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Matters Arising As Magu Set To Retire From Police Force Amid Allegations of Gross Misconducts

– Ibrahim Magu Accused former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, is set to retire from the Nigerian Police Force amid allegations of gross misconduct. The former EFCC boss was accused by the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), of gross misconduct and embezzlement. He was acussed of failing to properly account… []

FG Detects Over 1,500 Fake Workers In Civil Service

-President Mohammodu Buhari The Federal Government has detected over 1,500 workers who presented fake letters of employment to its verification committee. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, revealed this at the ‘National Policy Dialogue on Entrenching Transparency in Public Office Recruitment in Nigeria’ organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission in Abuja. Yemi-Esan said the Federal… []

Soldiers, Amotekun clash over seized cows

-Amotekun Corps A mild skirmish on Tuesday occurred between soldiers of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure, and operatives of the Ondo State Security Network, known as Amotekun Corps, over the latter’s seizure of 100 cows in Akure. They reportedly seized the cows for breaching the anti-open grazing law of the state. The Amotekun operatives reportedly held the cows after acting on distress calls from farmers…. []

N5.2b Fraud: Partner Reveals How ex-JAMB Registrar Ojerinde funded radio station jointly owned

-Embattled ex JAMB Registrar, Prof. Adedibu Ojerinde Facts have emerged on how embattled former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), Professor Adedibu Ojerinde funded the establishment of a radio station jointly owned with an ex-Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Najeem Sanusi (retired). The ex Air Force officer has told a Federal High Court.. The radio station, incorporated under… []

Nigerians Lament Sudden Disconnection Of Phone Lines

Subscribers who were barred from making calls on Tuesday have decried the impact of the ban by telecommunication companies on their businesses. Some of the respondents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria, said they have lost millions of naira to the sudden disconnection of their mobile network lines. Recall that the Federal Government had directed telecommunication companies to enforce compliance of the linkage… []

11 soldiers feared dead, 19 injured as bandits attack Birnin Gwari in Kaduna

-Bandits Reaching Metropolix Online live were reports from Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State that 11 soldiers died during a fierce encounter with a large number of suspected bandits who invaded a military base at the Pole wire village on Monday. According to a source, the bandits on motorbikes were said to have invaded the base and opened fire on the soldiers. ” Some of the… []

Apprehension As Snake Bites Man’s Manhood Twice In NSCDC Office

Pandemonium took over the Personell of the FCT Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at Wuse Zone 5 after snakes were discovered at the office premises. The snakes were discovered when one of them attacked a worker who was installing a telecommunication device and decided to use a toilet on the premises. He was bitten twice by the snake and rushed… []

Reps summon NNPC, insist N4trm fuel subsidy must stop

The N4 trillion annually allocated for fuel subsidy may stop as the House of Representatives said yesterday it cannot continue to approve it. Chairman of the ad-hoc committee investigating the state of the nation’s refineries, Ganiyu Johnson, stated the position of the House at a session of the panel. He expressed disappointment over the non-appearance of officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC Limited… []

NCC uncovers cyber threats to Windows platforms, urges Nigerians To Complete NIN-SIM registration

Though the extension handed citizens to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) cards elapsed yesterday, the Federal Government has, nevertheless, called on the citizens to complete the linkage in the next few days. The advice was contained in a statement signed yesterday, by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, and Head, Corporate Communications, National Identity… []

Residents Begs Sanwo-Olu To Stop Resumption Of Tolling On Lekki Tollgate

-Lekki Tollgate Residents of Lekki Phase one, yesterday, called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to stop the resumption of tolling on the Lekki-Ikoyi Link bridge. Chairman of Lekki Phase one Residents Association, Mr. Yomi Idowu, in an open letter to Sanwo-Olu, Lekki residents maintained that aside the unfavourable economic climate for re-introduction of toll on the bridge, there are still many unresolved issues around tolling on… []

Inmates excited by Abba Kyari’s presence in prison

-Abba Kyari Suspended ex Intelligence Response Team boss, Abba Kyari’s presence has generated some excitement among the inmates, some of who were investigated for various crimes by the IRT under the DCP. The former DCP has rejected food offered him by the Nigerian Correctional Service after being remanded in prison custody on Monday. It was learnt, Kyari opted for the food prepared by his wife… []

FG Freezes Over 30 Accounts Of Illegal Loan Companies

No fewer than 30 bank accounts operated by illegal loan organisations have been frozen by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). Executive vice chairman of the commission, Mr Babatunde Irukera, who made this known yesterday, said the Commission has also engaged Google and Apple Stores to take down some loan applications from their stores, noting that there were certain processes required for that… []

Soludo presents 20 commissioner-nominees, 15 special adviser-nominees to Anambra assembly

-Gov. Charles Soludo A list of 20 Commissioner-nominees had been presented to the Anambra State House of Assembly for approval by Governor Charles Soludo The Speaker of the House, Uche Okafor announced this during Tuesday’s plenary while reading a letter from Soludo dated March 28. Okafor said the governor also sent another letter requesting the confirmation of 15 special adviser-nominees. The Speaker, however, asked the… []

Bandits attack Kaduna-Abuja road again after bombing train

Barely 24 hours after an Abuja-Kaduna bound train was bombed with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), another attack was unleashed as bandits targeted Tsafe-Yankara road and Kaduna-Abuja highway again. Citizens were stranded on Tuesday and sporadic gunshots forced drivers and commuters to stop as they await the intervention of government forces. The number of fatalities is yet to be confirmed in the ambush that left several… []

Passenger, NRC Narrate How Terrorists Attacked Abuja-Kaduna Train

In what looked like a coordinated onslaught against innocent citizens, bandits-cum-terrorists on Monday attacked a train transiting from Abuja to Kaduna. It was gathered that the terrorists detonated a bomb on the Abuja-Kaduna rail track and successfully immobilized the train at a point between Katari and Rijana, few kilometres to the Kaduna metropolis. The Kaduna-bound train, reportedly carrying about 1,000 passengers, was said to have… []

Just In: No Extension of Deadline for Filing Individual Annual Tax Returns, LIRS Warns

  –Executive Chairman, Mr. Ayodele Subair The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has announced that there is no plan to extend the deadline for filing individual annual tax returns beyond its statutory date of March 31. The Executive Chairman, Mr. Ayodele Subair made this known on Friday, March 25, 2022 at the LIRS headquarters, Alausa, Ikeja as he advises all individual taxpayers, including self-employed… []

Total Blackout In Nine States May Start Today- Telecoms Operators Warn

Nine out of the 36 states of Nigeria may experience telecom blackout from today, telecommunications operators in the country have warned. They said President Muhammadu Buhari must prevail on Kogi state government to unseal certain telecom infrastructures locked down in the state. The facilities, according to the telcos, were shut down over their alleged failure to pay some taxes and levies imposed by the state… []

N42m First Bank’s Debt: Court Picks May 17 For Remi Alabi, Others Case

A Federal High Court, Ibadan, yesterday adjourned the case filed by First Bank Nigeria and Read Agricultural Manufacturing Industry Limited (in receivership) against the firm’s directors, Mr. Remi Alabi and Mrs Ngozi Nwauma Alabi over alleged N42 million debt to May 17 and 18, 2022. Justice Uche Agomoh adjourned the case following a request by counsel to the defendants, Chief Richard Ogunwole (SAN) to do… []

ASUU Begins Strike As Negotiation With NIREC Fails

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been accused of impatience and disrespect to the persons of Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar, by going ahead with the strike despite wading into the matter. The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has criticised the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government of Nigeria. Ayokunle said the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council,… []

First Lady, Aisha Buhari Unfollows Buhari on Instagram, pens worrisome note

– President Buhari and wife Aisha Nigerian First lady, Aisha Buhari has penned a cryptic note as she unfollows her husband, Muhammadu Buhari, on Instagram. Taking to her Instagram page, her Excellency who is currently in Dubai, shared an Islamic recitation while adding candlelight that indicates mourning. “HASBUNALLAHU WANIMAL WAKEEL WANIMAL MAULA WANIMAL NASEER. Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the Best Guardian…. []