Government Begins payment Of Batch A and B of N-Power Beneficiaries

With the removal of technical hurdles, the Federal Government has resumed payment of allowances to remaining Batch A and B of N-Power volunteers. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Bashir Nura Alkali, in a statement, confirmed that payment has resumed after solving problems of system setbacks. Alkali explained that the accounts of the …

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Gbenga Adeyinka Commiserates with Oyo Former First Lady over Mother’s Demise

Veteran comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka De 1st, has commiserated with the former First Lady of Oyo State, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, over the death of her mother, Mrs Victoria Amudoaghan.  Mrs Amudoaghan who died last Thursday at 78 years, was a Catholic and member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos. The late Victoria Amudoaghan was a very hardworking …

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ABUAD Leads Nigeria’s Drive For Food Sufficiency

Whereas individuals across the globe see it as a conventional university, but the  Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD, has more to its conventional status. At the moment, the university which sits on several hectares of land, leads in the supply of agricultural produce to markets across the States of Nigeria through its ABUAD Farms. The large farm is powered by …

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Court awards N20bn damages against DSS for raiding Igboho’s house

Justice Ladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court has declared the raid conducted by the Department of State Service on the residence of Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, in Ibadan as illegal. The court also ordered DSS to pay N20 billion to Igboho as exemplary and aggravated damages. Akintola described DSS’ action as “arbitrary aggression …

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SCOA Boss Commends Unity Bank, Others for Facilitating Supply of N15.5B worth of Trucks, Equipment to Julius Berger

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of SCOA Nigeria Plc, Dr. Massad Boulos has commended Unity Bank Plc and other banks for facilitating a credit facility of N15.5 billion for the importation and supply of 33 MAN Platform Trucks and equipment to construction giant, Julius Berger Plc. The equipment is to be deployed for the construction of the 380km Abuja-Kaduna-Kano …

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Bawa has received medical attention, back at his desk —EFCC

The Economic and Financial Commission says its Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has received medical attention after he broke down while presenting a brief address and was rushed out of the banquet hall at the presidential villa on Thursday. EFCC Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, made this known in a statement titled, ‘Bawa Is Hale and Hearty – EFCC’. He said, …

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Just In: EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, Slumps

Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has slumped at the third National Identity Day celebration at the Banquet Hall Villa. Mr. Bawa who was delivering a goodwill message suddenly stopped, staggered back to his seat, and laid down. Professor Isa Pantami and other dignitaries held him, after some time, he was guided out of Nigeria’s …

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CP Odumosu’s Officers Reject N500, 000 Bribe, Nab Robbery, Cultist Suspects

The discipline and intuitions Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu of Lagos State Police Command has inculcated into the officers and men of the Command have started yielding fruits. In a statement signed by the Command’s spokesman, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, Odumosu’s renewed determination to ensure criminals no longer have field day in Lagos has led to the arrest of criminals in the past …

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Ex-EFCC chair Magu still on FG payroll as police officer –Minister

The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, has said that former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, CP Ibrahim Magu, is still on the Federal Government’s payroll as a police officer despite his suspension by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). The minister spoke when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ current …

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