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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

Kidnapped Ondo Varsity Lecturer Regains Freedom

Adekunle Ajasin University
Ondo State-owned Adekunle Ajasin University lecturer, Mr. Mayowa Adinlewa, who was kidnapped last week on the Akure-Ikere road, has been freed. Flavision had reported the kidnap of Mayowa at aRead More

Four Persons Abducted In Ekiti Midnight Raid

Bandits and kidnappers with their victims
No fewer than four persons were yesterday kidnapped by gunmen during a midnight raid at Ilasa Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Eyewitnesses in the community confirmedRead More

Police Rescue 10 Kidnap Victims In Edo

Nigerian police
Police have rescued 10 kidnap victims who were intercepted by hoodlums in Edo State recently. The victims were said to have been travelling from one of the eastern states toRead More

Niger Gov: Terrorists, Bandits Have Formed Alliance

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State
Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has raised the alarm that bandits and terrorists have now formed an alliance to wreak havoc on innocent people in communities in theRead More

FG Attacking Peaceful Protesters While Bandits Are Killing Innocent Nigerians – Shiites Leader, El-Zakzaky

Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky has said that the Muhammadu Buhari-led government has no solution to the insecurity ravaging all parts of theRead More

Group: How IPOB, ESN Are Connected To Akunyili’s Murder, Unrest In South-east

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
A human rights group, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law says some persons who defected from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are responsible for killingsRead More

Minister: Insurgency Stalling Construction Of $150m North-east AfDB Water Project

Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Hussein Adamu
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Hussein Adamu has revealed that the activities of the insurgents in the north-eastern part of the country has stalled the African Development BankRead More

UK Declares Readiness To Return Ill-gotten Wealth

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa
The United Kingdom(UK) High Commissioner, Catriona Laing, has said her country is ready to return ill-gotten wealth to Nigeria. Laing disclosed this during a visit to the Executive Chairman ofRead More

Bandits Slaughter 34, Burn Down 20 Houses In Kaduna

Bandits
Another eight killed in reprisal attack State government confirms casualties How ISWAP invaded Sokoto military base, murdered 15 officers In a brazen new onslaught, bandits on Sunday slaughtered 34 people,Read More

Police Arrest Man For Impregnating, Procuring Abortions For Niece

Police arrest
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 52 years old man, Mr. Jimoh Mutaliu for allegedly impregnating and procuring abortions for his 16 year old niece. The arrest wasRead More