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Tinubu Directs Inclusion of NOUN Graduates in NYSC Scheme, Law School

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Education to include graduates of the National Open University in the National Youth Service Corps scheme. Tinubu also resolved the longstanding admittance of NOUN Law graduates to participate in Law School in the country for…

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Italian Court Orders Juventus To Pay Ronaldo £8.3m In Deferred Covid Wages

Juventus have been ordered to pay Cristiano Ronaldo £8.3m in owed wages by an Italian court. Ronaldo, 39, agreed to defer wages when football in Italy was halted by the Covid pandemic in the 2020-21 season. The Portuguese had claimed he was owed…

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Policemen, Kogi Gov Foil EFCC Attempt to Arrest Yahaya Bello

THE Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, on Wedneday, foiled an attempt by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest the immediate-past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, at his 9, Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja residence. The operatives of the anti-graft…

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FG Opposes Kanu’s Request for House Arrest

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed May 20 to decide on separate applications praying for the restoration of the bail granted to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The court, on the said date, will also…

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We Will Continue El-Rufai’s Probe Despite Threat From Son – Kaduna House Of Assembly

The Kaduna State House of Assembly has vowed to continue the probe of the immediate past administration of the state headed by Nasir El-Rufai. The House had instituted a panel to prove El-Rufai following the Governor, Uba Sani’s revelation that his predecessor left…

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Conflicting Court Orders As EFCC Moves To Arrest Yahaya Bello

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday moved to arrest the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, as the anti-graft agency prepared to arraign him over corruption charges. The attempt to arrest the ex-governor led to the laying of…

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Three Sentenced to Death by Hanging in Edo

Three persons, Solomon Abuede, James Monday and Kelvin Edward, have been sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery, kidnapping and murder in Edo State. The sentence was handed over to the trio at the High Court in Benin by Hon Justice R.…

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Stop Wike’s Use Of PDP To Remain Relevant In Tinubu’s Govt – Secondus

As Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) head into the much-anticipated National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Thursday, a former national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus has urged party leaders to stop the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike’s continuous use…

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EFCC Has no Power to Prosecute Naira Abusers – Odinkalu

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, does not have the powers to prosecute Naira abusers. He berated the anti-graft agency for arresting crossdresser Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju (alias…

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Naira Abuse: Cubana Chief Priest Returns Home after Arraignment

The Economic and Financial Crimes, on Wednesday, arraigned Lagos-based socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, alias Cubana Chief Priest, for alleged abuse of the naira note. Cubana Chief Priest, who was arraigned before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos, however, pleaded not…

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