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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

23 DIED TODAY IN INDIA AS INDIA GURU ''RAM RAHIM SINGH'' WAS CONVICTED FOR RAPE.{PHOTOS}

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                 The victims are believed to be Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's followers. Angry supporters rampaged through Panchkula town, near Chandigarh. About 2,500 of Singh's followers have been arrested, police said. Earlier, his devotees smashed cars and set media vans alight, saying he was innocent. More than 200,000 of his followers had flocked to the Chandigarh area ahead of Friday's verdict. Singh, who says he has millions of disciples, was found guilty of raping two women at the headquarters of his sect, known as Dera Sacha Sauda, in 2002. Thousands of army, police and paramilitary forces were deployed. They fired tear-gas canisters and water cannon into the crowd to try to restore control, says the BBC's Ravinder Singh Robin in Panchkula. However, the region's police chief BS Sandhu said the violence was now under control. Curfews have been imposed in several areas of Chandigarh city and across the state of Punjab, and internet services were suspended. Viol

OBASEKI PROFFERS TRANSNATIONAL COALITION TO END ALL FORMS OF SLAVERY.

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                   The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has proffered transnational partnerships between state and non-state actors as the only way to end slavery in all its forms. Obaseki made the proposition on the occasion of the commemoration of the International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition on August 23, 2017, a day set aside by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to memorialize the Transatlantic slave trade. Obaseki said that while “the transatlantic trade in human beings ended over 200 years ago, slavery has refused to go away as it still thrives in several other forms, with millions of children, teenagers and even adults, sold daily across the world by human traffickers to greedy masters and mistresses who use them for cheap labour and illicit sex trade.” He decried the negative backlash of human trafficking on the society which includes the erosion of age-old progressive values such as hard work

CLEAVAGE & ABS FLASH FOR KIM KARDASHIAN IN NEW PHOTOS.{PHOTOS}

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                                              In a new photo Kim Kardashian is showing off too much cleavage as she steps out from her car with her Personal Assistant following her from behind.She posted this photo above few hours ago on her social media with the caption '' I'm so bad with captions''.Those her abs is a must watch.Then the photos below she captioned it '' BTS for CR FASHION BOOK''

EKEUKWU OWERRI MARKET ENVIRONMENT SET ON FIRE BY UNKNOWN PERSONS TODAY.{PHOTOS}.

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                                               According to sources, As against 48hours ultimatum from the Imo state government and planned forceful relocation of Ekeukwu Owerri Market, Douglas Road tomorrow, Saturday August 26, 2017, the Market environment has been set on fire by unknown persons.More details later.More photos below.

CUSTOM UNCOVERS NEW WAYS POULTRY PRODUCTS ARE BEING SMUGGLED INTO LAGOS NIGERIA.{PHOTOS}.

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                   Poultry Product Smuggler’s Ingenious Way Uncovered. The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone "A" Ikeja, Lagos uncovers ingenious way poultry product smugglers adopt in trying to beat the eagle eyes of Customs operative.More photos below.

NIGERIA POLICE FORCE GRADUATES PIONEERS OF THE NIGERIA POLICE RELATIONS SCHOOL.{PHOTOS}.

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               Nigeria Police Force graduates pioneers of the Nigeria Police Public Relations School, induct all police public Relations Officers as members of Nigerian Institute of public Relations -- NIPR at the Police Account and Budget Building, Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja representing the Inspector General of Police is the Deputy Inspector General of Police Operation Department, DIG Joshak Habila, psc. 25th August, 2017.More photos below.

AREWA YOUTHS WITHDRAW OCTOBER 1ST QUIT NOTICE ISSUED TO IGBOS RESIDING IN THE REGION.{PHOTO}.

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         The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum which is a coalition of Northern youth groups, has withdrawn the October 1st quit notice it had issued to Igbos residing in the region. The group had in June, given the Igbos residing in the Northern region up until October 1st to leave the region or face physical attacks. The quit notice had followed wide spread condemnation with the Kaduna state governor,  Nasir El-Rufai, ordering their arrest for making such threats. In separate statements issued at different times, the Arewa youths had said the ultimatum was given so that the Igbos who are Biafran agitators and reside in the North, can quickly go to their region to form their desired country.

PARTY CONGRESSES : WE WERE FAIR TO ALL- APC.

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              The Ogun State chapter of All Progressive Congress APC has stated that the   recently conducted ward congresses of the party was duly held with full  compliance with the constitution of the party  A group led by Hon. Kunle Adesina had alleged that the congresses were  improperly conducted. Specifically Adesina alleged that party members who according to them were not in the good books of the state governor, Sen.Ibikunle Amosun, were denied participation in the exercise.However, the party, through a statement by its Publicity Secretary Sola Lawal, maintained that every bonafide member of the party who was available at the venues of the congresses across the state participated and voted.“A Five -man Congress Committee headed by Alhaji Bashir Machina was sent to Ogun State by the National Organ of the party as was the case in all the 36 States in the country to conduct the congress. The group did its job and turned in its report to the national secretariat”.“Subsequently Co

MAN CONVICTED FOR N2.3M LAND SCAM YESTERDAY.{PHOTOS}.

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The EFCC today, August 24, 2017, at the Gombe State High Court Gombe, secured the conviction of one Malam Umaru Kankani for offences bordering on possession of forged document. He was prosecuted before Justice Sa'ad Muhammad on one count charge.  Kankani's arrest and prosecution followed a petition alleging that sometime in June, 2016, he defrauded the complainant of N2.3million over a parcel of land situated at Federal Low-cost, Gombe, which ownership the convict fraudulently claimed.One more photo below.

LAGOS COMMISSIONER BAGS NIM FELLOWSHIP AWARD.

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     The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdulhakeem Abdullateef has been conferred with the highest professional membership grade of the Nigerian Institute of Management, NIM, at the Institute 2017 Awards, Fellows and Spouses' Day Luncheon held at City Hall, Lagos on Thursday. Speaking at the during the presentation of the NIM Fellowship Award to the Commissioner, the President and Chairman of Council of the Nigerian Ins titute of Management (Chartered), Emeritus Prof. Munzali Jibril, stated that the process of upgrading members to Fellow is rigorous and painstaking, which is why only those who are truly deserving of the award get honoured each year. Prof. Jibril implored Dr. AbdulLateef and other recipients not to be contented with just adding FNIM appellation to their names but to see it as a call to higher responsibility and service to the Institute, the management profession and the Nation at large. In his words, “From today onward, each of you is expe

OSINBAJO TO MAMBILLA COMMUNITY LEADERS: IT IS OUR DUTY TO ENSURE THAT ALL OUR PEOPLE ARE SAFE AND SECURE+COMMENDS COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR RESTORING PEACE IN MAMBILLA PLATEAU.

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          OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, VICE PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT A MEETING WITH MAMBILLA PLATEAU COMMUNITY LEADERS, HELD AT THE TARABA STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017. PROTOCOLS Let me just say how thankful I am to the governor for making this meeting possible. It is an important meeting because I thought it was important for us to interact. When the crisis broke out some weeks ago, I was Acting President then, I dispatched the Honourable Minister of Internal Affairs to look into it personally and see for himself so as to understand what the issue was, and he was able to give me a full report of all that had transpired. I am happy to note that things have settled down and things are improving. And I want to thank you all, the leaders from that local government, for the leadership that you have shown. The most important thing for our people is the security of lives and property, as well as having

NOLLYWOOD ACTOR YUL EDOCHIE PICKS ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP PARTY NOMINATION FORM.{PHOTOS}.

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Weeks after declaring his intention to run for the governorship position in Anambra state, Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has picked up his party's nomination form. Yul Edochie openly declared his intention to participate in the upcoming Anambra gubernatorial elections on July 14, and hasn't looked back since then. The actor who is the son of veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie has been campaigning a lot via social media, addressing Anambra people in videos from time to time. According to posts shared via his Instagram page, Yul who turned 35 recently, was at the Democratic People's Congress (DCP) party headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, on Tuesday, August 22, to pick up his nomination form, proving he means business. Speaking to Premium Times in a phone interview, Yul reportedly confirmed the event, stating that he was on a mission to "liberate the people of Anambra state." He said: “My nomination form event, as anticipated, amassed a large number of I

STANEL GROUP BOSS,STANLEY UZOCHUKWU HOTS NAVAL WAR COLLEGE COMMANDANT,ENTOURAGE IN AWKA.{PHOTOS}.

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             Chairman of Stanel Group, Mr Stanley Uzochukwu on Tuesday hosted Nigerian Naval War College Commandant, Rear Admiral TC Udofia and his entourage at Stanel World in Awka, the Anambra State capital. Admiral Udofia and his team earlier paid a courtesy visit to the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano before stopping over at Stanel World where they were hosted  by its Chief Executive Officer, Stanley Uzochukwu. The Naval War College Boss disclosed that Anambra remains the safest state in Nigeria. The Commandant who was impressed by the state of art facility in the ultra modern luxury centre presented an Award to the Philanthropist, Uzochukwu for his giant strides in developing the state and most importantly for taking off the street over 800 unemployed youths who are currently engaged in various positions in the luxury centre. “We are here to see for ourselves the most talked-about luxury brand in the Eastern part of Nigeria and indeed, we have confirm

PRESIDENT BUHARI MET WITH APC AND PDP EXECUTIVES TODAY AT THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA.{PHOTOS}.

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                 President Buhari who said today that '' Today's Meeting with PDP & APC was not a political gathering, but a symbol of our unity and an expression of the maturity of our democracy ''.Below is the Presidents remarks during the meeting today. PRESIDENT BUHARI'S ADDRESS TO THE EXECUTIVES OF APC AND PDP AT THE STATE HOUSE,FRIDAY,AUGUST 25,2017. ''I thank you sincerely,collectively and individually for finding time from your busy schedules to come all the way to Abuja and welcome me back home.This visit signifies the unity of Nigeria.It is not a party occasion.It is not a political gathering.It is a symbol of our National unity.It is also an expression of the maturity of our democracy.Multi-party democracy is a very tried and tested form of government.Opposition does not mean hostility,enmity or antagonism.Democracy needs opposition,one which is vibrant but responsible.I am very pleased to see you assembled here all shades of opinion in