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By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Yobe State Police Command have arrested a fake Navy personnel, Agugu Joshua, who specializes in defrauding members of the public. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim who disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday said it is another significant breakthrough in combating cybercrime and fraud in the state According to him, the 29-year-old suspect identified as Agugu Joshua, was arrested in possession of a fake Nigerian Navy staff ID card, which he uses to scam unsuspecting victims, particularly POS vendors and provision store owners. “His modus operandi involved…

By Deborah Nnamdi Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday, December 19, contributed a total of N704.9 million from their salaries to support vulnerable Nigerians across the nation. This initiative was announced by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, during a plenary session. “If you recall, about five months ago, we decided to contribute half of our salaries to address the critical needs of the Nigerian people. I am happy to inform you that so far, we have contributed N704, 907,578.82”, he said. According to the Speaker, the funds were accumulated by the lawmakers over the past five…

The immediate past governor of Kogi Yahaya Bello has begged a judge of the Federal High Court in Maitama Abuja to remove the possession of landed property in Maitama as one of the conditions for his bail. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting Bello alongside Oricha and Hudu on a 16-count charge of criminal breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of  N110.4 billion. On Thursday, he was granted N500m with sureties who must own landed properties within Maitama – the court’s jurisdiction. His counsel, J.B Dauda, SAN, argued that obtaining certificates of occupancy and…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says indicators have shown that the economy is responding positively to his policies. Tinubu, who said this while presenting the 2024 budget on Wednesday before a joint session of the National Assembly, said the focus of the 2025 budget was to stimulate the economy through the implementation of targeted fiscal stimulus packages through public expenditures and specific non-inflationary spending. He said Nigerians would soon experience a better and more functional economy based on the positive indicators in the aspects of global economic growth and foreign reserve. He said, “The global economic growth for…

By Deborah Nnamdi Many children have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede that occurred at a carnival in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The incident occurred in the Bashorun area of Ibadan on Wednesday. The number of casualties has not been ascertained at the time of filing this report. We learned that the victims have been rushed to some hospitals within the Ibadan metropolis. We also gathered that the carnival was billed to take place on Wednesday but some parents took their children to the location on Tuesday, while some arrived at the venue in the early hours of Wednesday.…

By Deborah Nnamdi The embattled 18 local government chairmen in Edo State have declared that they remain executive chairmen of their respective local government councils, stating that their suspension by the state House of Assembly cannot stand. Governor Monday Okpebholo had written to the House over the refusal of the chairmen to submit the councils’ financial records to the Asset Verification Committee as requested. The governor described the chairmen’s action as an act of insubordination and gross misconduct and requested the House to look into the matter. Following the governor’s letter, the House on December 17, suspended the council chairmen…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, presented a total budget of N49.7tn to the joint session of the National Assembly. According to Mr. President, the budget tagged, “Restoration budget, securing peace and building prosperity” seeks to restore macroeconomic growth and build the economy. He commended the resilience of Nigerians amid growing economic indices. “In the year 2024, it was projected at 3.2%, and against predictions of our country, we have made significant progress. Our economic economy grew by 3.46%. The improvement we have witnessed in the year 2024 budget has led all of us into the 2025 budget.”…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko The senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ede Dafinone, has debunked reports of the death of the arrested leaders of the Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Senator Dafinone revealed this while announcing that he had facilitated the release of Pa Dennis Okugbaye, one of the arrested leaders. The Okuama leaders were arrested following the killing of scores of military personnel deployed to the area by suspected militants from the community. He said, “I am pleased to announce that Pa Dennis Okugbaye one of the suspects detained by the Nigerian…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed a resolution suspending chairmen and vice chairmen of the 18 local government councils for two months. The House also mandated the leaders of the legislative arms to take over leadership of their respective councils. The suspension of the council chairmen and their deputies was a sequel to a motion moved by the member representing Esan North East 1, Isibor Adeh, and seconded by the member representing Akoko-Edo 2, Mr Donald Okogbe. The state governor, Monday Okpebholo, had earlier written a petition to the House over the refusal of…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has approved N30bn for the nation’s 30 Universities of Agriculture to immediately commence mechanized farming. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while declaring open a retreat organized by the Ministry of Education for pro-chancellors of federal universities. The announcement came with a directive for specialized universities to focus strictly on their core mandates and cease offering programs unrelated to their original purpose. Alausa emphasized the importance of universities of agriculture owning and operating mechanized farming systems. He revealed that each university would receive N1 billion as a…