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Updated: Plateau Assembly Speaker Impeached
Sixteen Lawmakers out of the 24 members of the Plateau house of Assembly have impeached the Speaker of the hallowed chamber, Hon Abok Ayuba Nuhu. Nuhu was replaced with Sanda Yakubu, who hails from Pingana constituency of Bassa Local Government Area of the state. The unusual sitting on Thursday morning, presided by the Deputy Speaker,…
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NCS Releases Names, Photos of Escaped Inmates
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS, on Wednesday, released some names and images of 122 inmates who escaped from the Abolongo Custodial Centre in Oyo State last week Friday. The inmates escaped after unknown gunmen invaded and attacked the correctional centre at about 10pm on Friday, October 22. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola had on Sunday…
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Updated: Google ‘Removes’ Recently Launched eNaira App From Playstore
Barely two days after the launched of Nigeria’s digital currency, eNaira Wallet, the application has been removed from Google Play Store over purported series of complaints escalated by the users. Check by this medium reveals that the the app is currently available on the Apple app store with 2.6 over 5 ratings. The digital currency…
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Ogun Man Dragged To Court For Addressing Married Woman as ‘babe’ in WhatsApp Chat
Ogun State police command has dragged one Sikiru Jamiu, to Ijebu Ode magisterial district for addressing a married woman, Opeyemi Adegbesan as “babe” in a WhatsApp chat. According to the case filed on October 20, Mr Jamiu, a resident of Ijebu Ode, committed the offence at 08:02 a.m. on September 19. Jamiu is accused of…
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EFCC Displays CD of 51,933 Pages of Exhibit Found on Naira Marley’s iPhone
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, displayed before a Federal High Court, Lagos, virtual projection of a Compact Disc (CD) with 51,933 pages analysis of the iPhone of Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley. The EFCC projected the virtual, through its second witness, Mr Augustine Anosike, a forensic analyst. Anosike was…
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Former Senate President Breaks Silence After EFCC Invitation
Former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, has spoken on his invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Anyim, In a statement issued on Tuesday by his media adviser, Sam Nwaobasi, said his principal was not arrested but voluntarily went to the commission to clarify his…
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FG Lists 1,620 Properties Seized From Ex-Minister, Others For Sales
By Vanguard 1,620 items including cars, houses, phones, laptops, vessels listed The Federal Government has begun the process for the valuation of property belonging to several politically exposed persons, including the embattled former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The Diezani property located in highbrow Banana Island Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, include 18 flats and…
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FG Approves N30 billion For Polytechnics, Colleges of Education
The Federal Government has approved N30 billion for polytechnics and colleges of education in the country. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, disclosed this at a round table organized by ASUP in Abuja, with the theme, “Repositioning Nigeria’s Polytechnics for National Relevance and Global Competitiveness.” The Minister, who was represented by the Executive Secretary,…
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Police Detonate Explosive Devices, IEDs at Oyo Correctional Centre
One of the IEDs planted by the gunmen before the correctional facility was attacked last week 📸 Nigerian Tribune
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Mixed Reactions Trail Newly Launched Mobile App, eNaira, as Over 40,000 Users Download App
24hours after the official launch of the digital currency, eNaira by the central bank of Nigeria, mixed reactions have started trailing the apps as about 50,000 Nigerians have downloaded the application. This is as many users gave negative reviews of the application. On Google Play Store, the application is rated two stars of the obtainable…
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