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On September 19, 2019, EFCC secured the conviction of commercial director of Process and Industrial Developments Limited, (P&ID), Mohammed Kuchazi and the company’s director of process, Adamu Usman before Justice I. E. Ekwo of Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja. The judge sentenced the company, incorporated ...

US President Donald Trump on Friday, September 20th approved the deployment of thousands of American troops to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in response to an attack on Saudi oil facilities.   The approval was announced at the ...

The Presidency has expressed its disappointment with UN Rapporteur Report of violence in Nigeria which it said was silent on intra-group, inter-group and community violence.   The preliminary Statement released by the UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard at the end of her 12-day mission ...

The US Marine Corps announced on Friday, September 20th that thirteen Marines have been formally charged with involvement in human smuggling operations.   The Marines will face military court proceedings for alleged violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, ...

A Nigerian man identified as Chukwa Onwumere Zef, along with a Sri Lankan citizen have been arrested and detained by the Kancheepuram district police near Mamallapuram on charges of staying illegally in India.   The two men were caught during a door-to-door inspection ...

The Federal Government has slammed a fresh seven-count charge against detained political activist and convener of the RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore, accusing him of treason, money laundering and cyberstalking President Buhari.   The case was filed at the Abuja Division ...

An apprentice at a tailoring shop in Lagos, Adenike Fatai, committed suicide just three months after her boyfriend identified as Bayo Atanda did same.   The 25-year-old indigene of Kwara State who lived with her mother at Igbekele Street, Iyana Cele bus ...

Popular Kenyan televangelist, James Ng’ang’a has been fined by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) over a nude content aired on his Sasa TV free-to-air channel.   The General Overseer of  Neno Evangelism Centre was fined 1 million shilling (N3.4m) for airing the adult ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has countered claims of President Buhari’s failure in governance hindering the fulfillment of promise they made to Nigerians during their campaign.   Speaking at the burial ceremony of Mrs Moroluke Fakoyede, mother of the Economic and ...

Barely 48-hours after sending Winifred Oyo-Ita on compulsory leave, President Buhari on Friday September 20th, had a closed door meeting with the Acting Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, at the State House, Abuja.   Yemi-Esan ...

Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar in his reaction to the September 11th dismissal of his petition against President Buhari’s election, evoked subtle threats of eternal damnation to all blocking his path.   ...

A tanker fully loaded with diesel, has fallen across Otedola bridge in Lagos, spilling its content on the road. Traffic is currently on stand still on the road as most commuters are in panic mode over fears there might be ...

Lately, EFCC has been dropping rap verses and punchlines on their social media accounts. How would you rate this latest one?  

Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has expelled eight of its students for their involvement in examination malpractices, shaming them by publishing their names.   Daramola Olayinka, the Principal Assistant Registrar, said this in a statement on Friday, naming and shaming the ...

A mentally challenged woman carrying a huge amount of money which made her a target, has been reunited with her family after police officers from Ekpan Police Divisional Headquarters in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, came to her ...

The absence of a police witness on Friday, September 20th stalled the trial of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike otherwise known as ‘Evans‘ at an Ikeja Special Offences Court.   The trial had to be adjourned due to the absence of Insp Idowu Haruna, ...

EFCC has arraigned Grace Taiga, a former director, legal services at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, on an eight-count charge bothering on bribery.   The anti-corruption agency accused Taiga of receiving $20,000 bribe among other charges. The former director was arraigned before ...

Founder and Senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the rape lawsuit filed against him by Busola Dakolo.   The COZA founder who asked for dismissal of ...

Gracious David West, the Port Harcourt serial killer arrested by the police on September 19 has finally revealed the motive of the hotel killings he engaged in.   According to the teary killer, he kills whenever it comes to him and also feels ...

A 10-year-old boy, Hamisu Usman and his 14-year-old partner, Usman Mas’ud have confessed to breaking into a shop located at Wadata Area of Lafia Local Government of Nasarawa State to steal N100k.   Hamisu told Daily Trust that he needed the money to buy ...

An 18-year-old girl, Hadiza Babayo has been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Gombe State for kidnapping her uncle’s 4-year-old daughter.   The indigene of Lafiya Lamurde Local  Government Area of Adamawa state who was paraded before newsmen ...

A woman is sounding a note of warning to other women by narrating an experience she had when she tried to treat a vaginal infection by herself.   @TheStorybabe said she was a Unilag undergraduate the first time she had ...

Zinhle Maditla, the South African lady prosecuted for killing her four children aged between 11 months and eight years old, was handed four life sentence by an Mpumalanga high court on Friday September 20.   Ruling on the case, Judge Sheila Mphahlele said she couldn’t find any ...

The Edo state police command has arrested a 44-year old man identified as Edoghogho Omorogbe,  for killing his mother in law, sister- in- law and a six- month old baby.   The killing occurred on September 10 at their residence at ...

A gun supplier to Boboski, a suspected notorious kidnapper and armed robber operating in the Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State and its environs, was reportedly gunned down on Thursday during a joint operation by the personnel of the ...