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Mon, 08 Nov 2021 22:41:09 +0000
Police, Parents Shield 19-year-old 'CEO' Who Defrauded Victims Of Over N74million In Lagos
A 19-year-old man, Muiz Ibrahim, identified as the Chief Executive Officer of Cypterix, a Foreign Exchange Market (Forex) trading platform has allegedly defrauded victims to the tune of over N74million. Some of the victims told SaharaReporte...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 20:56:44 +0000
Police Arrest Two Yobe Residents After Cutting Off Each Other's Hands During Fight
File Photo Operatives of the Yobe State Police Command have arrested two Fulani youths for cutting off each other’s hands during a fight at Bakin-Ruwa settlement in Garin-Alkali, Bursari Local Government Area of the state.The duo were repor...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 19:56:57 +0000
Lagos Local Council Imposes ‘Illegal’ N100 Daily Levy On PoS Operators After Yearly Tax Payment
Point of Sale operators in the Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State have been asked to pay a daily levy of N100 (Monday to Friday) to prevent the locking up of their shops.SaharaReporters learnt that the N100 levy was the la...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 19:19:09 +0000
Yoruba Nation Rally: How Lagos Policemen Fired Live Bullets At Protesters – Witness
Tunde Abass, a witness at last July’s Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos State has informed a Magistrate Court in Ogba that the police fired live bullets at the protesters. According to him, one of the bullets shot by the policemen hit Jumoke Oy...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:44:09 +0000
TIMELINE: Ex-Pensions Boss, Maina's Long Walk To Prison Since Corruption Charges In 2012
Abdulrasheed Maina On Monday, the embattled former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, was finally convicted over fraud charges pressed against him.He was sentenced to 61 years in prison by Justice Okon Abang ...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:35:27 +0000
Nigerian University Employs 60 Hunters As Security Personnel Over Rising Kidnappings
The Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, has resorted to local security to tackle all forms of insecurities challenges facing the school as the services of 60 hunters were engaged for campus security.The Vice-Chancellor of the university, ...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:34:15 +0000
Why 2023 Elections May Not Hold In South-East, North-West Regions – Civic Group, CDD
A civil society organisation, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has warned that elections may not hold in the troubled parts of Nigeria in the 2023 general elections.The group said the Anambra State election had showed that insecur...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 17:01:21 +0000
How Operatives Of Anti-graft Agency EFCC, Prisons Service Clash Over Custody Of Ex-Pension Boss, Maina
Maina in court There was drama on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, clashed with some officials of the Nigerian Correctional Services over whose custody the jailed fo...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:40:37 +0000
Nigerian Governors Clash With Attorney-General Malami For Supporting Paris Club Consultants In Controversial $418million Fees
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has accused the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over alleged involvement in the controversial $418million request by consultants regarding the Paris Club refun...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:39:53 +0000
Nigeria’s Taekwondo Ex-Director, Chukwumerije Resigns Over Alleged Assault Of Female Athletes, Shuns Safety Training Directed By World Body
The former Technical Director of the Nigerian Taekwondo Federation, Chika Chukwumerije, has resigned his position at the International federation governing body of Taekwondo, World Taekwondo, after he was asked to undergo safety training fol...



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