Dr John Abebe, the brother-in-law of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, was remanded in Ikoyi Prison, Lagos on Friday over an alleged forgery slammed against him by the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos ordered the remand after listening to a four-count charge […]
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A former Governor of Gombe State, Abubakar Hashidu, has died. He reportedly died on Friday morning. According to a tweet by his daughter-in-law, Farida Kabir, @reedahkh, “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. My father-in-law Alhaji Abubakar Habu Hashidu, former governor of Gombe state died this morning. Kindly including him in your prayers. Thank you!” A family […]
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Gunmen suspected to be assassins in the early hours of Friday murdered, Sunny Ejiagwu, the All Progressives Congress chairman in Ideato North Local Government of Imo state. Ejiagwu, popularly known as Ohaneze was one of the 27 LGAs chairmen inaugurated on Monday by the new state chairman, Daniel Nwafor, after the state APC rescheduled election […]
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Members of the Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners on Thursday continued with their protest over the alleged non-payment of their gratuities and pensions by the state government. Hundreds of aged pensioners marched from the Ola Iya Junction to the State Civil Service Secretariat which is almost five kilometres away. Some protesters […]
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South Africa’s former President, Jacob Zuma said on Friday his lawyers had faith they would get the case against him dropped after making his third appearance in court on corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal. Zuma, who wore a dark suit and red tie, faces 16 charges of fraud, racketeering and money […]
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Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki; Chief Whip, Prof. Sola Adeyeye, and former Governor of Zamfara State, Sani Yerima, were absent as the Senate caucus of All Progressives Congress, APC, paid a solidarity visit on President Muhammadu Buhari at the First Lady Conference Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, Wednesday night. This is even as one of the […]
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Senator Dino Melaye on Friday announced he has escaped from his abductors, eleven hours after he was allegedly kidnapped. The lawmaker representing Kogi West was earlier reported to have been kidnapped on his way to court in Kogi on Thursday. Dino Melaye’s abduction was announced by Senator Ben Murray-Bruce (PDP, Bayelsa East) on Thursday who […]
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42 loyal senators meet Buhari • Party remains committed to good governance, says Oshiomhole • Lawmakers trade words over defections Forty-eight hours after Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his Kwara counterpart, Abdulfatah Ahmed, is to tow same path. According to him, the […]
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• Fani-Kayode condemns incident • Judge adjourns case till August 9 The Nigeria Police Force has denied knowledge of the alleged kidnap of Senator Dino Melaye. The senator was scheduled to appear in court in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Thursday in a case of alleged gunrunning. Public Relations Officer of the Federal Capital Territory Police […]
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• Ekiti House alleges siege to premises by security agents • It was to ensure safety of lives, others’ Police investigators on Thursday interrogated the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki in his office at the National Assembly over the Offa robbery. His media office disclosed that the interrogation took place at about 1.40 p.m. A […]
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