The Nigeria Police Force, has extradited Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), to Nigeria from Niamey, Niger Republic. That was where he was arrested having been declared wanted by a court of competent jurisdiction over a pending criminal trial against him. This is contained in a press statement sent […]
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Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram insurgents, says the group is responsible for the killing of farmers in Borno state. The farmers were killed after Boko Haram attacked them at Zabarmari community in Jere local government area of the state. Babagana Zulum, governor of the state, had said 43 residents were killed while they […]
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Billionaire business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim, has approached the Federal High Court in Lagos with a Motion on Notice seeking the reversal of an interim court order which authorised the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to take over his property over alleged N69.4bn debt. The seizure order was made by Justice Rilwan Aikawa on November […]
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The 36 states governors are to hold teleconference on Wednesday to evolve a new national security order that will ensure safety of lives and property in the country. The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) disclosed this in a statement by its Head, Media and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, on Monday in Abuja. Bello-Barkindo said that […]
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The Nigerian Army’s legal team representing it before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS and Related Abuses has said the panel lacks the power to sanction its clients over the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020. Kehinde Akinlolu, a Senior Advocate […]
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Operatives of intelligence services in collaboration with men of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, on Monday, reportedly arrested Abdulrasheed Maina, in a town in Niger Republic. The Nigerian government had days ago, sought the help of the United States and Niger Republic, in tracking the whereabouts of Maina. Daily Nigeria quotes PR Nigeria as saying that a […]
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The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu, says his comment that the farmers killed in Borno state did not get military clearance to visit their farms, was a response to a question on security operations in the north-east. Recall that on Saturday, suspected Boko Haram members attacked Zabarmari community in […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that beneficiaries of diaspora remittances through the international monetary transfer operators (IMTO) can now such inflows in foreign currency (US Dollar) through the designated bank of their choice. The apex bank in a statement signed by O.S. Nnaji, director of trade & exchange of CBN, said recipients of […]
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Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, carted two highly coveted laurels at the BusinessDay’s Bank and other Financial Institutions Awards (BAFI) winning the Bank of the Year and the International Bank of the Year at the glamorous event held over the weekend. The bank beat other strong contenders – Zenith Bank, Guaranty […]
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Some insurgents believed to be members of Boko Haram have killed at least forty farmers in Zamarmari area of Jere local government area of Borno state. The farmers were killed at Kwashabe village, about 20 kilometers north of Maiduguri, Borno capital. Nasiru Usman, one of the farmers who escaped during the attack, went to town […]
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