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No breach of our database, your data is safe - NIMC assures Nigerians. The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has dismissed false reports of a database breach and assured that Nigerians’ data has not been compromised. Kayode Adegoke, Head of то Communications, stated that the commission has not authorized any website or organization to sell or misuse the National Identification Number (NIN) and other sensitive information. NIMC is working with law enforcement agencies to identify and prosecute the culprits.

Tinubu directs sanctions for civil servants collecting salaries after relocating abroad Tinubu spoke on Saturday at an event organised by the office of the head of the civil service of the federation (HOCSF) to mark the 2024 civil service week. On Wednesday, Folasade Yemi-Esan, head of the civil service of the federation, said the government is making efforts to “tackle” workers who relocated abroad but are still on the payroll. Speaking on Saturday, Tinubu who was represented by George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), directed that the heads and supervisors of the departments of such workers must also be sanctioned.

Nigerians enraged as FG moves to acquire new presidential jets The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence recently stirred the hornet’s nest when it asked the Federal Government to purchase two new aircrafts for President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima. Nigerians went wild with anger when the committee’s recommendation came to the public knowledge. The recommendation was contained in a report of the committee’s investigation into the status of the aircraft in the presidential air fleet.

50 Rep members demand Nnamdi Kanu’s release, write Tinubu About 50 members of the House of Representatives from different parts of Nigeria and political parties, known as Concerned Federal Lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South East, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to invoke Section 174 of the Constitution of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and Section 107(1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention to aid the restoration of peace in the South East.

Fire engulfs Christ Embassy Headquarters in Lagos The headquarters of the Christ Embassy Church, located in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State, reportedly caught fire on Sunday morning. This was disclosed on an X page by a church member with the handle Bass_fenty. Officials of the Lagos State Fire Service were seen in the viral video making efforts to stop the fire from escalating.

Gunmen murder Army General in Abuja The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has launched an investigation into the gruesome murder of a retired brigadier general of the Nigerian Army, Uwem Harold Udokwe. General Udokwe was murdered by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers in the nation’s capital on Saturday. A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of the territory, SP Josephine Adeh said the deceased was attacked and killed at his Sunshine Homes Estate at about 3 am, on Saturday.

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Police ‘brutalise journalist for taking photos of cattle’ Idibia was said to have taken the pictures along Kachia expressway in Kaduna state, and was subsequently arrested on June 11. In a statement on Saturday, the Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) condemned the arrest, adding that Idibia was carrying out his constitutional duty. “He was thereafter taken into custody and brutally beaten up. Mr Idibia insists that the physical torture severely affected his eyes, forcing him to access eye treatment.

Court orders final forfeiture of N12bn properties linked to Emefiele The properties were linked to Godwin Emefiele, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The court ordered the final forfeiture of the properties after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed a motion to that effect. Chukwujekwu Aneke, the judge, had ordered an interim forfeiture of the properties on June 5.

Lagos: Cholera patients in Eti-Osa LGA took unregistered tiger nut drink As of June 21, Lagos had recorded 24 deaths and 35 confirmed cholera cases. Ogunyemi said a survey showed that people who visited hospitals all said they had consumed a particular tiger nut drink. She said officials were then dispatched to find the drink in other to test samples for cholera. “We found empty bottles with a name on them, but we discovered that it wasn’t even registered with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the regulatory body that ensures the safety of consumables,” she said.