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(JUST IN)Defamation: Court denies human rights activist Dele Farotimi bail
The magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has denied bail to human rights activist, Dele Farotimi. Farotimi was taken to court for allegedly defaming Afe Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti. At the court hearing on Tuesday, the presiding magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, postponed the decision on Farotimi’s bail application to…
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Anti-corruption day: Ministry sets up youth help desk
As part of events to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day, the Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has announced the set up of a Youth Help Desk, as a platform for youths to report cases of corruption and seek help when needed. The minister made the announcement during his address…
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Court denies Yahaya Bello bail
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday, rejected the bail application of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, citing procedural irregularities in the filing of the application. Justice Maryanne Anenih, while delivering the ruling, stated that the application was premature as it was filed before Bello was present in…
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Why Pastor Tobi Adegboyega will face deportation — UK judges
The United Kingdom immigration upper tribunal has stated why Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, founder of Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church (SPAC Nation), will face deportation. According to PUNCH, the 44-year-old pastor, who arrived in the UK on a visitor’s visa in 2005 but overstayed when his visa expired, had sought to remain…
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Femi Bakre Honored with African Leaders of Integrity Merit Award
In recognition of his exceptional leadership and transformative impact on the banking and finance industry, Managing Director and CEO of Parallex Bank, Dr. Olufemi Bakre, has been honored with the prestigious African Leaders of Integrity Merit Award. The award, conferred during the 20th African Leadership Development Conference in Accra, Ghana,…
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Thieves raid Nasarawa govt farm, steal rice
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has condemned the theft of an unspecified quantity of rice from the state government’s farm in the Jangwa community, Awe Local Government Area. Sule disclosed the incident on Thursday while receiving a delegation from the Azara community, led by the Sarkin Azara, Dr. Kabiru…
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Lagos engages perm sec in traffic management
To ensure effective traffic management across roads in Lagos State, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, on Thursday, inducted all permanent secretaries across all ministries as traffic mayors. Speaking at the induction ceremony held at the Conference hall of the Debt Management Office in the Alausa area of Ikeja, the…
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Customs deny flouting retirement laws
The Nigeria Customs Service has dismissed claims by civil society group, Societal Safety Network, that some senior officers of the service were violating retirement procedures by refusing to proceed on mandatory terminal leave as baseless. The group at a press briefing held in Abuja on Thursday alleged that some officers…
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Lead fight against corruption, EFCC chair urges youths
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has called on Nigerian youths to form a united front against corruption and internet fraud in the country. Represented by Benedict Uba of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC, Olukoyede made this appeal during the EFCC Town Hall…
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Banks raise withdrawal limit to N50,000
Deposit Money Banks in the Federal Capital Territory have increased their maximum over-the-counter withdrawal limit to N50,000 per day, findings by GoldMyneTV have shown. A survey conducted by our correspondent on Tuesday revealed that banks, including Guaranty Trust Bank and Zenith Bank, have increased the withdrawal limit, enhancing it from…