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Synagogue: We Discovered Huge Cases Of Fraud After T.B. Joshua’s Death

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By Rejoice Iliya The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has said it discovered huge cases of fraud after the death of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, its founder. The church’s founder died on June 5, 2021, and was buried the […]

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Masquerader/Muslims Clash: Court remands 2 for alleged murder in Osun

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By NAN An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo on Tuesday ordered the remand of a masquerader custodian, Kayode Esuleke, in Ilesa Correctional Centre over alleged murder of a Muslim cleric, Moshood Salawudeen. The Presiding Judge, Justice Ayo Oyebiyi, ordered that […]

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UAE places six Nigerians on terror list

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by Dyepkazah Shibayan The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has placed six Nigerians on its terror list. The development follows the UAE cabinet resolution No 83 of 2021, designating 38 individuals and 15 entities as those supporting and financing terrorism in […]

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FG: UAE’s COVID-19 protocol is specifically targeted at Nigeria

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by Mary Ugbodaga The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of adopting double standards in enforcement of its COVID-19 protocol towards Nigerians. Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, made the allegation during a press […]

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Yemi Adamolekun: Twitter ban shows FG’s lack of readiness to solve problems

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by Idris Shehu Yemi Adamolekun, executive director of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, says the banning of Twitter by the federal government “is just laziness and shows they are not ready to solve the problems on the table”. On June […]

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Ehanire to resident doctors: End your strike, all debts will be settled

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by Femi Owolabi Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, has called on residents doctors to put an end to the ongoing strike action. On August 1, the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on strike over “irregular payment of salaries”, […]

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Businessman drags ex-wife to court, denies paternity of 1-month-old baby

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By NAN A 57-year-old businessman, Abdulhamid Yakubu on Monday dragged his ex-wife, Maryam Muhammad before a Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, denying the paternity of a one-year-old boy. Yakubu, in his petition, said that he raised an alarm on […]

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Conduct Of Politicians, Judges, Lawyers Worrisome, NBA Laments

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By Paschal Njoku ABUJA – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday said the conduct of some politicians, judicial officers and lawyers are “disturbing” and consequently dragging the reputation of the country’s judiciary to the mud. NBA President, Olumide Akpata, stated this […]

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VAT collection: LCCI seeks adjustment in allocation to states, LGAsVAT collection: LCCI seeks adjustment in allocation to states, LGAs

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by Mary Ugbodaga The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for a review of the current sharing arrangements of value-added tax (VAT) collection to states and local government councils. This was announced in a statement by Chinyere […]

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Appeal court president asks FG to ‘urgently’ review salaries of judges

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by Bolanle Olabimtan Monica Dongban-Mensem, president of the court of appeal, says salaries of judicial officers have not been reviewed for over 10 years. Speaking on Monday at the opening of the 2021/22 legal year in Abuja, the appellate court […]