Ibori to take his case to EU court on human rights after losing appeal against his UK conviction

FORMER Delta State governor Chief James Ibori plans to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights after losing an appeal against his 13-year conviction in the UK when he was found guilty of 10 counts of corruption and money laundering earlier this week.

 

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APC appeals panel upholds Shehu Sani's selection as Kaduna Central Senatorial District candidate

SENATOR Shehu Sani's selection as the All Progressives Congress' (APC) candidate to stand in the Kaduna Central Senatorial District has been upheld by the party's appeals committee despite fierce objections from Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

 

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Peter Obi says southeast leaders are now solidly behind PDP decision to field him as vice president

PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate Peter Obi has revealed that southeastern leaders are now solidly behind him as they agree that something drastic needs to be done to develop the geo-political zone.

 

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EFCC obtains court order to remand Fayose for two weeks and seeks to seize six of his properties

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have obtained a remand order from a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court to detail former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose for two weeks as they question him over corruption charges.

 

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Banks withhold lending and foreign direct investment stalls as Nigerian election fears grip investors

NIGERIAN commercial banks are holding back on lending due to the uncertainty over the forthcoming 2019 elections while foreign direct investment (FDI) has also dropped as fears grip investors about that the future holds.

 

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Umahi said one of the reason he was against Obi's selections was because no Ebonyi candidate was shortlisted

EBONYI State governor David Umahi has revealed that he is unhappy about the fact that no candidate from his state was considered when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) decided to pick a southeastern running mate for its presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

 

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Bianca warns Apga that it will suffer the consequences of its skewed primaries saying mercenaries have taken over

BIANCA Ojukwu has warned the All Progressives Grand Alliance (Apga) that it will suffer for not selecting her as its candidate for Anambra South Senatorial District as the electorate will react to its primaries which were skewed against her and other founding party members.

 

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Fayose returns to his Abuja home after daring EFCC denying he ever received money from Obanikoro

FORMER Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose has been allowed to return home after visiting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday after being asked to write a statement explaining how he spent N1.3bn he received from former national security adviser Col Sambo Dasuki.

 

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Eagles climb to top of their Nations Cup qualifying group thanks to 3-2 victory away to Libya

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles have moved a step closer to qualifying to the 2019 African Cup of Nations after beating Libya 3-2 in Tunisia last night which has placed them at the top of group E with nine points from four matches.

 

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Ex-National University Commission boss blames academically weak girls for sex-for-marks menace

FORMER National University Commission (NUC) executive secretary Professor Peter Okebukola has blamed young female students for the incessant spate of sexual harassment within academic circles saying academically weak pupils breed the sex-for-marks menace.

 

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