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Mr. Doubra Ogbe, a suspect who is standing murder trial before a Rivers State High Court, has called on the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Adama Iyayi-Lamikanra, to transfer his case to another judge. Ogbe, who is standing trial for the murder of ex-militant leader, Mr. Soboma George, said he has lost confidence in the ability of the trial judge to give fair judgment on the matter. Ogbe, the first accused person in case before Justice George Omereji, had alleged that his case was not being properly handled. The…

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted arms and ammunition as well as military equipment hidden in two cars imported from U.S. at the Tin-Can Island port. The Customs Area Comptroller of the command, Comptroller Yusuf Bashar, made the disclosure on Monday in Lagos. “We got a hint that there is a magazine in a used Toyota car 2004 model with Chassis No 2T1BR32E54C309841. “Customs officers isolated the vehicle to give it a thorough checking. We discovered 10 pieces of life rounds called Hornady ammunition with the magazine,’’ the controller…

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101-year-old Ralph Clarke, one of the oldest convicted criminals in British legal history on Monday was sentenced to 13 years in prison for 21 sexual offences against children. Ralph Clarke, from Birmingham in the English Midlands, was found guilty of sexually abusing two sisters in the 1970s and early 1980s. “You present as a fragile old man; however, what was plain to see was that, despite your guilty pleas, you have no remorse whatsoever,’’ Judge Richard Bond stated at the sentencing. The victims, who were between the ages of 4…

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As Dr. Bukola Saraki clocks 54 today, President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with him on the occasion of his 54th birthday. In a goodwill message to the celebrant, the President described the Senate President as “one of the most influential politicians of our time who has made tremendous impact on the country”. President Buhari noted that Saraki had successfully kept the memory of his late father alive by identifying with the grassroots in his home state. While wishing the Senate President many more prosperous years ahead, the President called for closer…

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Falope Oluwole Israel, a 22-year-old part-time student of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos, who has been posing as a girl on Instagram to defraud unsuspecting people, was last week arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Police Command. Falope was reportedly arrested by officials of the RRS decoy team at a popular club in Ikeja City Mall last Thursday after trailing him for weeks. His arrest along with a colleague was sequel to series of monitoring by the officers and those that he…

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President Muhammadu Buhari, has directed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to probe all top government officials accused of corruption following the allegation of corruption levelled against Mr. Babachir Lawal, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this in a two-paragraph statement. Shehu said any of the government official found guilty of the allegations levelled against them would not escape prosecution. The statement read, “The attention of the…

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Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, has urged journalists to stop maligning him almost on daily basis. Mr. Tony Eluemunor, Head of Ibori’s Media Office, in a statement, yesterday, said that Ibori has particularly condemned the bare-faced lies, that some journalists and news organisations, especially an online news medium, have continued to heap on him. He said: “What makes it galling is that the matter under contention was the Department of State Security’s report that stopped the Senate from confirming Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial…

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1,000 Certificates of Occupancy and other title documents are to be given out today to another batch of beneficiaries under the Homeowners’ Charter conceived by the administration of Governor Ibikunle Amosun. The Director-General, Bureau of Lands and Survey, Mr. Biyi Ismail, who stated this in a statement, said that the beneficiaries would collect their documents at the Arcade Ground, Governors’ Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He urged all contacted beneficiaries to come with valid means of identification and photocopies of same. Share on: WhatsApp

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Mavrodi Mundial Movement, MMM founder, Sergey Mavrodi, has written an open letter to Nigerian journalists, “analysts” and all kinds of “experts” who according to him are guilty of causing unnecessary panic and tension among MMM participants in the country. Mavrodi who expressed his disappointment about the way MMM is being painted in the media, said emphatically that “MMM will be back in January” while stating that the rumour about the scheme collapse should stop. Mavrodi’s open letter is coming after a one-month freezing of confirmed “Mavros” notice was sent to…

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