Author: Vreporters
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Former JAMB Boss, Dibu Ojerinde Re-arrested
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has re-arrested a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Prof. Adedibu Ojerinde. He was arrested on Thursday in Abuja, the anti-corruption agency spokesperson Azuka Ogugua said. “Prof. Ojerinde’s re-arrest followed a warrant issued by the Federal High Court, Abuja,” she said…
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Former Atiku’s Aide, Michael Achimugu Gives Two Reasons For Exposing PDP Presidential Candidate
A Former assistant to the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Michael Achimugu, said he exposed the corruption allegation against his former boss, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in order to prevent Nigerians from what he described as a great mistake of voting for the PDP flag bearer. Speaking in an interview with Television Continental on Wednesday, Achimugu…
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How Dibu Ojerinde used me to embezzle public funds: Ex-JAMB director
Jimoh Olabisi, a former deputy director, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday, alleged that Dibu Ojerinde, the board’s ex-registrar, instructed him to open a bank account through which the federal government’s money was diverted. Mr Olabisi, who stood as a witness of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), told…
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Coloured Artificial Hair, Dreadlock, 13 Others Outlaw on LASU Campus
The management of the Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo, have directed all its lecturers to ensure they don’t allow any student who dresses indecently into the classroom. The university in a statement by the acting head of Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, Mr Olaniyi Jeariogbe said the vice chancellor of the university, Professor…
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Five Banks Commence Circulation Of N500m To Rural Communities
Five commercial banks including Access Bank, United Bank of Africa, First City Monument Bank, First Bank, and Zenith Bank, in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), have commenced the distribution of the new Naira notes, tagged “Cash Swap,” across rural Communities in Bayelsa State. Launching the campaign in Yenagoa, an Assistant Director of…
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ANALYSIS: Buhari approved Naira redesign but Tinubu rejected it, is all really well within APC?
Daily Trust There’s something about Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. In 2015 when the APC campaign was losing steam based on repeated promises in its nationwide tour, Tinubu changed the tempo in Abeokuta. “When Britain was in trouble, they turned to their General, Winston…
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PDP Loses Governorship Candidate
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Prof Uche Ikonne, is dead. Ikonne’s death was announced in a statement by his son, Dr Chikezie Uche-Ikonne, on Wednesday. The statement read, “I regret to announce the death of my dear father, Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, who died at the National Hospital…
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President Buhari Takes Step To End Fuel Scarcity
Daily Trust President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the constitution of a 14-man steering committee to enforce petroleum products supply and compliance with official prices. This is coming as consumers of petroleum products express outrage over worsening scarcity of the commodity amidst price hikes that have largely become unregulated. While some actors in the petroleum…
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Despite CBN Directive, Bank Caught on Camera Issuing Old Naira Notes (Video)
Despite the directive issued to commercial banks in the country by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to begin the issuance of redesigned naira notes, some banks are flagrantly flouting the directive by issuing out the old naira notes to customers. A bank whose name wasn’t disclosed on Tuesday was caught issuing old Naira Notes…
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Old Naira Notes: Lawmakers Send Message To CBN
The Senate has once again asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the stoppage of the use of old naira notes from January 31 till July 31, 2023. With one week to the deadline for the termination of the use of the old naira notes, federal lawmakers in the Senate…