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Senator Adeola calls on Army Chief to look into Aide’s murderers and dispense justice

1 year ago1916 min

In order to facilitate further investigation, legal action, and restitution, Senator Adeola has requested that Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, supervise the search for his aide’s killers. The senator who had recently lost a loved one had earlier stated that the information he had on the circumstances indicated that Mr. Sanni had been asked to provide the documents for the car he was driving when “security agents” stopped him at a...

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CSO Renew Calls for Sack of NCMDB Boss over Bribery, Corruption Charges

1 year ago1779 min

… Mobilizes CSOS for Protest In line with calls by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for Nigerians to join hands with him in building a country of our dreams, Save Nigeria Movement, a front line civil society organisation dedicated to fighting corruption has keyed into the agenda and has renewed calls for the sacking of Engr. Kesiyi Simbi Wabote, the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Content Monitoring Development Board (NCMDB) in line with the anti-corruption stance of...

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Supreme Court abused its power in Kanu’s appeal, says IPOB

1 year ago1485 min

The Supreme Court is alleged to have obstructed the legal process against the Indigenous People of Biafra’s (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The Supreme Court was charged by IPOB with exploiting Kanu as an excuse for an adjournment. IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful, stated that the separatist group was unhappy and perplexed by the Supreme Court’s decision to revoke the earlier schedule for the hearing of Kanu’s appeal. Read Also: Police arrest electrician, Sunday Andrew for allegedly stealing...

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Electronic Fraud: Nigerian Banks Lost Over N9.5bn In five Years – Repor

1 year ago10594 min

According to a report from the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum, the banking sector in Nigeria lost over N9.5 billion to electronic fraud between 2019 and Q1 2023. Thus, in order to stop the upward trend, the forum has called for new policies and greater cooperation. The forum, presided over by the Central Bank of Nigeria, focused on “New Strategies for Combating e-Fraud in a Cashless Environment” at its general meeting held in Lagos for the...

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Non-State Players to Combat Corruption in Procurement Process

1 year ago11233 min

A number of anti-corruption civil society organisations, or CSOs, have raised the stakes in what appears to be a new effort to address corruption in public procurement. Procurement Observation and Advocacy Initiative (PRADIN), in partnership with the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), and the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), is facilitating the group, which is made up of four prominent CSOs. A 2010 study...

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Niger Coup Leader Proposes Return To Democracy Within 3 Years

1 year ago10963 min

The conversation will specify “national priorities” and “ask for fundamental ideals to lead the restoration” of the West African nation. General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the military leader of Niger, has suggested that democracy return within three years. In a coup on July 26, Tchiani and others overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum and took control of the government. According to CNN, General Tchiani stated in a televised address on Saturday night that neither the junta nor the Niger...

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Police nab ex-banker in Edo over N14.9m fraud

1 year ago1831 min

When asked about her involvement, the suspect stated that she had previously given Nnamdi mint cash in exchange for a reasonable commission, but that she was unable to meet up with him any more and was therefore in debt to him. “The second individual, Henry, I have returned N2.5 million to him, leaving a balance of N5.1 million,” she said. “The balance of N5.1 million” This has been going on for a number of weeks...

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Call for sack or resignation of DGSS: A fightback by suspected criminal syndicates

1 year ago1566 min

….CSO alleges a gang up ….dismisses call for protests …passes vote of confidence in Tinubu, DSS Leadership A Civil Society Organization, Save Nigerian Movement (SNM) has insisted that the recent call for the sack of the Director General of the Department of State Security (DGSS) Mr. Yusuf Magagi Bichi is the handiwork of high profile criminal suspects who are currently undergoing trial for various crimes of multiple dimensions. Describing such calls as a desperate bid...

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NCC raises alarm over fraudulent LinkedIn Account impersonating EVC, Prof. Danbatta

1 year ago1833 min

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, is impersonated on a bogus LinkedIn account, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This is stated in a statement made available to Newsdiaryonline on Friday in Abuja and signed by the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, is the subject of a bogus LinkedIn account, according to Muoka, who said, “The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)...

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Ex-PDP BoT chair decries home raid by suspected bandits

1 year ago1653 min

On Wednesday, Senator Walid Jibrin, a former Board of Trustees Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, raised the alarm that suspected bandits stormed his rented property in Abuja. Jibrin revealed that the thieves, who numbered eight, arrived in seven SUV cars armed with sophisticated firearms. He also revealed that the criminals ordered his housekeeper, who went by the name Awwalu, to escort them into his bedroom, where they trashed his belongings and stole some documents....

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