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Alleged Corruption: Keyamo drags Atiku, anti-graft agencies to court
Tunde Oyesina, Abuja The Minister of State for Labour and APC Presidential Campaign Spokesperson, Festus Keyamo (SAN) Friday dragged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and three others before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged corruption. Others listed as 2nd to 4th defendants respectively in the suit
JUST IN: Court vacates interim forfeiture order on Ekweremadu’s property
A Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside the interim order of forfeiture issued on property belonging to the former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu. Ruling on Friday, presiding judge Inyang Ekwo, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) concealed facts when it applied for an interim forfeiture of the
Terrorists herders kill nine persons near Benue IDP camp
Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi At least nine people, including women and children, were on Thursday night gruesomely massacred by invading terrorist herdsmen when they made incursion into Abagena, a sprawling community in Makurdi housing thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Fulani attacks. Two of those killed were inmates of the
Osun Amotekun Field Commander, Amitolu, resigns
Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo The Field Commander of the Western Security Outfit, codenamed Amotekun, Osun State Command, Comrade Amitolu Shittu has resigned. This was made known on Friday in a statement signed by the corps’ Spokesperson, Yusuf Idowu and made available to newsmen in Osogbo, the Osun State
Man, 45, drowns trying to rescue daughter
A 45-year-old Irish man has drowned while trying to rescue his daughter as the duo was on vacation in New South Wales, Australia. The Daily Mail reported that the incident happened on Wednesday night at a popular Seven Mile Beach where the daughter was swept out to sea on a body board. In
JUST IN: First class monarch kidnapped in Plateau
Musa Pam, Jos A first class traditional ruler in Plateau State, His Royal Highness Dr. Isaac Azi Wakili has been kidnapped by gunmen. Wakili, who is the traditional ruler of the Izere, was said to been abducted on Friday morning from his palace in Angware, Jos East Local Government of the state
Car of missing British actor found in California
A car belonging to British actor Julian Sands has been found near to where he was reported missing. Sands disappeared last Friday while hiking in the Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel Mountains, north of Los Angeles, reports the BBC. Poor conditions have hindered the search – but officials say there is
FAA identifies origin of US flight chaos outage
US air safety officials say that the glitch that led to travel chaos at airports last week was actually caused by a contractor deleting files on a crucial computer server used by pilots. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the worker “unintentionally deleted files” on the Notice to Air Missions (Notam) database, reports
Ukraine: Countries pledge heavy weapons
More countries have answered President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call to send further arms to Ukraine. The US says a package worth $2.5bn (£2bn) will be sent, including armoured vehicles and air defence systems, reports the BBC. Several European nations promised their own new packages – including hundreds of missiles pledged to Kyiv by
Serie A: Napoli resume title charge at Salernitana where sacked Nicola gets second chance
Napoli will be hoping to bounce back from an unlikely midweek Italian Cup exit when they make a short trip on Saturday to Salernitana, who sacked and then brought back their manager within the space of two days. Runaway league leaders thanks to their whirlwind, five-goal destruction of Juventus on Friday,
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