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BREAKING: EFCC arrests Ogun Speaker at Lagos airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo at the Muritala Muhammad Airport, Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that Oluomo was arrested over allegations of offences bordering on financial crimes. Staff at the assembly who pleaded anonymity said the speaker was picked up this morning
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Lagos to jail Okada ban defaulters three years
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said defaulters of the ban on commercial motorcycle operators (Okada), risked a three-year jail term, as enforcement for the Phase 2 ban starts on Friday. The Commissioner for Transport, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said this during a news conference in Ikeja, adding that the Phase 2 okada ban was in
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Threat to impeach Buhari laughable – President’s in-law
A former House of Representatives member and 2023 All Progressives Congress’ Governorship Aspirant in Kaduna State, Alhaji Sani Mohammed Sha’aban, said the threat by the National Assembly members to impeach the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), was a mere joke. This, Sha’aban, who’s also an in-law to Buhari, said, was because the lawmakers themselves
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Serena Williams powers into US Open third round
Serena Williams roared into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday, overpowering second seed Anett Kontaveit with a battling performance to extend her Grand Slam singles career in dramatic fashion. The 40-year-old tennis icon – who has signalled she plans to retire after the tournament – drew on all her reserves of resilience
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Zambia secures $1.3bn in IMF bailout
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $1.3 billion loan to debt-ridden Zambia to help it restore fiscal stability while urging the country to battle corruption. In 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic battered Africa, Zambia became the first country on the continent to default on its foreign debt – estimated at $17.3 billion. Last December,
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UN team defies shelling, visits Ukraine nuclear plant
United Nations inspectors vowed to press on with a visit to a Russian-held nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Thursday despite an early shelling attack on the town next to the facility. “We are aware of the current situation. There have been military activity.. several minutes ago,” International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi
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Why Wike may not back down?
I am horrified by River State’s Governor, Nyesom Wike’s, endless vituperations against the Peoples Democratic Party and some of its stalwarts. Expectedly, many other Nigerians feel the same way about his serial verbal missiles against real and perceived enemies in the PDP. To be fair though, the man is not alone in the disgraceful brickbat.
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How I escaped being jailed over alleged fraud – Ojo-Oba
Former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Football Federation, Bolaji Ojo-Oba, has revealed how he narrowly escaped being sent to jail after he and other top officials of the football body were accused of shoddy deals at the 2010 World Cup, amongst others. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on July 7, 2010, arrested
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ASUU: FG insensitive, says Akwa Ibom PDP chieftain
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic party in Akwa Ibom State, Mr James Iniama, has described the Federal Government’s handling of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities as insensitive. He said whatever reason the Federal Government had for not resolving the impasse between it and ASUU for more than five months
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Alumni to celebrate alma mater’s 40-year anniversary
The Etiti Edda Secondary Technical School Alumni Association says arrangements have been concluded to celebrate the institution’s 40-year Anniversary and reward its current pupils. The event, billed to take place on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, will also feature presentation of award to illustrious sons and daughters of the community who have contributed to the development
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