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BREAKING: Bandits attack pry school, shoot pupil, abduct dozens in Kaduna
There was pandemonium in Kuriga town of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State when bandits invaded LEA Primary School, Kuriga (1), and abducted dozens of pupils. The number of persons abducted could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report , but residents said they were about 100. It would be recalled that bandits on Tuesday…
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Betty attacks Akeredolu’s niece, Funke in new WhatsApp chat
The conflict between the former First Lady of Ondo State, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu and the niece of late governor Olurotimi Akeredolu, Funke Aruna, has taken a new twist as the former first lady took the fight to the private WhatsApp of Funke. In a leaked WhatsApp conversation, the duo engaged in hot argument and exchange of unprinted words. In the messages,…
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Court convicts 27 for internet fraud in Anambra
Innocent Raphael The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday secured the conviction and sentencing of 27 internet fraudsters in a Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State. The fraudsters were jailed after pleading guilty to one-count separate charges bordering on fraudulent impersonation and obtaining by false pretence in a session presided over…
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UCH Doctors commences 3-day strike over alleged assault
Resident doctors under the aegis of the Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital, Ibadan in Oyo State, on Thursday, began a three-day strike over alleged assault on one of their members by relatives of a patient in the hospital. Speaking with journalists, the ARD President, John Oladapo, said that the doctors were demanding a public apology from the people…
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Palliatives: Lagos Police beefs up security around govt warehouses, shopping malls
Innocent Raphael The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that heavy security have been deployed to shopping malls and government warehouses where food items are stored in the metropolis to forestall any possible attack by miscreants. The move is to forestall any attack on government warehouses and shopping complexes by miscreants who may take advantage of the current hardship and…
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Stop granting media interview after court proceedings- Odili warns lawyers
The Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Justice Mary Peter Odili (retd), has warned lawyers to stop granting media interview after court proceedings, describing the action as unethical. She gave the warning on Wednesday at the second day of the Call to Bar Ceremony of 4,412 new lawyers in Abuja. The retired justice of the Supreme Court also disclosed that…
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CBN warns mortgage banks, MFBs, DFIs on regulatory returns
Innocent Raphael The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to sanction all primary mortgage banks, Microfinance Banks and Development Finance Institutions in the country regarding the timely submission of regulatory returns. The apex bank issued the warning in recent separate notices signed by Valentine Ururuka for the Director of Financial Policy and Regulatory Department. While the CBN expressed dismay…
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N22.7trn printed by CBN during Buhari’s tenure landed Nigeria into hyperinflation- Edun
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, has said that the N22.7tn printed by the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means overdraft for the Federal Government of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, under former President Muhammadu Buhari landed Nigeria into hyperinflation bedeviling it now. Edun disclosed this on Wednesday during an interactive session with…
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Bauchi Speaker, deputy resign
Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon) Babayo Akuyam, and his deputy, Rt (Hon) Ahmed Abdullahi, have resigned from their positions. Akuyam and Abdullahi announced their resignation at the plenary on Wednesday. The resignation is to pave the way for the return of the former Speaker, Abubakar Suleiman, and his deputy, Jamilu Dahiru, to their positions. It…
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FG mourns Wigwe, pays glowing tribute to late banking titan
The federal government has mourned the former Group Chiief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe and his family. WesternPost had reported that Wigwe and his family tragically died in a helicopter crash in the United States of America. The Vice President, Kashim Shettima in a lyrical eulogy, described the late Wigwe as an early bloomer who transformed the…
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