Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday ordered the permanent forfeiture to the Federal Government the sums of $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 recovered from No. 16, Osborne Road, Flat 7B Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos. The funds had been stashed in iron cabinets and “Ghana-must-go” bags in …
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Prominent Northern youth organisations, on Tuesday, rose from a joint meeting called ‘Kaduna Declaration’ to issue a serious threat to the Igbos residing in the region urging them to begin making arrangements to relocate out of the North. The groups gave the Igbo up till October 1, this year to …
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According to an online report by Ogechi Henry, a young man who hails from Awo-omanma in Oru East LGA in Imo state was thoroughly beaten by the angry youths of Umuaku village in Ogbaku, Mbaitoli Local Government Area after he was caught stealing electric cables. The community youths led by …
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*By Martins Oloja* We can’t deny that we always doze off at the point of our need for purposeful leadership. We have never been vigilant about quality political recruitment in our journey through democratisation. One of our icons, Professor Chinua Achebe, saw this long ago and in 1983, he wrote …
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At least 44 migrants, including women and babies, were found dead after their vehicle broke down in the desert of northern Niger while on the way to Libya, local officials said Thursday. “The number of migrants who died in the desert is 44 for now,” said Rhissa Feltou, the mayor …
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A Kano Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand in prison custody of a 25-year-old student, Mohammed Abdulaziz, facing trial for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 31-year-old woman. Abdulaziz of Unguwar Geza Quarters, Kano, is facing a one-count charge of unnatural offence. The Chief Magistrate, Muhammad Jibril, ordered …
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The federal government has approved for the Lagos State government to commence a total reconstruction of the road connecting Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to Oshodi. A statement by Mr. Tunji Bello, Secretary to the State Government, said that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode announced this on Wednesday. The state government …
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Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has yet to open its portal for candidates in the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to effect change of course or correction of data, an official has said. The Head of Media and Information of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, told the News Agency of Nigeria in …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested two suspected fraudsters, John Onos Zino and Festus Otoigiahae, for N1.5m (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) fraud. Their arrest on Thursday, May 25, 2015 in Lagos followed a petition written by one Victor Adoji, an employee of Zenith Bank Plc, …
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A man who worked with others to kidnap his father has been arrested. The suspect was paraded by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Odude, along with others on Wednesday. Mr. Odude said that the kidnapping of the suspect’s father took place at Igboora in Ibarapa Central Local …
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