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Why Sanusi had to go as CBN Gov — Jonathan

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Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Nigeria and ex-governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, during his tenure, and now Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, yesterday openly disagreed over the sack of the latter. Sanusi had said in the book he co-authored with the former Minister of Finance, Shamsudeen Usman, that the former President sacked him because he blew the whistle on the $ 49.8 billion allegedly stolen from the government’s coffers during his tenure. But replying to the monarch, Jonathan said he (Sanusi) was only suspended over the…

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Akwa Ibom First Lady is dead

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Wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, Mrs Patience Umo Eno, is dead. The state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, announced the First Lady’s death in a press statement issued in the early hours of Friday. According to the commissioner, the First Lady died at a hospital on September 26, 2024, surrounded by family members The statement titled “Unexpected Sunset” read, “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of the Wife of the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Her Excellency, Pastor Mrs. Patience Umo…

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Puff Daddy in legal troubles over sexual abuse Allegations

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Rapper and music mogul, Sean Combs, known as P Diddy or Puff Daddy, credited with launching the careers of major stars, has been in the spotlight over sexual abuse allegations. Combs was arrested on Monday, September 16, by federal agents in New York after facing months of civil lawsuits alleging sex trafficking, sexual abuse and rape. Combs, who was denied bail twice, is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. According to The Independent, federal prosecutors in a newly unsealed indictment accuse Combs and his associates of coercing…

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Bobrisky: Falana threatens lawsuit as Minister orders probe into bribery allegations

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Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, on Wednesday, ordered a thorough investigation into allegations of bribery within the Nigerian Correctional Service. Although the minister did not mention any specific case, his directive comes on the heels of a voice note shared by Martins Otse, a.k.a. VeryDarkMan, in which Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, claimed that after his conviction and sentencing for abuse of the naira notes in April, his godfather, in collaboration with the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, arranged for him to serve his six-month sentence…

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Access Bank sued for ₦100m over unlawful ₦250 deduction instead of ₦50 levy

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Junaid Sanusi, a legal practitioner, who is a customer of Access Bank Plc, has sued the bank for ₦100 million for allegedly deducting his money unlawfully. While arguing his originating summons before the Federal High Court at Ibadan on Monday, Sanusi informed the court that he operated a savings account with Access Bank Plc. He said that while going through his account he discovered that the bank was deducting more than ₦50 as an electronic levy stipulated by the Finance Act. “What is provided in the Finance Act is that…

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Lagos community protests high electricity tariff, demands exclusion from Band A

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Aboru Estate residents in Lagos State, took to the streets on Wednesday to protest the high cost associated with the Band A electricity tariff. Band A customers are entitled to a minimum of 20 hours of electricity supply daily, but Aboru residents voiced concerns over the high charges and demanded a reclassification to Band B. Protesters carried placards with messages such as, “Re-migrate our communities to Band B. Electricity is a right, not a privilege. Scrap all bands; stop the inequality. This tariff is unjust. Enough is enough.” Currently, customers…

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Coup plot: Presidential guard, two others arrested in Republic of Benin

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Republic of Benin prosecutors announced on Wednesday that three prominent figures, including the commander of the presidential guard, have been arrested on suspicion of planning a coup d’etat in the small West African nation. The two others accused of plotting the coup are a former sports minister and a businessman with close ties to President Patrice Talon. According to Elonm Mario Metonou, the special prosecutor at Benin’s court for financial crimes and terrorism, the alleged coup was set to take place on Friday. “It appears the Republican Guard commander in…

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EFCC files fresh 16 charges against Yahaya Bello over N110bn fraud, property scam

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed 16-count charges against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, Umar Shuaibu Oicha, and Abdulsalam Hudu at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. The charges, filed on September 24, 2024, in Case No: CR/7781, include conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, and possession of unlawfully obtained property. The case is pending before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. Key allegations include conspiracy to commit criminal breach of trust involving N110.4 billion in 2016 and misuse of…

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Sexual harassment: Army clears Colonel, discharges female accuser over ‘mental health’

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The Nigerian Army has cleared Colonel Ishaya Ibrahim, a senior officer of the Nigerian Army, of any wrongdoing following allegations of sexual harassment, cyberbullying, and defamation brought against him by ex-Private, Ruth Ogunleye. The army also revealed that Ogunleye had been discharged from service due to mental health issues, which were confirmed through independent medical examinations conducted by the National Hospital. This was disclosed by Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, during a briefing on Tuesday. He said, “The Nigerian Army deems it necessary to address a…

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CBN hikes interest rate to 27.25%, Unemployment rises to 5.3%

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According to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, Nigeria’s unemployment rate has grown by 1.2 percent. This came on a day the Central Bank of Nigeria also raised the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, by 27.25 per cent. The NBS, which disclosed this in its Nigeria Labour Force Survey Report released yesterday, said: “The unemployment rate for Q1 2024 was 5.3%, showing an increase from 5.0% recorded in Q3 2023. The unemployment rate among males was 4.3% and 6.2% among females. By place of residence, the unemployment rate was 6.0% in…

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