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By Kamil Opeyemi There was confusion at the Zone area of Abuja Monday afternoon as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission invaded the Zone 4 area where Bureau De Change operators transact business. It was gathered that the commissions officials had arrived at about 4pm on Monday and made efforts to raid the place and arrest some of the operators.There was however resistance by the operators who insisted that none of their members would be taken away from the scene. The scene became tense as physical attacks ensued leading to some of the armed members of the operatives…

By Femi Alabi Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the death of a notorious criminal Gift David Okpara aka 2Baba. The Command on it’s official X handle noted that 2Baba died as a result of injuries he sustained during gun battle between him and special tactical operations, comprising of Nigeria Police Force, Airforce and Nigeria Secu rity and Civil Defence Corps. Recall that Superintendent Bako Angbashim former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada division was ambushed and captured by the 2 Baba led gang in Odiemudie community, Ahoada East LGA of the State in September 2023. He was taken…

By Femi Alabi One of Nigeria’s foremost comedians, Seyi Law has asked President Bola Tinubu to imagine what a great protest it would be for Nigerians to troop into the streets because of hunger, insecurity and inability to afford basic amenities of live. The comedian who claimed to be an ardent supporter of Tinubu in an open letter to the president said he could not imagine what the protest will be like and him joining such procession. Seyi noted that he is aware that the President is not new to the complexity of governance in Nigeria and truly hope Tinubu…

The Nigerian naira fell to record lows on both the official and unofficial markets on Monday, while stocks posted their biggest one-day fall in more than a year, as jittery investors sold off local assets. The currency dropped to 1,712 naira per dollar in late trades on the official market and to around the same level on the unofficial market after extending losses. Africa’s largest economy has been experiencing crippling dollar shortages that have pushed its currency to record lows, though central bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso has said that foreign exchange liquidity is improving. The latest fall on the currency…

By Femi Alabi The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) Abuja zone, on Monday said no fewer than 46 academics lost their lives in universities under the Abuja zone. ASUU lamented the death of its members owing to Economic hardship in the country alongside poor remuneration of academics and unfavourable working conditions. The union identified the Universities in Abuja zone where members had died as the University of Abuja, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State University, Nasarawa, and the Ibrahim Babaginda University, Lapai. The union said it recently lost an eminent Professor of Fisheries, Johnson Oyero,…

By Femi Alabi The University of Ilorin has expelled 9 students of the institution found guilty of examination malpractices In a statement issued by the Director of Information of the University, Mr. Kunle Akogun, made available to journalists in Ilorin today, the Vice Chancellor Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole SAN approved their expulsions following recommendations of the Students Disciplinary Committee. He said, “The Vice Chancellor’s approval of their expulsion was sequel to the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee at its 219th meeting held on Wednesday and Thursday, January 10 and 11, 2024 respectively.” The affected students are Lateef Lukman…

By Femi Alabi The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has complained that its members are paid incomplete two months salaries out of the seven and a half months withheld monthly pay. ASUU Abuja zonal coordinator, Comrade Salahu Mohammed Lawal, stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday. President Bola Tinubu had in October 2023 approved the release of four of the eight-month withheld ASUU members’ salaries. The salaries were withheld when the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari invoked a ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy against some university-based unions that embarked on a strike that lasted eight…

Protesters Demand End to Hardship By Femi Alabi A group of protesters in their hundreds on Monday, defied police warning and staged peaceful demonstration across different parts of the city of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The State Police Command had earlier warned against any protests without prior notice to before such action was embarked upon saying unscrupulous elements could hijack it for criminal purposes. Police noted that it would not allow any form of violation of public order that could lead to breach of public peace. Defying the police warning, the protesters, who stormed some major areas within…

By Femi Alabi United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has appointed Brigadier General Gabriel Olufemi Esho as the Deputy Force Commander. The Nigerian Army on it’s official X handle described the appointment as a groundbreaking moment for Nigeria and Africa. General Esho becomes the first Nigerian to hold such a position within MINURSO. having Commodore Faustina Boakyewwa Anokye from the Ghana Navy as his predecessor. MINURSO was established by the United Nations Security Council in 1991 with the primary objective of overseeing the referendum on self-determination for the people of Western Sahara. “It was a groundbreaking…

By Femi Alabi Officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC have arrested a banker and a Point of Sales cashier for selling naira not for commercial purposes. According to a statement on official X handle of EFCC, the suspects were arrested in the early hours of Friday, February 15, 2024, at Ecobank, Rumuobiakani and Maddox Night club, new Government Reservation Area, GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The suspests are Soberechukwu Inya Ewa, a banker and a Point of Sales, POS, cashier, Azubuike Mamwu Obasi who were in procession of N554,600.00 as at the time of arrest. “Preliminary investigation…