EFCC Arraigns Ilorin Civil Servant for False Information

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned a 43-year old Kwara State civil servant, Lambe Binta, before Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin for giving false information. Binta was arraigned on Monday, September 12, 2022 on one-count charge bordering on internet fraud and possession of fraudulent funds.

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Why we withheld results – WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has restated that all withheld results in its examinations were as a result of alleged malpractices. The Head, National Office (HNO) Mr Patrick Areghan, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Areghan was speaking against the backdrop of reports in some sections of the media, …

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Breaking: Lagos Assembly Summons Commissioner For Failure 

The Lagos State Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure, Arch. Kabiru Abdullahi, was on Tuesday saved by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, from being sanctioned by lawmakers during plenary. The lawmakers had complained that Arch. Abdullahi disrespected the House of Assembly by refusing to honour an invitation of a committee of the House which …

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2023: INEC Delists 1.1m Newly Registered Voters

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has delisted 1.1 million newly registered voters ahead of the 2023 general elections.  INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said this in a statement on Tuesday. “As Nigerians are aware, the cleaning up of the register of voters using the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) is ongoing since …

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Gen. Buratai commissions projects at Buratai Institute for War and Peace, Nigerian Army University 

As a mark of honour and respect, His Excellency, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd), former Chief of Army Staff, on Wednesday, 7 September 2022, commissioned two projects at the Tukur Buratai Institute for War and Peace (TBIWP), Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB), located at Buratai town.  The projects, a modern storehouse and a souvenir shop, were in honour of …

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African Researchers hold Symposium on Africa’s Development

A group of African researchers under the name Alafarika for Study and Consultancy had recently on August 26 and 27, 2022 organized a virtual symposium titled “Knowledge Creation and Dissemination in Africa”, which researchers in African affairs from Morocco, Nigeria, Mali, Mauritania, Egypt, and the Central African Republic participated to come up with model for African Development. The participants commended …

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Traditional worshippers perform rituals over killing of Akeem Adebisi by Church members 

Yusuf Muhammed  Traditional worshipers at Gbirimi community has performed rituals to appease the gods of the community over the killing of a traditional worshipper, Akeem Adebisi by church members during Oro festival in the community recently. According to Akindele Olasukami a.k.a Agbomola, the ritual (sacrifice) is necessary, because without it there will be no peace in the community.  “We are …

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Agege Railway Police Station abandoned after #EndSars attack 

Yusuf Muhammed  Two years after the #Endsars attack on Railway Police Station at Agege, Lagos State, it has been abandoned by the authorities concerned. The station was one of the police formations attacked during the protests.  A visit by our reporter to the station revealed a terrible condition with which officers and men of the Nigeria Police operate as there …

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Rights group applauds appointment of Dr Ewenla by Gani Adams 

Yusuf Muhammed The Human Rights Advocacy Of Nigeria has applauded the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Adams for affirming the appointment of Dr Adedipe Dauda Ewenla as the national Local Government inter-relation committee chairman of OPC.  Dr Adedipe Dauda Ewenla was given the appointment in 2018 before Gani Adams recently reaffirmed it.  Dr Ewenla has been a …

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