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Why EFCC Raided Dangote Group’s Headquarters in Lagos
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday raided the headquarters of the Dangote Group in connection with the ongoing investigation into forex allocations in the country. Sources say that on arrival at the headquarters of one of Africa’s largest conglomerates in Lagos, the EFCC operatives demanded…
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Has Emefiele Thrown Aliko Dangote Under The Bus? Insiders Allege Payback From Emefiele As EFCC Ransack Dangote’s office *How Dangote Allegedly Snubbed Emefiele In Time Of Need Pundits Recall When Dangote Granted Emefiele Unrestricted Access To His Private Jet Beware the fury of a betrayed friend. A patient, pitiless friend…
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Ogun nurses protest alleged poor working conditions, non-promotion
Nurses at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Wednesday, protested against an alleged exclusion from the 2023 promotion carried out in the institution. The nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives also expressed displeasure over what they described as harsh working…
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Allocation of N100b for school feeding shows Tinubu’s compassion for children – Adeniji
Senior Special Assistant SSA to President Bola Tinubu on School Feeding, Dr Yetunde Adeniji, has commended the president for earmarking N100 billion for the programme in the 2024 budget, saying it is a demonstration of his compassion for children. In a statement Wednesday in Abuja, Dr Adeniji said; “The 28.7…
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AFCON 2023: Alhassan Yusuf replaces injured Wilfred Ndidi ahead of must win tournament
Four persons were killed on Tuesday evening in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State after gunmen raided a local supermarket. Royal Antwerp midfielder, Alhassan Yusuf has been drafted in as a replacement for Leicester City midfielder, who has been ruled out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations due to injury.…
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Gunmen raided supermarket, killed four in Nasarawa
Four persons were killed on Tuesday evening in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State after gunmen raided a local supermarket. LAFIA —No fewer than four persons were killed on Tuesday after gunmen suspected to be robbers raided a local supermarket in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. According to reports,…
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It’s incorrect to say Nigerians have no right to bear arms – Falana
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has faulted the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja’s statement on his disapproval for citizens to bear arms, saying it’s incorrect to say Nigerians have no right to bear arms. His comment came following coordinated attacks on Plateau State during the…
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Celebrities, fans mark Mohbad’s 28 posthumous birthday
Nigerian celebrities and some fans of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, on Wednesday, took to social media to celebrate the artiste who would have clocked 28 today if he were to be alive. Mohbad, a former signee of Marlian Records owned by Azeez Fashola, known as…
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Fake degrees: FG shuts 18 foreign varsity campuses
The Federal Government has banned 18 foreign universities operating in Nigeria, describing them as “degree mills,’’ warning Nigerians to avoid enrolling in such institutions. The directive affected five universities from the United States, six from the United Kingdom, and three Ghanaian tertiary institutions. Also, the Federal Ministry of Education on…
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Pray for Tinubu’s administration, Uzodimma urges CAN
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has called on members of the Christian Association of Nigeria to commit President Bola Tinubu’s administration in prayers. Uzodimma made the appeal at the Secretariat of CAN in Owerri, during the flag-off ceremony for the distribution of rice to the five South East States…