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Judge freed, arrested, faces fresh charges

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Wednesday, April 17th, 2019

Romanus Okoye The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, re-arrested Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, few minutes after a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja struck out the suit against her. The Commission defended her re-arrest, which it said was done to enable it prefer a fresh criminal charge against her. The court dismissed the suit against […]

Julian Assange, Wikieleaks founder, ejected from Ecuadorian Embassy and arrested by British Police

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, April 11th, 2019

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been evicted from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where he had been holed up since August 2012 and the British police have arrested him. The arrest followed Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno’s announcement that the country has withdrawn asylum from Assange, following repeated ‘aggressive and discourteous behaviour”. A statement by the […]

Coup: Al-Bashir ousted as President of Sudan

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, April 11th, 2019

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been ousted in a military coup and consultations are under way to form a transitional council to run the country, government sources and a provincial minister said on Thursday. He is the second African leader, after Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria to fall in the wake of a tsunami of protests. […]

Italian man murders Nigerian prostitute for failing to satisfy him

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, April 11th, 2019

An Italian man,Leopoldo Scalici, 41,has been arrested for allegedly murdering a Nigerian prostitute, identified as Benedicta and dumping her body in a ditch. According to Italian website, Modena Today, Scalici approached Benedicta on the streets of Modena Nord for sex over the weekend. Benedicta was reportedly killed after the duo had had sexual intercourse and an argument […]

Israeli PM wins re-election with parliamentary majority

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to re-election yesterday, with religious-rightist parties set to hand him a parliamentary majority despite a close contest against his main centrist challenger, a vote tally showed. With more than 97 percent of votes counted as at press time, Netanyahu’s conservative Likud party looked likely to muster enough support […]

JAMB bans wrist watches, pens, phones, 15 others at UTME centres

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

The 1.8million candidates sitting for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from Thursday 11 April are prohibited from bringing 18 items to centres where the tests would take place. The prohibited items listed by an official of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) are Wrist Watches, Pen/Biros, Mobile phones or similar electronic devices, Spy […]

Ailing Chukwu doesn’t need surgery in US – Rangers • Otedola offers to foot medical bill

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

‘Tana Aiyejina Enugu Rangers say Christian Chukwu does not need surgery abroad after undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ailment in Enugu. On Sunday, Grand Patron of Ex-Enugu Rangers Players Association, Benson Ejindu, said Chukwu, who captained the national team to their first ever Africa Cup of Nations title on home soil in 1980, was very […]

FCT police parades 54 suspects for ‘One Chance,’ armed, robbery, drugs offences

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

Molly Kilete The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has paraded 54 suspects for armed robbery, ‘one chance,’ drug, murder and other violent crimes. The Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Salisu Gyadi, who paraded the suspects at the command headquarters said they were arrested in various part of Abuja. […]

Wives of soldiers killed in the North East get relief

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Army, Headlines Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

Philip Nwosu, Lagos Over 50 widows of soldiers killed in battle in North East Nigeria have been provided with items to help them sustain their families and ensure the well being of their children, by the Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) The care packages were provided by the Lagos Chapter of […]

NAF strike destroys more bandits bases, kills scores

Posted by admin Air Force, Armed Forces, Headlines Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

Molly Kilete The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said that its Air Task Force (ATF), engaged in the fight against banditry in Zamfara State has bombarded more hideouts of armed bandits at Doumborou, Sububu, West Malamawa, Baturia Pond and Rugu Forest. The bombardment was said to have resulted in the killings of several bandits who hitherto […]