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The National Assembly has embarked on the process of repealing and enacting the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act No. 23. NIMC’s spokesperson, Kayode Adegoke, disclosed this development in a statement on Friday. READ ALSO:Snoop Dogg stars in Paris Olympics opening ceremony “The National Assembly, as part of the moves to strengthen the regulatory function…
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Southern Kaduna people, under the umbrella of Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union (SOKAPU), have dissociated themselves from the planned protest against economic hardship, as they condemned the motive behind the demonstration. The President of SOKAPU, Kato Tabara, said in a statement on Friday that the “Union reasons that a well-intentioned protest cannot originate from people who…
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The Yoruba pan-African socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has described the late President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as a partner in the business of the new Nigeria. According to the mainstream Yoruba group, Iwuanyanwu’s quest to ensure that no nationality or citizen was seen as second fiddle was unparalleled. Chief Iwuanyanwu, who was 82 years old,…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun Command, has cautioned Nigerians against indiscriminate use of social media. The spokesperson for the NSCDC Ogun Command, Mr Dyke Ogbonnaya, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abeokuta. Ogbonnaya urged Nigerians to desist from exhibiting lifestyles indiscriminately on…
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An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Friday, sentenced a 33-year old man, Olawale Abiodun, to three years imprisonment for N3.1 million visa scam. Abiodun, whose address was not provided, was found guilty of conspiracy, obtaining under false pretence, fraud, and stealing. The Magistrate, Mr S. S Shotayo, said that the Prosecutor, Insp Evelyn Motim proved the…