DSS gets order to detain suspected ISIS member

The Department of State Services, on Wednesday, obtained a court order to detain a Nigerian, Emmanuel Osase, who is accused of being a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja said the DSS could detain the suspect for 60 days. The order followed…

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Earthquake rocks Japan with no tsunami threat issued

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan’s Fukushima region on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake, whose epicentre had a depth of 40 kilometres (25 miles) and which was also felt in Tokyo. TEPCO, the operator of…

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Telecoms union suspends planned strike

The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has suspended its planned strike, which was to begin on Thursday. In a statement signed by its General Secretary, Okonu Abdullahi, on Wednesday, the union said the suspension was as a result of agreements reached with the subcontractors it had issues with. The News Agency of Nigeria…

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Kogi gov lauds Tinubu for signing student loan law

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has commended President Bola Tinubu for assenting the Nigeria Student Loan Act. Tinubu, on Wednesday, signed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, into law. This followed separate considerations by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund’s report….

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Arraignment of Binance executive stalled

A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the money laundering suit against Binance Holdings Limited and its official till April 8. The trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, adjourned the matter for ruling after listening to the parties’ submissions on the service of the charge on Binance Holdings Limited. The defendants; Binance Holdings Limited and…

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Student Loan: FG plans pilot scheme for public institutions

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, on Wednesday, said it would begin a pilot phase of the student loan scheme with applicants from public tertiary institutions. This includes students of federal and state universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. It also expects President Bola Tinubu to soon appoint a chairperson, a Managing Director and two Executive…

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Ikpeazu loyalists, others dump PDP for APC in Abia

Loyalists of immediate past governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Monday dumped the ‘moribund’ Peoples Democratic Party in Abia State for the All Progressives Congress. The defectors include: the Chief of Staff to the former governor, Anthony Agbazuere; a former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Eze Chikamnayo, from Umunneochi; a former commissioner representing Abia…

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Kogi gov lauds Tinubu for signing student loan law

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has commended President Bola Tinubu for assenting the Nigeria Student Loan Act. Tinubu, on Wednesday, signed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, into law. This followed separate considerations by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund’s report….

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Arraignment of Binance executive stalled

A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the money laundering suit against Binance Holdings Limited and its official till April 8. The trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, adjourned the matter for ruling after listening to the parties’ submissions on the service of the charge on Binance Holdings Limited. The defendants; Binance Holdings Limited and…

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Student Loan: FG plans pilot scheme for public institutions

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, on Wednesday, said it would begin a pilot phase of the student loan scheme with applicants from public tertiary institutions. This includes students of federal and state universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. It also expects President Bola Tinubu to soon appoint a chairperson, a Managing Director and two Executive…

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Ikpeazu loyalists, others dump PDP for APC in Abia

Loyalists of immediate past governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Monday dumped the ‘moribund’ Peoples Democratic Party in Abia State for the All Progressives Congress. The defectors include: the Chief of Staff to the former governor, Anthony Agbazuere; a former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Eze Chikamnayo, from Umunneochi; a former commissioner representing Abia…

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Impeachment: How Shaibu leaked govt secrets, Assembly tells panel

The Edo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, explained how the state’s  Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, allegedly leaked the government’s secrets and committed perjury, which, it said, were impeachable offences. The Assembly, represented by its Deputy Clerk,  Joe Ohaifa, stated its case at the inaugurating sitting of the seven-man panel probing Shaibu. The panel, headed…

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