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The Police on Wednesday arraigned a 28-year-old messenger, Christopher Onmiyi, in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly receiving stolen property. The defendant, who resides at Bakusa Dei-dei Abuja, is standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and receiving stolen property. The prosecutor, Florence Auhioboh, told the …

The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed that nine people died in a fire outbreak that occurred at Linc Oil and Gas tank farm yesterday morning. The state Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria  (NAN) at the scene of the event, confirmed …

Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah The Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, has claimed that he was being witch-hunted over an allegation that he stole fuel worth N11 billion from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, stressing that his company did not breech its contract with NNPC. Testifying …

BombBlast Scene By Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri No fewer than 23 persons were killed in multiple suicide attacks on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday, the state police Commissioner, Damien Chukwu, revealed on Wednesday. Chukwu said out of the 23 that were killed, seven were civilians, 12 were members of the …

The Federal Government has approved the sum of N1.6 billion as intervention fund to15 states ravaged by flood. The approval was given on Wednesday by the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to …

Our attention has been brought to the report published by an online news blog, Per Second News, in which it was purported that ‘three of Heritage Bank staff’ were involved in an N150million fraud in collusion with two of MTN’s staff. Heritage Bank Plc wants to categorically state that the following …

Gov. Aregbesola The family of Isiaka Adeleke has fired back at Governor Rauf Aregbesola for describing business mogul, Deji Adeleke, as a mad man. Deji is the father of famous singer, Davido. Aregbesola had knocked family members of the late Senator Adeleke for using the death of the late politician …

There seems to be more trouble for the embattled Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, and some officials for allegedly receiving $115m from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. This is coming as a staff of the lender, Mr. Timothy Olaobaju, …

George Sekibo The Rivers State Elections Petition Tribunal has sacked the senator representing Rivers east, George Thompson Sekibo. The tribunal went on to declare Andrew Uchendu as winner of the senatorial election. It also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Sekibo …

Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has instituted a legal action against the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, over his continued detention, seeking an enforcement of his fundamental human right. Evans, who seeks to compel the IGP to either charge him to court or release him …