Suswam to be arraigned by EFCC tomorrow

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is expected to arraign former Benue state governor, Gabriel Suswam before a Federal High Court in Abuja tomorrow November 4th over allegations bordering on money laundering to the tune of 3 billion Naira while he served as governor of the state. Suswam was invited and grilled by EFCC officials on October 12th. A statement by the spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Wilson Uwujaren,...

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Photo: 4 year old boy kidnapped by gunmen in Abeokuta

A four year old boy identified as Steve Kanu was forcefully kidnapped at his parents home at Laderin Estate in Abeokuta, Ogun state yesterday November 2nd evening. Eyewitnesses say the little boy opened the gate to his parents compound for people who pretended to be visitors. Immediately they saw him, they took him and whisked him into a waiting vehicle that had no number plate. Efforts to chase them by some residents was unsuccessful...

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Photos: Fayose stops his convoy to interact with an old woman in Ekiti

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose earlier today stopped his convoy to see the state of the Oja Bisi market where he met with this old woman pictured with him and had a talk with her. While talking, the old woman complained that she had been trying to reach him on the mobile number he gave out to the state residents but had not been successful. She said she called to invite him to her mother's funeral this Friday. Fayose asked for an...

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Footballer Dickson Etuhu arrested In Sweden after brawl at a Nightclub

33 year old former Super Eagles midfielder, Dickson Etuhu was arrested in Sweden on Sunday Nov. 1st after allegedly being involved in a scuffle with security guards and police officers outside a night club. Dickson who previously played for Manchester City, Sunderland, Fulham and Blackburn, is now signed on with Stockholm-based side AIK. According to reports, Dickson and two other men were denied entrance to the club venue, before the...

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OMG! Househelp chops off toddlers hand (graphic photos)

Facebook user Agbasi Uche Dorothy shared this photo writing: "We need to be careful with house helps. This is what a house help did to an innocent child". She didn't give further details. Don't know if this happened in Nigeria...the child also looks dead. Oh God! Why do you let evil people prevail...

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Uwazuruike will be the happiest man – MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has ascribed the recent criticism of the group by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, to Ralph Uwazuruike’s betrayal and deviation from the Biafran struggle. Obasanjo had recently described the Biafran struggle as an avenue to defraud people and make money. However, Uchenna Madu, factional National Director of Information, MASSOB, said the...

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8 children, Police officer’s son among 100 most wanted Boko Haram insurgents

One of the Boko Haram insurgents, whose picture was among the 100 most wanted members of the terrorist sect, is believed to the missing child of a police officer. Punch reports that a senior security personnel revealed that some of the 100 most wanted Boko Haram insurgents are underage children.  The children among the most wanted insurgents, are listed under 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 99 in the pictures...

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Bayo Oluwasanmi: The brotherhood of 84 thieves ready for another circus show

Society must protect the robbed and punish the robber – Martin Luther King Jr. Last week, the Appeal Court in Abuja ruled that the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) is in order and should proceed. Saraki is scheduled for November 5 and 6 at the CCT. Saraki’s trial will be remembered for delays, postponements, adjournments, interruptions, non sequiturs, mangled facts, and general...

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Chimamanda Adichie’s ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ wins Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named ‘Best of the Best’ of the winners of the second decade of the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. The announcement was made last night, Monday November 2nd, at a live event in the Piccadilly Theatre in London.  The ‘Best of the Best’ was chosen from the ten novels that have won the prize in the past decade. The chairs of the judging panels read from each of...

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Ebola survivor gives birth to baby girl in the US

Survivor of Ebola virus disease, Dr. Ada Igonoh has given birth to a baby girl. Dr. Igonoh of First Consultant Medical Centre, was delivered of her baby at the Greater El-Monte Community Hospital, California, USA. Igonoh is the only female medical doctor to have survived the deadly Ebola virus disease. She has been placed under medical surveillance and the baby has been certified Ebola-fre...

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Headies Awards organisers ditch Eko Hotel

Organisers of The Headies Awards have announced that the 2015 ceremony will not hold at the Eko Hotel and Suites, in Victoria Island. The award, which has been held at the hotel for four years since inception, will hold on Wednesday, December 30 at the Landmark Events Centre.  The first ever Headies Awards was held at the Muson Centre in 2006-2007, while it was moved to Planet One events centre, in 2008. The...

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The moment when Saraki submitted list of confirmed ministers to Buhari (See Photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday afternoon, received the list of his confirmed ministers from Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Saraki presented the list to Buhari at the presidential villa, in the presence of Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, Senator Ita Enang, among others. See photos below: ...

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BREAKING: Popular Lekki supermarket, Prince Ebeano on fire (PHOTOS)

A popular supermarket in Lekki Phase 1, Prince Ebeano supermarket, is currently on fire. Details on what caused the fire is still vague but eye-witnesses took to Twitter to share reports of the accident on Tuesday evening. Fire services are on their way to put out the fire, after being called by one of the bystanders in the vicinity. See below, photos and a video from the fire: ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Why we won’t punish Stanbic IBTC – CBN schools FRCN

The Central Bank of Nigeria has defended Stanbic IBTC against the punitive measures taken against the commercial bank by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN). FRCN had requested that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigate Stanbic IBTC and KPMG Professional Services for financial misstatements. The FRCN claimed that Stanbic IBTC misstated its...

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Fire razes Makoko timber market (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

The Makoko settlement area, in Ebutte Metta, Lagos, is currently on fire. The fire incident, which is fast-spreading, is predominantly affecting the timber market in the area. The Makoko riverine community, which is along the 3rd Mainland Bridge, is one of the chronic slums within Lagos metropolis See photos, and a Twitter-video obtained from Editi Effiong’s timeline.   &nbs...

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