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Politicians join APC to escape EFCC or partake in looting —Senator Nwaka

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Former Senator who represented Abia North at the National Assembly, Senator Emma Nwaka, in a media briefing said that those defecting to the ruling All Progressive Congress APC are either doing so to escape prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), or to “partake in the ongoing massive looting of the country”. The former Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Abia State, also accused APC of plundering and setting Nigeria backwards. Nwaka who also dispelled the rumour of Gov. Ikpeazu’s possible defection to APC, said ” there…

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NURTW chairman, others nabbed for drug trafficking

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The Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Babatunde Babade, aged 45, has been arrested along with two others; Ilesanmi Shola, 35, and Babajide Johnson, 45, for trafficking illicit drug. The transport union leader was caught with 52.5kilograms of skunk in Akure, the Ondo State capital following intelligence that he was conveying bags of the banned drug in his 1997 model blue Mazda car with registration number: Ekiti JER194 AE from Akure to Ekiti State. Babatunde, popularly called BB,…

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Army officers arrest policeman with ammunition, grenade in Borno

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Nigerian army officers in Borno State with code name, Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a man who claims to be a police officer in possession of illegal ammunition. The suspect who gave his name as Ebenezer Odeh, was intercepted at a checkpoint by troops from 154 task battalion Ngamdu, along Maiduguri-Damaturu highway on Sunday. DY Chiwar, the commander of the battalion, was said to have ordered Odeh’s arrest, after noticing suspicious movement. “The suspect with NPF No: 456647, boarded a Borno Express bus to Nigeria’s capital, Abuja when they arrived…

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Sunday Igoho: Olubadan sends delegation to Cotonou

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The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has sent a delegation to Cotonou, Republic of Benin, to observe court proceedings in the case involving an activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. Mr Adeola Oloko, Personal Assistant/Director of Media and Publicity to the Olubadan, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan. Oloko quoted the royal father as stating this in his palace while exchanging views with leaders of Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), led by the President-General, Mr Yemisi Adeaga. The Oba, who…

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Ooni, other dignitaries to attend Onalaja’s installation as Rotary Club President

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The Ooni of Ile Ife, His Imperial Majesty Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, will lead dignitaries from all walks of life including the business class and society big wigs to the installation of Rtn. Bamidele Onalaja as the 20th President of Rotary Club of Maryland, Ikeja, Lagos, Saturday, July 31, 2021. The installation programme is slated for high octane event centre; the Glitz Event Centre, Lekki, Lagos and will be chaired by acclaimed ICT entrepreneur, Mr. Nnamdi Ezeigbo MD/CEO, Slots System with frontline philanthropist and God’s handmaiden, Reverend Mother Esther Abimbola Ajayi…

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Army officer, wife and daughter die in road accident

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Major Auwal Danbabu Mohammed, a Staff Officer at 1 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Gusau in Zamfara State, his wife, Fadila Auwalu Shehu Brema and their only daughter, Aisha lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident, while returning back to hid base from Sallah celebration in Gombe State, his hometown when the accident occurred at the ever busy Zamfara-Kano Road. The State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya who received the sad news with great shock described it as most unfortunate and a great loss to the state and its people.…

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Bandits burn Army vehicle, kill 7 vigilantes in Zamfara

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At least, seven of the local vigilante men known as Yan Sakai were reportedly killed by suspected armed bandits, yesterday (Friday) morning in an attack on Dansadau town of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to residents, the bandits invaded the community around 3am and went after selected targets.  It was learnt that they fired several shots into the air and went into some houses and abducted about 13 people, including women. “Those killed were the vigilantes who bravely came out of their houses and fought the attackers.…

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Aregbesola advises governors to sign death warrant of 3,008 condemned inmates

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The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, on Friday, July 23, 2021 asked governors to sign the death warrant of 3,008 inmates on death row at custodial facilities across the country. Aregbesola said this in Osogbo, Osun State, while inaugurating the newly constructed headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS in the State. He lamented that jail congestion is the major headache of the Service, saying that the entire national custodial facilities with a maximum capacity for 57,278 inmates currently has a total population of 68,747 inmates, made up of…

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Mother, son and girlfriend convicted for $902,935 internet fraud

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A woman, Dora Animam; her son, Gift Kenneth and his girlfriend, Spice Chimzi Dandy have been convicted and sentenced to prison by a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, for internet fraud. The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned the convicts before Justice F. A. Olubanjo on one-count charge each for offences bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretences. They were said to have conspired to defraud an American lady, Lucinda Ann Garnes Henrichson, of a total sum of $902,935.…

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Guaranty Trust Annual Autism Conference Holds August 3-4 at Muson Centre, Lagos

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The eleventh edition of the Guaranty Trust Annual Conference will hold on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 3 and 4, at the Muson Center, Lagos. Themed, “Life Beyond the Diagnosis,” the conference will feature in-depth conversations on supporting people living with autism facilitated by medical experts and specialists from around the world. Guaranty Trust has been at the forefront of the advocacy for children and adults living with autism. Its Annual Autism Conference is the major rallying point for driving awareness about Autism, campaigning against the social stigma associated with developmental…

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