Kogi police arrest six suspects over the murder of PDP women's leader Salome Abu

MEN of the Kogi State Police Command have arrested six men in connection with the recent murder of Salome Abu former councillor and women's leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who was burnt to death during the recent gubernatorial elections.

 

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Court rules that formers Customs boss Dikko cannot be prosecuted because he returned stolen funds

FORMER comptroller-general of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Abudullahi Dikko won a high court injunction today barring the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from pursuing its case against him because he has reached a deal with the government.

 

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Dino Melaye denies rumours he is planning to boycott next Saturday supplementary elections

SENATOR Dino Melaye has denied rumours that he intends to boycott the scheduled election run-off in Kogi West Senatorial District due to take place on Saturday November 30 in protest of polling irregularities.

 

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EFCC amends its case against Diezani dropping 14 charges before Lagos high court

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have withdrawn 14 charges against former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and five of her associates opting to condense the allegations against her into four.

 

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Macban pledges to work with security forces to apprehend Fulani criminals in Nasarawa

FULANI herdsmen's body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has pledged to cooperate with the security forces in Nasarawa State to expose criminals masquerading as livestock producers.

 

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10 resolutions the Arewa Consultative Forum must pass at its December 2019 summit

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) By 2025, every one of our 19-member states must generate enough revenue to at least meets its running costs

(2) Every state in northern Nigeria must be twinned with a state in the south as part of our education policy. By 2025, every northern state must match its southern twin in terms of literacy, secondary school leavers, graduates and post-graduates

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NFF president Pinnick meets with Ebere Eze in London as NFF steps up pursuit of playmaker

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick has met with Queens Park rangers (QPR) playmaker Ebere Eze in London in a last-ditch attempt to get him to switch his allegiance to the Super Eagles.

 

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Nigerians need to look across the Pacific to Hong Kong if they are serious about creating a better society


By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our people are always quick to look to China when it comes to purchasing consumer goods but alas, we seldom pick up the more important lessons about building society from there. Trust my people to be quick to buy Chinese generator sets, lace, ankara, adire and damask from Hong Kong but alas they have totally missed the protests going on there over the last five or so years

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Allen Onyema denies US money laundering charges saying he is ready to appear in court

AIR Peace chairman Allen Onyema has denied US fraud allegations against him indicting him for money laundering claiming that all transfers he made to the US were done through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

 

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