Month: August 2021
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Banks Refund N89 Billion To Customers in June, CBN
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele, Thursday disclosed that commercial banks refunded N89.2 billion to customers over complaints at the end of June 2021. Emefiele made the disclosure during a CBN Fair held simultaneously in Cross River and Akwa Ibom with the theme “Promoting financial stability and economic development”. Represented…
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Fedpoffa Rector Congratulates Alumni Association Over Appointment of Member by Tech Giant, Microsoft
Rector of The Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria, Dr Lateef Ademola Olatunji has congratulated the Alumni Association of the Polytechnic on the appointment of one of its members, Mrs Olatomiwa Williams as Nigeria’s country Manager for Microsoft. Dr. Olatunji in his goodwill message commended the worthwhile exploration of Mrs Williams to be considered worthy…
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Ex-president’s Son, Aminu Arrested, Detained For ‘Killing’ Four People
The late President Umaru Yar’Adua’s son, 36-year-old Aminu, has been arrested for killing four people in Yola. On Thursday, a magistrates’ court in Yola remanded Mr Yar’Adua in prison custody for crushing four people to death in an auto crash in Yola. The late president’s son, a student of the American University of Nigeria (AUN),…
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Kyari: DSS Denies Arresting Innocent Nigerians
The Department of State Services (DSS), has denied allegations of arresting and detaining some innocent Nigerians on the orders of some powerful citizens. DSS Public Relations Officer Peter Afunaya, who made this known said the service has a Standard Operation Procedure on the Criminal Justice Administration, which it has been following over the years. The…
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Football Star, Ronaldo Offers Scholarship To Students
Renowned football star, Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday offered to sponsor students wishing to continue their studies at eCampus University. The five-time Ballon D’or winner disclosed this via his official social media handle. Ronaldo, 38, said he would be supporting 24 selected candidates to realise their dreams of graduating from school, urging them to apply for…
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Tetfund To Build 160,000-bed Capacity Hostel in 100 Public Universities
The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, has disclosed plans by the fund to construct 160,000-bed capacity hostel accommodation in 100 public universities across the country. Mr Imam made this disclosure on Wednesday during a hearing on the utilisation of staff intervention programme at the Gombe State University. According…
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Hushpuppi: Group Consults U.S Based Law Firms To Defend Abba Kyari
Concerned Advocates For Good Governance, a political pressure group, says it has consulted U.S based law firms to defend former Head of Police Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari. This is contained in a statement signed by the group’s President-General, Olusegun Bamgbose in Owerri on Wednesday. Mr Bamgbose, who noted that the embattled police officer…
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Court Restrains FG, AGF From Arresting, Blocking Igboho’s Bank Accounts
Justice Ladiean Akintola of Oyo High Court has granted an ex-parte motion restraining the Department of State Security (DSS) and Attorney General of the Federation from arresting, intimidating, harassing, and blocking bank accounts of Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. The order was granted following an ex-parte motion moved by his lawyer Chief Yomi Aliu…
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Suspended Super Cop, Kyari Appears Before Police Panel
The embattled Police Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP , Abba Kyari, has appeared before the Special Investigation Panel, headed by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department, Joseph Egbunike. Kyari, presented his defence to the SIP at the Force headquarters,Abuja, on Tuesday. Punch gathered that the SIP ended the session…
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Explainer: Why US Is Keen in Extraditing Abba Kyari
Following Peoples Gazette report that brought the controversial link between suspended police boss,Abba Kyari and Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi to the fore of some Nigerians last week which prompted a judge in the United States to issue a warrant of arrest for the embattled DCP, questions have spread as to why US is keen in…