Day: August 23, 2019

Tribunal sacks Dino Melaye, orders fresh election

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The National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lokoja has nullified election of Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, on Friday. Melaye has described the ruling of the tribunal nullifying his victory in the March 22 election and ordering a fresh election as a total miscarriage of justice. In a statement, he said his legal team was already studying the judgement, adding that he would appeal it. He said he was confident that the Appeal Court would upturn the judgement of the lower tribunal. According to him,…

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Fraud: US names at least 77 Nigerians in massive fraud, money laundering

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80 persons, many of whom are Nigerian nationals, have been named by the United States Department of Justice on Thursday, to have conspired to steal millions of dollars from Americans and American businesses through online scams. In the 252-count federal indictment statement, at least 77 of the persons were of Nigerian origin. The US federal prosecutors says all of the 80 persons will face charges of attempting to defraud individuals of millions of dollars through the use of business email compromise (BEC), online romance scams, in addition to other schemes…

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Tenant allegedly raped Landlady to death in Ekiti

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A tenant who is also a commercial motorcyclist has reportedly raped his landlady to death in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state capital. The shocking incident occurred on Thursday at Olorunda area of the state. It was gathered that the mother of three, described by family member as a middle-aged woman, was at home alone after her husband had gone to work while the children were said to have gone for holiday coaching when the incident happened. The suspected tenant was alleged to have broken into the woman’s room, threatened her with…

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