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Civil Societies Warn EFCC Not To Compromise Ex-Govs Ganduje, Matawalle’s Corruption Cases

6 months ago946 min

Some civil societies under the Committee Against Oppression and Persecution (COMAP) have faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the absentia arraignment of the immediate past Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.    They called on President Bola Tinubu to take the anti-corruption war with more precision in the country.    The Kano State Government had arraigned Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat, son, Umar and six others for alleged $413,000 and N1.38billion bribery.   The...

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Dangote Wants Us To Stop Importation Of Fuel, Direct All Marketers To His Refinery –Nigerian Agency, NMDPRA

6 months ago1053 min

Mr Farouk who said this in a video issued by the State House media on Thursday, claimed that Dangote made the request to ensure that all oil marketers in the country would patronise only his refinery for fuel.   The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed has said billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote requested for total suspension of fuel importation into the country.    Mr Farouk who said...

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BREAKING: Nigerian High Court Strikes Out Two Cybercrime Charges Against Social Media Influencer, Ijele; Nullifies Stringent Bail Conditions

6 months ago979 min

  A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out two of the three counts of cybercrime charges brought against social media blogger,Mr. Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, popularly known as Ijele. In a ruling delivered on Friday, the court also nullified the initial stringent bail conditions that had kept Ijele in prison. Legal luminary, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), had filed a preliminary objection challenging the validity of his trial for alleged cybercrime offences. The charges were...

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BREAKING: Judge Rules Federal High Court Lacks Power Over Criminal Defamation In Nigerian Police Case Against Social Media Influencer, Ijele

6 months ago997 min

  A Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the court lacks the power to try the offence of criminal defamation. The court stated this while dismissing two of the three counts of cybercrime charges brought against social media blogger, Mr. Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, popularly known as Ijele. SaharaReporters earlier on Friday reported that a Federal High Court in Lagos had struck out two of the three counts of cybercrime charges brought against the...

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APC Women Leader In Katsina Confesses To Be Bandits’ Informant, Got Part Of Several Ransoms

6 months ago863 min

She confessed to have participated in another cattle rustling operation which also fetched her the sum of N20,000 only. One Aisha Abubakar, a women leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who doubles as a bandits’ informant, has confessed to receiving only N5000 from N9million and a motorcycle paid as a ransom to bandits in Katsina State.   Abubakar reportedly organised the kidnap of five members of the family of the Tsaiyaya Ward APC chairman...

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Arewa Youths Tell Tinubu Govt: No Going Back On Planned Protest On #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria

6 months ago984 min

  The Arewa Youth Ambassadors, a northern group, has vowed to continue with the planned protest scheduled to commence on August 1, aimed at expressing its dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s anti-people policies.   The group also debunked the rumours making the rounds that it had shelved the mass action saying the information was false and misleading just as it called on Nigerians to ignore it.     This was disclosed in a statement signed...

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BREAKING: Gunmen Kill Two Persons On Ondo State Road, Abduct Many Passengers Including Corps Members

6 months ago2643 min

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed two bus passengers and abducted several others including members of the National Youth Services Corps (NYSC), during an attack along Ifon/Owo road in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The passengers were travelling from Anambra State to Owo when the vehicle was attacked on Friday night, it was gathered.  Among those abducted were; Adewole Paul Oluwaseun, a corps member who was returning from the NYSC camp,...

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BREAKING: Biden Withdraws From Reelection Race, To Focus On Remaining Time In Office

6 months ago2634 min

  US President Joe Biden has withdrawn from the presidential race following pressure on him, particularly from party members to step down. Biden has faced pressure to withdraw from the race since his debate with rival Donald Trump which was recently organised by CNN, in which many adjudged the president to have performed woefully. There have also been speculation that age has caught up with him. In a statement on Sunday addressed to Americans, Biden...

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BREAKING: Biden Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris For Democratic Presidential Nomination
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BREAKING: Biden Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris For Democratic Presidential Nomination

6 months ago1096 min

  US President Joe Biden has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for the presidential election.  Biden’s nomination of Harris comes shortly after he withdrew from the presidential race following public pressure, particularly from his party members. In a post on his X account on Sunday, Biden said picking Harris as his running mate in 2020 was the best decision he ever made. He said, “My fellow Democrats, I have decided not...

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Edo Election: Embattled APC Gov Candidate In Fresh Age Falsification Scandal As Official Forms Reveal 4 Dates Of Birth
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Edo Election: Embattled APC Gov Candidate In Fresh Age Falsification Scandal As Official Forms Reveal 4 Dates Of Birth

6 months ago736 min

Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2024 Edo State election, is facing fresh allegations of age falsification.   Documents submitted to Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), have shown discrepancies in the date of birth of the lawmaker, who is seeking a to be the number one citizen of Edo State.   While the date of birth stated on Okpebholo’s 2023 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Senate nomination form is...

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