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EFCC Arrests 29 Internet Fraudsters In Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command on Wednesday arrested 29 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects were arrested at the Apo, Gwarimpa and Katampe axis of Abuja. READ ALSO: Ban On Party Activities: Benue APC Chieftain Sues Gov Alia The anti-graft agency in a statement said their arrest followed actionable intelligence about their suspected involvement in internet...
Ban On Party Activities: Benue APC Chieftain Sues Gov Alia
Worried by the continued barricade of Benue State’s secretariat of the All Progressive Congress, APC, by the police and the ban on all the activities of the party on the order of Governor Hyacinth Alia, a chieftain of the party and a legal practitioner, Vershima Akaangee has filed a fundamental human rights suit challenging the order. Akaangee, in suit No....
APC Ward Receives Defected Ebonyi Assembly Member
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Izzi Unuhu Ward 10, Abakaliki LGA, formally received a lawmaker in the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Chidi Nwoke, who recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Nwoke. who represents Abakaliki North Constituency, defected alongside the Labour Party chairman in Abakaliki LGA, Mr Innocent Oriji, and the former leader of the Abakaliki...
Kano University ASUU Accuses Govt Of Neglect, Threatens Imminent Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Yusuf Maitama University, Kano, has raised the alarm over a looming crisis with the Kano State Government. The Union accused the government of neglecting its demands. A statement jointly signed by the Branch Chairman and the Secretary, Comrade Mansur Said and Comrade Yusuf Ahmed Gwarzo, respectively, on Wednesday, said three pivotal issues bothering its...
Port Harcourt, Warri Refineries To Be Fully Operational In 2024 – Ifeanyi Ubah
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Ifeanyi Ubah, has said that two refineries- Port Harcourt and Warri would be fully operational by the end of 2024. Ubah said plans have already been put in place to achieve the target, stressing that the Kaduna Refinery would also be operational before the end of next year. READ ALSO: Yobe Assembly Finally Amends...
Yobe Assembly Finally Amends Hisbah Law, Defines Duties Of Executive Chair, State Commandant
The Yobe State House of Assembly has amended the law that established Hisbah Commission to separate the functions of office of the Executive Chairman and State Commandant of the Commission. The House amended the law after adopting the report of its standing committee on Justice and Religious Affairs on the amendment law. Shedding more light, the chairman of the committee, Hon...
Insecurity: Troops Get 20 Armored Personnel Carriers
The Ministry of Defence, MoD, on Wednesday handed over 20 newly acquired Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the Defence Headquarters to enhance the professional capabilities of the Nigerian Armed Forces troops. This is contained in a statement by Ibrahim Kana, Permanent Secretary of the MoD in Abuja on Thursday. NAN reports that the APCs were handed over to Chief of Defence...
Northern Elders Unhappy With Tinubu’s Lopsided Appointments — Prof. Dikwa
Prof Khalifa Dikwa, the Dean of Borno Elders Forum, has said that most of the appointments by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are either weak or lopsided. Dikwa stated this while commenting on the 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He accused the Tinubu administration of provoking Nigerians by introducing harsh...
Cybersecurity Levy: Peter Obi Hits FG, Alleges Plan To Milk A Dying Economy
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has berated the President Bola Tinubu-led government for the imposition of the cybersecurity levy on Nigerians. He said on Wednesday in a series of posts on his X handle that the government was only interested in milking a dying economy instead of nurturing it...
Gov. Otti Sends Judicial Service Commission Nominees For Screening [See List]
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has approved the re-constitution of the members of the Abia State Judicial Service Commission. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kazie Uko made this known on a statement. This governor has therefore forwarded names of four nominees to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The nominees include; 1. Mr. Chibuzo Irobi – Member...
