The families of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip staged a protest Thursday in Tel Aviv to pressure the government to reach a hostage deal.Dozens of families closed the Ayalon North Highway to pressure the government into approving a deal with the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, for their return.Protesters
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The Nigerian Army said troops of the 6th Division burst a carefully concealed illegal oil bunkering site in Umuedeokwara Community, Odogwa Town, in the Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.The Acting Deputy Director of 6th Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, stated this in a statement
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has described as false a report that police has rescued a man abducted in Abuja and has also arrested the kidnapper.Report has it that police on Thursday, January 18, rescued an Abuja resident, Segun Akinyemi who was kidnapped while driving out of his
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The operatives of the Nigerian Police have arrested the former chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Cross River State, Goddie Akpama, for demanding the suspension and arrest of Bello Metawalle, the Minister of Defence.Akpama was whisked away at 5 p.m. on Thursday at Chibese Restaurant Calabar, the venue
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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) yesterday faulted plans by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to relocate major departments from the Abuja headquarters to the former headquarters in Lagos.The NEF recognizes the importance of the departments in question, including Banking Supervision (DBS), Other Financial Institutions Supervision (OFISD), Consumer Protection Department
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Fresh troubles appear to be in the offing for former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, as the Federal Government again amended the charges against him on offences allegedly committed while in office.The initial charges have been increased from six to 20, bordering on forgery,
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has launched the Narcotic Drugs Serialisation Pilot Project, in a bid to strengthen the quality and security of medical products in the country’s drug distribution network.In a statement on Thursday, NAFDAC said the initiative aimed to combat the proliferation of
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The landlords Association of Adeyi Street, in Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State, the epicenter of Tuesday’s explosion, disclosed yesterday that the register of tenants in the estate showed that the twin duplex was rented by one Mahmoud Camara.Also, the Oyo State House of Assembly has disclosed the identity of the person
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor,AbujaNigeria, a nation grappling with economic challenges, is currently facing an inflation rate of 29% in the first quarter of the year. This alarming figure, coupled with the local currency's exchange rate of 1,300 naira to 1 United States dollar at the black market and the recent removal
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is set to prosecute forex defaulters in the country.The CBN Acting Director of Communication, Mrs. Sidi Ali, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.Nigeria has nearly $7 billion in forex forwards that have matured, which is a major concern for
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