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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered a combined sum of N27,184,357,524.52 and $19,084,419.33 from three different money laundering cases, as further efforts are being made by the anti-graft agency to recover more illicit funds.The anti-graft agency said it would soon make public, details of its ongoing probe of some former governors, ex-ministers, and several government officials across the federation, following the receipt of several petitions.The PUNCH reports that the anti-graft agency is also carrying out ongoing investigations into some monumental procurement fraud involving some officials of the Federal Ministry of Power and the Ministry of Agriculture.The spokesperson for…

•BBC says documents confirm President’s CSU diploma, APC carpets Atiku, Obi•PDP, LP tackle Tinubu, say certificate issue tarnishing nation’s imageThe camps of the Peoples Democratic Party standard bearer, Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have protested the BBC report that there is no evidence to back the diploma forgery allegation against President Bola Tinubu.BBC’s Global Disinformation Team had in a fact-checking report published on Wednesday said there was no evidence that Tinubu forged the Chicago State University certificate he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest the February presidential election.The BBC report concluded that…

Salaries of federal civil servants who fail to verify their details or enlist their details in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System will be suspended from November 2023, The PUNCH has learnt.This followed a grace period of one month issued by the office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.Already, the office of the Accountant General of the Federation temporarily suspended salaries of erring civil servants for August 2023, sources familiar with the matter confided in our correspondent on Wednesday.“A grace period was given and the deadline ends by October 27, 2023. Anyone who fails to make…

Federal Government Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has included vulnerable ex-service men, Widows and dependants of fallen heroes in the National Social Register (NSR) to benefit from the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) and other Social Intervention programmes.The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu disclosed this during an official visit to the Ministry of Defence Headquarters, Tuesday in Abuja.Edu said the Federal Government has expanded the welfare scheme to accommodate ex-service men, their widows and dependants in fulfilment of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s promise to Nigerians.The Minister said the new innovation became…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a gang of two females – Joseph Joy Adama and Vandora Davies Oreoluwa Favour – for robbery and murder of a prominent Kwara socialite, Adeniyi Ojo.The Force PRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, while parading the suspects in Abuja, said on October 6, 2023, Police operatives apprehended the two suspects, Adama and Favour, who are both students of Kwara State Polytechnic for their involvement in the robbery and murder of Mr. Adeniyi Ojo, the son of Chief Emmanuel Ojo, a prominent figure in Ilorin, Kwara State.“Through meticulous investigative work, our officers were able to track…

However, the documents have conflicting information about Bola Tinubu’s date of birth. There is no evidence that the diploma Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted to the country’s electoral commission was forged, the BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has found.Allegations that President Tinubu’s certificates were faked went viral on social media following the release by Chicago State University (CSU) of his academic records last week.We have looked at some of the most widely circulated claims.The release of the president’s academic documents is the culmination of a judicial case filed in August by one of his main rivals in February’s presidential election, Atiku…

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has urged troops of the Nigerian Army to get rid of terrorists as the nation mops up insurgency operations in the North-East.Addressing troops of Operation Hadin Kai at the Maimalari cantonment in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital on Tuesday, the CDS ordered troops to find and kill Boko Haram terrorists before they attack Nigerians.Tasking the troops to take the battle to the insurgents, Musa said no soldier is complete without killing at least one Boko Haram fighter in the theatre.“Don’t just come and sleep in the theatre, make sure you look for…

The Labour Party’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to tell Nigerians his true name and everything related to his educational career.The former governor of Anambra State said this on Tuesday in a press conference in Abuja and asked Tinubu to provide clear details about the schools he attended, whether he participated in the National Youth Service Corps, and if he changed his name at any point.Obi added that Tinubu needs to introduce himself to Nigerians and the world so as to further avoid doubts and international embarrassment.“Mr Tinubu should tell the nation…

The National Examination Council has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal results.In a press briefing in Minnaon Tuesday, NECO’s Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, said the result summary shows that 61.6 percent scored five credits, including English and Mathematics.The number of candidates who registered for the exam was 1,205,888, and the number of candidates who sat for the exams was 1,196,985.Giving a breakdown of the figures, Wushishi said 616,398 of the candidates were male and 580,587 females sat for the Examination.Of the figure, the number of candidates with five credits and above, including English and Maths were 737,…

A 38-year-old man, Afeez Gbadamosi, was on Tuesday arraigned before the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court by the Lagos State Government for allegedly sexually molesting his two underage sons who are between ages three and seven.Gbadamosi is facing four counts of sexual assault and indecent behaviour preferred against him by the state.The state prosecuting counsel, Abimbola Abolade, told the court that the incident occurred sometime between 2021 and 2022.She said the molestation took place at the Iyanamuda area of Agric in Ikorodu, Lagos State.Abolade told Justice Abiola Sholadoye that the defendant sexually assaulted the boys by inserting his…