An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, on Wednesday sentenced a 47-year old Adungba Taiwo to eight months imprisonment for stealing 34 pieces of iron doors valued at N805,000. The Convict, whose address was not provided, had pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing. In her judgment, the Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Adeyemi, sentenced the convict […]
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NIGERIA – The minister of power, Abubakar Aliyu, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently investigating the controversial award of the $5.8 billion Mambilla hydro-electric power project to Sunrise Power. Recall that Sunrise has taken Nigeria to arbitration alleging breach of contract, but the manner of the award of the contract […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced a ‘Work Nation’ programme for the N-Power Batch C beneficiaries whose arrangement with the scheme ended recently. This was made known in a statement on Wednesday morning by the National Social Investment Management System (NASIMS), obtained. NASIMS said the ‘Work Nation’, which is optional, is Africa’s skill acquisition platform, where talents […]
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presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, has dismissed speculations of a plan to stop the use of the bimodal voter registration system (BVAS) in the 2023 elections. Adesina who spoke on Tuesday at a policy dialogue organised to mark the 2022 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI), said there is also no plan […]
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has revealed that the manifesto of his party currently in circulation should be disregarded. Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, said the LP’s manifesto is still under review. He issued the clarification on Monday in a post on his official Twitter handle. According to […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has weighed in on the split between Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed and Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele over the redesigning of naira notes. Recall that shortly after the apex bank announced plans to redesign the naira notes, Ms Ahmed, the finance minister, said that her ministry wasn’t consulted before the […]
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The Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation on Wednesday supervised the conduct of this year’s Annual Public Service Confirmation Examination. The Confirmation Exam, which was Computer-Based Test (CBT), held at 69 Joint Administration and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Centres, nationwide. Speaking to newsmen after inspecting one of the exam centres in Abuja, […]
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of three civil servants and a businessman for defrauding one Alhaji Bala Rabiu of N900,000 for fake Immigration jobs purportedly secured for six of his children. The convicts, Jibrin Babagana, a businessman, Mohammed Rabiu Isa, a civil servant with the State […]
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LAGOS, NIGERIA – The police in Lagos said that four murder cases were reported and recorded in the state in the last seven days. The Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday. Mr Hundeyin said that four persons were arrested in connection with the cases. He […]
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The new governor of Ekiti State, Abiodun Abayomi Oyebanji, who was sworn in on Sunday, has pledged to pursue a vision that will make the State a land of prosperity, opportunity, peace and progress in the next four years. Delivering his inaugural speech shortly after being sworn into office, Oyebanji assured the people of the […]
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