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Saraki quizzed by EFCC over misappropriation of funds

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Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, is currently being quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged misappropriation of public funds and money laundering. Saraki, who arrived at the EFCC office around 2pm today, is still being interrogated presently. A senior official confirmed the development, stating that the former Kwara State governor is in custody. This is happening three days after a former Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko Al-Makura and his wife, Mairo, were grilled by the EFCC over breach of public trust and misappropriation of billions of naira by…

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Mother arrested for stabbing daughter to death

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A 45-year-old woman, Kafayat Lawal, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stabbing her 17-year-old daughter Ayomide Adekoya with a broken bottle to death. The woman also stabbed another of her children with a broken bottle in the hand which led to the victim’s hospitalisation. The spokesperson for the police in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Oyeyemi stated that the suspect was arrested following information received by the Divisional Police Officer, Ogijo Divisional headquarters, CSP Mohammed Baba, at about…

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Nigerian Actress Rachel Oniga Dies At 64

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Rachel Oniga, Nigerian veteran actress, is dead. She was 64 years old. Oniga reportedly passed away on Friday night. Sources revealed that the actress who was still active on Friday died at 10pm. The report comes as a shock to the film industry as the “Owo Blow” actress was reportedly sighted shooting film scenes in Mowe, Ogun state only a few days ago. Originally from Eku, Delta State in Southern Nigeria, She was born on 23 May 1957 in Ebutte Metta, Lagos State. Rachel Oniga began her acting career in…

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COVID-19: Deaths jump by 21% in one week, WHO laments

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The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, raised the alarm that the global number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths during the previous week climbed by 21 per cent despite a rollout of the vaccination programme. Out of the 69,000 new deaths, many were reported in the Americas and Southeast Asia, according to the dataset spanning July 19 to July 25. So far, more than four million people worldwide were confirmed to have died after being infected, the Geneva-based agency said. The number of infections reported last week was 3.8 million, up to…

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Arrested scammer, Hushpuppi, pleads guilty to fraud

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Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, Nigerian scammer also known as Hushpuppi has pleaded guilty to fraud in an American court. United States Department of Justice (DoJ) in a statement on Wednesday said court documents show that Abbas, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, pleaded guilty on April 20. A version of Hushpuppi’s plea agreement filed late Tuesday outlines his role in a school finance scheme, as well as several other cyber and business email compromise schemes that cumulatively caused more than $24 million in losses. Acting United States Attorney Tracy L. Wilkison said Hushpuppi…

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Retired officer, wife allegedly batter 15- year orphan in Abuja

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A 15 year-old orphan, Chidalu Ugwueke, male, allegedly battered by his masters, Air Commodore Bernard Ugwueke (rtd) and his wife, Mrs. Mary Ugwueke has elicited pity, as a lawmaker, Hon. Okwu Chinedu, representing Aninri constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, has petitioned the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), over the matter. Chidalu, a minor, was taken to Abuja to serve as a househelp to the retired air force officer and his family. However, it was alleged that he was constantly receiving dehumanising treatment from…

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Senate halts probe of CCT chairman’s assault against security man

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The celebrated case of alleged assault brought against Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, by an Abuja-based security guard, Clement Sargwat, and his lawyers, suffered a big blow, as Senator Ayo Akinyelure-led Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition, halted further investigation on the matter. The CCT chair had approached court to determine if the lawmakers were not usurping the powers of the police and judiciary in initiating the probe. In the notice dated July 13, 2021, the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Akinyelure, Attorney…

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Poor performance of FG affecting all Nigerians -Tambuwal

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Aminu Tambuwal, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, has said the poor performance of the Federal Government was adversely affecting all Nigerians. He said this while inaugurating the new Bauchi Governor’s office and Government House annexe under construction, in Bauchi on Monday. Tambuwal, who is also the Sokoto State governor, said that all the PDP governors across the country are performing in their various states even as he called on Nigerians to always pray for them. “All our governors are performing to the glory of God. We seek…

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COVID-19: 213 new infections, 2 deaths recorded

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213 new cases of COVID-19 has been recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 171, 324, as of July 26, 2021. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday morning. The health agency also stated that it recorded two COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, while additional nine people recovered from the virus, as of July 26, 2021. It added that the new infections were recorded in 12 states, namely: Lagos-157, Rivers-20, Plateau-12, Enugu-6, Oyo-6, Gombe-3,…

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9-year-old girl caught on camera setting fire to Ebeano supermarket in Abuja

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The video of a 9-year-old girl caught on closed-circuit television, setting fire to the multi-million naira shopping centre, Ebeano Supermarket Lokogoma, in the Federal Capital Territory, has gone viral. The supermarket was engulfed by fire on July 17, which lasted more than one day. The FCT Fire Service spokesman, Ibrahim Muhammad, had stated that many FCT fire stations, including Nji, Games Village, Garki and Asokoro, were involved in fighting the inferno. In the footage, the suspect, who has been identified, was seen walking into the supermarket along with two suspected…

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