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N22.9bn fraud: Supreme Court affirms six-year jail term for former pension director, Yusuf
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, 13 April, 2022, affirmed the six years jail term imposed on a former Assistant Director in the Police Pension Office, John Yakubu Yusuf, who was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over a N22.9billion fraud. The apex court in a judgment read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar also ordered the convict to refund the…
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Osinbajo’s team disowns ‘member’ who appeared on Arise TV
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s team have disowned Co-Convener, ‘Osinbajo Think Tank’, Olugbenga Olaoye, over his comments on Arise TV Morning Show on Wednesday. Special Adviser, Political Matters to the President, Office of the Vice President, Babafemi Ojudu and Osinbajo’s media aide, Laolu Akande distanced the VP from Olaoye in separate statements on Wednesday. Olaoye while featuring on the show had…
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Nigeria needs my competence at this time – Tinubu
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said Nigeria needs a courageous leader to effect drastic changes that will bring revenue and build the nation. He described himself as the that man Nigeria needs to take charge of the wheel of progress. Asiwaju Tinubu spoke at a one-day parley between current speakers and deputy…
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45% of new PVCs invalid, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says about 45 per cent of the registrations done during the ongoing voter registration exercise by the commission are invalid. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu said this while addressing the press at the commission’s headquarters on Wednesday. Mahmood who said the figures were high as 60 per cent in some states, said these invalid…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu meets speakers, former speakers of APC states in Lagos
In furtherance of his ongoing consultation with critical stakeholders and leaders across the country, APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, met with Speakers of state Houses of Assembly and former Speakers of APC controlled states in Lagos.
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Deeper Life started using TV, social media to correct world’s evil – Kumuyi
General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor W.F. Kumuyi says the church decided to adopt the use of television and social media platforms because it wanted to correct the evil being done with it. Kumuyi spoke during the church’s crusade at Jalingo, Taraba State. The church had been known to ban its members from using the TV because…
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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Statistician-General, Harry, dies
Nigeria’s Statistician-General, Simon Harry, died on Wednesday after a brief illness. His dead was confirmed to Premium Times by spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics, Sunday Ichedi. He, however, said details would be made available later. Harry died eight months after he was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to succeed Yemi Kale as statistician-general of the federation. The late…
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APC constitution and nomination of presidential candidate, By Kennedy Friday
In his multiple live appearances on leading television channels in the country yesterday, the Chief Senator Magnus Abe, Mene Suanu 1 of Ogoni land, had stated matter of factly that the APC constitution does not provide for consensus as a mode of choosing a presidential candidate for the party. No sooner had he finished his engaging interview than a horde…
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Least expectations, By Odi Ikpeazu
I am convinced that no matter which individual emerges as President, nothing much will positively be altered about the fortunes of our Republic. That is why the whole Presidential horse race leaves me infinitely colder than I would honestly have wished to be. In fact, I find it all very sad seeing that the entire exercise amounts to the proverbial…
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Russia-Ukraine war has damaged global economy – Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has “damaged the global economy”. She spoke on Tuesday at a press briefing in Geneva at WTO headquarters to appraise the current state of global economy and the disruption the Russia-Ukraine war has caused. According to her, worst hit are low-income nations who…
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