Police arrest man for killing wife over property in Abia

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team have arrested four suspects in connection with the abduction and gruesome killing of one Mrs Nneka Kalu, earlier reported missing. She was found dead in a cassava farm on August 29, 2021, in Ngugworo community in Nguzu Edda in Afikpo South, Ebonyi State. Those arrested included the […]

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Diezani: EFCC uncovers fresh $72.87m in Fidelity Bank, arrests ex-MD Okonkwo

As part of the ongoing investigations of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo, allegedly over an additional $72.87m still in the coffers of the bank. Okonkwo and Charles Onyedibe were currently being quizzed by operatives […]

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2023: I won’t reject calls to contest presidency – Tinubu

President Buhari and Tinubu Meets northern alliance, says consultations ongoing All Progressives Congress stalwart, Bola Tinubu, says he will not reject calls to contest for the Presidency in 2023. Tinubu stated this in Abuja on Tuesday after a meeting with members of the Northern Alliance Committee. While refusing to officially declare his ambition, he said […]

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Ogun monarch’s son, woman found naked, dead inside car, police begin probe

A 37-year-old man, Azeez Ilias, identified as the son of a traditional ruler in the Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, and a woman, identified only as Deborah, have been found dead in a car parked in front of a building in Ago Egun, Idiroko. While they were found naked, their clothes were not […]

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IPOB: DSS lied, Nnamdi Kanu is poorly fed, tortured daily – Lawyer

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel to the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has tackled the Department of State Services over claims that the IPOB leader is living a luxurious life in detention and not maltreated. In a press statement on Wednesday, Ejiofor said his client is tortured mentally and psychologically on a […]

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How contractor altered 4-storey to 21-storey building — Structural Engineer tells panel

A Structural Engineer, Mr Muritala Olawale, has narrated how Fourscore Heights altered a four storey building plan to 21-storey building which collapsed on Nov. 1 at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Olawale, Managing Director of Prowess Engineering, made the revelation while responding to questions from Mr Akin George, counsel for Lagos State Government. According to Olawale’s […]

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Bola Ige, not Awolowo founded Afenifere — Bisi Akande

Afenifere was established in Ige’s Ibadan home in 1993 Some Afenifere leaders tried to obliterate every memory that Afenifere began from Ige’s home Awolowo wanted Yoruba cultural group to be distinct from political parties MY Participations, the autobiography of former Governor of Osun State, and Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief […]

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Labour vows to reject unfriendly policies in 2022

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday said the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was “imposed” on the Federal Government. It said it would meet on Thursday to review many pronouncements made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the Federal […]

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Fedpoly Ile Oluji Rector Fasakin bags 2021 head of higher institution award

Conferment slated for December 19 in Akure The Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, Prof Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin, has bagged the 2021 head of higher institution in Ondo State award. A statement on Wednesday by the institution’s Head, Information, Protocol & Passages, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan, said: “The Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, […]

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Baba Ijesha: Prosecution closes case

Lagos State government has closed its case against star actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, who is facing trial at an Ikeja Special Offences Court over allegations of defilement. Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi, the Lagos State Director of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), made this known on Wednesday after the cross-examination of the sixth prosecution […]

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