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• Fresh $5.513bn loan: SERAP writes Buhari, seeks spending details, audit of loans 

  31-05-2020 10:39
  
  President Muhammadu Buhari
  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to use his “leadership position and the opportunity of the 5th anniversary of your government in office to provide spending details of all loans obtained by the government since May 29, 2015, including details and locations of projects on which the loans have been spent.”
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• Iran threatens to trigger powerful missiles is Israel attack its nuke sites

  18-04-2024 20:14 via pulse.ng
  
  Haqtalab added that Iran “had its finger on the trigger” to fire powerful missiles to destroy those targets if Israel launched action.A senior Iranian military commander threatened on Thursday to target Israel’s “nuclear facilities” should it attack Iran’s nuclear sites.Ahmad Haqtalab, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said this after Israel indicated the possibility of targeting Iranian nuclear facilities to retaliate against the massive
  
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• Diesel price stands at ₦1341.16 in March 2024 – Report

  18-04-2024 20:08 via pulse.ng
  
  It stated that the lowest price was recorded in Plateau at ₦1067.25 per litre, followed by Niger at ₦1140.00 and Adamawa at ₦1175.The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that the average retail price of a litre of diesel increased from ₦840.81 in March 2023 to ₦1341.16 in March 2024.NBS stated this in its Diesel Price Watch for March 2024 released in Abuja on Thursday.The report said that the March 2024 price of N1341.16 per litre amounted to a 59.51 per ce
  
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• FCCPC seals 4U supermarket in Abuja for concealing price information

  18-04-2024 20:04 via pulse.ng
  
  The Acting Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Dr Adamu Abdullahi, described the situation as unacceptable.The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has sealed off a foreign supermarket, 4 U, for obnoxious practices and information concealing.Officials of the FCCPC stormed the supermarket, located at Wuse 2, on Thursday, April 18, 2024.The commission also evacuated 97 bags of rice, believed to be substandard quality, from the facility.The Acting Executive Vice Chairman of
  
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• Army concerned over number of unauthorised weapons in circulation

  18-04-2024 19:55 via pulse.ng
  
  Dada called for more synergy and inter-agency communication by different security agencies to retrieve all weapons from criminal elements.The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Hassan Dada has expressed concern about the high number of weapons in unauthorised hands in Nigeria.He said this on Thursday in Enugu at a one-day seminar on the control of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Nigeria.The seminar was organised by the South East Zonal off
  
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• 3 years after he was declared dead, German-American billionaire found in Russia

  18-04-2024 19:27 via pulse.ng
  
  The billionaire had gone missing in 2028 while training for a ski mountaineering race in Zermatt, Switzerland.Karl-Erivan Haub, a German-American billionaire, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances six years ago, has reportedly been found residing in Moscow with his Russian mistress.Haub, a retail tycoon, went missing near Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn peak in April 2018.The incident happened while he was training for a ski mountaineering race in Zermatt, Switzerland.The billiona
  
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• Court rejects Secondus, Omehia, Opara's plea, upholds restraining order

  18-04-2024 18:52 via pulse.ng
  
  The restraining orders were made about three substantive suits filed against the three chieftains of the PDP by some members of the party in Rivers State.A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed applications by former Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus, and two others, seeking to set aside an order restraining them from attending meetings of the leadership of the party.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sacked Governor of Rivers, Celestine Omehia, and former Deputy Spea
  
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• Landmark raises concerns over road project as fear of demolition mounts

  18-04-2024 18:44 via pulse.ng
  
  The tourism company said if the road project is not rerouted, all the over 80 businesses operating within the Landmark ecosystem will undoubtedly be affected.The management of Landmark Beach has again raised concerns over the possible demolition of their properties to pave the way for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar highway.The Lagos State Government had recently issued a demolition notice to the tourism company in a letter dated March 19, 2024.The state government said some sections of th
  
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• EFCC declares Yahaya Bello wanted for alleged ₦80.2b fraud

  18-04-2024 18:42 via pulse.ng
  
  There are indications that the ex-governor might have been haboured in the Kogi State government house.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Yahaya Bello wanted for an alleged financial crime to the tune of ₦80.2 billion.Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency called on those with vital information about the former Kogi governor’s whereabouts to reach the commission or the police.According to the statement released on its official Facebook, the EFCC said, &l
  
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• Anxiety as thugs invade PDP HQ, disrupts NEC meeting

  18-04-2024 18:31 via pulse.ng
  
  According to reports, Nwanosike is alleged to have affiliations with Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.An emerging report has confirmed that the build-up to the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been rocked with fresh crisis.It was gathered that the chairperson of Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Thursday, April 18, reportedly led thugs to disrupt the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peopl
  
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• Every Nigerian needs training on how to communicate properly - Idris

  18-04-2024 18:17 via pulse.ng
  
  The minister noted that proper and timely dissemination of climate information would help communities to build resilience.The Federal Government has emphasised the relevance of effective communication in the efforts to tackle the effects of climate change.Malam Idris Mohammed, information and national orientation minister, who stated this position on Thursday in Keffi, explained that proper and timely dissemination of climate information would help communities to build resilience.He spoke at an
  
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• How a Crypto Compliance Officer Ended Up in a Nigerian Prison

  18-04-2024 18:10 via nytimes.com
  
  Tigran Gambaryan, an American compliance official for the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, flew to Nigeria in February for a planned two-day business trip. He hasn’t returned.
  
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• Agunloye's ₦1 billion suit against EFCC hearing set for May 9

  18-04-2024 17:54 via pulse.ng
  
  The ex-minister filed the suit against EFCC over allegations that the commission published his name on its website’s wanted list.A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed May 9 for hearing in a ₦1 billion suit filed by Dr Olu Agunloye, former Minister of Power and Steel under ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after EFCC’s lawyer, Abba Mohammed, sought an adjournment to enable him
  
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• Woman births quadruplets via IVF after 15 yrs, JUTH celebrates success

  18-04-2024 17:43 via pulse.ng
  
  The woman had her first child 15 years ago and has been trying to conceive since then.Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) says it has successfully recorded its first set of quadruplets, delivered by a 49-year-old woman, following Invitro Fertilisation (IVF) conception.Prof. Chinedu Ekwempu, a Professor of Infertility and Endocrinologist and JUTH’s IVF Centre Coordinator told journalists on Thursday in Jos, that the woman had her first child 15 years ago and had been trying to conceive
  
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• Widow demands justice from Sanwo-Olu, 1 year after husband's murder

  18-04-2024 17:08 via pulse.ng
  
  The youth leader who deals on aluminum was killed by some youths following disputes.Mariam Salami, wife of the slain Ojomu Community Youth Leader in Lagos, has called on the state Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the police to arrest and prosecute her husband’s suspected murderers.Salami made the call at a news conference on Thursday in Ikeja. The conference was organised by the Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR) to commemorate the year anniversary of the murder of the youth lead
  
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• Obiano's challenge to EFCC's power dismissed, medical travel approved

  18-04-2024 16:45 via pulse.ng
  
  The judge stated that the application lacked merit and deserved to be dismissed.The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday dismissed an application by the former governor of Anambra, Willie Obiano challenging the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) to prosecute him.Ruling on an application filed by Obiano challenging his trial on Thursday, Justice Inyang Ekwo said the application lacked merit and deserved to be dismissed. The judge faulted and rejected all the grounds u
  
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• Edo Chief Judge orders release of inmate held 4 yrs due to missing case file

  18-04-2024 15:13 via pulse.ng
  
  The CJ urged those released to avoid acts that could take them back to incarceration.The Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa has ordered the release of an inmate, Saliu Akande, detained at the Auchi Medium Security Correctional Centre for four years over alleged rape.Okungbowa directed that the inmate be released due to the non-availability of his case file and charges against him when he visited the facility on Thursday in Auchi. He said the visit was part of efforts to decongest
  
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• Protest rocks PDP HQ with 'Damagun must go' placards ahead of NEC meeting

  18-04-2024 14:59 via pulse.ng
  
  The PDP caucus, on the other hand, has backed Damagum to remain the party's interim national chairman.Nigerian youths under the aegis of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Reform Vanguard trooped out their numbers to the headquarters in Abuja, demanding the immediate resignation of the party’s acting chairman, Ambassador Iliya Damagun.They called for the National Economic Council (NEC) to take action against FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, accusing him of engaging in activities contrary t
  
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• Troops rescue pregnant Chibok girl with 3 kids after 10 years in captivity

  18-04-2024 14:57 via pulse.ng
  
  At the time of her rescue, Lydia, who claimed to be from Pemi Town in Chibok, is said to be five months pregnant.10 years after her abduction alongside over 200 others, troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued Lydia Simon, a Chibok girl held captive by Boko Haram terrorists.The news of Lydia’s rescue was announced in a statement by the Department of Army Public Relations on Thursday, April 18, 2024.The victim was rescued along with her three children by troops deployed in the North-East to
  
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• Federal High Court reverses suspension of Ganduje as APC chairman

  18-04-2024 14:13 via pulse.ng
  
  A higher court has issued a restraining order halting the initial verdict that upheld Dr Abdullahi Ganduje's suspension from the All Progressives Congress (APC).The Federal High Court (Kano State Division) has granted a court order nullifying Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje's suspension as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).This development follows a Kano State High Court verdict that barred Ganduje from representing himself as a party member.In the latest verdict issued by t
  
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• EFCC considers using military force to arrest ex-Kogi governor Yahaya Bello

  18-04-2024 13:17 via pulse.ng
  
  There are indications that the former governor may have sought sanctuary at the Kogi State Government House.The EFCC has warned that it may employ military intervention to locate and apprehend the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who has been evading capture.Over the past weeks, the commission and the ex-governor have played a cat-and-mouse game.Despite attempting to arrest Bello at his Abuja residence, the EFCC faced obstacles preventing his apprehension.Reports suggest that the ex-
  
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• Ex-Gov Yahaya seeks to annul arrest warrant, EFCC pushes for arraignment

  18-04-2024 12:58 via pulse.ng
  
  The ex-governor stated that the court lacked jurisdiction to grant the order in the first instance. Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, prayed to a Federal High Court, Abuja to set aside an arrest warrant issued against him.Bello, through his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohammed, SAN, told Justice Emeka Nwite that the court lacked jurisdiction to grant the order in the first instance. Mohammed told Justice Nwite when the matter was called for the ex-governor to be arraigned by the
  
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• Yusuf to provide foreign scholarships for indigenes to honour Aminu Kano

  18-04-2024 12:46 via pulse.ng
  
  Yusuf described Aminu Kano as a nationalist and activist who fought to uplift and uphold the fundamental rights of the common people.Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State says his administration would continue to keep the legacies of the late Malam Aminu Kano by impacting positively on the lives of the people.Yusuf spoke in Kano on Wednesday night during a symposium to mark the 41st anniversary of Malam Aminu Kano’s death. He was represented at the event, 22nd in the series, by the Commissioner fo
  
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• JAMB orders arrest of parents who hang around CBT centres during UTME

  18-04-2024 12:40 via pulse.ng
  
  Any parent who disobeys the order would not only be arrested but his/her ward would also be disqualified from sitting the examination.The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners to arrest any parent found near any of their facilities during the 2024 UTME exercise.This is contained in Abuja on Thursday by the Board’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin. The board said the directive became necessary following the intrusive disposi
  
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• We'll back Atiku for 2027 presidency, sue him if he declines - Adamawa PDP

  18-04-2024 12:33 via pulse.ng
  
  The party official stated that the caucus will continue to promote the good intentions of Atiku especially his posture of politics without bitterness.A renowned stakeholder of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa, Mark Wosu, says their loyalty to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is unwavering and unshakable.Wosu, a former Council Secretary of Jada local government area in Adamawa, made this known during a news conference held in Yola on Wednesday. He reiterated the commitment and de
  
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• VIDEO - Dino, Ortom trash talk each other in heated PDP stakeholder meeting

  18-04-2024 12:22 via pulse.ng
  
  Senator Melaye called for disciplinary measures against Ortom, whom he openly criticised at the stakeholder meeting in Abuja.Efforts to reconcile critical stakeholders within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) turned tense on Wednesday, April 17.During a gathering of stakeholders, Senator Dino Melaye, a party chieftain and its gubernatorial candidate in Kogi State, engaged in a heated exchange of words with Samuel Ortom, the former governor of Benue State.The confrontation unfolded during the st
  
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• Tinubu will help Nigeria become third largest economy by 2075

  18-04-2024 11:59 via pulse.ng
  
  Tinubu’s administration is harnessing the resources of Nigeria's young population to build a more prosperous and progressive country.Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed optimism that Nigeria will become a major economic force in the world under President Bola Tinubu.Shettima stated this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja when he hosted a delegation from the Commonwealth Enterprise Investment Council (CWEIC) led by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rosie Glazerbrook.According to him
  
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• Nigeria to become 3rd largest economy by 2075 attributed to Tinubu - Shettima

  18-04-2024 11:59 via pulse.ng
  
  He stated that Tinubu’s administration would harness the resources of its young population to build a more prosperous and progressive country.Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed optimism that Nigeria will become a major economic force in the world under President Bola Tinubu.Shettima stated this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja when he hosted a delegation from the Commonwealth Enterprise Investment Council (CWEIC) led by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rosie Glazerbrook.Accordi
  
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• EFCC warns Nigerians that obstructing its agents is a crime

  18-04-2024 11:45 via pulse.ng
  
  EFCC warns that it will henceforth not tolerate any attempt by anyone to obstruct its operations.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned members of the public against obstruction of its operations, saying it is a criminal offence.EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale in a statement on Thursday said: "It is a criminal offence to obstruct the commission’s officers from carrying out their lawful duties.”The warning is sequel to media reports that the embattled former Ko
  
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• EFCC warns against obstruction of ops as Yahaya's arrest sparks tension

  18-04-2024 11:45 via pulse.ng
  
  EFCC warns that it will henceforth not tolerate any attempt by any person or organisation to obstruct its operation.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned members of the public against obstruction of its operations, saying it is a criminal offence.EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale in a statement on Thursday said: "It is a criminal offence to obstruct the commission’s officers from carrying out their lawful duties.”The warning is sequel to media reports that the
  
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