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POLICE KILL SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS ALONG BENIN-LAGOS BYPASS

The Edo State Police Command has said its operatives yesterday killed six kidnap suspects along the Benin-Lagos Bypass. In a statement issued by the command explained that police operatives were on investigation activities around the area when they noticed the suspects believed to have been part of a notorious gang terrorizing the Benin-Lagos Expressway. It said the team of operatives, on sighting the suspected kidnappers who in the process of […]

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FORMER DIRECTOR OF NBC URGES MEDIA HOUSES TO BE ETHICAL IN DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION

The former director of the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), in acting capacity and a Professor of Mass Communication, Amstrong Aduku Idachaba has charged the media to always uphold the ethics of the profession in the dissemination of information. Idachaba stated this yesterday during his inaugural lecture at Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, with the theme: Mediated Convergencies Cosmo-Philosophical Ideologies and The Building Of a Modern Nigeria. Describing the media as a […]

todayApril 14, 2022 68

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CBN FINES FOUR BANKS OVER N800M FOR VIOLATING CRYPTO POLICY

The Central Bank has fined four banks for flouting its directive on cryptocurrency transactions. The CBN had in February 2021 ordered all banks to close accounts of anyone who transacts in cryptocurrency, stressing that dealing in cryptocurrency or facilitating payments for cryptocurrency exchanges is prohibited. In a report issued today, the CBN has now fined at least four banks for failing to comply with that regulation and they include Stanbic […]

todayApril 7, 2022 73

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IGP SACKS NINE POLICEMEN FOR LEADING WAGE INCREASE DEMAND

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the dismissal of no fewer than nine policemen over allegations that they were the ones demanding wage increase and planning to lead an industrial action. Reports say the junior officers wanted to embark on strike due to poor salary, lack of weapons to fight criminals, failure to supply uniforms, delay in promotion and others. However, in an attempt to stop the […]

todayApril 6, 2022 96

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TELECOM OPERATORS BLOCK UNLINKED NIM-SIM CALLS

The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has complied with the Federal Governments order to block certain lines. ALTON says subscribers affected are those yet to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM. The Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, and Head of Operations, Gbolahan Awonuga, in a joint statement confirmed that operators received a formal directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), adding that lines that are not […]

todayApril 5, 2022 94

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ORDERS TELECOM COMPANIES TO BAR ALL OUTGOING CALLS ON UNLINKED LINES

The Federal Government has directed telecommunication companies in the country to bar all outgoing calls on unlinked lines from today April 4, 2022, explaining that NIN-SIM linkage had been extended on multiple occasions to allow Nigerians to freely comply with the policy. The governments directive was announced in a statement jointly signed today by the Director of Public Affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission NCC, Ikechukwu Adinde, and the Head […]

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVES LIE DETECTOR AND NIGHT VISION GOGGLES FOR NDLEA

The Federal Government has approved the purchase of lie detectors and night vision Goggles for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami(SAN) disclosed this yesterday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. Malami said the council graciously approved the award of the contract with the supply of digital night vision goggles in favor of Messrs R-SET […]

todayMarch 31, 2022 90

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ROTIMI AMAECHI DISCLOSES THINGS NEEDED TO PROTECT TRAINS IN THE COUNTRY

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says the federal government needs helicopters, drones, and other technologies to protect the rail tracks in Nigeria. Amaechi, who disclosed this while inspecting the site of the bombing of the rail line between the Katari and Rijani train station along the Kaduna-Abuja route, also revealed that the government might employ natives until it gets those equipment. The minister had earlier said it will take […]

todayMarch 30, 2022 98

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COURT THREATENS TO STRIKE OUT FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS CASE AGAINST ROCHAS OKOROCHA

Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has threatened to strike out a N2.9 billion money laundering criminal charge brought against the former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha by the Federal Government. The judge threatened to throw out the charge yesterday, following the inability of the Federal Government to serve the charges on Okorocha as required by law. For the second time, the Federal Government, through […]

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