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NSCDC uncovers illegal refinery in Abia

  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Abia State Command, in collaboration with the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS), has arrested 12 suspected pipeline vandals in Obiakpo Obuzo, Asa in Ukwa West LGA, Abia State The ...

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Access Bank acquires BankABC Tanzania

  Access Bank Plc has announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of African Banking Corporation (Tanzania) Limited in line with its strategic expansion goals. Access Bank, in a statement on Monday, stated that the milestone achieved by the ...

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Elon Musk warns he will BAN Apple devices from his firms

  Elon Musk announced Monday that he’ll ban Apple devices from his companies’ premises if the iPhone creator goes forward with its planned OpenAI integration. Apple held its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference Monday, and the biggest takeaway was OpenAI’s ChatGPT will be ...

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Reps seek six-year tenure for president and rotation among zones

  A group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives are seeking alterations to the 1999 Constitution to pave the way for the rotation of the Presidency among the six geo-political zones of the country. They also want an amendment ...

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EFCC raid sparks youth protests in Akure

Scores of residents, particularly youths in Ondo State, have protested the sting operation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at some night clubs in Akure, the state capital The EFCC had stormed the popular Alba Royale Club and ...

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Aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima is missing

An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice President, Saulos Chilima has been declared missing Also on board are nine others. A statement from the president’s office has confirmed this. The Malawi Defense Force aircraft “went off the radar” after it left the nation’s capital, Lilongwe, on Monday, ...

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WCQ: Benin DEFEATS Nigeria for the first time

  Benin Republic beat the Super Eagles for the first time on Monday, defeating them 2-1. That scoreline leaves Nigeria’s World Cup qualification on the line. Nigeria have only a miserable three points from four World Cup qualification games and are at ...

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Sanwo-Olu emerges Southwest Governors’ chairman

  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu was on Monday nominated as the new Chairman of the Southwest Governors Forum. Sanwo-Olu was nominated at the Southwest Governors’ Forum’s meeting held at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos on Monday. All Southwest governors were ...

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Man arrested for k!lling a goat

  A 44-year-old man, Raimi Saka has been remanded in a correction centre in for allegedly shooting and k!lling a She-goat owned by one Mr Babatunde Azeez in Ibadan Oyo State Saka was arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in ...

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Minimum wage: Labour rules out strike on Tuesday, awaits Tinubu’s nod

  The Nigeria Labour Congress has ruled out strike action scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, to demand a new national minimum wage. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made this known on Monday during the ongoing International Labour Conference taking place in ...

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The Alternative Bank, Niger sign deal on 5,000 electric tricycles

  Nigeria’s ethical banking institution, The Alternative Bank has signed a pioneering deal with the Niger State government worth N14bn to finance the delivery of 5,000 electric tricycles to drive social impact, youth empowerment, business growth, and economic prosperity in ...

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Ecobank shareholders approve $600m additional capital raise

  The shareholders of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated have given their approval for it to raise N600m in fresh capital raise within one year. This was revealed in the resolutions adopted at the 36th annual general meeting and extraordinary general meeting ...

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EFCC arrests 127 suspected Internet fraudsters in Ondo

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Directorate, on Sunday, said it had arrested 127 suspected Internet fraudsters in Akure, Ondo State. The alleged Internet fraudsters, according to a statement by the Head of Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in ...

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27-year old stabs partner to d3ath over alleged 250m Rupiah fraud proceed

  The Imo state Police command has arrested a 27-year-old lady, Oluchi Nzemechi, for st3bbing to d3ath her partner, Kelechi Nzemechi, over alleged failure to give her a cut of alleged internet fraud proceeds (Yahoo Yahoo) to the tune of ...

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Passport fraud: Nigeria jails Immigration officer

  The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has secured the conviction of Quadri Ismail Adeyinka, a staff of the Nigeria Immigration Service for committing travel passport fraud, and this one sweet us! ICPC arraigned the convict before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie ...

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FG unveils programme for 25th Democracy Day celebration

  A military parade would be held to mark this year’s Democracy Day on Wednesday at Eagle Square, Abuja, the Federal Government announced yesterday. It is in commemoration of the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election won by the late Chief ...

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NiMet predicts 3-day sunshine

  The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted sunshine and cloudiness from Monday to Wednesday across the country NiMet’s weather outlook forecasts sunny skies on Monday, with patches of clouds over the northern region and morning thunderstorms over parts of ...

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150 villagers feared d3ad in Sudan massacre

  At least 150 people, including 35 children, are feared d3ad in a massacre in a village in central Sudan blamed on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group fighting the army The rivals have been battling over control ...

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Iraq sentences seven drug dealers to d3ath

Iraq via its court has sentenced to d3ath seven drug dealers, including a foreigner The Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement, without specifying the nationality of the foreigner, that the Central Criminal Court issued a verdict to execute seven ...

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Labour set to resume strike; REJECTS N62,000 minimum wage

  The Organised Labour might be resuming their strike again According to them, they will not accept any N62,000 or N100,000 “starvation wage” as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. It insisted on N250,000, being its latest demand at ...

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EFCC debunks claims of brutalizing 127 suspected internet fraudsters

  Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has debunked a viral claim spreading across the internet that its officers brutalized, assaulted and manhandled 127 arrested internet fraudsters in Akure, Ondo State This ...

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Tinubu names Abuja road after Chinua Achebe

President Bola Tinubu has approved the naming of the M18 road infrastructure in Guzape District, Abuja after renowned novelist, Chinua Achebe. The President stated this during his address at the inauguration of the road in Abuja on Saturday, June 8. ...

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