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Poly SUG president caught during initiation, suspended

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Adegboye Olatunji, the President of the Students Union Government of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, has been arrested for alleged cult activities. A clip of the arrest, which trended on the social media, showed Olatunji and one Olanrewaju Taiwo being taken away by vigilantes and the police. A group of residents, who hailed the arrests in the video, urged security agencies to quiz the student leader for the identities of other members of the cult. “He has his ID card on him. If they interrogate him well, he will…

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Kwara state: Harmony Holdings Ex-Director, Adebayo Sanni loses building to EFCC

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office on February 5, 2020 secured the final forfeiture of a building belonging to Adebayo Sanni, immediate past Executive Director of Harmony Holdings Limited of Kwara State Government. Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin granted the application filed by the counsel to the EFCC, Sesan Ola after the respondent failed to show up in Court to challenge the legality of the proceedings. Ola, while moving the application, told the Presiding Judge that: “My lord, we…

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NYSC: We will continue to prosecute people with fake certificates

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National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has said it will not condone anyone found with fake certificates. The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, raised the alarm over the increase in the number of Nigerians involved in fraudulent foreign degree certificates, he decried the level of harm such certificates could do to the socio-economic life of the country if the holders were inadvertently employed. Speaking at the 2020 Batch A pre-mobilisation workshop held in Asaba, Delta State, Ibrahim said the Corps has been able to apprehend many who present themselves…

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INEC delists 74 political parties

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said it has deleted 74 political parties, and that only 18 political parties survived, including one registered after the elections and another that obtained a court order to avoid de-registration. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, announced that the commission decided to re-register 74 of them. Yakubu said the affected parties failed to meet the criteria provided for by section 225A of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The conditions, according to the said section, include: “breach of any of the requirements for registration as a party,…

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Zenith Bank staff in N700m Fraud

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One of Nigeria’s financial institutions, Zenith Bank Plc is in the news for bad reasons. The bank’s staff, Omotola Fawehinmi managing an account belonging to Mobilng Huil Service Limited was alleged to have shortchanged the customer of the bank to the tune of N700million as a result of debiting the customer’s accounts at different times fraudulently. This fraudulent act of the banker has invited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and prosecution of Fawehinmi has begun at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on a five-count charge of forgery and…

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School girl shot, multiple injuries sustained as Okada riders protest ban at Iyana Ipaja

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Iyana Ipaja, a suburb within Alimosho Local Government part of Lagos State, affected by the restriction of motorcycles transport turned a near ‘war zone’ as motorcyclists and the police clashed over the ban and restriction on the activities, leaving many people with varying degrees of injuries. One of the victims, Mariam Shobukola, a Senior Secondary School student was said to have been shot during the clash. Also, a patrol van belonging to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) was set ablaze at the Iyana-Ipaja roundabout, a police utility vehicle…

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Amotekun: Northern groups launch regional security outfit

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A regional security outfit named Shege ka Fasa has been created by the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, and was launched yesterday to operate in a similar to Amotekun. The CNG said the reason for setting up the outfit was to complement the police and military in efforts to tackle the security problems in the Northern region. The outfit would also  carry out  specific and general task that would realign attitude and thinking of the public with the ideals and objectives of the founding fathers of the region. Presenting what…

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Blackout imminent in parts of Oyo,Ogun,Osun as fire guts transmission station

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There is likelihood that Oyo State, and some parts of Ogun and Osun States may experience blackout as the Ayede transmission station of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in Ibadan got burnt this morning. The early morning fire completely burnt the Transfomer 1B, 150 mva, 330KV/132 Kv located inside the transmission station. The station supplies power to almost the whole of Oyo state, Sagamu in Ogun state and Iwo in Osun state. The inferno, which started at about 7 am, was said to have been as a result of…

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Customs: N2.9b cash in 6 bags seized at Lagos airport

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday announced that it has seized a whooping sum of $8.6 million (equivalent of N2.9 billion) cash at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The cash was loaded in six Bagco bags discovered in a bus operated by the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), apparently in the process of being smuggled out of the country. The driver of the bus, Chimezie Okonkwo, was arrested and taken into custody with the intercepted consignment. NAHCO, a ground handling service provider, has dissociated self from…

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GTBank Masters Cup Season 9 in Semi Final Stage

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After a thrilling round of football in the quarter finals, eight teams in the male and female categories have advanced to the semi final stages of the 2020 GTBank Masters Cup. All four games will be played at the Campos Stadium, Lagos Island, on Wednesday 5th February 2020, where the Semi Finalists will compete for a coveted spot in the grand finale. Last seasons winners in the male and female category, Kings College and Lead-Forte Gate College, will hope to defend their title when they take on Eko Boys High…

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