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The Federal Government as well as Northern Governors have condemned the ultimatum issued by some Arewa youths against Igbos. The ultimatum given by some Arewa youth groups to the Igbo to quit northern parts of the country within three months or be forced to do so was greeted by outrage, yesterday. The Federal Government urged Igbo and other Nigerians to ignore the notice and go about their normal activities just as Governors of the 19 northern states disowned the Arewa youths, assuring that they have put measures in place to…

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All irrelevant government agencies have been banned by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) from operating at the seaports. The NPA’s Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman, who issued the order said it was in line with the executive order by the Federal Government. Usman explained that only seven agencies have been endorsed and asked the unapproved ones to leave the ports. She listed the approved agencies to include the NPA, Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Nigerian Police, the Nigerian Immigration Service, the Department…

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The permanent forfeiture of the sums of monies recovered from Osborne Towers, Lagos to the FG has been ordered by a Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had uncovered $43, 449, 947, £27, 800 and N23, 218, 000 at No. 16, Osborne Road, Flat 7B Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos on April 11. The funds had been stashed in iron cabinets and juite bags in the apartment before they were discovered and recovered by the anti-graft agency, following intelligence information. As a result, the EFCC…

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Department of State Security (DSS), are set to arrest another oil mogul, Mr Gabriel Ogbechie according to information. Security sources have revealed that Mr Ogbechie who is the Managing Director/CEO of Rain Oil Limited is among the big players in the corruption ridden oil and gas sector of the country which President Mohammadu Buhari has sworn to clean up As a former minister of Petroleum during the military regime, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari was in tune with the goings on and the…

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Over 500 food packages has been given out to fasting Muslims by the Christ Evangelical Intercessory Fellowship Ministry, Sabon Tasha, Kaduna State. Pastor Yohanna Buru, the church’s General Overseer, revealed that the food packages and drinks were shared out to the destitute and poor faithful. He said the church was at the forefront of promoting religious tolerance in Kaduna, adding that the gesture was to deepen peaceful co-existence between Muslims and Christians. Buru said: “We must support our brothers and sisters with what to eat in these 30 days, in…

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Following a prolonged crisis that has rocked Mafolukwu and other parts of Oshodi after the killing of the chairman of tricycle operators in the area, Chief Aro Razak Bello, popularly known as Hamburger, the three gladiators in the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Oshodi factional clash have been arrested by officers of the Governor’s Task Force yesterday. The notorious suspects, popularly called Taloo, Alayoo and Ijee were arrested by the Olayinka Egbeyemi-led task force. The Lagos State government has also assured members of the public of safety of…

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