EFCC goes to court seeking interim forfeiture of $2.8m it seized at Enugu airport

NIGERIA'S Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a motion with a Federal High Court in Enugu for the interim forfeiture of the $2.8m it confiscated at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport last week.

 

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PDP accuses Buhari of planning to extent police boss's tenure by six month to facilitate election rigging

NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised fears that President Muhammadu Buhari plans to extend the tenure of inspector-general of police Alhaji Ibrahim Idris by another six months.

 

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Woman jailed for 14 years after she stabbed husband four times because he took too long with Christmas shopping

NORWICH housewife Sonia Simpson has been jailed for 14 years after she stabbed her husband four times with a kitchen knife for taking too long to do the Christmas shopping this time last year.

 

Mrs Simpson, 52, had stabbed her husband so badly that he needed life-saving surgery to get back on his feet. Mr Simpson, who just publicly addressed the 2017 incident, revealed that he was speaking up in order to make it easier for other men to speak up about domestic abuse.

 

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PDP lambasts APC for promising both the southeast and the southwest the presidency in 2023

PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) officials have lashed out at the ruling All Progressives Congress saying it is misleading Nigerians after two different senior officials made contradictory promises with regards to where its next presidential candidate will come from.

 

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Captured Lagos armed robbery suspects say they only robbed for money to celebrate Christmas

TWO armed robbers recently arrested by the Lagos State Police Command after they were caught snatching money from bank customers have pleaded for mercy saying they only did it so they could get money to celebrate Christmas.

 

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England's Rio Ferdinand participates in Guinness's Fans Made More event in Lagos

FORMER LEEDS United and Manchester United skipper Rio Ferdinand recently participated in the Fans Made of More event organised by Guinness in Lagos as part of a programme to uncover local talent.

 

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APC considers taking disciplinary action against governors Amosun, Okorocha and Yari

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) leaders are considering taking disciplinary action against several of its governors who have opted to support gubernatorial candidates from different parties because they did not get their way in the gubernatorial primaries.

 

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Nigerian Army resorts to the use of drones and high tech uniforms in renewed push against Boko Haram

NIGERIAN Army commanders have introduced the use of drones into their operations across the northeast as part of a renewed offensive against terrorist sect Boko Haram in a fresh push to dislodge the terrorists from their strongholds.

 

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Macban warn that it could ask it members to leave Nigeria which would paralyse the economy

FULANI herdsmen's association the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has warned that Nigeria's economy would collapse if his members were forced out of the country by the ongoing attitude towards them.

 

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Akwa Ibom state government plans to launch state-owned airline to be known as Ibom Air

AKWA Ibom State's Governor Udom Emmanuel has revealed that his administration is planning to launch a state-owned airline to be known as Ibom Air as part of a plan to improve air links with the rest of the country.

 

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