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Holding Charge Against Metuh Is Illegal, PDP Tells EFCC, FG

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the continued incarceration of its spokesman by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission without charging him to court, clearly shows the dictatorial character of the APC-led Government. The party in a statement on Saturday condemned the detention of […]

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NSCDC job scammer arrested with fake appointment letter in Ogun

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Nemesis caught up with one Inusa Ali, 36, native of Borno, northeastern part of Nigeria, as he was arrested for duping one, Oluwaseye to the tune of N124,000 (one hundred and twenty four thousand naira only) under the guise of […]

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Egypt court upholds Mubarak jail sentence

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Egypt’s top appeals court upheld on Saturday a three-year prison sentence for ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons for corruption. It was not immediately clear, however, how long Mubarak would remain in detention. Both of his sons were […]

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Lawmakers back Ambode on demolition

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Some lawmakers yesterday defended the demolition of Owonifari Market within the notorious loop of Oshodi by the state government, describing the development as a necessary step towards the actualisation of Oshodi transformation plan. The government had relocated traders plying their […]

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$2.1b arms cash: Panel invites 241 firms, others

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No fewer than 241 companies, individuals and organisations are to appear before the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) over contracts awarded by the office between 2011 and 2015. Those who fail to appear risk being embarrassed, the office warned […]

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Boko Haram Kidnaps Camerounian Police Commissioner

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Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have abducted Ismaïla Sago, police commissioner in charge of public security at Dabanga, a town in the far north of Cameroun. According to Africapresse.com, security sources told Xinhua that Sago fell into an […]

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Police arrest man for alleged Sodomy

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For allegedly raping a five-year-old boy repeatedly, one Ganiyu Amusat, 25, has been arrested by police operatives in Lagos. He was said to have lured the minor, who is said to be in a critical state at a hospital, with […]

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Court restricts Bello to hospital

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THE CHARGES -That you Bello Abba Mohammed, BAM Projects and Properties and Dr. Haliru Bello took possession of N300million when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of […]

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Update: Court restricts ex-PDP chief to hospital

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… Remands son in Kuje prison A Federal High Court in Abuja Tuesday ordered that former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Mohamed Bello, be restricted to the Abuja hospital, where he is currently on admission. The […]

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Dismiss MTN’s suit against NCC, lawyer tells court

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By Innocent Anaba A Lagos lawyer, Mr Tope Alabi, has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss MTN Nigeria’s suit against the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. He said that the N1.04trillion fine imposed on MTN was in order, adding […]