Alleged $620k bribe, Nigerian govt to reopen Farouk Lawan’s trial tomorrow

The Federal Government will tomorrow February 2 reopen the trial of a former Chairman, House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Farouk Lawan and its ex-Secretary, Boniface Emenalo for allegedly obtaining $620,000 bribe money from Femi Otedola, chairman of Forte Oil, according to LIB. The House of Representatives members were first arraigned on a […]

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Boko Haram attacks of Dalori villages in Borno, death toll hits 101

According to Guardian, Borno State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Haruna Mshelia, has said that the number of residents of Dalori villages who died in the attack perpetrated at the weekend by suspected Boko Haram gunmen has risen to 101. According to him, 16 villagers were still missing and 85 bodies have been deposited at the […]

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Buhari in official 2-day visit to Ogun, meets Awujale, Obasanjo

According to Daily Sun, Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, arrived in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State to commence a two-day official visit to the state. He held a 20-minute closed-door meeting with the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona inside the monarch’s Ijebu-Ode palace with Governor Ibikunle Amosun in attendance. Buhari, after […]

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Ozekhome, Adegboruwa other lawyers say confessions can’t unseat Fayose

Human Rights lawyers yesterday dismissed the claim by former secretary of Ekiti State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Temitope Aluko that the 2014 governorship poll in the state was rigged in favour of Governor Ayo Fayose, saying confessions of fraud in the electoral exercise cannot be a basis to sack the incumbent. Aluko, […]

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Former Nigerian VP, Namadi Sambo’s lawyers protest invasion of his office by EFCC

The recent raid of the office of former Nigerian vice president, Namadi Sambo has infuriated Sambo’s lawyers, who felt that it was improper for the EFCC to break into the office of their client without a valid search warrant. In response to the development, the lawyers, yesterday, fired a strongly worded letter of protest to the […]

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EFCC raided ex-VP Namadi Sambo’s office over arms deal money

Desperate for evidence to nail top Nigerians who might have benefitted from the $2.1 billion arms cash, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have raided the Abuja office of former Vice President,  Namadi Sambo, carting away $50,000 from his safe, according to Vanguard. The raid was carried out, weekend, on the building […]

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Dangote Group announces vacancies for Automobile, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical and Mining Engineers

Pan-African business giant Dangote Group has announced vacancies for four categories of engineers. The Group in a statement sent to News Express yesterday evening specified the vacancies, the required qualifications and mode of application. The statement reads: “We are hiring Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Mining & Automobile engineers with 1st Class, 2:1 and 2:2 (Including HNDs) […]

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Nigeria running out of cash, says CNN. May seek help from international bodies

Nigeria is running out of cash, the Cable News Network (CNN) reported yesterday evening. “Nigeria is considering asking the World Bank, the African Development Bank and other international organisations for help to plug a hole in this year’s budget created by the collapse in crude oil prices. The government said it is looking to borrow […]

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Former Minister’s Son In Trouble With Customs For Luxury Vehicle Duty Underpayment

Abdullahi Bala, son of the immediate past Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, has landed in trouble with the Nigerian Customs Service after operatives of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja, Lagos, of the NCS arrested him on Friday for alleged import duty underpayment on his exotic vehicle, a McClaren 650s […]

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On Reverend Father Mbaka, By Pius Adesanmi.

Controversial Catholic priest, Father Mbaka, has been transferred to some remote parish ostensibly designed to put him out of business by making him less visible. APC southeast zone has been very loud in condemning the transfer, labeling it a politically-motivated move. If you read various statements and Freudian slips from APC people, you are left […]

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Femi Fani-Kayode and fiancee, Precious Chikwendu have a bouncing baby boy

Former minister Femi Fani-Kayode and his fiancee, Precious Chikwendu welcomed their first child together today February 1. Precious gave birth to a healthy baby boy in a hospital in Abuja. The boy is FFK’s first son. He has 5 daughters from previous marriages. Congratulations to the couple.

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The conspiracies against Buhari, By Odigie-Oyegun

All Progressives Congress, APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has had an eventful experience in Nigerian public life. A former federal permanent secretary, Odigie-Oyegun became the first civilian governor of Edo State in 1992 and served until the truncation of the Third Republic in November 1993. On the return of democracy in 1999, he became […]

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Kenyan video vixen, Vera Sidika shows off her fantabulous new home (Photos)

Kenyan socialite, Vera Sidika took to her Instagram page to share photos of her new 2-storey home. Counting her blessings, the bootylicious vixen wrote: “The view from my rooftop. The Artist/InteriorExteriorDesigner in me is about to turn this space into Heaven  Soon I’ll be having jacuzzi/BBQ parties with my sweethearts. Life is indeed a journey, you never […]

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The New York Times endorses Hillary Clinton for US President

The New York Times on Saturday announced that its editorial board endorses Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. “Voters have the chance to choose one of the most broadly and deeply qualified presidential candidates in modern history,” the endorsement read. Mulling her main opponent for the nomination Bernie Sanders, the Times wrote, “In the end, though, Mr. […]

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Oduah, Uba, others may approach Supreme Court for clarification of judgment

There were indications at the weekend that the nine federal lawmakers repre­senting Anambra State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the National Assembly, in­cluding Senators Andy Uba and Stella Oduah may return to the Supreme Court this week for clarification regard­ing their status with respect to its judgment on the leader­ship […]

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