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Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), says a prison for corrupt persons should be established in Sambisa forest, a stronghold of the Boko Haram sect in Borno state. Magu made this known while speaking at the commissioning of the agency’s zonal office in Kaduna on Thursday. He also appealed to the judiciary to cooperate …

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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo says nobody can remove Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). He said this in Kaduna on Thursday while commissioning a zonal office of the EFCC. Represented by Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna,  the acting president described Magu as a “nightmare for corrupt people”. “We have confidence in Magu to fight …

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L – R Shows Mr. Ibrahim Boyi, Dirctor, Eterna Plc; Mr. Mahmud  Tukur, Managing Director/CEO, Eterna Plc; Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Executive Director, Capital Market Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Mr. Lamis Shehu Dikko, Chairman, Eterna Plc; Mr. Oluwole Abegunde, Director, Eterna Plc and Mr. Tony Ibeziako, Head, Domestic Primary Market, NSE at the Closing Gong Ceremony at the Exchange today.

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The Senate has passed an amendment to the law establishing the National Open University, which will make graduates of the institution eligible for mobilisation by the National Youth Service Corps and to attend the Nigerian Law School. The passage followed the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund on the ‘Bill for An Act …

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The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria on Thursday decried refusal of millers to reduce the price of flour in spite of the fall in the price of raw materials. The South-West Vice-Chairman of the association, Prince Jacob Adejorin, said that his members met with the flour millers severally to reduce the price, but to no avail. He …

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A monarch in Lagos State, Yusuf Ogundare, who is the Baale of Shangisha, has been kidnapped. According to available information, the monarch was kidnapped yesterday by men who posed as land buyers. The men, who were later discovered to be armed, had approached Ogundare, seeking to buy a parcel of land. According the Baale’s brother, Mohammed Adams, Ogundare was invited …

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The Plateau Police Command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a 40-year-old man, Victor Dashit, who allegedly strangled his eight-month pregnant wife, Irene. “Victor is in our custody and investigation is on-going. We shall soon take him to court,” its spokesman, Terna Tyopev, said. He said that Dashit, a staff of the National Industrial Court, Jos who resides at New …

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The Managing Director of Okomu Oil Palm Company, Benin, Dr Graham Heifer, says the company spends about N100m annually on health, security and environmental safety of its staff. Heifer spoke at the company’s 2017 Health, Security and Environmental Awareness Day held at its premises in Okomu, in Udo, Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo. The awareness day had …

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‎Photo Caption: From Left: Managing Director, Eterna Plc, Mahmud Tukur; Chairman, Lamis Shehu Dikko and Company Secretary, Bunmi A‎gagu, during the 24th Annual General Meeting of the company in Lagos. Photo: Abiodun Omotosho

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Nigeria dropped a spot to 39th in FIFA’s latest World Ranking released on Thursday. The drop comes on the heels of a 2-0 defeat to South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. On the continent, however, the Super Eagles remain the sixth best country behind Egypt, Senegal, Congo DR, Tunisia and Cameroon. Germany reclaimed the top on the …

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