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EFCC URGES OTHER PROFESSIONAL BODIES TO JOIN HANDS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has enjoined all the professional bodies in Nigeria to join the commission in the fight against money laundering and corruption in general. The chairman of the anti-graft agency Abdul Rasheed Bawa, who made the call during the 2023 presidential retreat of the Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria APBN in Enugu, said they are saddled with the responsibility of instituting transparency and accountability […]

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OHANAEZE NDIGBO SAYS YORUBAS ARE NOT POLITICAL RASCALS.

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide yesterday said Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu never referred to Yorubas as political rascals, while speaking during an event to mark the one year in office of the Governor of Anambra State Chukwuma Soludo, in Awka, Anambra State, on Saturday, branding the report as false. Ohanaeze in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Alex Ogbonnia in Enugu insisted the report was a typical falsehood, fabricated by social media […]

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FORMER NIGERIAN SENATE DEPUTY PRESIDENT, WIFE, AND DOCTOR CONVICTED OF ORGAN TRAFFICKING IN UK COURT

The former Deputy President of the Senate IKE Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and their doctor, Obinna Obeta have been found guilty of organ trafficking by a United Kingdom UK court. The jury found that the trio conspired to bring a 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to harvest his kidney for their ailing daughter, Sonia. The victim said he was promised opportunities in the UK for help and that he […]

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PRESIDENT-ELECT CONDEMNS ETHNIC SLURS AND ELECTION VIOLENCE.

The President-elect of Nigeria Bola Tinubu has condemned what he described as isolated cases of infractions, ethnic slurs, and violence that trailed the 2023 General Elections, declaring that elections were now over for the healing process to begin. These came as The Washington Post commended the general elections, stating that despite some obvious flaws in the process, the democratic system had held and was holding far better, so far, than […]

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PUTIN FACES ICC ARREST WARRANT FOR UNLAWFUL DEPORTATION OF CHILDREN FROM UKRAINE

The International Criminal Court ICC has issued an arrest warrant for the President of Russia Vladimir Putin after it alleges he is responsible for war crimes and has focused its claims on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. It says the crimes were committed in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 when Russia launched its full-scale invasion, but Moscow has denied the allegations and labeled the warrants as […]

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PRESIDENT BUHARI SIGNS BILL THAT MANDATES PRESIDENT-ELECT TO APPOINT CABINET IN 60 DAYS.

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to 19 Bills in furtherance of Section 58 subsection 4 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters in the Senate Babajide Omoworare said 16 of the bills are Constitutional Alterations of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Idris Wase […]

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GOVERNOR OF ENUGU STATE SANCTIONS RELEASE OF PROMOTION LIST FOR CIVIL SERVANTS.

The Governor of Enugu State Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi yesterday approved the release of the 2021 and 2022 promotion list for civil servants in the state. The Chairman of Enugu State Civil Service Commission, ESCSC, Robinson Odo while announcing the release of the promotions, stated that about 3,089 civil servants on salary grade levels, 04 to16 benefited from the promotions, noting that the exercise followed due process as the promotional examination was […]

todayMarch 17, 2023 125

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NIGERIA LISTED AMONG COUNTRIES WITH MOST PRESSING SHORTAGE OF HEALTH WORKERS.

The World Health Organization WHO has included Nigeria and 54 other countries on its Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List 2023, because they face the most pressing health workforce challenges related to universal health coverage. The WHO in the report released on March 8 said the 55 countries have a density of doctors, nurses, and midwives below the global median like 49 per 10 000 population, and a universal health […]

todayMarch 16, 2023 103

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MOVES POPULATION CENSUS TO MAY.

The Federal Executive Council FEC has approved 2.8 billion naira for the procurement of software for the National Population Commission for the conduct of the National Census in May 2023. Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed who disclosed that the 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29 has been shifted to May 2023 explained that the decision was necessitated by the rescheduling of the governorship elections […]

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