) had escaped a day after the Nigerian government slammed a four-count criminal charge on him, Tigran Gambaryan and Binance. Authorities who are currently working to unveil his intended destination answering questions…
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SSANU, NASU end warning strike
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), on Sunday, ended their seven-day warning strike. In a circular to branch chairmen at public universities all over the coutry, SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, directed SSANU and NASU members to resume work from Monday, March 25, 2024. The two unions began a seven-day warning…
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Kwara: New Customs Controller visits emir, security agencies, seeks collaboration
By Mosunmola Ayobami, kwara The Customs Controller, Kwara Area Command, Compt. Faith Ojeifo paid a courtesy visit to Nigerian Army (NA), Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Immigration Service, DSS, NDLEA and other security agencies in the State. Ojeifo, who was newly posted to Kwara, said the visit was to strengthen the existing synergy among security agencies in the State. Speaking at…
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NEMA to distribute 5606 food baskets in Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Borno
A Saudi Arabia based international humanitarian organization, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has donated a total of 5,606 food baskets to be distributed by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to vulnerable persons in Kano, Jigawa and Katsina States and an educational foundation in Maiduguri, Borno State. This was disclosed on Sunday by NEMA in a post…
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