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Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested an expectant mom who faked her personal kidnap and demanded for N2 million as ransom from her husband.
It was gathered that the lady shared the ransom cash with the person suspected to be her boyfriend, and whom she connived with to defraud the husband.
FCT Commissioner of Police Benneth Igweh, who paraded the suspects yesterday, mentioned: “About 19:40hrs on March 11, one Chiedozie Ubah of Saburi II Dei-dei, Abuja, reported at Gwa Gwa Police Division that his pregnant spouse, Rosemary Ubah, left for the hospital on identical date however didn’t return residence. He later acquired a name from his spouse’s quantity telling him that she had been kidnapped and demanded for 2 N2 million ransom earlier than her launch.
“He transferred the cash into his spouse’s account as instructed and later introduced his spouse to the station after her launch. Throughout interrogation, the spouse freely confessed to have conspired with one man named Walter Ezeala dwelling on the identical road with them at Saburi to extort cash from her husband.
“The mentioned Walter was arrested and he confessed that he bought N800,000 from the ransom cash.
“N793,500) money, two ATM playing cards and two android telephones had been recovered from them.”
In an analogous improvement, Igweh narrated how operatives of the command arrested a person who faked additionally his personal kidnap to check the loyalty of his girlfriend.
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Greenback To Naira Change Price For As we speak 22 March 2024
Discover beneath, the Greenback to Naira trade charge for right this moment, 22 March 2024.
Way of life Nigeria has obtained the official greenback to the naira trade charge in Nigeria right this moment, together with the Bureau De Change (BDC) charge and CBN charges.
What Is The Official Change Price For Greenback To Naira As we speak?
The trade charge between the Naira and the US greenback in accordance with the info launched on the FMDQ Security Exchange, the official foreign currency trading portal confirmed that the Naira opened at ₦1536.83 per $1 on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, and closed at ₦1453.28 per $1 on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
Nevertheless, the Naira is buying and selling as excessive as ₦1,400 per Greenback on the black market though the Central Financial institution of Nigeria (CBN) introduced the unification of all segments of the international trade market.
The apex financial institution, had in a round on Wednesday 14th June 2023, mentioned all FX home windows had been now collapsed into the traders & exporters (I&E) window.
The assertion learn, “Abolishment of segmentation. All segments are actually collapsed into the Buyers and Exporters (I&E) window. Purposes for medicals, college charges, BTA/PTA, and SMEs would proceed to be processed by means of deposit cash banks.
“Re-introduction of the “Keen Purchaser, Keen Vendor” mannequin on the I&E Window. Operations on this window shall be guided by the extant round on the institution of the window, dated 21 April 2017, and referenced FM/DIR/CIR/GEN/08/007. All eligible transactions are permitted to entry international trade at this window.
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Abure Ajaero – .
The Nationwide Chairman of the Labour Social gathering (LP) Comrade Julius Abure, has warned the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero, in opposition to using the NLC’s platform, funds, and belongings for his aspirations to vie for the presidency in 2027 or the governorship of Imo State.
Abure issued this warning in Asaba, Delta State on Wednesday in response to the closure of the Labour Social gathering’s Nationwide Headquarters by protesting NLC members. The protesters had been calling for his swift removing because the Nationwide Chairman of the get together.
He mentioned: “I need to state right this moment that the management of NLC underneath Joe Ajaero is on the a part of destroying the successes we now have recorded within the 2023 basic election.
“I had anticipated that as a accountable commerce union centre, a accountable labour chief; primary ought to have teamed up with Labour Social gathering to see how we are able to workforce up collectively to make the nation higher.
Abure continued, “Sadly and sarcastically too, the NLC is the one that’s on the a part of warfare in opposition to Labour Social gathering. I need to state clearly that Ajaero as NLC President has not been in a position to organise a profitable strike motion. Not even a single protest and even picketing authorities institution with the intention to deliver authorities to accede to the quite a few requests of employees.
“As we converse, there are unfair labour practices meted out to employees by a number of organisations within the nation. I’ve not seen Joe Ajaero go to such organisations to picket them.”
Whereas stressing that Joe Ajaero just isn’t formally affiliated with the Labour Social gathering, Abure clarified that the get together just isn’t underneath the possession of the NLC as asserted by the labor union.
He mentioned: “Over the previous few years, NLC has been claiming possession of Labour Social gathering. l should state clearly that NLC just isn’t the proprietor of Labour Social gathering. The get together just isn’t owned by NLC.
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‘They Didn’t Perceive’ – Tinubu Breaks Silence On Alleged N3.7 Trillion Price range Padding
Way of life Nigeria gathered that President Bola Tinubu has mentioned that these alleging gildings within the 2024 funds didn’t perceive arithmetic.
Recall that the 2024 funds was shrouded in controversy following allegations by Senator Abdul Ningi representing Bauchi Central, saying over N3.7 trillion within the funds couldn’t be traced to any mission.
The allegations, which landed him three-month suspension, stimulated reactions from involved Nigerians throughout the nation.
Talking on the matter, Tinubu whereas internet hosting the management of the Senate to a dinner to interrupt the Ramadan quick on the State Home on Thursday in Abuja, assured the lawmakers that their integrity was nonetheless intact.
“I do know the arithmetic of the funds and the numbers that I delivered to the Nationwide Meeting, and I do know what numbers got here again. I admire all of you for the expeditious dealing with of the funds. Thanks very a lot.
“Those that are speaking about malicious embellishment within the funds, they didn’t perceive the arithmetic and didn’t confer with the baseline of what I introduced. However your integrity is undamaged.
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