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The Senate on Wednesday, proposed a bill that would prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, wrongfully confined or imprisoned. The penalty for persons who receive or make any such payment is set at 15 years. The terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021 scaled second reading Wednesday and is […]
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The new national carrier, the ‘Nigeria Air’ that was unveiled in 2018 at the Farnborough International Airshow, London, will take off in the first quarter of 2022. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika made the announcement while briefing state house correspondents after he weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, May 19th. The Minister […]
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The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing has warned that the UK will deny its visa to anyone who disrupts the 2023 elections. Laing gave the warning during her visit to Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. She specifically called on the Governor and his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi who is […]
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India has suffered another major disaster that caused the death of at least 33 people after a deadly Cyclone Tauktae hit a part of the country. The cyclone which made landfall on the night of Monday, 17th May is said to be the deadliest in 2 decades with the 130mph winds that hit the state […]
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The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has sacked his Senior Special Assistant, Abidemi Rufai who was found culpable of wire fraud in the US. In a statement published on its various websites, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, Ogun State Government – OGSG@OGSG_Official “In view of the gravity of these allegations, […]
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Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Ogun State Governor, Abidemi Rufai faces at least a 30-year jail term in addition to a $1 million fine if convicted of fraud in the US. The 30-year jail term is the penalty for wire fraud according to the United States Department of Justice. This is more so when […]
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The Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Today, 18th May 2021, has dissolved the state cabinet with immediate effect. Affected are all members of the Executive Council. The dissolution happened immediately after the Council’s meeting presided over by him. Also affected are Special Advisers, the Secretary to the State Government, Senior Political Advisers, Chief […]
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The Nigeria Immigration Service has suspended new applications for international passports nationwide. The suspension will lapse on the 1st of June, 2021 according to the Comptroller General of Immigration, Muhammed Babandede. The Immigration boss who made the announcement today, Tuesday, 18th May, during the decoration of newly promoted officers in Abuja. said the directive was […]
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A Delta State indigene, Morris Monye has raised an alarm over an ongoing construction of a gas plant near a school. He fears that the project could result in the kind of incident that occurred near Satellite Town, Lagos where an entire school was razed with many students and the principal fatally injured from a […]
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After weeks of delay, the federal government has finally received £4.2 million Ibori loot. Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation, confirmed this in a statement by Dr Umar Gwandu, his media aide, issued on his behalf on Tuesday. The Presidency Nigeria@NGRPresident HAGF and Min of Justice @MalamiSan “has confirmed that @NigeriaGov has received £4,214,017.66 of […]
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