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Tinubu Reportedly Directs Sale Of Three Presidential Jets Over Cost Of Maintenance

1 year ago1477 min

Three jets in the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) are to be sold off to cut down on the bloated cost of running the government. According to The Nation, there are 10 aircraft currently in the presidential fleet – six jets and four helicopters – which will be cut to seven if the planned action sails through. According to the report, this is part of the cost-saving measures being adopted by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Not...

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Lawyers Accuse Gombe Governor, Inuwa Yahaya and APC Of Owing N40Million Legal Fee For Election Cases After 15 Months, Threaten Legal Action

1 year ago13215 min

The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya and his party, the All Progressives Congress, have been accused of owing their attorneys who represented the party in court at the governor’s behest for the pre-election cases filed against him and the party by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).    According to letters from Steel Attorneys obtained by SaharaReporters, the governor and the party have owed its lawyers N40 million for the election cases handled for him for...

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Gunmen Storm University Of Calabar Hostel, Kidnap Three Students

1 year ago1262 min

Confirming the abduction, the spokesman for the Cross River State Police Command, SP Irene Ugbo, said the command along with other security agencies had launched a manhunt for criminals and ensure the rescue of the victims. Some gunmen have reportedly kidnapped three medical students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State, South-South Nigeria. Citing the police, the News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred on Thursday night. The students were identified...

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Nigerian Military Arrests Suspected Killers Of 17 Personnel In Port Harcourt, Detains Them In Army Headquarters

1 year ago1495 min

The Nigerian military has arrested at least three suspected killers of 17 officers and men of 181 Amphibious Battalion, Nigerian Army in Otuama, Delta State, last Thursday. The suspects were arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday and moved to Army headquarters, Asaba, where they are currently being held, Vanguard learnt.  The Senate has begun a probe into the killing of the soldiers as it asked its committees on defence, army, navy and air...

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Senate Uncovers Several Infractions In N30trillion Ways And Means Loans Under Buhari, Summons Central Bank Ex-Gov Emefiele

1 year ago1484 min

The upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly, the Senate is set to summon the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over 13 infractions uncovered in the process of obtaining the N30 trillion Ways and Means loan during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate ad hoc committee probing the disbursement and usage of the Ways and Means loan, which disclosed this on Tuesday, during a meeting with the...

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Nigerian Government Reveals Names Of 15 Alleged Terrorism Financiers, Set To Impose Sanctions

1 year ago1549 min

The Nigerian government has named 15 entities allegedly financing terrorism in the country.   The entities include nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, as revealed by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).     The NFIU in an email sent to PUNCH revealed the names in the memo entitled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024.” The document revealed that the Nigeria Sanctions Committee met on March 18, 2024, where...

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N3trillion Budget Padding: Civil Societies Ask Senate President Akpabio To List All Constituency Projects For Senators

1 year ago2046 min

A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has written the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, demanding a Certified True Copy of the 2024 budget highlighting the projects attached to the N3trillion allegedly padded. The coalition which said the request is made under Sections 1, 4, and 9 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011, also demanded a Certified True Copy of constituency projects as benefitted by all senators in the 2024 budget appropriation. According to the...

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Ongoing Military Operation In Volatile Okuoma Area Of Delta Stopping Us From Accessing Community –Nigeria Police

1 year ago1445 min

The Nigeria Police Force has said its operatives cannot access the troubled Niger Delta community of Okuama because of the ongoing military operation in the area.   This was disclosed by the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda while speaking with Arise News on Wednesday on the reason for the absence of the police force in the community.   The commissioner said the police had not been able to get into Okuama because “it’s...

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Detained Binance Executives Appear In Nigerian High Court, To Remain In Detention For Two Weeks, Families Say

1 year ago16610 min

    Two executives from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, will remain in detention for at least two more weeks in Nigeria after appearing in court for the first time on Wednesday even though they have not been charged with a crime.   Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan who is Binance’s regional manager for Africa, flew to Nigeria following the country’s decision...

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Australia Tightens Visa Rules For Nigerian Students, Others As Migration Hits Record High

1 year ago1475 min

  The Australian Government has started the enforcement of tougher visa rules for Nigerian students and their foreign counterparts planning to move to the country as the number of migrants hit a record high. According to Reuters, the rules which will commence officially on Saturday indicate that English language requirements for student and graduate visas will be increased, while the government will get the power to suspend education providers from recruiting international students if they...

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