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Pension Funds: EFCC Quizzes Ex-Kano Governor
Former Kano Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, efcc, over alleged mismanagement of N10billion pension cash. The said pension remittances were alleged to have been used to fund a housing project for some cronies. According to a source, the EFCC invited the former Governor following a petition…
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Anambra Guber Poll:Governor, INEC Top Official in Trouble Over $4 million Bribe
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor A Southeast governor and a top national official of the Independent National Electoral Commission have run into trouble with security agencies over a princely sum of $4 million bribe doled out by the governor as bribe to compromise the November 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State. Saturday Vanguard gathered…
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Recruitment: Nigeria Police Force Sends Message To Applicants
The Nigeria Police Force in partner with the Police Service Commission have revealed the plan to conclude the ongoing 2020 recruitment exercise of Ten Thousand (10,000) Police Constables into the service of the Nigeria Police Force. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Uba stated this in a release sighted by Vreporters on Saturday. According to…
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Mobile theft: How To Block Your Sim Card, Bank Accounts
Losing one’s mobile phone, digital wallet or having them stolen can be very frustrating, particularly if the number in the phone is linked to your bank account. If you find yourself in this situation, the first thing do is to block your bank account to prevent unauthorized person from withdrawing your money or having further…
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COVID-19: FG Releases Updated Travel Protocols
The Federal Government has released an updated travel protocol into Nigeria effective Monday, 25th October, 2021. The development was contained in a statement by Chairman of Presidential Steering Committee/ Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. The statement read in part, “travellers arriving in Nigeria must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result…
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Untold Story of Female Corp Member Dehumanized by Military Officer
By The Nation More than one month after the video of her public humiliation by a female military officer Lieutenant Chika Viola Anele went viral, the pains of Ifeyinwa Fidelis, a serving youth corps member, are yet to be assuaged. She is alarmed that the military authorities have not pursued justice for her and mete…
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How I Was Treated by DSS Operatives, Veteran Nollywood Actor
Nollywood actor, Chinwetalu Agu, has revealed how he was treated by the operatives of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services (DSS) while he was in their custody. Agu was arrested in Onitsha, Anambra State by soldiers last week for putting on a Biafran outfit and conveyed to the Nigerian Army headquarters, Enugu.…
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OAU Graduate, Nine Other Nationals Shortlisted For Journalism Award
A Young Nigerian journalist, Uthman Samad has been shortlisted for 2021 Thomson Foundation award for journalists blazing the trail in the media space. Samad, a graduate of English and literary studies from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, is the only Nigerian among ten young journalists shortlisted for the prestigious award. Samad who currently works for…
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More Nigerian Universities To Be Among First 1000 in Africa, FG
President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime will get more Nigerian universities in the first 1,000 in Africa, promised Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, insisting it is committed to revamping the educational system in Nigeria. “So, we will give the public university system a pride of place (sic), so that when (the) next global assessment is…
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NCC Gives Update on Deployment of 5G Network
The Nigerian Communications Commission has reiterated its 97 per cent readiness for the implementation of the fifth generation technology in Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, re-affirmed this at the annual African Tech Alliance Forum held in Lagos on Wednesday. This is according to a statement titled ‘NCC Upbeat on Plans…