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Our hearts are with the families and co-workers of officers in today’s brutal attack Four law enforcement officers have been fatally shot and four others were wounded while serving a warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina, officials say. At least one suspected attacker was found dead in the front yard of a barricaded home after a standoff that lasted three hours, police said. Authorities said two armed suspects were involved. It is one of the deadliest assaults on US law enforcement in decades. The officers were part of a US Marshals Service-led task force who were attempting to serve a warrant…

By Halimah Olamide The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has denied allegations of shooting at pro-Yahaya Bello protesters at its headquarters on Monday in Abuja Spokesman for the commission, Dele Oyewale said this while responding to a video trending on social media on the allegation of attack by the EFCC operatives on protesters. Recall that NPO reported that Yahaya Bello’s supporters went to protest the ongoing fraud accusations against the ex-governor. According to Oyewale, the operatives only dispersed the protesters who went to the commission’s headquarters to disrupt activities. ”No arrests were made as claimed by the group. “Two…

By Halimah Olamide Following the Abeokuta explosion , The Ogun State Government has sealed off Gasco Marine Limited, the firm who owned the truck that caused the accident. The explosion occurred in the Ita-Oshin area of Abeokuta North Local Government Area on Saturday Stating reasons for the closure of the firm, the Senior Special Assistant to the Ogun State Governor on Environment and Chairman, Special Task Force on Environmental Matters, Hon. Farouq Akintunde, said the incident occurred due to the company’s negligence. He said: “Two days ago, Ogun State was in a tumult with the news of fire incident that…

By Halimah Olamide The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has ordered four fintech firms, to suspend onboarding new customers till further notice. The concerned firms including Opay, Palmpay, Kuda and Moniepoint. This is coming few hours after the freezing of 1,146 bank accounts linked to illicit foreign transactions. According to reports, representatives from two of the companies acknowledged that the CBN’s directive is connected to these allegations. However, they expressed concerns that the directive might be misdirected, highlighting that the majority of the implicated accounts are held by commercial banks rather than fintech platforms. Recall that NPO reported that…

By Halimah Olamide The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results. Over 1.94 million candidates registered and sat the examination in 118 towns and over 700 centres across the country. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, announced the release of the results at a press conference held at the board’s headquarters, Bwari, in Abuja on Monday, April 29. The examination, which began on Friday, April 19 ended on Monday, April 29. Out of the 1,989,668 registered candidates, 80, 810 were absent. A total of 1, 904, 189 sat the UTME…

By Halimah Olamide Nigeria is poised to become a top global mining destination. Following the increase in demand of mining marshals, the Minister for Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has said that Nigeria is poised to become a top global mining destination. This was contained in a statement by the Minister’s media aide, Segun Tomori, on Monday The statement also stated that the increasing demand for the services of newly established, 2,220-man Mining Marshals by mining firms confirm support of the industry for the policy. Alake while delivering his key note address at the mining conference organised by the Nigerian…

By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Football Federation has announced the appointment of former Super Eagles Winger, Finidi George as the new coach of the team. The Super Eagles have been without a permanent coach since Portuguese tactician Jose Peseiro left the job after the end of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in February. However, Finidi, who served as an assistant to Peseiro was named as interim manager and led the team in the last international break, when the Super Eagles lost 2-1 to Mali, but defeated Ghana 2-0. Meanwhile, Finidi has now been confirmed as the new permanent coach…

By Halimah Olamide A Federal High Court has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), an interim order to freeze 1,146 accounts. The commission in a statement on Monday made the announcement , stating that the accounts belonging to both individuals snd companies are being probed for alleged offenses bordering on unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, money laundering and terrorism financing. The order was granted by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday 24, April, 2024 The judge ordered that the accounts be frozen “pending conclusion of investigation.” While ruling on a motion moved by the…

By Halimah Olamide Afrobeat artiste, Ayodele Balogun popularly known as Wizkid, has set the social media space in a frenzy after throwing jabs at Mavins Record Boss, Don Jazzy, while responding to a tweet by his signee, Ladipoe. The origin of the controversy began when Ladipoe posted a tweet hinting at a decline in the careers of Afro beats artistes. “Nigerian rappers that survived ‘hip hop is dead’ watching Afrobeat artists go through their own.” He wrote. A curious fan had brought the Ladipo’s tweet to Wizkid’s attention, asking him to address it. “Wizkid Ladipo still talk nonsense yesterday o,…

By Halimah Olamide Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Monday, announced an increase in the Minimum Wage for the Edo state civil servants from N40,000 to N70,000 effective from May 1. Obaseki, disclosed this while inaugurating the newly-built ultra-modern Labour House secretariat complex that would house the various labour unions in Benin. Obaseki named the new Labour House edifice after his predecessor and former NLC President, Sen. Adams Oshiomhole. Obaseki also promised to further increase the minimum wage to over N70,000, depending on what the Federal Government would approve as the new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. He said,…