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49 year-old gynaecologist commits suicide in Enugu

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THE 49 year-old Chief Consultant Gynaecologist and Managing Director of Hope Medical Centre Benin City, Dr John Abode, who was found dead in his wardrobe last Tuesday, may have actually committed suicide, Vanguard gathered. Vanguard learned from a top security […]

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I will deny my husband sex until he pays his debt — wife (in court)

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A 39-year-old trader, Mrs Modinat Idowu, told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos state on Thursday that she would continue to deny her husband, one Akeem Idowu, sex until he has paid the debt he is owing her. Idowu said […]

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Sule Lamido (ex Gov. of Jigawa) : “You mean i am now a prisoner?” Nigerians make funny judgemental comments on twitter

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A Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, yesterday, ordered former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, and his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, accused of fraud, remanded in prison custody in Kano till September 28. The former governor is facing a […]

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INVESTIGATION: Bayelsa Governor allegedly hires world’s most ruthless hackers for N100M to hack computers, phones in Nigeria

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The Bayelsa state government paid close to one hundred million naira to an Italian firm, Hacking Team, to hack computers and phones in Nigeria, new information emerging from the firm’s leaked internal data has shown. Hacking Team, notorious for equipping […]

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Nigerian court sentences Pakistani to prison for importing heroin

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A 19-year-old Pakistani, Iftikhar Arslan, was on Thursday sentenced to 18 months in prison by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos, for importing 25. 4kg of heroin. Arslan, who said he was a medical student in Pakistan, […]

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We’re ready to prosecute looters – Justice Ministry

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The Ministry of Justice said yesterday it was ready to prosecute anybody indicted by agencies of government for looting public funds. The Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Abdullahi Yola,‎ told State House correspondents shortly after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the ministry’s […]

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EFCC fails to arraign Sylva on fresh charges

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] yesterday failed in its bid to arraign former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva on a fresh 50-count corruption charges instituted against him before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Sylva is being […]

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Fraud: Orosanye returns to EFCC today

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Former Head of Service of the Federation, HOSF, Mr. Steve Oronsaye, yesterday, returned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s custody ahead of possible arraignment. Oronsaye was arrested and detained by operatives of the anti-graft agency, Wednesday, but released […]

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Breaking News!!! Alleged $2.3M: Ohakim secures N270M bail

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Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the former Governor of Imo State‎ , Mr. Ikedi Ohakim who is answering to a 3- count money laundering charge, to the tune of N270million. […]

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Police kill 3 kidnap suspects

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No fewer than three suspected kidnappers were on Tuesday, gunned down by policemen along East-West Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Daily Sun gathered that the operation followed a distressed call received by policemen at about 9.30pm about the abduction of […]