The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Oyo State Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service have vowed to join forces in tackling illegal mining activities in the States. These agencies made the commitment on Thursday, August 17, 2023 when the Acting Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Ibadan, ACE I Halima Mustafa Rufa’u …
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The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Maritime Police Command, AIG Susan U. Akem-Horsfall is displeased at fallacious and misleading news going round the social and online media about extortion in Maritime Police Command, Force Headquarters Annex, Lagos. In a statement signed by ASP Ehinmode Rowland,Ag. Police Public Relations Officer,Maritime Police Command, Lagos, the publication is absolute falsehood and denigrating. The statement …
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AJAGBE ADEYEMI TESLIM Lagos based journalist and publisher of popular Nigerian online news platform, August24news.com Ajagbe Adeyemi Teslim has concluded plans to present the Chief of Staff to Lagos State Governor, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, with a golden birthday frame. The presentation has been scheduled for August 24, as part of activities to mark his 59th birthday. Our reporter gathered that …
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Mathew Uzoamaka Ajuobi, the MD of Areatech Construction, has absconded after he was caught red handed practicing homosexuality. The Abia State born realtor escaped by whiskers from a mob that attacked him at Ejigbo, Lagos State on Saturday 19 August, 2023. A neighbour who saw the two men engaging in the illicit act was said to have called the …
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Yeye Ajesikemi Omolara, the Isese devotee, bullied by the Muslim group, Majlisu Shabab li Ulamahu Society, in Ilorin, into canceling a scheduled Isese Festival in the state, has blamed social media for many of the ongoing religious conflicts in the country. Yeye Omolara was harassed in July by Muslim clerics who stormed her home, claiming to have been sent by …
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President, National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), Idorenyen ‘Idy’ Enang and Producer, of the renowned Laffmattaz Comedy and Music Show, Gbenga Adeyinka the 1st (GCON), are set to speak at the ‘The Dotun Adesua Symposium’ themed “Nurturing Creative Talents for Nation-Building”. This highly anticipated inaugural symposium aims to explore the power of creative minds in driving national progress and …
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An 84-year-old man, Gabriel Ahuwa, has been arrested by operatives of Edo State Police Command, for allegedly killing his 75-year-old wife over refusal to have sex with him. The octogenarian was among the 198 suspects paraded by the State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor. The suspects were arrested for various offenses ranging from alleged armed robbery, kidnapping, unlawful possession …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command on Thursday, August 17, 2023, arraigned Solomon Ngbede, Ancha Onyekachi and Suleiman Mustapha before Justice O.I Adelaja of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Kubwa, Abuja on separate one count charges bordering on internet fraud. Ngbede’s charge read, “that you, Solomon Ngbede sometime in 2023 at Abuja within the …
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Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and Officials of the Nigerian Army on Tuesday agreed to strengthen their partnership on traffic management in Lagos. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, revealed this in a press statement. In a video clip trending on Monday, some soldiers were seen beating up a LASTMA official, in …
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President Bola Tinubu is considering a “temporary subsidy” on petrol as crude oil prices and foreign exchange rates continue to soar, TheCable understands. There is yet no final decision, presidency sources told TheCable, but the proposal is “firmly on the table” as Nigerians continue to groan under harsh economic realities following the removal of petrol subsidy in May 2023. Already, …
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