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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted some reports regarding recent comments made by its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, about money laundering involving religious leaders. Olukoyede during a one-day dialogue this week disclosed that the anti-graft agency was investigating “a pyramid scheme” involving over N30 billion, tracing N7 billion to “a particular religious body” but being hindered by a …

The Minister of Power Bayo Adelabu has explained why the country has been experiencing low power supply.  He attributed the main cause of poor power supply to the low supply of gas to generating companies (GenCos). In a bid to proffer solutions to the lingering power problems, Adelabu held a meeting with electricity generation and distribution companies. Adelabu, on Friday, said the …

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, on the award of the National Order of the Lion by President Macky Sall of Senegal. The award, according to statement signed Thursday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), is the highest order of Senegal and will be bestowed on the …

The news about Zaluzhny comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is set to enter its third year. Ukraine’s popular army chief Valery Zaluzhny was called to a meeting at the president’s office on Monday and told he was being fired, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN, following weeks of growing speculation over tensions between Volodymyr Zelensky and his top commander. …

League of Progressive Nigerians (LPN), London, United Kingdom, has hailed Chief of Staff (CoS) to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila for redefining governance in the country. A statement by LPN President, Maxwell deleye described  Gbajabiamila as one of the finest public office holders in this dispensation, who has brought panache and finesse to redefine governance with stellar results to show. …

Liberal groups hoping to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot for his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are turning to a surprising source as they make their case to the Supreme Court: the late Justice Antonin Scalia and several of the court’s current conservatives. The forces opposing Trump are citing a 2014 concurring opinion from Scalia, …

In a surprising move, foreign exchange black market operators in Abuja, including those at the bustling Wuse Zone 4 market, abruptly stopped trading on Thursday morning.  They attributed their decision to instructions from their union and a significant depreciation of the Naira against the US dollar at the official market. None of the traders approached was willing to exchange foreign currency. …

Bandits who abducted seven residents of Kuduru community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory FCT on December 28 have demanded N290 million ransom, drugs and foodstuffs to release the hostages. The victims, including a pregnant woman, three children and four adults, have now spent one month and four days in captivity. A leader in the community (names …

PRETORIA, South Africa — Israel has ignored the ruling by the U.N.’s top court last week by killing hundreds more civilians in a matter of days in Gaza, South Africa’s foreign minister said Wednesday, adding that her country has asked why an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not been issued in a case South Africa filed at the …

SaharaReporters had reported how the military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger on Sunday announced their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc. Burkina Faso military ruler, Capt. Ibrahim Traore says his government has solidified the country’s diplomatic ties with the Russian Government to the extent of getting any weapons without restrictions.  Mr Traore, who mentioned this in a …