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Former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele has won round one in defence of his human right against prolonged detention. The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has declared his prolonged detention without trial as a flagrant violation of his fundamental rights. The court slammed a total of N100m fine against the Federal Government and the Economic Financial Crime Commission and ...
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January, 2024
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9 January
TB Joshua’s motive for attracting Whites to Synagogue revealed
A witness, Agomoh Paul, who is among no fewer than 25 witnesses in the BBC Eye’s three-part expose on the alleged secret life of the late televangelist, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua, said that he was interested in enslaving not just Africans but also Westerners and targeted them with miracles. BBC investigation into allegations of sexual ...
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9 January
6 Questions EFCC will ask Betta Edu today
The scandal involving Edu burst open after a leaked memo revealed that the suspended minister directed the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to transfer N585m to a private account owned by one Oniyelu Bridget, who the ministry claimed currently serves as the Project Accountant, Grants for Vulnerable Groups. The minister had claimed that the N585m payment was meant for ...
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9 January
Betta Edu approves Flight Funds to Kogi – a State with No Airport !
Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, approved funds for flight tickets and airport taxis for her ministry’s staff to Kogi — a state without an airport. A memo, titled ‘The Disbursement Under the 2023 Grant for Vulnerable Groups Programmes in Kogi State, 2023,’ sought N72,374,500 for the minister’s “advanced team” to attend an “event” in Kogi. ...
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8 January
Tinubu Suspends Betta Edu, EFCC’s Probe begins
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced the minister’s suspension in a statement on Monday afternoon. Controversy had enveloped Edu’s alleged involvement in the approval of N585,198,500.00 to be disbursed into a personal account.
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3 January
N50m: LG Chairman regains freedom, Polices says no ransom paid, family keep mum
Chairman, Akwanga Local Area of Nasarawa State, who was abducted by gunmen on Monday has regained freedom. Ramhan Nansel, spokesperson, Nasarawa State Police Command, confirmed the release of the chairman and three others. Nansel, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, confirmed this. The local government chairman and three others were abducted by gunmen at about 8:30pm in Ningo village, Akwanga LGA. ...
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3 January
Davido and Chioma enjoy vacation together with their twins
Netizens gush with pleasure as Davido shares adorable video with his wife Chioma and their twins. The Afrobeats singer shared that he has flown out of the country to enjoy the scenery of the beach and have a good time with his family. He shared an adorable video of him and his wife, each pushing a baby stroller as they ...
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3 January
FG shuts 18 foreign varsity campuses after ‘fake degree story’
The Federal Government has banned 18 foreign universities operating in Nigeria, describing them as “degree mills,’’ warning Nigerians to avoid enrolling in such institutions. The decision was sequel to an undercover investigative report titled, ‘How Daily Nigerian reporter bagged Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeks,’ published by the Daily Nigerian newspaper. The report exposed how some officials of the Beninese ...
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3 January
Cement price to hit N9,000 – Manufacturers
The Cement Producers Association of Nigeria has warned that the ongoing plan of the federal government to introduce concrete roads will raise the price of cement to N9, 000 per bag from the current price of N5, 000. It also called on the current administration to permanently address the perennial cement price hike problem by facilitating larger participation in the ...
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3 January
Arrested ex-minister faces EFCC today over N37.1bn fraud
National Co-ordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, Halima Shehu, is in EFCC custody. She was arrested inside NSIPA’s office at the Federal Secretariat in the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday at about 9 am, and drove Shehu to the EFCC headquarters, Jani, Abuja. It’s over an ongoing probe into the N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered in ...
