EFCC Partners EOCO In Fight Against Organize Crimes

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Partners EOCO In Fight Against Organize Crimes

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 22, 2023

A Peer Exchange Programme organised by the EFCC for Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) aimed at combating economic and financial crimes in the region was held on Tuesday at the Rockview Hotel, Abuja. Declaring the event open, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulkarim Chukkol called for strong partnership and cooperation among law enforcement agencies across African continent. “This study tour holds immense importance as it offers the...

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Over 5,600 Vehicles Run On Compressed Natural Gas In Benin City

NewsNigeriaTransportationOver 5,600 Vehicles Run On Compressed Natural Gas In Benin City

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 22, 2023

The, has disclosed that Over 5,600 vehicles run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Benin City, the Edo State capital, after the initiative was rolled out in 2007 and commissioned in 2009, according to NIPCO Gas.Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki disclosed this in Benin while speaking to journalists on fuel subsidy removal. “Data from NIPCO Gas, a joint-venture company between NIPCO and Nigeria Gas Company Limited (NGC), indicate that over 5,600 vehicles in Benin...

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Aid: United Nations Pledge To Nigeria With $20 Million

NewsNigeriaUnited NationsAid: United Nations Pledge To Nigeria With $20 Million

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 22, 2023

The United Nations has pledged to provide $20 million in aid to support the country. Farhan Haq, UN Deputy Spokesperson disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday at UN headquarters in New York. “With nine million dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and $11 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund, we will support the Government-led response efforts across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. “Assistance includes ready-to-eat food, access to clean water, health...

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Police Arrests Hotelier, Rescue Nine Girls From Sex Slavery In Anambra

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrests Hotelier, Rescue Nine Girls From Sex Slavery In Anambra

PilotnewsJune 21, 2023

The Anambra State Police Command on Monday rescued nine female sex workers in a brothel in Awka, the state’s capital. The victims, within the age bracket of 15 to 23 years were rescued during a raid of the facility following a tip off. A statement from the spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Tochi Ikenga, revealed that rhe ladies were lured from Ebonyi, Enugu, Akwa-Ibom, and Rivers States on the assurances of being offered...

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“Fuel Subsidy is actually for the Rich” – Uzuegbuna Okagbue

NewsNigeriaPolitics“Fuel Subsidy is actually for the Rich” – Uzuegbuna Okagbue

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)June 21, 2023

Many reactions have followed the announcement of fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu on May 29 during his swearing-in as President of Federal Republic of Nigeria. Three weeks on, there is still ongoing debate as to whether the removal of fuel subsidy is justified or if it was not too early to be removed, among many other arguments on the subject matter. Some say that fuel subsidy is the only direct benefit of Nigerian...

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Enugu State Sets Out 100K Hectares Land for Cassava Production

AgricultureNewsNigeriaEnugu State Sets Out 100K Hectares Land for Cassava Production

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)June 21, 2023

…Feds Promise Grants To Farmers To boost cassava production for exportation, the Enugu State Government on Tuesday disclosed plans to earmark over 100,000 hectares of land for agricultural purposes in line with her development plan. The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah revealed this when he received delegates from the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning in the government house, Enugu. Governor Mbah expressed willingness to collaborate with the Federal Government as the...

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Emefiele sues DSS for detention as court fixes hearing for July 13

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEmefiele sues DSS for detention as court fixes hearing for July 13

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 21, 2023

The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday, filed a lawsuit against the Department of State Services, DSS, over his continued detention at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja. Recall that President Bola Tinubu had suspended the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, with immediate effect, and appointed a replacement in the person of Folashodun Shonubi, the deputy governor in charge of operations directorate. A few hours...

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Tinubu returns NEMA, NAHCON to VP’s office for supervision

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu returns NEMA, NAHCON to VP’s office for supervision

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 21, 2023

President Bola Tinubu has approved the return of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, to the Office of the Vice President for supervision. In September 2019, the immediate past Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo was stripped of his supervisory powers over some federal government agencies, including NEMA and NAHCON. Osibanjo was accused of breaching due process in running the affairs of the agencies. Following the removal of the...

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Acting IGP, Egbetokun vows to ‘chase away all the criminals in Nigeria’

NewsNigeriaPoliticsActing IGP, Egbetokun vows to ‘chase away all the criminals in Nigeria’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 21, 2023

The newly-appointed Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, says he is ready to rid Nigeria of all “criminals” and “internal enemies.” Egbetokun stated this during a chat with reporters yesterday after he was decorated to reflect his new status by Vice President, Kashim Shettima. He said, “ I really can’t describe how I feel presently. But if I have to tell you anything, I will tell you that right now I feel like a Tiger...

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Tinubu will serve for eight years, Obi is wasting his time in court – Akpororo

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu will serve for eight years, Obi is wasting his time in court – Akpororo

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 21, 2023

Bowoto Jephthah, the stand-up comedian better known as Akpororo, says Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, is wasting his time challenging Bola Tinubu’s victory in court. During his performance at a recent comedy show, the video of which has gone viral on social media, the comedian dismissed the claims that President Tinubu is too frail to run the affairs of the nation. He said that the President is healthy...

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