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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, set aside its order directing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest Deputy Speaker of Imo, Amarachi Iwuanyawu, over his alleged complicity in alleged N785 million fraud.

Police in Lagos State say members of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) are ready to contain all “funny behaviours’’ at the forthcoming general elections.

As the scarcity of the new Naira notes stifle economic activities, PoS operators raised charges on transactions by 400 per cent.

The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in Ebonyi State has condemned the attack on its governorship candidate, Professor Bernard Odo on Thursday night in Ishielu local government area of the state.   A statement issued on Friday by the party's publicity secretary, Hon. Nwanchor Nwanchor, said that five persons in the convoy of the party’s candidate were still missing after the gruesome attack that left his driver dead and two security details injured.  

Naira closed at N461.50 per $1 at the spot market on Tuesday, the same rate it traded in the previous session on Monday.

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has re-arrested the former registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation

NAHCO said the strike did not have a significant impact on its business, adding that it was called off at around 1500hrs on Monday.

It is common knowledge that the police invade the homes of the poor to arrest them and take them to police stations where they are detained and charged with all manners of criminal offences in Nigerian courts. Usually, they are denied bail and locked up in correctional centres for years without trial. Even when they are granted bail they are unable to meet the onerous conditions attached to it as the sureties are required to be property owners.

The Rivers APC 2023 Campaign Council said it is constrained to report the unprovoked attack on its governorship Campaign Rally at the traditional grounds, Rumuwoji Town in Mile 1, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area by hundreds of armed thugs.

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