In a landmark judgment, an Ekiti State High Court has sentenced Pastor Enoch, a cleric at a church in Omuo Ekiti, to life imprisonment for the heinous crime of raping a minor. The victim, a young girl and daughter of a church member, was a regular visitor to the pastor’s …
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By Ikadolo Efosa In an effort to clean their books of questionable accounts and comply with regulatory orders, commercial banks in Nigeria closed a total of 2.021 million bank accounts in the first quarter of 2024 (Q1’24). This information is contained in a report by the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System …
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The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, offers guidance on how to spray money at events without running afoul of the law and attracting unwanted attention from the Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). READ ALSO: EFCC Detains Instagram Celebrity Cubana Chief Priest, Files Charges In a video shared …
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THE deterioration of security has continued to stimulate support for the swift establishment of state police as a panacea for the bloody violence. The state and federal governments and the federal and state assemblies must fast-track the process to save the country from implosion. Already, 20 out of 36 state …
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THE abduction, detention and subsequent torture and dehumanisation of the Editor of an online newspaper, FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, must not be swept under the carpet. President Bola Tinubu must prove to Nigerians that he is not using the cover of democracy to run a military regime. On March 15, armed …
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In a recent development, the Lagos State Police Command has issued an apology for a mix-up in the case of the alleged arrest of popular Nigerian disc jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, better known as DJ Switch. Earlier reports had suggested that DJ Switch was apprehended by the police in Lagos. …
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By Kayode Igundiran The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken decisive action against popular Instagram celebrity Pascal Okechukwu, widely known as Cubana Chief Priest. The charges leveled against him revolve around the alleged mishandling of the Nigerian currency, the Naira. Mr. Okechukwu faces three charges filed by the …
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By Ahmed Idris Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, addressed concerns last week in Lagos regarding the cost and transparency of the 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. This came after allegations of lack of transparency in awarding and costing the project, connecting the South-west to the South-south of Nigeria, were …
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By Abdulrahman Zakariyau The rivalry between the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike, has become heightened ahead of the 98th National Executive Committee meeting of the party. One of the major issues likely to take centre …
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NIGERIA’S identity card system is about to get more complicated. This is after the National Identity Management Commission notified the public of its intention to launch three new national ID cards for 104 million Nigerians by June. Currently, there are different ID cards that have not been successfully implemented years …
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