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Police Begin Documentation Of Successful Candidates For Recruitment Exercise
The Niger State Police Command has urged successful candidates in the ongoing ninth regular course intake to the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil Kano, to prepare for screenings. The command said in a statement issued in Minna on Thursday that physical and credential screening would begin from September 26 to October 1 at Police Secondary School, Minna by 8 a.m daily. The...
EFCC Convicts Babatunde Rufai, “Wear It All” Boutique Owner For Fraud
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted and sentenced one Babatunde Rufai, also known as Richard Abben, to nine months in prison for internet fraud. The convict, Babatunde Rufai, who is the owner and promoter of “Wear It All Boutique” in Lekki, Lagos, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,...
NBC Marks 33rd Anniversary, DG Reaffirms Commitment To Digital Transition, Quality Broadcasting
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) today celebrated its 33rd anniversary with a renewed commitment to professionalism, local content development, and Nigeria’s digital broadcasting transition. https://youtu.be/YEG47Dkxk7c In a statement, the Director-General of NBC, Charles Ebuebu, said the anniversary is not just about numbers but about the values of integrity, service, and professionalism that have sustained the Commission since its establishment. He recalled the...
INEC Presents Certificates To Winners Of Saturday’s Rerun, By-Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday issued Certificates of Return to winners of Saturday’s rerun and by-election. The presentation was done at the INEC headquarters, Abuja. Those who got the certificates included Prof. Anthony Okorie, Senator-elect for Ebonyi South, Mr Pam Dachungyang, Senator-elect for Plateau North and Musa Mustapha, Senator-elect for Yobe East. Others were Ifeanyi Ozokwe, Rep-elect for Nnewi...
Naira Notes: Why FG Should Also Obey Court Order Releasing Nnamdi Kanu — Ejimakor
Aloy Ejimakor, the special counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said those asking the Federal Government to comply with the Supreme Court judgment extending the deadline on the old naira notes should also ask it to comply with the court ruling that released Kanu. The lawyer stated this in a Twitter post...
Trump To Make Acquisition Of U.S. Citizenship Harder With Revised Civics Test
The Trump administration is moving to make it harder for immigrants to gain U.S. citizenship by reinstating a tougher version of the naturalization civics test first introduced in 2020. The proposed changes would expand the pool of possible questions from 100 to 128 and require applicants to answer 12 out of 20 correctly to pass. The current test requires six...
We’ll Reject N100,000 “Starvation Wage”, Labour Vows, Set To Resume Strike Tuesday
The Organised Labour says it won’t accept any ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 “starvation wage” as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Chris Onyeka, an Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), stated this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief show on Monday. He insisted on ₦250,000, labour’s latest demand at the last meeting of the Tripartite Committee on Minimum...
Traders Lament 55.5% Increase In Ram Prices
Ram vendors in the Ibafo, Kara, and Agege markets of Ogun and Lagos states bemoaned low patronage on Wednesday as Nigerians prepared for the Eid-El-Kabir holiday, attributing it to the economic downturn and growing costs. The traders who spoke separately with our correspondents said there was a decline in patronage compared to what was applicable last year because of the...
Reno Omokri Slams El-Rufai Over Muslim Dominance Comment
Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, has slammed Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, for commenting on Muslims’ dominance of power in the state. Omokri was reacting to statements allegedly credited to El-Rufai in which he told his audience before handing over to his successor that the Islamic dominance in Kaduna had been successfully replicated in Nigeria and that...
“You’ll Face The Consequences Of Your Actions”, Abia Govt Warns Churches Over COVID-19 Safety Protocols
The Abia state government has expressed dissatisfaction with activities of some churches and markets in the state, accusing them of not keeping to safety rules in curtailment of the spread of coronavirus. ABN TV reports The Abia government accused some churches of paying lips services by flouting the 50 person maximum per stream in each service and other safety protocols. In...
