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Bolanle Raheem: Suspected killer cop pleads not guilty
Francis Iwuchukwu A suspected killer cop and an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr. Drambi Vandi, Monday, pleaded not guilty to the alleged killing of a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day. ASP Vandi came up with his not-guilty plea position after being arraigned by the
Security man shot dead as unknown Gunmen burn Enugu INEC office
A security man has been shot dead by unknown gunmen who attacked and burnt the office of Independent National Electoral Commission’s office in Enugu. The office located at Amechi Awkunanaw in the Enugu South Local Government Area of the state was attacked early hours of Monday. Details of the attack were
JUST IN-Bolanle Raheem: Court stands down ASP Vandi’s arraignment
Francis Iwuchukwu Justice I.O. Harrison of the High Court of Lagos State, Tafawa Balewa Square on Monday stood down the much-awaited arraignment of Mr. Drambi Vandi, the policeman who allegedly killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day. The judge arrived at the decision consequent upon the absence of
‘NNPCL owes Customs N45bn import duty’
FAVOURITISM Concession and exemptions have done a lot of havoc to Nigerian economy Bayo Akomolafe The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has failed to remit about N45 billion as duty payable on imported petroleum products to the coffers of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS). Also the
JUST IN: Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss arrested in Sicily
Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has been arrested in Sicily after 30 years on the run. Messina Denaro was reportedly detained in a private clinic in Sicily’s capital Palermo. He is alleged to be a boss of Sicily’s notorious Cosa Nostra mafia, reports the BBC. “This is a great victory for the
Bomb Kills 10 At DR Congo Church Attack Claimed By IS
At least 10 people were killed and 39 wounded Sunday in a bomb attack on a church in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo claimed by Islamic State jihadists. Congolese military spokesman Antony Mualushayi said the “terrorist act” happened in a Pentecostal church in North Kivu province’s Kasindi, a town on
Metropolitan Commercial Bank backs out of crypto
New York City-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank will exit the crypto world, it said last week, following a year in which the sector saw volatility in token prices and the downfall of several prominent exchanges. Metropolitan served as a banking partner for now-bankrupt crypto exchange Voyager Digital, and faced a spotlight in July, when it clarified
Emmanuel: To say Nigeria has no money is fraudulent
Olumide Emmanuel, an awarding-winning motivational speaker and a host of various international and local conferences, as well as host of the weekly Sunday Business and Leadership School, in this interaction with journalists, speaks on ways Nigeria can get out of the current economic quagmire. Sunday Ojeme reports As N21.83trn is being projected as the
Nepal: Unlikely anyone survived plane crash – Police
Hopes of finding survivors from Nepal’s worst air disaster in decades are fading, police say. “It’s unlikely there will be any survivors,” spokesperson Tek Prasad Rai told the BBC. Teams were finding body parts at the scene, he added. At least 68 people died when a flight from Kathmandu to the tourist town
Gunmen kill former Afghan MP at home in Kabul
A former Afghan MP and her bodyguard have been shot dead at her home in the capital Kabul, Afghan police have said. Mursal Nabizada, 32, was one of the few female MPs who stayed in Kabul after the Taliban seized power in August 2021, reports the BBC.
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