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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

Boko Haram Fighters Attack Community in Adamawa

Boko Haram
On Friday night, February 21, 2020, Boko Haram fighters have engaged in a fierce gun battle with soldiers of the Nigerian Army in Garkida, a community in Gombi Local GovernmentRead More

Kaduna Gov. Vows To Appeal Judgement That Freed 91 Shiites

Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites
The Government of Kaduna State has vowed to appeal the court judgement that set free ninety one (91) members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also called Shiites, manyRead More

Former EFCC Staff Handed One Year Jail Term For Stealing Exhibits

Hussaini Abubakar
After being found guilty of stealing exhibits, a former employee of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Hussaini Abubakar was sentenced to a one year jail term. The PortRead More

Customs Seize 1,393 Bags Of Rice Stashed In Gas Cylinders

Nigeria Customs rice seizure
Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted and seized 1,393 bags of rice hidden in gas cylinders in Ogun State. Parading the smugglers before newsmen on Wednesday, FebruaryRead More

Another Final Year Benue State University Student Shot Dead By Suspected Cultists

Benue State University, Timothy Kwaghnzua Aondongu
A 400L Public Administration student of the Benue State University, Timothy Kwaghnzua Aondongu was gunned down by suspected cultists just one month to his graduation. He was shot dead atRead More

I Stabbed My Customer To Death Out Of Anger – Bar Owner

Bar owner
Operatives of the Lagos State Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos have nabbed a 53-year-old owner of a bar, Obioma Dennis, for allegedly stabbing his customer toRead More

Bodies of 8 Farmers Killed In Delta By Suspected Herdsmen Exhumed

Fulani herdsmen attack
The bodies of eight farmers reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen at Uwheru in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, last Friday, have been exhumed for investigation. The corpsesRead More

“You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourself” – Aisha Yesufu Attacks Rotimi Amaechi

Aisha Yesufu vs Rotimi Amaechi
On Monday morning, February 17th, 2020, activist, Aisha Yesufu, slammed the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, after he tweeted to debunk reports that he fled for his life when kidnappersRead More

Nude Video: Deezell Sues Ex-lover Maryam Booth For N10 Million

Deezell vs Maryam Booth
Actor, Ibrahim Rufai, popularly known as Deezell has sued his ex-lover and colleague, Kannywood actress, Maryam Booth for N10,000,000.00, after she accused him of recording a nude video of herRead More

Police Refutes Allegation A Police Officer Was Among Killers Of Kaduna Doctor’s Wife

Kaduna Doctor's wife, Mrs. Ataga
The Kaduna State Police Command has refuted an allegation that the daughter of the murdered Kaduna doctor’s wife, Mrs. Ataga, said she recognized a police officer as one of herRead More