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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 20:57:41 +0000
N10.9bn Fraud: Court Jails Ex-Finbank MD, Nwosu, Three Others
Justice Lateefa A. Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, convicted and sentenced Okey Nwosu, a former Managing Director, Finbank Plc, to three years imprisonment for over 10m fraud. The Economic ...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 20:13:20 +0000
Sowore’s Arrest Is Poor Representation Of Nigeria To Biden – Former US Ambassador, Campbell
John Campbell A former United States of America’s Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has stated that the arrest of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, by the Nigerian authorities is a poor representation of the country to the incoming...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:19:36 +0000
Iran Applies For International Arrest Warrant For Trump, Others Over Soleimani's Death
The capital city of Iran, Tehran has applied to Interpol for an international arrest warrant for the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in connection with the murder of Iranian top general Qassem Soleimani, last year. Iran’s jus...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:12:59 +0000
Governor Wike Knocks Buhari, Calls Proposed Ogoniland Cleanup Exercise A Sham
Rivers Governor Wike Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says the Nigerian government has been playing politics with the Ogoni environment remediation programme recommended by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). He noted that Ogo...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:09:27 +0000
Police Arrest ‘Side Chick’ Who Stole Lover Man’s Three-month-old Baby In Ondo
Men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a woman identified as Temitope Adeniyi, who allegedly stole her lover man, Wasiu Mamukuyomi’s three-month-old baby. SaharaReporters had reported how Temitope abducted the baby at the shop ...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:02:39 +0000
How Police Counsel Struggled In Court To Frustrate Sowore, Others’ Bail Application
The Nigeria police again on Tuesday showed desperation at the Magistrates’ Court sitting in Wuse, Abuja, in its bid to frustrate the bail application for human rights’ activist, Omoyele Sowore, and his four colleagues who were brought fo...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:14:56 +0000
Nigerian Singer, Paul Okoye Narrates COVID-19 Harrowing Experience, Warns Nigerians
Nigerian popular singer, Paul Okoye, also known as Rude Boy, has narrated his experience fighting COVID-19 virus, while warning Nigerians that the virus is real. Okoye took to his verified Instagram account to announce that he had contracted...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:07:28 +0000
Police Arrest 45-year-old Dad For Raping Daughter, 13, In Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Akanji Oluwaseyi, for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old daughter in the Obantoko area of Abeokuta. The police said the arrest of the suspect followed a complaint from the victim ...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:06:02 +0000
Tinubu Can Run For President in 2023, Southeasterners Have Not Shown Interest, Says Osoba
Bola Tinubu A former governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, has said that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has the right to contest for president in 2023. Osoba, a chieftain of the ruling APC stated this dur...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:01:12 +0000
Nigerian Government Begins Talks With China Over COVID-19 Vaccines
Illustration The Nigerian government has said it has begun discussions with the People's Republic of China on how to have access to COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffery Onyeama, stated this on Tuesday in...



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