The Abia State Police Command has arrested a Senior Secondary School 3 (SS3) student in Abia State, identified as Obinna Nwatu for stage-managing his own kidnap with intent to extort money from his mother, Mrs. Rose Nwatu. The 17-year-old suspect faked his kidnap in order to extort money from his mother who he claimed is stingy. Commissioner of Police in …
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The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, has promised that the state legislature will continue to support the fight against drug abuse and its effects on the youths and residents of the state. Obasa made the promise when he played host to top officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) led …
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The Inspector General of Police, Mr Usman Baba, on Thursday assured that there was no plan to reinstate the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) into the Nigeria Police Force. Mr Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Mba explained that the clarification followed reports making the rounds both online and offline …
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Faisal, son of the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, was yesterday convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The court, in a judgement delivered by trial Justice Okon Abang, found Faisal guilty on all the three-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, …
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Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said billions of naira are frequently diverted by corrupt pension managers. He stated this at a two-day national summit tagged: “Eradication of Pension Fraud in Nigeria.” Bawa said the EFCC as the coordinating agency for the enforcement of all economic and financial crimes laws, is conversant with the …
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The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved N1.25 trillion as an amendment to the 2021 budget. This followed a request brought to the House by Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu recently. The approval was made through a voice vote of members at the sitting presided over by Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, Obasa, thereafter, ordered …
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The Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) of the National Assembly have expressed the readiness of youths in Nigeria to take over the affairs of the nation during a two-day national retreat held in Lagos. The retreat themed ‘Youth Alliance – Towards 2023 General Elections’ is aimed at bringing Nigerian youths together for the purpose of ensuring that power is handed over …
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Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, a former President of the Nigerian Senate, has told youths nursing the ambition to run in the 2023 presidential election to shelve the idea. Saraki said it was already too late for such persons to stand any chance of winning an election in this country, adding that the system is too rigid. The former Senate President …
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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off its month-long strike, set to resume on Wednesday. In August, the doctor’s union embarked on strike following a disagreement with the federal government over the non-availability of medical equipment at public tertiary hospitals. In a communique signed by the Nigerian Medical Association, Secretary-General Ekpe Philips Uche, after the meeting held …
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The Federal Government on Sunday threw its weight behind moves by herdsmen to sue southern governors over the anti-open grazing bill they recently signed into law. The Special Assistant (Media) to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr Umar Gwandu, who disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH, said Nigerians whose rights had been violated could …
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