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Robbers believed to be indigenes of Andoni local government in Rivers state have been reported to have robbed and raped some female Corps members in their lodge. The incident which happened on Wednesday from 1:30am in Asarama part of the local government created panic and shock amongst the corps members …

  Chinese President Xi Jinping Shijiazhuang (China) – Former deputy head of the coal department of China’s National Energy Administration, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Monday for accepting bribes and holding a huge amount of assets from unidentified sources. Wei Pengyuan, was found to have taken …

A former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has reported to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Obanikoro was accompanied by eight associates and friends to the Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission around 1pm on Monday. The former Minister of State Defence arrived in Lagos from the United …

Despite opposition from the National Judicial Council, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today began questioning two judges accused of corruptly enriching themselves in the course of their duty. The two Federal High Court judges, Mohammed Nasir Yunusa and Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa, were summoned to the Lagos Office of the …

By  O. Busayo Mfr ” You cannot say you are fighting your enemies by shooting yourself “- O.busayo mfr Let me say it here without mincing words. With my current age, and with the age of General Muhammadu Buhari when he ruled this country as a head of state, I can …

The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has failed to persuade the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja to suspend further hearing on the 16-count charge the Federal Government preferred against him. Saraki equally lost his bid to disqualify Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, from further presiding …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Bayelsa State Command, says it has arrested 59 illicit drug dealers in the state. The agency also said it removed 98.902 kilogrammes of different types of drugs from circulation in the state. The spokesman for the command, Mr. Osakwe Ikenna, said in a statement …

Three landlords at Oshorun Heritage Estate, Isheri and their trainer kidnapped last Saturday on Channels Avenue have been freed. Kennedy Ucheagwu, Dr. Omololu Bello, Fidelis Esang and trainer Coach Oni were whisked away by gunmen clad in military camouflages during their routine exercise near Lekki Gardens Estate. Initially, the gunmen …

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has warned the Special Anti-Robbery Squad operatives against torture and extra-judicial killings, saying no policeman in the world had the right or authority to kill crime suspects. He admonished the SARS personnel to always respect the right of every Nigerian, noting that this was …

A scuffle between two residents of AIT Road in the Alagbado area of Lagos State became a tragedy on Wednesday after they stabbed each other to death. PUNCH Metro learnt that the two men –  Owolabi Yusuf and the other, identified simply as Isiaka – had at about 7.30pm disagreed …