Day: October 25, 2021

Former Senate President Anyim questioned over alleged diversion of funds

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  Interrogation of a former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, in a case of alleged corruption and diversion of public funds, was yesterday commenced by The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Anyim arrived at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Jabi, Abuja, at about 3:00 p.m. and was grilled by a team of operatives. A source familiar with the case revealed that it is tied to the corruption and money laundering case involving former Aviation Minister and serving senator, Stella Oduah. Rehabilitation funds worth N780 million were allegedly…

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36 speakers to Buhari: Declare bandits terrorists

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At a Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in Katsina State yesterday, the 36 House of Assembly speakers called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists and enemies of the nation. The call of the Conference of Speakers is coming a day after Katsina Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, reiterated the earlier call of his Kaduna counterpart, Nasir el-Rufai and the National Assembly for the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on the nation’s security and declare bandits as terrorists. Chairman of the Conference, who…

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UK, Malaysia-bound drugs seized, owners arrested in Lagos, Kano, others

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2,060 kilogrammes of assorted drugs, including heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis, tramadol and rohypnol has been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The drugs were reportedly seized in Lagos, Ondo, Edo, Kano, Kaduna and Plateau states. The agency said two consignments of heroin weighing 4.40kg and 550 grams were intercepted on October 6 and 15, respectively, at the cargo shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. A statement on Sunday by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the first was seized at the…

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Defamation: Minister sues former world boxing champion, Bash Ali

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Former world cruiserweight boxing champion, Bash Alli, has been sued by the Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, over alleged defamation of character and disruptive comments. At the weekend, Alli released a video wherein he accused the minister of extorting ‘millions of naira’ from him as part of the process to organise a world boxing title fight for him as allegedly directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Reacting to the video, yesterday, Dare, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Multimedia, Toyin Ibitoye, described Alli’s claims as defamatory, false and unsubstantiated.…

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Oyo Jailbreak: Wakili, Shodipe, 392 other inmates at large

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Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, yesterday, vowed to pursue and recapture all inmates, who escaped from the Abolongo Custodial Centre of the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, in Oyo State on Friday night, during a jailbreak after a vicious attack on the facility by yet to be identified gunmen. The minister gave the assurance during a visit to the facility in Oyo, Oyo State, saying: “The spate of attacks on our custodial facilities, the last of which occurred here, on Friday night, calls for serious concern. “First in our society…

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