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Obaseki bags Governor of the Year, Extraordinary Personality awards

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The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has been honoured with the 2019 Governor of the Year award by two national newspapers, Daily Independent and the NewsDirect. The governor also received the Silverbird Group’s 2019 Extraordinary Personality award. Receiving the notification of the awards during the State’s Weekly Executive Council Meeting held at Government House in Benin City, the governor said...

Obaseki bags Governor of the Year, Extraordinary Personality awards

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The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has been honoured with the 2019 Governor of the Year award by two national newspapers, Daily Independent and the NewsDirect. The governor also received the Silverbird Group’s 2019 Extraordinary Personality award. Receiving the notification of the awards during the State’s Weekly Executive Council Meeting held at Government House in Benin City, the governor said...

We’re winning war against corruption, Buhari brags

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President Muhammadu Buhari has again declared that his administration was winning the war against corruption in the country. He said the successes recorded so far by anti-graft agencies, especially the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had bolstered Nigeria’s international image. Buhari added that his government was poised to use cutting-edge information technology to strengthen the achievements and ensure that no government...

Border closure: Customs rakes in N6b daily

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Nigeria rakes in between N5 billion and N6 billion daily from imports since the closure of its land borders with neighbouring countries. Prior to the closure in August 2019, daily duty collections hovered between N4 billion and N5 billion, said the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in Lagos on Tuesday. The NCS Comptroller-General Col. Hammed Ali (retd.) attributed the rise to increased...

EFCC re-arraigns 6 public officers over alleged N64.6bn police pension fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned six public officials allegedly involved in police pension scam to the tune of N64. 6 billion in an FCT High Court Maitama. Those re-arraigned are Atiku Abubakar Kigo; Ahmed Inuwa Wada; Mrs Veronica Ulonma Onyegbulam; Sani Habila Zira; Mrs Uzoma Cryril Attang and Christian Madubuke. They were first arraigned before Justice...

Popular Nollywood Actress Patience Is Dead

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Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Oseni has died. The actress died on Monday, February 17, 2020, in Calabar, Cross River State. Her daughter, Augusta Akomolafe confirmed the actress’ death to the National President of AGN, Ejezie Emeka Rollas. Oseni was a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and the organization is mourning her demise.

We’re winning war against corruption, Buhari brags

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President Muhammadu Buhari has again declared that his administration was winning the war against corruption in the country. He said the successes recorded so far by anti-graft agencies, especially the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had bolstered Nigeria’s international image. Buhari added that his government was poised to use cutting-edge information technology to strengthen the achievements and ensure that no government...

Border closure: Customs rakes in N6b daily

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Nigeria rakes in between N5 billion and N6 billion daily from imports since the closure of its land borders with neighbouring countries. Prior to the closure in August 2019, daily duty collections hovered between N4 billion and N5 billion, said the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in Lagos on Tuesday. The NCS Comptroller-General Col. Hammed Ali (retd.) attributed the rise to increased...

EFCC re-arraigns 6 public officers over alleged N64.6bn police pension fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned six public officials allegedly involved in police pension scam to the tune of N64. 6 billion in an FCT High Court Maitama. Those re-arraigned are Atiku Abubakar Kigo; Ahmed Inuwa Wada; Mrs Veronica Ulonma Onyegbulam; Sani Habila Zira; Mrs Uzoma Cryril Attang and Christian Madubuke. They were first arraigned before Justice...

Popular Nollywood Actress Patience Is Dead

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Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Oseni has died. The actress died on Monday, February 17, 2020, in Calabar, Cross River State. Her daughter, Augusta Akomolafe confirmed the actress’ death to the National President of AGN, Ejezie Emeka Rollas. Oseni was a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and the organization is mourning her demise.

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