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Stop patronising Okada riders, taskforce tells Lagos residents

4 months ago5218 min

The Lagos State Taskforce has urged Lagosians to desist from patronising motorcycle operators, popularly called ‘Okada’, saying they do not only pose risks to the passengers but also a security risk to all residents. The agency said Okada has been used as a “quick getaway means by criminal elements.” According to a statement by the Director, Press and Public Affairs, Lagos State Taskforce, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Adetayo Akerele, said this...

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Central Bank Of Nigeria Staff Tells Court How Ex-Governor Emefiele Directed Him To Collect $3Million Cash In Tranches

9 months ago1048 min

A Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Staff, Mr Monday Osazuwa, has narrated to an Ikeja Special Offences Court how the former Governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele, on different occasions, directed him to collect the sum of $3 million cash in tranches. Osasuwa, while being led in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) on Friday said that he was a dispatch rider in Zenith Bank since...

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Your Integrity Intact; People Alleging N3.7Billion Budget Padding Didn’t Understand The Arithmetic, Tinubu Tells Senators

9 months ago1603 min

The President while hosting the lawmakers at the State House in Abuja for Ramadan Iftar (breaking of Muslim fast) on Thursday claimed that those spreading the allegation of irregularities in the budget legislative process are not properly informed. President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the alleged padding of the 2024 Appropriations Act by the members of the Nigerian Senate. The President while hosting the lawmakers at the State House in Abuja for Ramadan Iftar (breaking...

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‘Affidavit Presented By Governor Ododo Not From Us,’ FCT High Court Tells Kogi Election Tribunal Document Is Fake

9 months ago866 min

Members of the Social Democratic Party and supporters of its governorship candidate in the November 11, 2023 Kogi election, Murtala Yakubu Ajaka are currently in a jubilation mood. This followed the testimony of the representative of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court at the Kogi Election Tribunal that Governor Usman Ahmed Ododo’s affidavit was fake and did not emanate from the court. SaharaReporters had reported that Ajaka sued Ododo for certificate forgery as part...