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‘ 22nd May 2024 Pro-democracy activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the Nigerian Army over the closure of Banex Plaza in the Federal Capital Territory following attacks on some soldiers last weekend. The Army shut down the plaza following an attack on some soldiers last weekend, which they […]

22nd May 2024 A health worker, Umar Mohammed, was stabbed in the head at a wedding ceremony by hoodlums in Niger State Niger State security agents have been battling hoodlums and other miscreants who have been running riot in the State, especially its capital, Minna, killing and maiming unsuspecting residents. The incident occurred last Friday

Investigators of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Gombe State Zonal Command, have arrested a woman identified as Janty Emmanuel for allegedly abusing the Nigerian currency in the state Emmanuel was arrested on Monday, May 20, 2024, following intelligence that spotted her spraying Naira notes at a social event. This was disclosed in a statement

The Naira gained N3.31 at the official market on Tuesday, trading at N1,465.68 to the dollar. Data from the FMDQ Exchange, which oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), revealed a 0.22 percent appreciation for the Naira compared to Monday’s rate of N1,468.99 to the dollar. The volume of currency traded also increased, with

Organised Labour has on Tuesday rejected the N54,000 proposed by the Federal government as new minimum wage. FG had in a meeting with Labour proposed N54,000 as against its earlier N48,000 offer. One of the leaders of the Organised Labour who attended the meeting revealed this to Vanguard in a telephone conversation. Recall that Organised

21st May 2024 About 20 residents of Dawaki, a community near Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory, have been kidnapped. The attackers were said to have raided houses on Frank Opara Street before security operatives responded to distress calls. The Chairman of Dawaki Rock Heaven Community, Tunde Abdulrahim, who spoke to newsmen on Monday, said

21st May 2024 Oba of Benin, Ewuare II has alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is aiding crimes in the country. The monarch made the allegations when he received the new Benin Zonal Director of EFCC, Effa Okim in his Palace in Benin on Monday. He cited a case involving unnamed former palace

Hearing of an ex-parte motion for stay of proceedings filed by EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukayode, against contempt charge instituted by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, was on Monday stalled at the Court of Appeal, Abuja. The case, scheduled for today, could not proceed due to a workshop organised by the appellate court.

Iran’s president, foreign minister, 7 others killed in helicopter crash. The Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas has expressed sadness over the helicopter crash that killed the Iranian president and his foreign minister and others. The movement said in a statement on Monday that “we express our shared feelings of sadness and pain with the brotherly Iranian

20th May 2024 The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, rejected the request of terrorist negotiator, Mohammed Mamu, to be transferred from the custody of the Department of the State Service to Kuje Prison. While delivering a ruling on the application, Justice Inyang Ekwo, said the issue of incessant jail breaks in prisons is