Court Dismisses Suit Seeking to Halt Tinubu’s Inauguration, Plaintiffs Fined N15m for Frivolous Suit

In a significant development, a Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit aimed at stopping the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), as Nigeria’s president. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Tinubu the winner of the presidential poll held on February 25, with a total of... Read More

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All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Federal High Court, fined, inauguration, Lawsuit, N15m

January 31, 2017

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I didn’t misappropriate N15m, says Ondo Speaker

Suspended speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Jumoke Akindele has said she had nothing to do with the misappropriation of N15m. In a statement in Akure on Tuesday, the speaker said she was not a signatory to the cheques, even though she was a signatory to the House schedule. She said, “I wish... Read More

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Jumoke Akindele, N15m, Ondo Aseembly, Paymaster

January 30, 2017

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Ondo Assembly crisis: Police grill paymaster, lawmakers

The Police during the weekend grilled some members of the Ondo State Assembly, including the paymaster and the clerk over the suspension of embattled Speaker Jumoke Akindele and other principal officers for alleged N15 million fraud. Sources revealed that the head of a faction, Hon. Ayodele Arowele was quizzed alongside two others over the whereabout... Read More

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December 24, 2016

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Gunmen kidnap corps member, others, demand N15m ransom

Fulani herdsmen have kidnapped three women and a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kwali, FCT Abuja. It was learnt that the victims were traveling when they were stopped and led into the bush by their abductors. Head of Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FCT Police Command), Yemi Ola, confirmed... Read More

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December 4, 2016

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‘How DSS paid family N15m to keep quiet after torturing man to death’

The Department of State Services (DSS) has been alleged to have used the influence of the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu to pay N15m to a man it ‘tortured’ to death. According to online news medium Premium Times the deceased, 34-year-old, Saheed Eyitayo was a friend to Rilwanu Jamiu, a man accused of cloning the phone... Read More

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