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BREAKING: Court Restrains AGF, DSS From Arresting Igboho, Blocking Accounts

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Justice Ladiean Akintola of Oyo High Court has granted an ex-parte motion restraining the Department of State Security (DSS) and Attorney General of the Federation from arresting, intimidating, harassing, and blocking bank accounts of Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. The order was granted following an ex-parte motion moved by his lawyer Chief Yomi Aliu (SAN) at the court on Wednesday. The motion developed from the originating motion seeking N500 billion damages for invasion of his house in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on July 1. Aliu expressed confidence the AGF Abubakar Malami (SAN) will not disobey the court order, stressing that it was given directly against his office. Hearing in the suit was adjourned to August 18. Details shortly…

Tokyo Olympics: Nigerian Government Announces $15,000 Reward For Gold Medalists

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The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a reward of 15, 000 dollars, 10,000 dollars, 7,500 dollars for gold, silver, and bronze medalists at the Tokyo Olympics. Simon Ebohdjaiye, Director, Federation and Elite Athletes Department (FEAD), Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development said this on Tuesday in Tokyo. Ebohdjaiye made the announcement shortly after wrestler Blessing Oborodudu won Team Nigeria’s second medal at the Games. He said the reward was an upward review from the initial amount announced due to the dedication of the athletes. “Gold medallist will now be rewarded with 15,000 dollars, while silver and bronze medal winners will each get 10,000 dollars and 7,500 dollars respectively. “The earlier award is 5,000 dollars for gold, 3,000 dollars for silver, and 2,000 dollars

Breaking: Another Crisis Hits PDP As Seven National Officers Resign

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Seven Deputy national officers made up of deputy national publicity secretary, deputy legal adviser, deputy women leader, amongst others, resigned their positions, citing “bad treatment” by the PDP national chairman. They cited financial indiscipline and poor leadership as reasons for their resignation. However, these are not the best of times for the Prince Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, following the resignation of these seven national officers of the party. Details later:

It’s Official: IMF Approves Increased Lending Capacity By $650bn

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The board of governors of the International Monetary Fund on Monday greenlit increasing the institution’s lending capacity by $650bn, the last step in approving an initiative to boost aid to the most vulnerable countries. “This is a historic decision – the largest SDR (Special Drawing Rights) allocation in the history of the IMF and a shot in the arm for the global economy at a time of unprecedented crisis,” IMF head Kristalina Georgieva said in a statement. “It will particularly help our most vulnerable countries struggling to cope with the impact of the Covid-19 crisis,” she said. The program, which had already been approved by the IMF’s executive board in mid-July, will be implemented on August 23. Newly issued SDRs will be allocated to

‘We Have Put In Place Monitoring Measures To Guarantee DMB’s Meet Clients’, CBN Reassures Nigerians Of Smooth Forex Supply

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has informed the public that it has put in place monitoring measures to guarantee that deposit money banks meet clients’ lawful foreign exchange needs. This was disclosed by Osita Nwanisobi, the apex bank’s acting Director in Charge of Corporate Communications, in a statement released by the bank on Monday. Nwanisobi informed the press on Monday that the CBN has put in place a monitoring system to ensure the smooth supply of currency to clients who backed up their requests with appropriate paperwork. He went on to say that the CBN had obtained assurances from the banks, via their CEOs, that clients with genuine requests would not be turned away. He also shot off claims that the CBN was planning to

JUST IN: Nigeria Finally Wins A Medal In Tokyo Olympic As Ese Brume Makes The Country Proud In Long Jump

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Nigeria’s Ese Brume has won a bronze medal in the Olympic Long Jump event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Nation reports Brum qualified for the final stage on Sunday morning after she leapt to a distance of 6.76m, 1cm more than the required mark to seal her place. Brume, clinched the bronze medal with a 6.97m jump. Germany’s Malaika Mihambo clinched the gold medal with 7.00m jump while U.S.A’s Brittney Reese clinched the silver medal with 6.97m on count back. Brume is Nigeria’s sole representative in the jumps in Tokyo since the disqualification of Ruth Usoro by the Athletics Integrity Unit. Apart from Ajunwa’s gold in 1996 Atlanta, Blessing Okagbare is another Nigerian to have won a medal in the Olympic Long Jump

BREAKING: IGP Replaces Embattled Abba Kyari With Tunji Disu As Head Of Police Intelligence Team

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DCP Tunji Disu has been appointed as the new Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba.  Disu will be replacing Abba Kyari who was suspended following his indictment in an international fraud case by the FBI.  The Force spokesman, Frank Mba announced Disu's appointment in a statement released on Monday August 2.  It read;  “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has today, 2nd August, 2021 approved the posting of DCP Tunji Disu as the new Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT).“The posting of the officer is on the heels of Management’s decision to fill the leadership gap within the IRT and refocus the Unit for better service delivery.“The IGP

Meet The Zamfara Terror Kingpin, Ali Kachalla Who Downed NAF Jet

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Ali Kachalla: Unveiling The Zamfara Terror Kingpin Who Downed NAF JetThe fighter jet was brought down by men of Kachalla’s gang near Kabaru village. A notorious terror kingpin operating around the Dansadau axis of the vast Kuyambana Forest, Ali Kachalla, was the one responsible for the recent shooting down of a Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet, Daily Trust can report. When the military jet was downed through the use of heavy artillery power on June 18, no details were available about the incident from both official and unofficial sources and nothing much came out since then. While the action was expectedly attributed to bandits, the catchword for the armed criminals controlling large swathes of rural Zamfara, Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto and Kebbi

Twitter Ban: President Buhari Becomes Brand Ambassador/Influencer For Indian App Koo

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President Muhammadu Buhari appears to have become a special ambassador to Indian social media platform Koo as his image was featured on Koo’s social media advert with the app promising to provide “exclusive updates from him only on Koo App!” The app Koo, similar to Twitter, emerged onto the Nigerian market in June. This was soon after the Nigerian government banned Twitter and its operations within the country.Twitter was banned two days after the platform removed a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists in the South-East region of the country. Koo’s popularity subsequently surged as official federal government social media platforms stopped tweeting and migrated to Koo.Top government functionaries, presidential aides, agencies, and other pro-government individuals also

BREAKING: Cheering News For Nigerians As Wrestling Set to Fetch First Medal At Ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic

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Nigeria’s search for a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games became a reality on Monday after Blessing Oborududu qualified for the final of the women’s freestyle 68kg in the wrestling event of the games. The 10-time African champion started her campaign against Azerbaijan’s Elis Manolova in the first round (round of 16) and she dominated the European champion and world championship bronze medallist with 13-2 victory by technical superiority with points scored by opponent (VSU1) to advance to quarterfinal where she faced Kyrgyzstan’s Meetim Zhumanazarova, 2018 Asian Games bronze medalist. The close encounter saw the Nigerian prevailing at 3-2 victory by points with points scored by the opponent (VPO1). The semifinal bout, which ensured that Nigeria was certain of its first medal

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