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Top NAHCON officials arrested by ICPC over N90bn Hajj subsidy

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the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has arrested some top officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria over alleged mismanagement or diversion of the N90bn released by the Federal Government to subsidise the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The officials were arrested in their offices and taken to the anti-graft agency’s office following their failure to honour earlier invitations extended to them by the ICPC. A source at the commission added that the officials were interrogated for hours on the N90bn subsidy for pilgrims…

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Nigerian crossdresser found dead in Abuja

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A crossdresser was found dead on the Katampe-Mabushi expressway in Abuja, yesterday. Police have commenced investigation into the mysterious death of the individual, whose identity remained unknown at press time. He was discovered lying motionless in female clothing, prompting a distress call to the FCT police Command Control Room at 7:40 a.m. According to Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, preliminary investigations revealed no means of identification on the deceased, who was subsequently taken to Maitama District Hospital, where doctors confirmed the death. She said: “In response to…

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Nigerian cyclist borrows bicycle from German team for track event

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Nigerian cyclist, Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye has been assisted by the German cycling team who lent her a bicycle in a display of sportsmanship at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ukpeseraye, who was unexpectedly called up to compete in the keirin and sprint events, faced a major hurdle when she arrived without a bicycle. On social media, Ukpeseraye expressed her gratitude and shared her challenging experience. In a post on X, she revealed that Team Nigeria had not provided her with a bicycle in time for the events. “Due to the short…

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Vehicles burnt as gas explodes in Lagos filling station

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A gas explosion at the Mobil Filling Station near the Airport Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos State, triggered a fire which left no fewer than nine persons injured and many vehicles burnt. It was learnt that no casualties were reported at the filling station when the explosion occurred around 10:49 a.m. on Thursday, causing panic and fear among residents and business owners. An attendant who spoke on condition of anonymity said the fire that emanated from the point spread immediately, affecting about nine vehicles parked at the premises. He said, “I…

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Investors Scramble for Fidelity Bank’s Offers

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Investors are literally scrambling for shares of Fidelity Bank Plc as the leading commercial bank’s capital raising continues to gather momentum among all categories of investors. Investors’ appetite for Fidelity Bank is shown in massive subscriptions to its ongoing rights and public offers and voluminous trading at the stock market. Current weekly report shows that Fidelity Bank was the most active stock at the stock market, outperforming the banking sector and the overall market. Fidelity Bank recorded a turnover of 1.73 billion shares worth N18.27 billion in 1,579 deals to…

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Immigration officer asking for money at airport suspended

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An Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II (ASI II) has been suspended by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for allegedly soliciting financial gratification from a traveller. NIS’s Comptroller General, Kemi Nandap, made this known in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Kenneth Udo, on Thursday in Abuja. According to Nandap, the officer’s conduct, captured in a video circulating on social media, does not reflect the values and ethics of professionalism upheld by the NIS. She condemned the alleged misconduct in the strongest terms, saying that it undermined…

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Senator Ndume apologises to APC over anti-Tinubu comments

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Ali Ndume, immediate past Chief Whip of the Senate, on Tuesday publicly apologised to the ruling All Progressives Congress for embarrassing President Bola Tinubu on a live television programme. The apology came one month after he was removed as the Senate’s Chief Whip following the interview he granted Arise TV, stating that Tinubu had been caged and prevented from knowing the hardships which Nigerians were going through, Following his sack, Ndume was immediately replaced by the Senator representing Borno North, Tahir Monguno. Ndume’s replacement by the Senate followed a directive…

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Drug consignments in baby food tins, cloths to US, UK intercepted by NDLEA

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of illicit drugs concealed in tins of baby food cans and cloths. The illicit drugs concealed in tins of baby food cans and cloths going to the United States and United Kingdom were intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, and a courier firm in Lagos. A press statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said no less than 36 parcels of a strong strain of cannabis concealed in six cartons of tins of baby…

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Pastor sentenced to eight years imprisonment for rape

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A pastor, Desmond Eke, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by Justice T. N . Nzeukwu of the Imo State High Court, for raping his church member’s wife. Eke, the founder of Deliverance Ministry of the Good Shepherd, Umuehieta Avu, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State was found guilty of taking advantage of the woman who had vested so much trust in him. The convict was tried on three counts that bordered on raping the victim who is also a member of his church and administering a…

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2024 Union Bank Graduates new Management Trainees

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Union Bank of Nigeria, one of Nigeria’s foremost financial institutions, has added to its growing list of qualified personnel with the recent graduation of the 2024 set of Management Trainees. The ceremony, which was held at the Bank’s multiple-purpose sports complex, ‘The Stable, ’ in Surulere, Lagos, included the financial institution’s senior management officials and other staff, as well as the 166 Management Trainees graduates who successfully concluded their training programme. After collecting their certificates, the newly graduated Management Trainees were encouraged to imbibe the technical and soft skills they…

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