The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to make Nigeria’s Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), currently under the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), totally independent. The bill was passed after a conference committee of both houses of the National Assembly sat to harmonise differences in their reports. The report was laid and considered at the […]
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Suspected Sea Pirates have killed two persons and injured three others in Ayama community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The pirates, according to a witness, invaded the community on Monday at about 9 p.m. and shot sporadically into the crowd of indigenes. Confirming the development, the Spokesman of the Police Command in the state, […]
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A federal capital territory court (FCT) court has granted bail to Maryam Sanda, the woman who allegedly stabbed her husband to death, Bilyamin Bello, over allegations of infidelity. Bello was the son of a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Halilu Yusuf, the judge, granted her bail on Wednesday after considering the medical […]
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Ace Nigerian musician, Ayo Balogun, better known as Wizkid has been billed to perform alongside Damian Marley and other international artistes at the 2018 edition of the Afropunk Festival in Paris, France. Afropunk is a festival and cultural movement that celebrates empowerment, diversity, and individuality. The festival, which showcases a diverse lineup of artists and […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says it remitted N857.36 billion to the federation account in 2017. The Corporation disclosed this in a statement on its Monthly Financial and Operations Report for December 2017, released, on Tuesday in Abuja. It also said that it remitted N19 billion to the Federal Government for debt repayment, while […]
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The Forbes magazine has named the Amazon founder and chief executive, Jeff Bezos, as the world’s richest man with 112bn dollar fortune. Bezos replaced the Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, who fell back into second place with $90bn. Forbes calculated that Bezos’s fortune, which is mostly held in Amazon shares, increased by 39.2bn dollars over the past year. The […]
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The Supreme Court has ruled against Colonel Sambo Dasuki by stating that the detention of former National Security Adviser was not at the instance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that put him on trial. The apex court held that the bails granted Mr. Dasuki in respect of criminal charges brought against him […]
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Jesse Lingard gave Manchester United the win over Chelsea during Sunday’s Premier League action, scoring the final goal in a 2-1 triumph. Willian gave the Blues a deserved lead just past the half-hour mark, but United soon hit back through Romelu Lukaku. The Red Devils improved after the break, and Lingard powered home a header […]
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The Federal Government has confirmed that 110 students of the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State, are so far unaccounted for, after insurgents believed to be from a faction of Boko Haram invaded their school on Monday (19 Feb. 2018). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the figure […]
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Manchester City on Sunday to win the first trophy of the Pep Guardiola era with three of their veteran players scoring in an emphatic 3-0 win against Arsenal at Wembley. Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva were all on the scoresheet as City lifted the trophy for the fifth time — only Liverpool have won […]
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