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Director-General of the FCCPC, Mr Babatunde Irukera/Internet The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on Tuesday said it has frozen the bank accounts of over 30 illegal loan companies operating in Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Mr Babatunde Irukera, said this at a media briefing in Abuja. …

The Kaduna State Government has received from the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), the detailed passenger manifest for the Abuja-Kaduna train service AK9 which was attacked by terrorists on Monday. This was disclosed in a statement by the state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan. According to the …

Alwan Hassan, acting managing director/chief executive officer of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), has been unreachable since the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train. Hassan’s whereabouts have remained unknown since he was last seen boarding the Kaduna-bound train that was attacked on Monday. The gunmen attacked, blew up the rail track …

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has convicted and sentenced Mohammed Sani Zubair to two years imprisonment. Zubair, a serial fraudster was first arraigned on October 8, 2018, on 4-count charges bordering on fraudulent dealings. He was alleged to be a member of a …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday disclosed that printing of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVC) for new registrants was being delayed by its robust cleaning up of the voters register. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, disclosed this in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the five-day Induction …

The Federal Government has accused the opposition of plans to sabotage the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and overheat the polity. It claimed that the opposition was trying to trigger another EndSARS protest in the country. It also faulted attempt by the opposition to declare the National Convention of the …

The National Chairman of the Petroleum Tankers Drivers,  Salmon Oladiti, has donated a patrol van to the Female Special Squad of the Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. The donation was announced in a statement made available to our correspondent on Monday by the Public Relations …

Lai Mohameed Nigeria’s federal government has said Nigeria is not the only country experiencing rise in food and energy prices, noting that some people are only using statistics for ulterior motives. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, who stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, …

Abba Kyari, co-accused in court on Monday Abba Kyari, the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, facing trial over alleged cocaine deal, was on Monday, sent to prison custody by a federal high court sitting in Abuja. Abba Kyari, and six others that are facing drug trafficking charges with him, were …

The trial of Ngozi Olejeme, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) before Justice Maryam Hassan Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Jabi Abuja could not continue on Tuesday, because the defendant allegedly slumped at home today. Olejeme is facing nine counts including abuse …