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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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KIM KARDASHIAN AND KANYE WEST ARE LIVING SEPARATELY AND CONTEMPLATING DIVORCE.{PHOTO}.

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  (CNN)Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West are figuring out their future and whether they are going to stay married, according to two sources close to Kardashian West who spoke to CNN. The sources confirmed that West has been living at their home in Wyoming in recent months, while his wife stayed in California with their children. "They have been living separately for the last few months," a friend of Kardashian West told CNN but requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation. "They have been in marriage counseling and have discussed divorce, it's on the table." "Divorce is something that has been discussed off and on for the past year but Kim has not wanted to move forward on that," the second source said. "There is no drama or contentious relationship" the individual added, they are "amicable" and "fully aligned when it comes to the kids." Reports claimed that Kardashian West has also hired divorce attorney L
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SPAIN: FIRE KILLED ONE AND INJURED 18 PEOPLE TODAY AT A SPANISH CARE HOME.{PHOTOS}.

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  A fire at a Spanish care home killed an 89-year-old woman and injured 18 people, emergency services said on Wednesday. The blaze began on the third floor at the Domusvi-Adorea home in Seville in southern Spain just before midnight on Tuesday, firefighters said. “This was the intervention of the emergency services in the residence home in which an 89-year-old woman died and 18 people were hospitalised,” the Seville Emergency Services said in a tweet. Neighbours brought blankets and offered refuge in their own homes to elderly residents who were forced to leave the building. Many residents were taken by council workers to a sports centre to spend the night. The cause of the fire was being investigated, emergency services said. More photos below.
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JOE BIDEN NOMINATED JUDGE MERRICK GARLAND TO BE THE NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.{PHOTO}.

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  President-elect Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals judge Merrick Garland to be the next U.S. attorney general, a Biden transition official said on Wednesday, a choice most Americans know as the Supreme Court nominee of President Barack Obama memorably blocked by Republicans. Garland, 68, serves as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Obama, a Democrat, nominated him to the Supreme Court in 2016 while Biden was vice president, but the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate refused to hold hearings on the nomination. Biden, who takes office in two weeks, also intends to nominate Justice Department veterans Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general and Kristen Clarke as the assistant attorney general to the Civil Rights Division, the official said. During his election campaign, Biden pledged to take steps to end racial disparities in sentencing by eliminating mandatory minimum sentences, ending the use of the federal death penalty and restoring the Jus
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GOV. MAKINDE DONATES N2M TO LAUNCH EMBLEM FOR ARMED FORCES REMEMBRANCE DAY.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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  ...urges Nigerians to cater for families of fallen heroes Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, urged all Nigerians to continue to cater to the needs of soldiers who were maimed in the line of duty to the country and the children, widows and other dependents of fallen heroes. The governor, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, stated this at the launching of the Appeal Week Emblem for the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration, held at the House of Chiefs, Parliament Building, Secretariat, Ibadan. A statement by the governor's Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted Makinde as saying that the day was meant to honour fallen heroes and sensitize the public on the need to cater to the welfare of veterans who are still alive as well as families of the fallen heroes/heroines. He said: “I am highly delighted to welcome everyone to the formal launch of the Emblem Appeal Week, which unfolds the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebr
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GOV. WIKE URGES APC TO BE COURAGEOUS TO HANDOVER POWER TO PDP IN 2023 AS SEN. NDUME COMMISSIONED OYIGBO ROAD.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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  Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says Nigerians are earnestly waiting for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take over power at the federal level in order to enshrine good governance. Governor Wike made the assertion at the inauguration of the 11.53 kilometers Agbonchai-Oyigbo road, connecting Eleme and Oyigbo Local Government Areas and performed by the former Senate Majority leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume on Wednesday. The governor said Nigerians have increased their yearnings for good governance, improved economy and developmental projects that PDP has continued to provide in the states that it controls. He stated that the hope of Nigeria depends on the Peoples Democratic Party. "Eleme people, I want to sincerely thank you for the support that you've given to me and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Do not relent. Continue because the hope of this country depends on PDP. He declared that the PDP is working in Rivers State and in other states that are con
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FG TO BORROW DORMANT ACCOUNT BALANCES AND UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS FROM NIGERIANS.{PHOTOS}.

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  The Federal government will be borrowing from Nigerians unclaimed dividends and bank account balances unattended to for at least six years. This is according to the provisions in the Finance Act 2020 recently signed into law by President Buhari. The remitted funds will be available as special credit to the federal government through the Unclaimed Funds Trust Fund. The Finance Act reads in part “Any unclaimed dividend of a public limited liability company quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and any unutilised amounts in a dormant bank account maintained in or by a deposit money bank which has remained unclaimed or unutilised for a period of not less than six years from the date of declaring the dividend or domiciling the funds in a bank account shall be transferred immediately to the trust fund'' The act exempts official bank accounts owned by the federal government, state government or local governments or any of their ministries, departments or agencies. According to the a
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BOKO HARAM: ‘WESTERN NATIONS HAVE SHOWN BORNO MORE CONCERN THAN ARAB COUNTRIES’ ZULUM SAYS.{PHOTOS}.

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  In the midst of challenges with the Boko Haram insurgency, countries from the west have shown more concern for the plight of Borno people than rich arab nations whose people share similarity of religion and culture with majority of Borno citizens, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has said. Zulum stated this on Tuesday in Maiduguri when he received the Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria Saleh Fheied Saleh in Maiduguri. Zulum praised the Palestine for being one of the few exceptions, within the arab community. “I am a practical person. I work with the realities I see on ground. In the face of our challenges over the years, we have received humanitarian support from the UK and other parts of Europe, the United States, Canada, from Japan and a host of others who have demonstrated concern and have made efforts to support our traumatized citizens in many ways especially on food, medicals and livelihoods. However, that level of concern never came from Arab countries with whom millions of Borno
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