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We recovered $153m, over 80 properties from Diezani Alison Madueke — EFCC boss, Bawa
Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, says the anti-graft agency has recovered $153 million from Diezani Alison-Madueke, ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources. He said the EFCC recovered the final forfeiture of over 80 properties in Nigeria valued at about $80 million from Alison-Madueke, who has been living in the United Kingdom, UK, since leaving office some years ago. In the April edition of the commission magazine, EFCC Alert, Bawa explained that the EFCC is looking forward to having the former Minister in the country, to face trial, given that she was out of Nigeria’s jurisdiction. “There…
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Yomi Fabiyi leads protest, calls for Baba Ijesha’s bail
Actor Yomi Fabiyi on Wednesday led a protest to demand the release of Baba Ijesha who was accused of molesting a minor. The protest was held at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba. Fabiyi said it is a violation of human rights for the police to continue to detain Baba Ijesha without a court trial. The protesters held placards with inscriptions that read, ‘Denial of bail of bailable offence is human rights violation’, ‘Ilegal detention is a human rights violation, don’t support it’ ”Say no to set-up, say no to torture’, ‘Nigeria Police, please allow the law to dictate,…
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Blackout looms as National power grid collapses
The national power grid has suffered another system collapse. This was confirmed by three electricity distribution companies in a post on their Twitter pages. Abuja Electric Distribution company (AEDC) confirmed that the national grid has collapsed which is the reason for the outage in Abuja. “Good day, please be informed that we are currently experiencing a grid system outage which has affected supply to our franchise area. “Normal supply will be restored as soon as we receive more allocation from the national grid. We regret the inconvenience caused.” Similarly, a post by Kaduna Electric on Twitter read: “We regret to…
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“Stand your ground” – Pastor Chris Okotie asks Nigerians not to flee the Country
Senior pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries, Chris Okotie has appealed to Nigerians not to flee the country over insecurity. This comes a day after the senior pastor and founder of House on the Rock, Paul Adefarasin urged members of his congregation to have a planned escape route from Nigeria. Reacting in a statement on Tuesday, Okotie expressed that Nigerians should stand up to the security challenges, rather than abandon the country. “David faced Goliath. Some trust in chariots and horses as veritable escapist instrumentality. But we will remember the name of the Lord. “The hireling runs…
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“Keyamo would have been a great AGF or Minister of information” – Bashir El-rufai
Bashir El-Rufai, one of the sons of Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, would have been a great Attorney General of the Federation or Minister of Information and Culture. In a tweet he shared via his Twitter handle, he said if this had been so, all the madness seen in the country would have been non-existent. He wrote; ”@fkeyamo (SAN) would have been a great Attorney General or Minister Of Information & Culture sha. All this madness will be non-existent.”
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We know where kidnappers are. We are only being careful- Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has countered claims that the federal government is clueless on how to tackle the issue of insecurity. In a statement released, Lai Mohammed who had a press conference in Lagos on Friday, May 11, said the Federal government knows where different kidnappers are with their victims but they are only being careful on how to attack them so as not to put the victims in harm’s way. “It is no longer news that our dear nation is facing security challenges. However, I have read comments saying the Federal Government is overwhelmed and…
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Don’t cry for Dare, cry for yourselves – Pastor Adeboye tells sympathisers
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E. A Adeboye has encouraged sympathizers not to cry for his late son, Dare. The Cleric in a video he posted on Instagram said “cry because you are the one still fighting the battle, but then, fight courageously”. Adeboye also thanked everyone who showed up for the service of songs for his late son and those who sent their condolences. He said; “I want to thank every one of you for this massive show of love. “Not just for Dare, but also me, my wife, his widow, the…
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Attack on Security Operatives: “Whether known or unknown gunmen, they must pay for their actions” – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has vowed that gunmen killing security operatives across the country will pay for their actions. He made this comment whlle addressing a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday. Mohammed stated that the country’s security personnel have been subjected to “mindless” attacks by gunmen to instill fear and create a sense of insecurity. The minister explained that contrary to the opinion of some citizens, the federal government is not overwhelmed by the security challenges. “I want to say, unequivocally, that any attack on our security men and women is an attack on the state…
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“Prominent Nigerians have been plotting to blackmail and link me to sponsorship of the Biafran movement” – Peter Obi
Former Governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi has alleged that some prominent Nigerians have been plotting to blackmail and link him to sponsorship of the Biafran movement. This was according to a statement signed by his media aide, Mr. Valentine Obienyem. The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic party, (PDP) claimed that five prominent Nigerians including a present Governor in the South-East were invited to a meeting on how to nail him so that his ‘rising profile will be dimmed for good’. He however noted that some of them are not comfortable with the situation and may finally opt…
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Gunmen kidnap Deeper Life Pastor inside Church
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped one Mr Ogedengbe, pastor of the Deeper Life Church at Irese town, Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident occurred on Monday evening when the gang invaded the church premises and whisked away the pastor. A member of the church, while confirming the incident said the abductors stormed the church in a black Corolla car and picked only the clergyman. “He was kidnapped inside the church. They came with a black Corolla Sports car. They took only him away,” he said. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the abduction,…
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Soldier allegedly kills fruit seller for not giving him free bunch of bananas
A fruit vendor in Zamfara state identified as Abdulkadir Musa, has been shot dead by a soldier after he refused to allow the suspect leave without paying for a bunch of banana. The incident happened along Aebasu Road, Gusau Bypass, on Sunday, May 9 Narrating the incident, the father of the deceased, Alhaji Mustafa Musa, told PUNCH that two soldiers went to his son’s fruits stand and bought a bunch of bananas, the soldiers paid for the bunch and tried to collect another one for free which led to a squabble. “They bought a bunch bananas for N300 and instead…
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Insecurity: Consider resolutions of APC restructuring committee – Dickson tells Buhari
Former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to consider restructuring the country. He stated this when he featured on a programme on the Africa Independent Television (AIT) on Monday. Dickson said the federal government can address insecurity by devolving powers to states. “Now, we need presidential leadership to talk about the issues of constitutional reform, which is at the foundation of a lot of distortions that we now see, because you have a system in the 1979 presidential constitution, where too much powers were given to the centre to the detriment of the so-called federating units…
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