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Witness Chronicles Content of 2,410 Messages Analysed in Naira Marley’s iPhone
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday heard that 2,410 short messages were analysed from the iPhone of Nigerian musician Azeez Fashola, (aka Naira Marley), charged with cybercrime. A second prosecution witness, Mr Augustine Anosike, narrated how the messages as well as different credit card numbers were extracted from the defendant’s phone. The Economic…
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MURIC Lists Potential Yoruba Candidates For 2023 Presidential Election
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has insisted on a presidential candidate from the Yoruba Muslim, ahead of the 2023 politicking. MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, on Monday in a statement argued that no Yoruba Muslim has ever occupied Aso Rock either as a president or vice president since independent in 1960 whereas three Yoruba Christians…
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Kwara Arabic School Flogging: Committee Submits Report, Makes Recommendations
The 11-member committee set up by the Kwara State Government to investigate the corporal punishment meted on some Arabic school students in Ganmo has submitted its report. Presenting the report to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday, chairman of the committee and a former Grand Kadi of the state, Justice Idris Haroon, said their recommendations included…
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CBN Releases Guidelines For eNaira
Following the launch of the eNaira, the application for the digital currency introduced by the CBN has become available for download, with more than 5000 downloads within hours of the launch. This is as the apex bank released regulatory guidelines which stipulate that charges for transactions that originate from the eNaira platform will be free…
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eNaira: CBN Assures Nigerians of Free Transactions For 90 Days
The Central Bank of Nigeria has assured Nigerians that all transactions conducted on the newly launched digital currency platform, eNaira will be free for 90 days. The bank, however, stated that it will revert to its guide on applicable charges by banks and other financial and non-financial institutions at the end of the stated period.…
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Fake News: Nigerian Army Engages Social Media Bloggers, Online Journalists
The Nigerian Army says it is engaging social media bloggers and online journalists in the country to combat the fake news syndrome. The Chief of Civil Military Affair, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, stated this at the 15th Edition of Social Media Influencers Seminar for social media bloggers and online journalists in Kaduna on Monday. Kangye, who…
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Suspected Bandits Kill 17 Worshippers in Niger Mosque
No fewer than 17 worshippers have been killed by suspected bandits in a mosque in an early morning attack in Maza Kuka village in Mashegu local government area of Niger State. Another 18 persons people were said to have been abducted during the attack on Monday. The gunmen invaded the community in motorcycles while the…
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JAMB Issues Fresh Directive To Institutions Running Part-time, Sandwich, Other Programs
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,has directed universities and other tertiary institutions in the country running degree programmes from directly admitting candidates on their sandwich, distance learning, part-time and other programmes. The board insisted that henceforth,all admissions to the various programmes in the nation’s higher institutions must be processed through it, warning the institutions against…
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Recruitment: Police Give Updates For Successfully Screened Applicants
The Department of Training and Development of the Nigeria Police Force has announced the continuation of the 2020 recruitment exercise, saying that all applicants who have been screened successfully for the recruitment exercise last year 2020 should proceed to the next stage of the recruitment exercise. Such candidates are advised to check the police recruitment…
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LASU Management To Refund 50% Of Students Tuition Fee Every Session
Lagos State University (LASU) has promised to refund 50 per cent of school fees to students with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.50 in every session. Vice-Chancellor of LASU, Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, revealed the existence of this new policy during the matriculation ceremony of the 2020/2021 students on Monday. She said the policy was…
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