A 400-level student of the Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), identified as Chukwuemeka Akachi, on Monday allegedly committed suicide, the police have confirmed. Mr Ebere Amaraizu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in…
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BUHARI BREAKS FAST WITH SARAKI, DOGARA, NASS LEADERS
President Muhammadu Buhari put politics aside and hosted the leaders of the National Assembly on Tuesday, to the breaking of fast. Senate President Bukola Saraki led the officials to the feast at the Presidential Villa, in Abuja, which was also…
Read MoreCOURT ORDERS FORFEITURE OF GOLD BARS, N39M, ‘FROM GOLD DEALER, CIVIL SERVANT’ TO NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT
“It was also agreed that the EFCC, in conjunction with the Deputy Chief Registrar of this Honourable Court, would facilitate the sale of the forfeited gold bars and the proceeds will be remitted into the Consolidated Revenue Funds Account of…
Read MoreSENATE THREATENS TO SHUTDOWN BET9JA ‘FOR NON-REMITTANCE OF DUES’ TO NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT
”We want to see bet9ja. They can’t run away,” he said. The Senate Committee on Youth and Sports on Tuesday threatened to order the shutdown of Bet9ja office if the company failed to honour its invitation for a second time….
Read MoreGHANAIAN, 8 BENINOISE CAUGHT STEALING OIL IN LAGOS
A Ghanaian and 8 Beninoise has been arrested for alleged theft of Petrol Motor Spirit (PMS) along Atlas Cove in Lagos State. Commodore Ibrahim Shettima, Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, made this known during a press briefing…
Read MoreGHANAIAN, TWO NIGERIANS ARRESTED FOR ATM FRAUD IN ABUJA
“The suspects, who admitted to the crime, stated that on that fateful day, the victim, who went to withdraw money at the ATM was finding it difficult to do so. He then asked them for assistance and in the process,…
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