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VIDEO: Security Operatives Injure Bobrisky While Forcefully Removing Him from Plane While En Route to London

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Photo showing bruises on Bobrisky led after he was dragged down from the plane in Lagos on October 31, 2024

Idris Okunleye popularly called Bobrisky has been arrested by security operatives at the Murtala International Airport, Lagos, and was injured in the process The controversial Nigerian crossdresser was forcefully ejected from the plane on the night of October 31, 2024, while en route London while trying to flee the invitation of the National Assembly. Earlier, the Isaac … Read more

Accusers have used anonymity as a weapon against me – RCCG pastor accused of homosexuality speaks

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A suspended pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Ayorinde AdeBello, has denied the allegation of homosexuality levelled against him by the church. He took to his Instagram page to react to the RCCG letter which announced his suspension because of alleged discussions he had with teenage boys of the church. Ayorinde, who said … Read more

Moniepoint Becomes Africa’s Newest Unicorn with $110M Investment Boost Led by Google

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Moniepoint is now the eighth unicorn out of Africa after the latest Series C fund. Here are the highlights of the company’s success in the recent fundraising: Funding Round Success: Nigerian fintech Moniepoint has raised $110 million, with Google’s Africa Investment Fund and Verod Capital joining as new investors, alongside existing backers, Development Partners International … Read more

RCCG Suspends Pastor Over Homosexuality Allegation

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Logo of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)

An internal memo of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has revealed that Pastor Ayorinde AdeBello and Deacon Oke Mayowa have been suspended from the church over homosexuality allegations against young people in the church. In an internal memo dated October 28, 2024, cited by InfomediaNG, the Special Assistant to the General Overseer on Administration has also been … Read more

Tinubu’s Tax Policy Designed to Shortchange Us – Northern Governors’ Forum

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The Northern Governors’ Forum says they are unhappy with President Bola Tinubu’s proposed tax policy, which is based on a derivation principle. According to this principle, states would receive tax revenue in proportion to what they contribute to the national tax purse. While this policy has not yet become law, President Bola Tinubu has requested that the … Read more

Budget Padding: National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization To Construct FRSC Office, Support Traditional Rulers, Others for N2.7 Billion

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photo showing the awarded contract in the name of National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization which outside its mandate

The National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM) located in Ilorin, Kwara State, has featured prominently on the list of government agencies that was used by the National Assembly to award bogus contracts in the 2024 budget. Eng. Kamal Abdulgafar Rasheed is the Executive Director of the centre. The latest discovery shows that various contracts such … Read more

Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria In Budget Padding Scandal, Gets N1.5Billion for Barbing Kits, Classroom Construction

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In another questionable insertion into the 2024 budget, nonprofit organisation, BudgIT has revealed how Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, was awarded a contract to build classrooms and install street lights in some parts of the country valued at N1,574,704,473. The research institute, which is one agency of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and … Read more

Budget Padding: College of Produce Inspection Gets N1.6 Billion To Install Streetlights Across Nigeria

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A report has revealed how a Kano-based Federal College of Produce Inspection will receive the sum of N1,630,000,000 to install street lights and construct classrooms in some parts of Nigeria under the 2024 Capital Projects. The college which is now known as the Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology, was said to have been inserted … Read more

Hon. Tongo’s Aides Threaten Tracka Officials Over 2024 Project Updates

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Photo of Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo

Assistants of a federal lawmaker representing Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State, Hon. Yaya Bauchi Tongo, have been accused of threatening officials of Tracka for requesting updates on the lawmaker’s projects in the 2024 Budget. Tracka is a not-for-profit organisation in Nigeria that traces constituency projects allocated to members of the National Assembly in their … Read more

Pastor Fufeyin’s miracle water is fake – NAFDAC warns Nigerians

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-Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry deceiving Nigerians with fake spiritual healing products -We never used fake NAFDAC registration numbers to deceive anyone – Prophet Fufeyin The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has described as fake all the faith-based products produced by Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry (CMDM). … Read more

Senator Kawu Counters RMAFC, Reveals Each Senator Earns N21m Monthly

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Senator Kawu of Kano South

Contrary to what the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) said, a lawmaker representing Kano South Senatorial District Sumaila Kawu has revealed that each senator in Nigeria is paid at least N21,000,000 as a monthly salary. RMAFC, the government’s agency that determines the remuneration appropriate for political officeholders, revealed on Tuesday that each senator … Read more