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EFCC TASKFORCE ARRESTS 34 SUSPECTED CURRENCY SPECULATORS IN ABUJA. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 EFCC Taskforce Arrests 34 Suspected Currency Speculators in Abuja Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, attached to the Taskforce on Currency mutilation, Dollarization of the Economy and Forex Malpractice, have arrested 34 suspected currency speculators  for alleged foreign exchange fraud. They were arrested on Friday, April 26, 2024 in a sting operation following credible intelligence about illegal sales of dollars at the Wuse Zone 4 area of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.   The suspects are :Usman Mohammed, Abdullahi Nasir, Abubakar Saleh, Mohammed Kabir Ibrahim, Abubakar Ghadafi, Muktar Usman, Umar Abubakar Abba, Yakubu Sani, Aminu Abubakar, Muhammed Suleman Abara, Yusuf Tahir, Usman Lawal, Usman Lawal, Usman Umar, Amina Garba Rola, Muhammed Aliyu, Murtala Haruna, Sani Mohammed, Umar Farouk, Muhammed Sagiuru, Aminu Salisu, Lawal Bello, Munzali Hashim, Jamilu Suleiman, Mustapha Umar, Mubarak Tanimu, Adamu Garba, Mohammed Usman, Bello Musa, Saleh Moha
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PRESS RELEASE: ALLEGED CASE OF BRUTALLIZATION BY SOLDIERS.

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       1. The attention of Headquarter 81 Division Nigerian Army has been drawn to the social media and Newspapers online reports on ''Alleged brutalization of a female by soldiers''.The incident occurred in Odoguyan,Ikorodu area of Lagos State involving soldiers of 174 Battalion on sunday 12 March 2017.    2. The alleged incident is highly regrettable,even as the Division under the Nigerian Army has zero tolerance for inhuman treatment.Discipline remains the bedrock of the Nigerian Military Profession.It is quite disheartening when such incidences occur even though isolated will not be treated with any laxity.Consequently,a Board of Inquiry has been constituted by the Commander 9 Brigade,Brigadier General Elias Attu to investigate the circumstances that led to the incident,determine the level of the soldiers involvement,submit its findings and recommend appropriate disciplinary measures which will be communicated.The female has been taken to hospital where she is resp
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FINANCE MINISTER REMOVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BY THE HOUSE OF REP.

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                           According to sources,the House of Representatives has removed Finance Minister,Kemi Adeosun as chairman of the National Council on Public Procurement.This was part of alterations passed by the House on a bill for an Act to amend the Public Procurement Act,2007 as passed by the House.One of the major amendments in the Bill was the removal of Minister of Finance as Chairman of the National Council on Public Procurement,replacing the Minister with a person to be appointed by the President with the introduction of a new section 1{2}{a}.In the same vein,section 1{2} expands membership of the National Council on Procurement by including the Minister of Budget and National Planning and eight part-time members to represent the Chattered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria and Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors,among others.
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WIFE OF THE PRESIDENT HONOURED AS CONSUMER AMBASSADOR OF NIGERIA.

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              Wife of the President,Mrs Aisha Buhari has charged Nigerians to understand their rights as consumers in order to stand up to market abuses which undermine those rights.She said the rights of the consumer must be protected and those on the wrong side of the law be made to understand that their rights come to an end where the rights of the consumer begins.Mrs Buhari,who was represented by the wife of the Governor of Nasarawa state,Mrs Mario Tanko Almakura,made the charge during her investiture as Consumer Ambassador of Nigeria by Consumer Protection Council.The event was organised to mark the World Consumer Rights Day 2017.On Wednesday,March 15,2017,at Abuja.
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MEMBERS OF AN ANGLICAN CHURCH IN SAPELE ARE SEEKING FOR THE REMOVAL OF A BISHOP BY DEMONSTRATING.{PHOTOS}.

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               A facebook user identified as Prince Emma shared some photos on facebook with the caption ''Members of the Anglican Church in Sapele protesting against their Bishop for looting on a sunday''.They wrote on the demonstration cards ''Bishop Erifeta,Sapele Diocese is not your property'',''Primate Okoh take Bishop Erifeta Away'' ''Goodbye to Criminality''.I will advice that the Bishop Erifeta publicly respond to all the accusation his church members alleged he committed.More photos below.
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AMOSUN PRAISES WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP.{PHOTO}.

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                     Ogun State Governor,Senator Ibikunle Amosun,has praised the strategic role women play in his government.The governor stated this.on tuesday,shortly after the state executive council held a special session to celebrate women as part of activities marking the 2017 International Women's month.''More than the Beijing declaration ,I believe that women are very good in the way they handle things and this is why our administration has entrusted them with many strategic roles,'' Governor Amosun said, He added that woman,just like their male counterparts,are equally endowed by God and should therefore be empowered as of right.Speaking with journalists,the Ogun State Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning,Mrs Ronke Sokefun,charged women not to box themselves into a cage but come out and think like men while acting and looking like women.On her part,the Consultant to the Governor on power,Mrs Ronke Onadeko,affirmed that women have proven,overtime,to
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EFCC ARRAIGNS FORMER CHIEF JUDGE TODAY FOR FALSE DECLARATION OF ASSET.{PHOTOS}.

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                                            The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,on Thursday March 16,2017 arraigned the former Chief Judge of Enugu State,Professor Innocent Azubike Unezulike on a four count charge of non-disclosure of asset and false declaration of assets before Justice J.K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt,River State.More details later.One more photo below.
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SARAKI CONGRATULATES NEW CAF PRESIDENT,AHMAD.

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                   The President of the Senate,Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki,today thursday congratulated the newly-elected President of the Confederation of African Football {CAF},Ahmed Ahmad on his victory at the polls.Saraki,in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,Yusuph Olaniyonu,in Abuja,described Ahmad as a consummate technocrat,who can help to usher in a new era of innovation and positive change into the affair of CAF.He commended the outgoing President of CAF,Issa Hayatou,for his services and immense contribution to the development of football in Africa in his 29-year headship of the body.''Ahmad's victory is a testament to his message and determination to positively alter the 29-year status quo in CAF,'' Saraki said,'' Hayatou has served the organization well,now,we look forward to the new leadership to usher in a new era of change and effectiveness to raise the standard of African football across all levels''.Saraki
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NIGERIAN TROOPS AMBUSH ESCAPING BOKO HARAM TERRORIST YESTERDAY.{PHOTOS}.

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                Troops of 151 Task Force Battalion,21 Brigade,Nigerian Army on Operation LAFIYA DOLE yesterday evening while on fighting patrol,ambushed some fleeing Boko Haram terrorists at Borno State College of Business Studies {BOCCOS} along Bama-Ngurosoye road,Bornno State.The team neutralized 4 Boko Haram terrorists and recovered 1 AK-56 Rifle,60 rounds of 7.62mm {Special} ammunition,3 AK-56 Rifle Magazines,1 Boko Haram terrorists flg,5 SIM Crads and 5 Bicycles. Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman Director Army Public Relations. More photos below.                   
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