Reps ask health ministry to return N10bn COVID-19 unspent funds

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The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has directed the Ministry of Health to return to the federal government the N10 billion meant for the production of COVID-19 vaccines which was not utilised. This followed a motion moved by Bassey Akiba (LP, Cross Rivers) after the non-appearance of officials of the ministry at its investigative hearing yesterday.““Akiba moved the motion to compel the ministry to refund the monies appropriated to it during the intervention on COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The committee adopted the motion after it was seconded and…

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Police to pay N50m for arresting Abiola’s widow in nightgown

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The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gudu, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General of Police to pay N50m damages to the widow of the late Chief M. K. O. Abiola, Prof Zainab Abiola, for violating her fundamental rights by arresting and parading her while wearing only a nightgown. The court, in the judgment that was delivered by Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi, also ordered the police to apologise to her in two national newspapers. Abiola had filed a fundamental human rights enforcement suit marked FCT/HC/CV/2431/2023 against the IG, the Nigeria Police…

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Nine abducted passengers rescued by soldiers in Benue

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Nine kidnap victims have been rescued by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, at Owukpa forest in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State. The rescued kidnap victims were reported to have been abducted in a commercial vehicle along Otukpa/Enugu Highway on January 11, 2024. The Force Commander, Major General Sunday Igbinowanhia, stated this in a chat with journalists in Makurdi on Thursday. According to him, the operation was in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force, and the Benue State Community Volunteer Guard. He said, “On January 16, 2024, troops of…

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3 Anambra monarchs withdraw chieftaincy titles conferred on Senator Ubah

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Three traditional rulers in Anambra State have officially withdrawn the chieftaincy titles conferred on the senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, following the controversy trailing the conferment of chieftaincy titles. The traditional rulers are Igwe F.E. Ebelendu of Aguluezechukwu in Aguata local government area, Igwe Onwuamaeze Damian Ezeani of Neni in Anaocha local government area and Igwe Gerald Obunadike Mbamalu of Ojoto in Idemili South local government area. Igwe Mbamalu conferred Ikemba Ojoto on Ubah, Igwe Ezeani conferred on him the Odenjiinji Neni, while Igwe Ebelendu gave…

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Suffering increased under Tinubu – Shari’ah council

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The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has raised concerns over the rising cost of foodstuffs and other valuables across the country, saying suffering escalated under President Bola Tinubu. The President of the Council, Sheikh AbdurRasheed Hadiyatullah, who stated this at the SCSN’s National Conference in Abuja on Tuesday, lamented that Nigerians are currently battling unemployment and an economic quagmire.  He spoke on the theme: “Matters Arising from the 2023 Election and Associated Socio-Economic Challenges”. ”The suffering of Nigerians has escalated since President Tinubu assumed office. “What used to cost…

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Ibadan explosion traced to illegal miners’ explosives -Gov Makinde

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Seyi Makinde, Oyo State Governor, on Wednesday, said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion that rocked the Bodija Area of Ibadan, the state capital on Tuesday was caused by explosive devices stored by illegal miners. No fewer than 10 persons were feared killed and 15 others hospitalised following the explosion that also affected a section of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Oyo State House of Assembly, the residence of the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, some buildings at Ologuneru, Apete, New Garage, Bashorun,…

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Union Bank Pledges Seamless Service as New Management Resumes

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Union Bank of Nigeria has reassured its partners, customers and critical stakeholders of continued excellent service and seamless operations following the recent appointment of its new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Yetunde Oni, by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The bank assured its customers that as a long-standing financial institution in the Nigerian banking industry, it will continue to provide top-quality services and products while operating under the best tenets of corporate governance as enshrined within the guidelines of the CBN. Under its new leadership, the bank pledged to sustain…

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Heir to £230 Million pie company allegedly kills best friend

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Dylan Thomas, the 23-year-old heir to a £230 million pie company fortune, has been charged with the murder of his best friend and housemate, William Bush. The gruesome incident unfolded on Christmas Eve, leaving the community in shock and the families devastated. William Bush, 23, was discovered with fatal injuries in a car park next to Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff around 11:30 am on December 24. Dylan Thomas, the grandson of Sir Gilbert Stanley Thomas, Welsh tycoon and founder of the renowned Peter’s Pies, is now at the center of…

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Kidnappers raise ransom of abducted girls from N60m to N700m

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Nigerians on Monday took to social media to express bitterness against the Federal Government and security apparatus over the kidnap and killings of some residents in the Federal Capital Territory. This is coming hours after reports emerged that the kidnappers had allegedly killed three of their victims and raised the ransom being demanded to N700 million. Among those allegedly killed was a secondary school student and daughter of the Ekiti state-born chief legal officer of the National University Commission, Miss Folorunsho Ariyo. The kidnappers dumped the remains of four victims…

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HabariPay’s Squad Launches Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0 for Young Innovators

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In line with its mission of empowering businesses and young innovators across Africa, HabariPay’s Squad has announced the launch of its first-ever hackathon, “Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0.” The social coding event is scheduled to hold on January 19th and 20th 2023, at the state-of-the-art GTCO Training Complex, Tayo’s Plaza, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0 is targeted at young innovators in universities and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria and challenges competing teams to create innovative solutions to problems within their immediate community as well as the wider…

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