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Kogi government gives EFCC 48 hours to retract alleged malicious statement

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A statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), that the Kogi State government returned N19.3 billion bailout funds allegedly “hidden” by the state to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been described as “mischievous, false and politically motivated” by the State government. The government gave EFCC a 48-hour ultimatum to retract the statement posted on its Facebook account on November 19 or be prepared for court action. Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, who issued the ultimatum in Lagos, yesterday, assured Kogi indigenes, Nigerians,…

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Baba Fryo accuses Davido of neglecting him despite reaching out

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Davido, multiple award-winning popstar, was recently in the news for a kind gesture towards orphans in the country. Days ago, the iconic artiste asked his friends and fans to donate a million naira each to him for his birthday. The singer noted that he planned to use the money to ‘clear’ his newly acquired Bentley. After two days, the FEM singer garnered about N201m which was donated to his Wema bank account. However, in a twist of event, the singer announced that he would be adding N50m to the N201m…

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Ebun Adegboruwa alleges threat to life over EndSARS report, says Nigerians should hold govt responsible

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One of the members of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), has raised the alarm over the alleged plan to take his life following the report by the panel that protesters were killed at the Lekki toll gate on October 20, 2020. Adegboruwa raised the alarm in a statement on Monday titled, ‘Nigerians Should Hold Government Responsible If Anything Happens To Me’. The Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel submitted its report to the Lagos State Government,…

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Man arrested for selling son for N350,000 in Abia

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Appolos Ndubuisi, 40, has been arrested by the Police in Abia State, for allegedly selling a baby boy for N350, 000, after deceiving the mother that the baby died during delivery. Ndubuisi was alleged to have conspired with one Rose Godwin Chinweikpe, who operates a maternity home at Owoahia-Afor community in Obingwa council, to sell the baby. It was gathered that the baby boy that was said to be a stillbirth, belongs to Ndubuisi’s supposed wife, Deborah Onukaogu. Commissioner of Police, Abia State, Mrs Janet Agbede, said in 2020 Deborah…

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Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia freed of money laundering charges

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Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia has been freed by a Federal High Court in Lagos, from money laundering charges brought against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The trial Justice Ambrose Lewis- Allagoa discharged Ofili-Ajumogobia while granting her application to quash and dismiss the allegations, filed and argued by her counsel, Olawale Akoni (SAN). Akoni told the Lagos court that the application was sequel to an order of Justice Binta Nyako of Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, which, he said, had quashed all the recommendations of the…

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Assembly orders arrest of Goriola Hassan for parading self as monarch

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Ogun State House of Assembly has ordered security agencies to arrest a Nollywood star, Goriola Hassan, for allegedly parading himself as the Oba-elect of Imobi in the Ijebu-East Local Government Area of the state. The Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, during plenary on Thursday ordered that Hassan should be arrested and presented to the Assembly within 14 days. The Assembly had in August threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on Goriola after he snubbed two previous invitations of the lawmakers over the allegations against him. Oluomo ordered his arrest following the…

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Prophet arrested for raping eight-month pregnant lady

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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a self-acclaimed prophet, Festus James, for allegedly raping a woman with eight months’ pregnancy. The suspect was said to have committed the offence at Agbabu community in the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspect at the command headquarters in Akure, the state capital, on Thursday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, said James had carnal knowledge of the woman under the pretext of performing spiritual deliverance for her. She said, “James from Ibadan in Oyo State…

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FIRSTBANK UNVEILS A FULLY AUTOMATED SELF SERVICE BRANCH, STRENGTHENS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN NIGERIA

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services organisation has announced the launch of its fully automated branch, called the FirstBank Digital Experience Centre. It is provided to put customers at an advantage in carrying out various activities on their own without interacting with anyone. The branch is a reinvention of digital banking solutions in the country as customers are exposed to a seamless world-class banking experience. The self-service branch is built with a wide range of phased modern banking facilities which include humanoid robots equipped…

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Inflation may push 91 million Nigerians below poverty line -World bank report

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The World Bank has revealed that the general increase in food prices which occurred between June 2020 and June 2021 may have increased the percentage of Nigerians living below the national poverty line from 40.1 per cent to 42.8 per cent. The bank said this in a new report titled, ‘COVID-19 in Nigeria: Frontline Data and Pathways for Policy.’ According to Worldometer, the current population of Nigeria is 213,145,112 as of Wednesday. Forty two per cent of the current population means about 91 million Nigerians may have been pushed below…

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Nigeria set to recover $200m Looted funds -Malami

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Abubakar Malami SAN, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has disclosed that Nigeria would soon make additional recovery of about $200million, being part of public funds looted and stashed outside the country. He said the repatriation of the looted fund was subject to the settlement of litigations that the Federal Ministry of Justice was currently attending to. Malami spoke at the 2021 annual public lecture organized by the Centre for Media and Peace Initiative, New York, United States of America. The AGF, in a statement by his…

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