Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered all public servants and political office holders in the state to start reporting at their places of work every Monday or face serious sanctions. According to a statement by the Head of Service, Mr Theodora Igwegbe, in Awka on Friday, Soludo directed public servants to report to […]
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The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of “a vacant plot of land” in the Lekki area of Lagos said to be linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. Justice Akintayo Aluko ordered the property permanently forfeited to the Federal Government following an application to that […]
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An Oshodi Special Offences (Mobile) Court has sentenced a Lagos socialite, Ms Ogbulu Chindinma Pearl, to 27 months imprisonment for distributing petrol as souvenir at her party. Trial Magistrate, Kehinde Ogundare, on Thursday convicted Ms. Ogbulu of a three count charge brought against her by Lagos State. A statement issued yesterday night by Director, Public […]
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Some aspirants vying for various positions in the All Progressives Congress, including those seeking the office of the national chairman at today’s convention have refused to step down. This is contrary to the appeal by President Muhammadu Buhari that those who would be voted into offices should emerge by consensus. It was learnt that as […]
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Actor, John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, has said he is currently in the hospital after being poisoned for the third time in about three years. Speaking from his hospital bed, Ibu said, “I just got poisoned again. It seems my enemies are using me to rehearse (their powers). This time, I wasn’t poisoned in the […]
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Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has reassured of the successful conduct of Saturday’s National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. Buni, also Chairman, APC Caretaker/Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) said this shortly after an inspection visit to the convention venue in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by the Director, […]
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Police Inspector General Usman Baba The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested one inspector who was captured in a video harassing a motorist over the now-suspended-tinted-glass permit. The Command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. He said that the officer was currently undergoing disciplinary procedures at the […]
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COAS Faruk Yahaya The Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier for alleged killing of seven civilians, including a three-year-old girl in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno. Col. Obinna Azuikpe, Intelligence Coordinator, Theatre Command of the Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), confirmed the arrest while reviewing progress of the military’s operations in the North-East, on Friday […]
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A Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court sitting at Oshodi has sentenced a socialite, Ms Chidinma Ogbulu, to two years in prison for distributing petrol as a souvenir during a party. Chief Magistrate Kehinde Ogundare convicted and sentenced the socialite following her guilty plea on Thursday. Ogundare held that prosecution proved its case against the […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, addded a fresh angle to the troubles of the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, as the commission sealed mansions allegedly traced to him at Ngozika Estate in Awka. It placed a notice, which reads: ‘EFCC, Keep Off. Under Investigation’ on the wall of an […]
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