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Month: January 2024

Hisbah destroys 850 bottles of alcohol in Katsina

Some of the bottles were intercepted in a vehicle, and others were seized at the point of sale. The Katsina State Hisbah Board, says it has destroyed about 850 bottles of different products of alcohol in Kankara Local Government Area of the state. The Hisbah Commander in the state, Dr Aminu Usman, disclosed this in…

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Court orders EFCC to pay Emefiele ₦100 million over illegal detention

The judge said there wasn’t enough evidence to justify detaining Emefiele for a long period. Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of an FCT High Court on Monday awarded ₦100 million in damages to suspended former governor of the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) against the Federal Government and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for violations of…

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Alia happy to remain Benue governor after Supreme Court victory

Alia says the mandate given to him would only be used for the good and welfare of the people. Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue has congratulated the Benue people on their victory at the Supreme Court. This is contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, on Monday in Makurdi. Titus…

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Ndifon, sexual harassment: UNICAL professor in Kuje prison

The judge adjourned the matter until January 10 for hearing of bail application for the lecturer. A Federal High Court on Monday ordered that Professor Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), charged with alleged sexual harassment be remanded in Kuje Prison. Ndifon, who is being prosecuted by the…

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Betta Edu leaves villa after she was denied access to President Tinubu

Betta Edu’s access card to the presidential villa has reportedly been withdrawn. The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, was not allowed to see President Bola Tinubu on Monday, January 8, 2024, following her suspension by the president. When her suspension over ₦585 million palliative scandal was announced, Edu was reportedly…

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President Tinubu fires FCCPC CEO Irukera, BPE CEO Okoh

The tw CEOs are directed to hand over to the next most senior officer in their respective agencies. President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the heads of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera and that of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Alexander Okoh. This is contained in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special…

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Doyin Okupe dumps Labour Party due to ideological differences

Okupe says the political ideology of the Labour Party contradicts his political leaning, saying he has been a liberal Democrat all his life. Dr Doyin Okupe, the former Director General of Peter Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation, has dumped the Labour Party citing ideological conflict as a reason for leaving the party. In his resignation letter…

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Showmax announces revamped app, new content slate, new plan coming February

The revamp is part of a partnership between MultiChoice and Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky from last year. Beginning February this year, Showmax will get a brand-new look, a new app, and entirely new product suite, the company said in a blog post today. The move finalises the partnership between MultiChoice and Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky…

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Chocolate City holds up its hip hop legacy with new cypher

Chocolate City releases new cypher. Chocolate City one of Nigeria’s leading record labels continues to play a major role in the evolution and advancement of Nigerian music. In another show of its legacy, Chocolate City has released a new cypher featuring award-winning rappers A-Q, M.I Abaga, Ice Prince, Jesse Jagz, Loose Cannon, and Blaqbonez who…

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Timini Egbuson fights for Omowunmi Dada’s love in ‘Meeting Funmi’s Parents’

A new release making its way to the big screen after two years in the works. Nigerian actors, Omowunmi Dada and Timini Egbuson have been unveiled as lead cast of the upcoming romcom Meeting Funmi’s Parents. Written and directed by Kevin Apaa, the story follows Funmi played by Dada and her return home from the…

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