National Assembly Clears JAMB of Allegations of Fund Misappropriation

The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has absolved the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), of alleged misappropriation of funds in its 2024 budget implementation. The Chairman of the committee, Senator Sani Musa, in a statement on Thursday said JAMB was erroneously accused of reckless spending given the documents submitted to the committee by…

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Chicago Prohibits Police Collaboration with ICE for Detaining Criminal Immigrants

Chicago’s city council blocked an amendment proposal on Wednesday that would have allowed local law enforcement officials to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to detain illegal immigrants with criminal records. According to Fox News, Alds. Ray Lopez and Silvana Tabares had proposed a change to the “welcoming city” ordinance that prevents…

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EFCC to Charge Oba Otudeko, Former First Bank MD, and Two Others for Alleged N12.3bn Fraud on Monday

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Chief Oba Otudeko, and a former Managing Director of First Bank, Olabisi Onasanya for alleged N12.3 billion at the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday. The duo will be arraigned alongside two others on a 13-count charge of fraud for allegedly…

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