Tag: Officials
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Serie A officials intend to finish 2019-20 season
Serie A officials remain committed to seeing out the season, even if it is behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic. The league was suspended indefinitely in March due to COVID-19 and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has already stated that the 2019-20 campaign will not resume until the health and safety of all concerned…
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Oyedepo sacks top church officials for stealing God’s money
The Presiding Bishop of Winner’s Chapel, David Oyedepo, has dismissed some officials for allegedly stealing from the church’s treasury. Oyedepo, who spoke on Saturday during an empowerment summit organised for the church’s ordained workers, however, did not disclose the number of officials affected. The annual event, which is usually attended by pastors, zonal ministers and…
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EFCC has no power to probe our officials – Rivers Govt
Rivers State Government has reiterated that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has no power to investigate the financial transactions of the state. According to Paulinus Nsirim, Commissioner for Information and Communications, Rivers State, who spoke to pressmen on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, EFCC can only investigate the government if it vacates the Federal…
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2019: INEC speaks on inconclusive elections, attack on officials, others
…presents Certificates of Return to El-Rufai, legislative members As it presented certificates of return to Kaduna state Governor Nasir El-Rufai and 34 elected house of assembly members in Kaduna on Thursday, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained why inconclusive elections have become the order of the day in Nigeria. The election management body…
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Alleged fraud: Access Bank explains officials’ role in sale of customer’s goods
Access Bank Plc has officially reacted to reports making the rounds in the media that its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe and other top officials of the bank were slammed with a N2.5 billion suit bordering on stealing and others. The 21-count charges were filed by the Lagos section of the Special Fraud Unit…
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If re-elected, Buhari will jail more corrupt officials – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration will jail more corrupt Nigerians, if re-elected. Osinbajo said this on Sunday during his house-to-house campaign in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that traffic was at standstill as thousands of residents, including party faithful,…
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Buhari appoints two new top officials for NIA
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of Ambassador Apollonius Demenongu Agev and Kio Solomon Benibo Amieyeofori as Deputy Directors-General (DDGs) at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). Details of the new appointees were not provided beyond the explanation that Mr. Agev is from Benue State in the North-Central geopolitical zone while Mr. Amieyeofori is from…
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NUJ condemns police brutality on officials in Warri
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Warri Correspondents Chapel condemned in its entirety the assault on its chairman, Comrade Akpokona Omafuaire by men of the Nigeria Police Force attached to Oleh Police Division and official of Isoko South Local Government Environment department led by the Supervising Councillor, Mr Kenneth Ogba, during today (Saturday, 27th January) environmental…
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EFCC probe: Fayose ‘rewards’ released officials with car gifts for ‘loyalty to the state’
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Sunday ‘rewarded’ the Commissioner for Finance, Chief Toyin Ojo, and the Accountant General, Mrs. Yemisi Owolabi who were recently arrested and released the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). TheNewsGuru.com reports that the two officials spent two weeks in the custody of the anti-graft agency for alleged diversion…