Month: March 2023

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 23, 2023 arrested 28 persons suspected to be Yahoo-Yahoo Boys in Ilorin, Kwara State. A statement released by the antigraft agency says the arrest, which was effected at Mandate Area, Ilorin followed actionable intelligence on the activities of fraudsters…

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The Niger State Police Command has neutralized two suspected kidnappers, arrested two others and recovered two AK-47 rifles.   The spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who made this known in a statement on Thursday, March 23, 2023, said the two suspects were arrested at a motor park in Minna while trying to board a vehicle…

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Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo SAN has petitioned the State Security Services SSS, demanding the arrest of the Labour Party LP Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates, Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed respectively, for comments he described as incendiary and capable of causing rebellion. Keyamo said that since the declaration of the Presidential…

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Former Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose and Arise TV’s Rufai Oseni clashed during a live TV broadcast on the station this morning, March 23.  It all started when Rufai faulted Fayose’s call for everyone to move on after the violence witnessed during last Saturday, March 18th gubernatorial election.  Rufai while responding to Fayose’s call said;All you have…

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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved over four billion naira for the construction of barracks to accommodate the personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), who made the announcement, said the project became necessary because of the unprecedented threats and…

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The Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Onyemachi Elumelu, CFR, clocked 60 years on Wednesday March 23, 2023 and in commemoration of this event, a symposium was held in his honour at the Tony Elumelu Amphitheatre in UBA House.  The symposium tagged 60 for 60 was attended by 60 young beneficiaries of…

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A 62-year-old farmer’s daughter, Julie Mate, has won a share in the 9million fortune her father left behind. Julie went up against brothers Andrew and Robert Mate in court after their father favoured them in his will. The pair were given the whole of their parent’s West Yorkshire dairy farm.Recounting how she helped to run the…

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