N9 Billion Raised to Fuel Violence in #EndBadGovernance Protests – Police

NewsNigeriaPoliticsN9 Billion Raised to Fuel Violence in #EndBadGovernance Protests – Police

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 1, 2024

The Nigeria Police Force has disclosed that around N9 billion was allegedly raised by unidentified groups and individuals to incite violence during the recent #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. This revelation was made by Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, during the Civil Space Guard Conference, organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) in collaboration with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in Abuja. Adejobi stated that prior to the protests, the...

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Federal Govt Says Tax Reform Bills Not Against North

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Govt Says Tax Reform Bills Not Against North

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 31, 2024

The Federal Government has said that the Tax Reform Bills are not against the North, noting that they are aimed at streamlining Nigeria’s tax administration processes. It will be recalled that the Northern Governors’ Forum had on Monday issued a communique where it opposed the tax bills sent to the National Assembly. The Federal Government, in a statement, issued on Thursday by the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, maintained that...

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Olukoyede Marks One Year as EFCC Chair with $105 Million Recovery

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOlukoyede Marks One Year as EFCC Chair with $105 Million Recovery

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 31, 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has disclosed the recovery of over N248 billion and $105 million, as well as securing 3,455 convictions in its anti-corruption campaign over the past year. The Chairman of EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, announced this on Thursday in Abuja at a briefing marking his one-year anniversary in office. Represented by the Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwujaren, Olukoyede stated that the EFCC had also initiated legal proceedings against four...

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Civil Servants In Abia State Protest Salary Deductions

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCivil Servants In Abia State Protest Salary Deductions

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 31, 2024

Some aggrieved staff of the Abia State Ministry of Environment, Umuahia, staged a protest on Wednesday. They claimed that more than eight million naira had been deducted from their salaries in the past three years. The staff who carried a placard with different inscriptions said that the money started in 2021 is still ongoing under the Christmas welfare programme and kept in a dedicated account, adding that staff is yet to be refunded and some...

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Reps Pass Bill to Protect Students from Sexual Harassment in Universities

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReps Pass Bill to Protect Students from Sexual Harassment in Universities

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 31, 2024

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at addressing sexual harassment in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, titled “A Bill for an Act to prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions and related matters connected therewith.” The bill proposes a maximum of 14 years imprisonment for offenders convicted of sexual harassment and a penalty of five years imprisonment or a fine of N5 million for heads of institutions who...

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Tinubu Appoints Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Appoints Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 31, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff, COAS. The appointment follows the absence of the substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is currently receiving medical treatment in the United States of America. In a statement released on Wednesday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, confirmed the development. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the...

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Court Judgement To Stop Rivers’ Allocation Not Enforceable – Udeze

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Judgement To Stop Rivers’ Allocation Not Enforceable – Udeze

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 30, 2024

The National Chairman, Action Alliance (AA), Bar. Kenneth Udeze has said the Abuja High Court judgment which ordered the Federal Government to stop releasing monthly allocations to Rivers State is not enforceable. Udeze who stated in an interview that the judgement is politically motivated, saying that it’s impossible to stop allocation to an arm of government and urged Rivers people to stand against the judgement. Udeze said, “The judgement came to me as a rude...

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Don’t Set Rivers On Fire, Atiku Urges Judiciary

NewsPoliticsDon’t Set Rivers On Fire, Atiku Urges Judiciary

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 30, 2024

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned the judiciary against setting Rivers State on fire in the wake of the Wednesday judgment wherein a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt payments to the state. In a press statement on Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, the former Vice President, said it was appalling that some elements loyal to the Federal Government were pulling the strings from...

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Nigeria’s Push for Permanent UN Security Council Seat, Gets Biden’s Backing

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria’s Push for Permanent UN Security Council Seat, Gets Biden’s Backing

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 30, 2024

President Bola Tinubu and his United States counterpart, Joe Biden, held a phone conversation on Tuesday to discuss the release of Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of finance crime compliance, and other bilateral issues. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, confirmed the 30-minute call, stating that it followed Gambaryan’s release on October 23 after spending eight months in detention. In April, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had arraigned Binance and Gambaryan on charges...

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Gov. Mbah Flags off Reconstruction of Penoks-Ugwogo Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road to Dual Carriage Way

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov. Mbah Flags off Reconstruction of Penoks-Ugwogo Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road to Dual Carriage Way

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)October 29, 2024

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has flagged off the reconstruction of roads from Penoks filling station – Abakpa Nike – Ugwogo – Nike – Opi – Nsukka Road. The roads which currently are a single lane will be made a dual carriageway to ease off heavy traffic, curb accidents and reduce criminality on the road and travel time to Nsukka. Speaking at Opi during the flag-off exercise, the state Governor said the...

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