US$140,000: Atiku’s Son In-law freed by court from money laundering case

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Abdullahi Babalele, the son-in-law to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has been cleared by a Federal High Court in Lagos a two-count allegation of alleged money laundering of $140,000. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke threw out the charge and discharged the defendant on the grounds that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had chosen a wrong venue. The court held that the charge against the defendant ought not to have been filed in Lagos when the alleged offence was said to have been committed in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Justice…

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Covid-19: FG orders civil servants to stay at home for five weeks

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Federal civil servants from Grade Level 12 and below have been ordered to stay at home for the next five weeks. This directive was came from the Federal Government through the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha in a statement on Monday. He also announced that all schools would remain closed till January 18. Mustapha also said restrictions have been placed on social and religious gatherings for five weeks. He said, “Encourage virtual meetings in government offices. The leadership of such offices are to ensure that…

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Nigerian doctor shoots wife, self in US

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The police in the US are investigating the death of a Nigerian couple believed to have resulted from murder-suicide. Dr. Ben Okigbo and his wife, Theresa, were found dead in their Sugar Land, Texas home on Friday morning, according to police. The discovery was said to have been made around 10:05 am at the Greatwood Subdivision in the 1500 block of Brookstone Lane. “One of the kids dialed 911 (the emergency police number), apparently there was a fight or disturbance going on inside the resident,” Police chief, Eric Robins, said.…

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Zamfara State budgets N100m for cemetaries

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Zamfara State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning stated at a town hall meeting held at Kaura-Namoda town, the headquarters of the Zamfara North Senatorial area that it has budgeted the sum of N100 million in its 2021 proposal for the building and rehabilitation of cemeteries in the state. The Director of Budget in the ministry, Hamza Salihu, said the purpose of the meeting was to let the people know the projects to be executed in their areas. According to Salihu, “details of the selected town and villages who would…

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Deeper Life pastor bags 7-year jail term for N1m fraud

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Pastor Odenigbo Theophilus of Deeper Life Bible Church in Abolongo, Oyo town has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan for defrauding a retiree, Mr Ojo Gbadebo, of N1m under false pretence. Justice Muniru Owolabi found the defendant guilty in a two-hour judgment he delivered. He said the convict betrayed the trust reposed in him by the retiree being a pastor of a well known church. Justice Owolab said the prosecutor had proved the charge of advance fee fraud against the convict beyond…

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COVID-19: Gov. Sanwoolu orders restriction for churches, mosques, parties and civil servants

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The rising cases of COVID-19 pandemic in recent times due to second wave of the virus has made the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu express concerns, saying the state could not afford to lose the gains as well as relax the battle against the pandemic in the state. Sanwo-Olu, who is on isolation, and also recovering from the virus, announced his stable health condition in a statement he personally signed, expressing gratitude to all well wishers with assurance to get back soon to his normal official work. The statement…

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Zamfara Emir’s convoy attacked, eight killed

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‌Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad escaped death narrowly while eight people in his convoy were killed, and others injured. A source said, “The Emir’s convoy was ambushed by the suspected gunmen along Zaria-Funtua highway while returning to Gusau from Abuja. “The Emir was coming back to Zamfara from Abuja in the midnight in a convoy of his official vehicles.” According to him, eight occupants of the Toyota Hilux, including the driver, were all shot dead by the gunmen, adding that “the Emir escaped unhurt”. Among…

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Kankara schoolboys: Victim narrates experience in Boko Haram’s den

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As Boko Haram terrorists released the abducted Kankara schoolboys, one of the boys narrated how they were treated by the terrorists. He gave account of how they spent days in the bush with the terrorist group without good food. The boy whose name we cannot disclose for security purposes, said they were given only groundnut cake, also known as Kuli-Kuli, and sweet potatoes. He equally said that “most of us were not even given anything”. Recall that about 344 schoolboys were declared missing when Boko-Haram terrorist attacked Government Science Secondary…

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FirstBank: The banking institution that re-engineers itself for dominance

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How do you describe an institution that has successfully raised people to greater heights in different walks of life, while it has continued to dominate it’s industry for 125 years, and still counting? A institution like a proud father that has produced Central Bank governor, traditional rulers, Directors of different banking institutions, top government appointees and captains of industries etc. This is the story of FirstBank; Nigeria’s pioneer bank that has continued to dominate the banking sector for over a century and quarter. Without doubt, this Bank was there when…

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Boko Haram releases video of secondary schoolboys abducted in Katsina

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Boko Haram has released a six-minute-and-30-second footage showing that it has custody of the students abducted from a government secondary school in Kankara, Katsina State. In the video, tens of young boys could be seen, all covered in dust and appearing to be within a forest area. A relatively old schoolboy who spoke urged the Nigerian Government to settle amicably with their abductors and advised against the use of military force in rescuing them. “Please, you have to dissolve any gang of vigilantes, close any kind of schools, excluding Islamiyyah…

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