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State police will protect persecuted Nigerian Christians, says US lawmaker

US Congressman Riley Moore has welcomed Nigeria's Senate passage of the state police bill, saying it would help states protect citizens, including persecuted Christians.

ISIS funding: FG set to charge US-sanctioned BDC operator

The EFCC is set to charge a Lagos bureau de change operator over alleged ISIS financing, saying it concluded key parts of its probe before US sanctions.

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State police will protect persecuted Nigerian Christians, says US lawmaker

US Congressman Riley Moore has welcomed Nigeria's Senate passage of the state police bill, saying it would help states protect citizens, including persecuted Christians.

ISIS funding: FG set to charge US-sanctioned BDC operator

The EFCC is set to charge a Lagos bureau de change operator over alleged ISIS financing, saying it concluded key parts of its probe before US sanctions.

LPPC suspends Mike Ozekhome’s SAN rank

The Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee has suspended Chief Mike Ozekhome's Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank pending the determination of disciplinary proceedings against the constitutional lawyer.

Cocoa and coffee farmers seek African bloc and $6,000 floor price to end foreign control

COCEFAAA has called for a unified African cocoa producers' bloc and a floor price of at least $6,000 a tonne to strengthen farmers' bargaining power.