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- Insecurity
- February 3, 2024
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Bandits ambush Katsina wedding train, kidnap 55
No fewer than 55 wedding guests who were said to be escorting a bride home along the Damari town in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State have been…
US court stops Anglican Church of Nigeria from dissolving Indiana-based diocese
An Indiana commercial court has issued an order temporarily restraining the Anglican Diocese, Church of Nigeria from dissolving the Anglican Diocese of the Trinity, Inc. (ADOTT). ADOTT is a…
Abuja bakers hike bread price, lament rising cost of production
The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN), Abuja chapter, says they will increase the price of bread. AMBCN said the upward review is due to the…
DHQ: Troops kill 185 ‘terrorists’, arrest 212 ‘criminals’ in seven days
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops of the Nigerian Army have killed 185 suspected terrorists within seven days. In a statement on Friday, Edward Buba, director of media operations…
Construction workers declare three-day warning strike over non-implementation of 35k wage award
Construction workers in the country have declared a three-day warning strike from February 5 over their employers’ non-implementation of wage awards. On October 1, 2023, President Bola Tinubu approved…
Forget The Drama: The CBN Is Complicit
By Ugoji Egbujo The CBN is suddenly running helter-skelter. It’s a pitiable sight. A regulator running around like a motor boy throwing wooden wedges to stop a bolekaja from…
EFCC recovers N70bn in 100 days – Report
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered a total of N70,556,658,370.5 within 100 days, between October 2023 and January 19, 2024. Details of the recovery outlined in an…
DAILIES TOP STORIES: Tension as parties, candidates battle for 57 legislative seats in today’s Bye-elections
Saturday 03 February 2024 Operation Rescue Naira: FG considers converting $30bn domiciliary deposits to naira How killers planned Kwara Oba’s murder in beer parlour Terrorism/Kidnapping: Influential Northern Senator under…
- Uncategorized
- February 2, 2024
- 26 views
Ban on public display of caskets, no roads blockage – what to know about newly passed Anambra burial law
The Anambra State Government has banned the public display of caskets for fabrication and sale in the state. This was contained in the law passed by the state House…
Customs increases import duty rate by 43 percent
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has approved an increase in the import duty rate by 43 percent. Recall that the exchange rate for duty collection is usually determined…
Policemen arrested for kidnapping in Rivers still walking free – Activist
A Delta State House of Assembly candidate, Harrison Gwamnishu, has alleged that three officers of the Rivers State Police Command arrested for kidnapping a man recently were yet to…
Court Stops Benue APC Chairman From Parading Himself As Party Chair
A Benue State High Court has restrained the suspended state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Austin Agada from parading himself as the chairman of the party following…
Court Rejects Request Dismiss Terrorism Charges Against Fubara’s, Chief Of Staff, Loyalists
A Federal High Court judge in Abuja has denied a request to throw out terrorism charges against five associates of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Hon. Edison Ehie,…
Ahmed Idris: EFCC deceived me to admit involvement in ‘N109.4bn fraud’
Ahmed Idris, former accountant-general of the federation (AGF), says he was decieved by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to admit his involvement in an alleged N109.4 billion…
- Financial Crime
- February 2, 2024
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EFCC Seeks Arrest of Ex-NDDC Boss For Alleged N3.6bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, prayed Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos to issue a warrant…