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Court Clears Emefiele For Forensic Review Of EFCC Evidence
The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has allowed former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to bring in independent forensic experts to examine key digital evidence the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is using in his…
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Zambian Court Jails Two Men For Witchcraft Plot Against President
A court in Zambia has sentenced two men, Leonard Phiri and Mozambican national Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to harm President Hakainde Hichilema.
The pair were arrested in December…
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ASUU Uni Calabar Faces N138m Fraud Scandal
The University of Calabar chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has been plunged into crisis over allegations of fraud involving the non-remittance of N138 million check-off dues.
The controversy, which dates back to 2019…
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Bizman Stabbed To Death At UNN Bonfire Party
Tragedy struck at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) on Friday night when a businessman, Chiebonam Eze, popularly known as Power-Autos, was stabbed to death during a departmental bonfire party.
Eze, who was not a student of the…
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EFCC Detains Sujimoto CEO Over Failed Multibillion Naira School Project
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured a court order to detain Sijibomi Ogundele, Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, over an alleged N5.7 billion contract scandal.
The detention follows…
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Taraba University Student Found Dead In Boyfriend’s Apartment
A tragedy struck Taraba State University in Jalingo on Friday when a first-year student was found lifeless in her boyfriend’s apartment.
The discovery shocked the campus community and raised questions about the circumstances…
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Kogi Youths Slam Governor’s Aide Over Insecurity Protest Remarks
Youths in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, have rejected comments by Governor Usman Ododo’s Security Adviser, Jerry Omodara, accusing them of being politically sponsored in their protests against rising insecurity.
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NAFDAC Seizes N12bn Fake Malaria Drugs In Lagos
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered a warehouse in Ilasa-Oshodi, Lagos, where counterfeit malaria drugs valued at N1.2 billion were stored.
According to the agency, its operatives intercepted…
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Court Jails Ansaru Commander Mahmud Usman 15 Years For Terrorism
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Mahmud Usman, a commander of the proscribed Ansaru sect, to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges.
Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a, Abbas, or Mukhtar,…
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‘Obi of Lagos’ coronation, N1.5bn palace a scam – Police
The Lagos State Police Command has described the planned coronation of 65-year-old Chibuike Azubike, who paraded himself as the “Obi of Lagos,” as fraudulent.
Azubike was arrested on Wednesday alongside three other suspects after…
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