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Goodluck Jonathan’s ex-aide, Ahmed Gulak shot dead

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Former special adviser on Political Matters to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak has been killed. Gulak shot dead by a yet to be identified gunmen in Imo state. According to the Nigeria Police Force, Imo state command, it was confirmed that, Gulak was ambushed on his way to Sam Mbakwe International Cargo airport. Gulak was returning to Abuja from Owerri when he was attacked and shot dead in his vehicle ‘Camry marked Texas BFT 2150. In his words, the Imo state Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, said: “It is true…

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Fake drugs intercepted by Customs

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The Comptroller General, Strike Force Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service, said the agency impounded some unregistered and fake drugs brought into the country through the seaport. He said this at the unit while showing journalists the seized items. Also speaking, the Coordinator of the unit, Deputy Comptroller, Ahmadu Shuaibu, said the unit also recovered N426.4m on cargoes that were under-declared at the port. He said, “Sequel to conscientious documentary checks, the ICT component of the team recovered the sum of N426.4m from demand notices raised within April till Tuesday.…

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Buhari appoints Major-Gen. Farouk Yahaya as new Chief of Army Staff

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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. Yahaya succeeds Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died last Friday in an Air Force plane crash.. Yahaya’ s appointment was announced today by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, acting Director Defence Information. Prior to his appointment, Major General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army. He is also the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counter Terrorism Counter Insurgency military outfit in the North East, code named Operation HADIN KAI. Share…

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Nigerians fault Sen. Remi Tinubu for calling woman a thug

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The altercation between Remi Tinubu, the senator representing Lagos central, and some Nigerians that attended the south-west zonal public hearing of the constitution review on Wednesday, took a new dimension as Twitter went agog with many people, blaming the politician cum wife of the fomer Lagos State governor. The event held at Marriott Hotel in Lagos, with residents queuing to register before they were allowed entry into the hall. While residents waited on the queue, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, came in and was ushered in through the backdoor, after…

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LASG: Partial closure of Eko Bridge begins from June 4

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Lagos State Government has officially announced 10 weeks partial closure of Eko Bridge from Costain to Alaka in bound National Stadium for emergency repairs by Federal Government from June 4 to August 13. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said in a statement that the repair was necessary to complete the rehabilitation works at the opposite side of the bridge earlier embarked upon by the Federal Government, hence the need for a notice of routes diversion. He said that pending the commencement of the rehabilitation works, alternative routes…

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Katsina governor tackles Presidency, says open grazing unIslamic

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Governor Aminu Masari during an interview, opposed the open grazing of cattle. He said it should be discontinued, and that it is un-Islamic. Open grazing has been generating controversy in the country since May 11 when the Southern governors at their meeting in Asaba, the Delta State capital, banned the practice in a move aimed at addressing insecurity in the region. On Thursday last week, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, in an interview with Channels Television, said the ban was unconstitutional. The…

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Charly Boy sustains facial injury after 50 years of riding motorbike

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Popular entertainer and human rights activist, Charles Oputa, a.k.a. Charly Boy, sustained facial injuries during an accident that occurred, while riding on a scooter. He said this on his Instagram page, @charlyboyareafada, on Tuesday where he shared pictures of his injured face after the accident. On Monday, Charly Boy had shared pictures of his ‘plastered’ face with a caption, “Guess what happened to me recently?” The showbiz maestro has now revealed the cause of the facial injuries, stating that he is healing very well. He wrote, “See as I go…

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Prosecutor accuses Malami of frustrating the recovery of $60b loot

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The Prosecutor, Special Presidential Panel on Asset Recovery (SPPAR), Tosin Ojaomo, yesterday (Wednesday), made shocking revelations of how the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) allegedly stashed $60 billion of public funds in the United States. He also alleged that, efforts by the panel to recover the funds were reportedly frustrated by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, whom he claimed retrieved the case file from the body. Ojaomo, who appeared before the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on the Probe of Recovered…

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21-year-old man arrested for defrauding 500 investors of N2bn

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Joshua Dominic, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Brisk Capital Limited, has been arrested by the police Fraud Unit in Lagos State for allegedly defrauding over 500 investors of over N2bn. It was gathered that the 21-year-old Dominic was arrested following petitions to the unit by several investors and verified intelligence gathered on his activities, which were confirmed by banking records. The spokesman for the SFU, DSP Eyitayo Johnson, said in a statement on Tuesday that Dominic, a native of Ebonyi State, was operating from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. He added…

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FirstBank bags a hat trick of awards at the Global Banking and Finance Awards 2021

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, has been awarded the 2021 ‘’Retail Banking CEO of the Year Nigeria’’, ‘’Most innovative Retail Banking App Nigeria’’ and ‘’Best CSR Bank Nigeria’’ awards by Global Banking and Finance magazine. The respective awards conferred on the Bank are in recognition of the indelible roles it plays in deepening financial inclusion in the country; advancing the digital banking eco-system as well as impacting people in its host communities with technology to make learning available to individuals of all ages,…

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