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U.S. Indicts Air Peace Chairman, Allen Onyema, Over Alleged Bank Fraud , Money Laundering
Allen Onyema, 56, the founder of Air Peace, has been charged with bank fraud and money laundering for moving more than $20 million from Nigeria through U.S bank accounts in a scheme involving false documents based on the purchase of…
BREAKING: Sowore, Bakare slam N1bn suit against DSS DG
Detained activist and convener of the RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare (aka Mandate), have instituted a N1billion suit against the Director-General of the Department of State Service, DSS, Yusuf …
Court Orders IGP: Release Names Of 80,000 Ghost Workers In Police
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to release the details of the 80,115 ghost officers said to have been discovered in police formations and command in 2018.
Justice Binta Nyako in…
4-Year-Old Girl, Security Guard, Others Killed In Oye-Ekiti Bank Robbery
Two persons including a 4-year-old girl have been killed after a gang of armed robbers attacked a commercial bank in Oye Ekiti.
The deceased were hit by bullets shot by the criminals while attempting to flee the scene.
The baby girl…
Any Request By Buhari To NASS Is The Best For Nigerians-Sen. Lawan
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday said any request from President Muhammadu Buhari would make Nigeria a better place, and such would be acted on “expeditiously.”
Lawan spoke when the Chairman, Presidential Advisory…
Senate okays FG’s Request Increasing VAT to 7.5%
The Senate on Thursday passed the Finance Bill which seeks to amend seven Acts of the National Assembly relating to taxes payable in the country.
The bill specifically seeks an increment of the value-added tax from five per cent to 7.5…
Plans To Sack 1,000 Workers, Employees Threaten To Shut Down First Bank
Operations of one of Nigeria’s oldest banks, First Bank Nigeria may be disrupted from today (Thursday) if it goes ahead with an alleged plan to retrench about 1000 of its works force.
The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial…
No Turning Back on Strike Notice — Electricity Workers
National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has insisted that there is no going back on members plan to down tools and commence indefinite industrial action over unresolved labour issues including alleged refusal by some Distribution…
Tokyo 2020: Ex-Olympian Pledges Assistance To Athletes
Preparation by Team Nigeria ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has received a boost with a former Olympian, Isaac Uche, offering to assist the athletes through the 1st Uche Isaac Sprint/Relay Athletics Championship scheduled for next…
Sowore: Agency’s Reasons Shameful –- Falana SAN
Activist-lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) on Tuesday berated the Department of State Services (DSS) for the continued detention of #RevolutionNow Convener Omoyele Sowore.
In a statement, he said: “I was in Abuja yesterday (Monday) to participate…