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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), effective immediately, following the pre-retirement leave of Dr. (Mrs.) Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, the current AGF. Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Tuesday evening, December 10, described the appointment as a...

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A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has ordered the remand of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in Kuje prison. Justice Maryann Anenih issued the remand order on Tuesday, December 10, after adjourning Bello’s trial to February 25, 2025. The decision followed...

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with Toronto Police Service, has successfully recovered and returned $225,000 to a victim defrauded in a cryptocurrency investment scheme. The victim lost over $355,000 in Canadian funds in 2021 after being targeted by a yahoo boy named Omonkhoa Precious Afure....

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A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting at Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday struck out the bail application filed by embattled former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. Justice Maryann Anenih struck out the application on the grounds that it was filed when the former governor was yet to be taken...

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Chief Ezekiel Nwankpu, father of Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru, has been crowned the traditional ruler of Oferekpe Agbaja Autonomous Community in Izzi Local Government Area. Known for his prosperous farming career, Ezeogo Nwankpu married 19 wives, though 17 wives remain, with whom he has 108 children, including the...

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The United Kingdom’s Upper Tribunal has overturned a court ruling that had blocked the deportation of 43-year-old Nigerian Olutobi Ogunbawo. The decision to deport Ogunbawo followed a court’s rejection of claims by his wife, Maria Adesanya, that in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment was unavailable in Nigeria, DailyMail reports. Ogunbawo...

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American music mogul Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, has been accused in a lawsuit of d+filing a 13-year-old girl in 2000 allegedly along with embattled Sean “Diddy” Combs. The anonymous accuser, identified only as “Jane Doe,” said the a§§ault happened after she was driven to an MTV Video...

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The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has said he did not consult any prophet or native doctor to win the September 21, 2024 governorship election. The governor made the remarks at Winner’s Chapel, Akho in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday, December 1. “I...

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President Bola Tinubu has revealed that the economic policies he introduced upon taking office are now delivering the intended results. While acknowledging that the policies were tough on the public, Tinubu emphasized that they were necessary to rescue the country from its ongoing crises. Speaking at an event in...

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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the House of Representatives committees on Aviation and Legislative Compliance to ensure fairness and transparency in their investigation of the airstrip licence granted to Living Faith Church. In October, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, approved the establishment...

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