EFCC says it cannot probe Governor Ganduje because he still enjoys immunity from prosecution

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have revealed that are powerless to probe Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje over allegations that he receives bribes from contractors because he still enjoys immunity from criminal proceedings.

 

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Senators abandon sitting as mark of respect for 44 troops killed by Boko Haram in Borno State

SENATORS abandoned their plenary sitting yesterday as a mark of respect for the 44 soldiers attached to the 157 Task Force Battalion in Melete in Borno State killed by Boko Haram earlier this week.

 

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Police say they still have enough evidence to prosecute Saraki for Offa bank robbery despite death of main suspect

POLICE prosecutors have revealed that they can still charge senate president Senator Bukola Saraki with offences related to the Offa bank robbery despite the death of the primary suspect  Michael Adikwu because they have signed confessions implicating him.

 

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Muslim parents join those of other faiths to protest the campaign for the hijab to become part of the Isi uniform

PARENTS of some of the pupils of the International School Ibadan (Isi) have held a protest outside its front gates calling for an end to the campaign for some pupils to be allowed to wear hijabs as part of their uniform.

 

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Rochas suffers defeat as Owerri court fails to recognise Uche Nwosu as APC governorship candidate

IMO State governor Rochas Okorocha has lost another major legal battle after an Owerri high court upheld a claim filed by deputy governor Prince Eze Madumere quashing the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary elections held on October 6.

 

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Kano high court to rule on whether house of assembly has the right to investigate Ganduje on Dec 6

KANO High court will pass its ruling on the substantive suit filed on behalf of the state governor Abdullahi Ganduje challenging the legitimacy of the state house of assembly to probe him for collecting a $5m kickback on December 6.

 

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Boss Mustapha says Igbo leaders left Aso Rock convinced Buhari is serious about Second Niger Bridge

SECRETARY to the federal government Boss Mustapha has revealed that Igbo leaders who visited President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday left convinced that the federal government has indeed started work on the Second Niger Bridge.

 

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Goodluck's ministers dispute his versions of events saying it was they who pressed him to concede defeat

SEVERAL of former president Dr Goodluck Jonathan's ministers have hit back at claims in his recent book that they pressed him to refuse to concede defeat in the 2015 elections saying that his recollection of events is far from the truth.

 

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Court told that primary suspect in brutal Offa bank robbery died while in police custody

POLICE have revealed that the primary suspect in the brutal Offa bank robbery that took place on April 5 leading to the death of 33 people a dismissed constable identified as Michael Adikwu has died in their custody.

 

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Igbo leaders divided over who to support between Buhari and Atiku in next year's elections

IGBO leaders are in disagreement over who they should back as their presidential candidate in next year's elections after a recent meeting in Imo State showed that loyalty was divided between support for President Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

 

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