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Emefiele: I Was Forced To Give $600,000 Bribe For Contract Payment – Witness

Ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele
A prosecution witness in the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele has said he was forced to pay a bribe of $600,000 before being paid for a contract he did for the apex bank. The witness who is the Managing Director of Resource Computer Limited, Victor Onyejiuwa disclosed this at the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja yesterday. Being led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, Onyejiuwa said his company deploys hardware and software-tailored security, network, storage and backup solutions. Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, are facing trial on a 26-countRead More

Kidnappers In Military Uniform Abduct Two Federal Workers On Lagos-Ibadan Road, Demand N40million

Bandits and kidnappers with their victims
Two staff of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) have been abducted around the Isara axis of Lagos-Ibadan expressway end of Ogun State. The victims were said toRead More

Bandits’ Leader, Turji With 150 Groups In Zamfara Flees To South-West Forest – Federal Lawmaker

Notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji
A federal lawmaker representing Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency in Zamfara State in the House of Representatives, Suleiman Abubakar Gumi, has said that a notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji, who controlled overRead More

Banditry: Katsina Government Reopens Filling Stations, Cattle Markets In Troubled Areas Five Months After Closure

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has ordered the immediate reopening of all filling stations and cattle markets earlier closed as a result of cattle rustling and banditry in theRead More

Police Arrest Woman For Pouring Hot Water On Daughter’s Breast In Delta

Police arrest
Policemen from Ekpan under Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested a woman, Mrs Nwankwo, for allegedly pouring hot water on the breast of her 20-year-old daughter identifiedRead More

Terrorists Attack Southern Borno Community

Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist group
Members of the Islamic State West Africa Province terrorist group have launched an attack on Mainahari community near Wakabiu in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. Reports had itRead More

Man Stabbed To Death After Disagreement With Bouncer At Lagos Nightclub

Knife stabbing
A man, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, has been stabbed to death in Lagos following a fight, which broke out at a nightclub located in the Iju areaRead More

Ondo Women Protest Half-naked Over Insecurity

Akure, Ondo State
Hundreds of women across four local government areas in Ondo State on Saturday protested against worsening security challenges in the area. The women, who took to the streets of OkaRead More

Five Killed, Many Injured, Houses Burnt As Herdsmen Attack Ogun Community

Fulani herdsmen attack
No fewer than five persons have been reportedly killed as fresh crisis ensued when Fulani herdsmen attack farmers in the Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State. Flavision learnt thatRead More

FG Constitutes EFCC Board, Warns Against Corrupt Practices

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha
The federal government has warned the reconstituted governing board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against being involved in corruption. The Secretary to the Government of the FederationRead More

Gunmen Abduct Kano Lawmaker’s Mother

Gunmen
Kano State Police Command has confirmed that suspected gunmen in the wee hours of yesterday abducted the mother of the Minority Leader of the state House of Assembly, Hon. IsiyakuRead More