Former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, and aspirant in the of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state’s 2016 Governorship election, Victor Olabintan, has been reportedly kidnapped in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. According to Gboyega Ajayi, Secretary of the Olabintan Campaign Organization, Olabintan was kidnapped on his …
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Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is targeting an unprecedented fifth Ballon d’Or award in Zurich on Monday, with the Argentine heavily favoured to reclaim the prize from three-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo. Brazil striker Neymar, who plays alongside Messi at Barca, is also in the running to be crowned world player of …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, arrested the Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Emeka Mba, over an alleged N15 billion fraud. Mba was arrested in Abuja and taken to the EFCC’s headquarters where he is currently being grilled. Those familiar with the investigation say the …
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Olisa Metuh in EFCC custody…reportedly on hunger strike (Photo)
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The Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel (WC) has denied earlier reports that the founder and general overseer of the church, Bishop David Oyedepo, is getting ready to quit his leadership position after several years of service. The church said Bishop Oyedepo is not retiring. The denial …
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Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has reiterated his warning that when confronted, corruption does fight back. In a brief statement issued this evening, headed ‘Those Who Flounder In The Sewage of Corruption,”, he acknowledged the unflattering comments of the Rivers State government about the 80th birthday dinner to which he was …
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and Borussia Dortmund has won the 2015 GLO-CAF African Footballer Of The Year award after beating competition from Andre Ayew of Swansea/Ghana and Yaya Toure of Man City/Ivory Coast. Yaya Toure came second while Ayew came third. The winner was decided by votes from Head Coaches or …
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Barcelona striker Luis Suarez called Espanyol players “a waste of space” in an angry confrontation following an ill-tempered Copa del Rey match between the local rivals on Wednesday night. The physical match ended 4-1 in Barca’s favour, with eight Espanyol players booked during proceedings and two sent off. After the …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday night arrested a former military governor of Kaduna State and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Lawal Jafaru Isa. Jafaru IsaMr. Isa is the first chieftain of the APC arrested by the EFCC since the beginning of a sweeping probe into …
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A middle- aged bricklayer identified as Odion Egbegbe was on Tuesday night killed by suspected cult members in Ose quarters, Ogida, Benin City, Edo State.Egbegbe’s killing brought to two the number of people killed in the renewed cult war in the city. The Divisional Police Officer in the area, Mr. …
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