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A Union Bank compliance officer, Mr. Chidubem Ogbura, on Monday told the Federal High Court in Lagos that Friday Audu is a signatory to an account used in laundering over ₦3.4 billion linked to a 792-member cyber and romance fraud syndicate. Ogbura, testifying before Justice Daniel Osiagor as the first prosecution witness in the ongoing…
Barikui Felix Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd), the sole administrator of Rivers State, has affirmed that educational development will remain a cardinal pillar of his administration. Ibas stated this revelation while speaking at the 43rd Convocation Ceremony of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt. Represented by the Secretary to the…
The Nigerian military has said it is reviewing the alleged withdrawal of soldiers from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, before bandits attacked and abducted 25 schoolgirls. In a statement made available to journalists by the Defence Headquarters on Sunday, it also assured that it would take immediate corrective action to…
UN Women, NNWM Collaborate on Peaceful Cohabitation in Nigeria The United Nations (UN) Women and the National Network of Women Mediators (NNWM) have collaborated to enhance peace cohabitation in Nigeria. The two devised strategies to strengthen the integration of state-level women’s mediation networks into national and regional networks of women mediators. They also expressed their…
Uko Okon The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sensitised traders at Akpan Andem market in Akwa Ibom state and advised them to take proactive measures ahead of predicted flooding. In collaboration with the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), the Red Cross, and NYSC members, NEMA marched across Udo Umana Street, Johnson…
The suit between the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and five retired senior police officers who are facing a 14-count charge of alleged age falsification has suffered a setback. At Thursday’s proceeding, the Prosecution Counsel, Rimamsonte Ezekiel, told the court that despite three different adjournments, the defendants namely Benneth Igwe, Simon Lough, Idowu Owohunwa,…
The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday conducted its Local Government Congress across the 18 LGAs of the State, electing new executive committees and national delegates. The State Caretaker Committee Chairman of the PDP, Tony Aziegbemi, monitored the exercise alongside a panel from the party’s national headquarters in Abuja, led…
The Federal Ministry of Environment, through its Department of Climate Change, in collaboration with the NAP Global Network, has launched an inception workshop aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s capacity for conflict-sensitive climate adaptation while unveiling a new report on integrating peacebuilding into the country’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. The event, held in Abuja, brought together…