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N78m site upgrade, others: my story, by Fashola

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FORMER Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, SAN, yesterday responded to allegation that he used N78 million state funds to update his personal website and that he has children outside wedlock. In a statement titled: “Setting the records straight”, the former […]

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YABATECH expels 73 for forgery

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The Academic Board of Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, has expelled 73 students for presenting suspected forged results. A statement by the college made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday said the affected students were part-time […]

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UK to Investigate Corrupt People in Nigeria, Others

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In a renewed effort towards stamping out the menace of corruption in developing countries, especially Nigeria, United Kingdom has set up an international corruption unit to investigate issues of corruption in these countries. A source at the Independent Corrupt Practices […]

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Widow demands death penalty for husband’s killer

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A widow, Bose Azees, is demanding the death penalty for the man alleged to have beaten her husband, Ahmed Azees, to death. Kola Adegbite, a local official of the Amalgamation of Motorcycle Operators and Riders Association of Nigeria (AMORAN), allegedly […]

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Police arraign car dealer over N3.5m theft

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The police have arraigned a 48- year- old car dealer, Omene Ericson, before a Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court , Ebute-Metta, for alleged conspiracy, stealing and obtaining money under false pretence. Ericson who gave his address as Bashiru Ojikutu Street, Alagbole, […]

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Court Sends MFM Pastor To Jail For Visa Scandal

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A pastor in the headquarters of Mountain of Fire Ministry, Mrs. Joy Tongo, has been charged before the Isolo Magistrates’ court and remanded in prison for allegedly engaging in a visa scandal. According to PM News, Tongo, 35, defrauded one […]

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Army officer stabs man in his forehead

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There was a mild drama in the Ajegunle area of Lagos as a military officer stabbed a commercial bus driver in the forehead. The incident, which happened on Wednesday, occurred when the military, man who was riding a motorcycle, attempted […]

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Man remanded in prison for disarming police officers

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An Osun State Magistrate court, sitting in Ilesa, presided over by Mrs Halimatu Bashiru, on Friday, remanded a 31-year-old man, Sefiu Aniwura in prison for allegedly disarming some police officers of their arms and ammunition. Aniwura is standing trial on […]

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Man Attempts To Behead Woman In Lagos

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A man has thrown caution to the wind as he attempted to behead a woman in Ajegunle area of Lagos State. The man identified as Hope Anenih, was said to have sliced the back of the victim at their residence […]

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Clergy in prison over Chinese visa scandal

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By Bartholomew Madukwe An Isolo Magistrate court in Lagos has remanded in prison custody, a clergy, Mrs Joy Tongo, for alleged involvement in a Chinese visa scandal. The presiding Magistrate, Mrs Joy Ugbomoiko, granted Tongo bail in the sum of […]