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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has insisted that its temporary restriction on an Osun State Government bank account was lawful and backed by provisions of the EFCC Act and the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act.
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Umahi gave the assurance late Wednesday while inspecting the level of work at the Ondo section of the coastal highway in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state.
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Atiku said the timing of the freeze was deeply troubling and capable of undermining public confidence in the credibility of the electoral process.
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In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the outrage that has greeted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s freezing of a bank account operated by the Osun State Government.
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The Nigerian Navy, in furtherance of its offensive against crude oil theft, has successfully deactivated 2 illegal refining sites while maintaining pressure by dismantling a reactivated illegal refining network in the Niger Delta.
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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, for his part, insists there are at least 7,000 Colombians fighting in Russia and Ukraine for money.
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•Over 700,000 Heritage Bank depositors paid By Cynthia Alo The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has said that it has commenced payment of depositors of the 46 microfinance banks whose operating licences were revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in July 2026. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NDIC, Mr. Thompson Sunday, […]
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Troops conducting a special operation led by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) have rescued 308 kidnap victims abducted about six months ago from communities in Kwara and Niger.
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•Faults Nigeria’s planned removal of subsidy on electricity By Victor Ahiuma-Young NAIROBI, Kenya — Organised Labour through the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa, has called on Nigeria and other African governments to ensure that industrialisation translates into improved living standards for workers and ordinary citizens. According to ITUC-Africa, economic growth must lift Nigerians and other Africans […]
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By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has expressed concern over renewed attacks by armed groups in parts of Sokoto State, calling for a more coordinated response to address insecurity in the state and the wider North-West. In a statement issued […]
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