This past week in Nigeria was filled with big news, from news of childbirth , to governmental appointments, unexpected relationships launches and news from the Big Brother Naija and music industry. In this article, we give a recap of what you missed over the week. Comedian and Actor Lasisi Welcome New Child The actor and... Read More

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June 14, 2016

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After 1 month in detention, EFCC to take Fani-Kayode to court

After more than a month of detention, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will soon arraign embattled former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, and two others on accusations of N1.5 billion scam. A source at the anti-graft agency told Punch Newspapers that the two former Ministers, who... Read More

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May 8, 2016

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Abuja court orders EFCC to pay N10m to Austrian

For at least the third time in 2016, a Federal High Court has awarded damages of up to N10 million against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for unlawfully detaining suspects who are under investigation. Since the advent of the All Progressives Congress led government and its feverish war against corruption, the EFCC has assumed... Read More

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February 3, 2014

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Opinion: 168 million Nigerians are on the infamous sniper list

by Peregrino Brimah Many at the top of this list have died of things you didn’t know could kill, like sorrow and poverty. There has been much ado about the alleged 1000 political opponents sniper list since former president, General Obasanjo made the scary revelation. This leaves 168 million Nigerians on list number 2, after... Read More

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September 18, 2013

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SCAM: 18-year-old student dupes man in Katsina over Hajj seats

by Oge Okonkwo An 18-year-old student is currently in police custody at the Criminal Investigation Department of Katsina State, for allegedly swindling his father’s friend, Dankafur (surname withheld) to the tune of N900,000. The teenager who is also a student with one of the tertiary institutions in Kastina reportedly collected the money on the pretext of... Read More

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February 28, 2013

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Good or bad? Over 5.8 million women have used the morning after pill

A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics says that as many as 11% of all women between the ages of 15 and 44 have used the “morning after” pill at least one time. That would mean that 5.8 million women have been using the drug after fearing pregnancy after unprotected intercourse. The... Read More

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February 2, 2013

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Change your password! Twitter reports 250,000 users had their personal data stolen by hackers [DETAILS]

As many as a quarter of a million Twitter users may have had their personal details stolen by hackers, after the social media giant became the latest victim in a string of high-profile cyber attacks. Twitter, which has over 200 million active users worldwide, admitted in a blog posting earlier this week it had detected... Read More

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January 30, 2013

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Lucky criminal: Woman buys lotto ticket with stolen credit card and wins $1 million (PICTURED)

When you win the lotto you expect to keep the winnings. One woman lost her lotto winnings because she bought the ticket with a stolen credit card. The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that the city police in southwestern Oregon can get a cash prize of $1,000,000 originally awarded to a woman who authorities... Read More

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May 18, 2012

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Who’s impressed? GEJ cuts food allowance from N947m to N857m, cancels plan to spend N280m on cars

by Hauwa Gambo The Presidency promised, under pressure from the #OccupyNigeria protests, to cut down government spending significantly. Not much appeared to have been done, but now there are reports that those steps have been taken. Below are excerpts from how Premium Times is reporting it: “President Goodluck Jonathan discreetly reversed his administration’s plan to... Read More

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Weekend Recap: Here’s What You Missed Over The Week

After 1 month in detention, EFCC to take Fani-Kayode to court

Abuja court orders EFCC to pay N10m to Austrian

Opinion: 168 million Nigerians are on the infamous sniper list

Feyi Fawehinmi: So I spoke to Aganga and he said….

Go and Cash: Oshiomhole gives young plantain chips hawker N1million gift

SCAM: 18-year-old student dupes man in Katsina over Hajj seats

Good or bad? Over 5.8 million women have used the morning after pill

Change your password! Twitter reports 250,000 users had their personal data stolen by hackers [DETAILS]

Lucky criminal: Woman buys lotto ticket with stolen credit card and wins $1 million (PICTURED)

Who’s impressed? GEJ cuts food allowance from N947m to N857m, cancels plan to spend N280m on cars

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