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EFCC Arraigns Ex-Minister Akinjide for N650m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, June 22, 2017, arraigned a former minister of state for the Federal Capital...
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Saudi King Replaces Crown Prince with Son
Saudi Arabia’s king Salman has fired crown prince Mohammed bin Nayef, 57, and appointed his son, Mohammed bin Salman, 31, as successor...
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June 12: South-west States on Holiday
The six states in south-west Nigeria including Lagos have declared a public holiday on Monday to mark the 24th anniversary of a...
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914New President of American University of Nigeria
The Board of Trustees of the American University of Nigeria (AUN) has appointed Dawn Dekle, Ph.D., as president, effective July 1, 2017. ...
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779Kidnapper ‘Evans’ Captured in Lagos
Security operatives have arrested a wanted high-profile kidnapper named “Evans” in Lagos. Considered the most notorious and richest kidnapper in Nigeria, 36-year-old...
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625INEC Chief Arraigned for N185m Scam, as Ex-Gov Fintiri’s Trial over N2.9bn Fraud Continues
A former Rivers State resident electoral commissioner, Gesila Khan Okubama, was this Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,...
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Nigerian Publisher Shot, Journalist Badly Beaten
By CPJ — New York, June 7, 2017 — Nigerian authorities should swiftly bring to justice all those behind the beating of...
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London Bridge Terrorist Attack Latest
Counter-terrorism police have made two fresh raids on addresses in east London in connection with Saturday’s deadly terror attack in London. The...
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Former Health Minister Osotimehin Dead
Former health minister Babatunde Osotimehin, 68, has reportedly died in London. The Nigeria office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) made the...
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Kabul Bombing: Death Toll May Exceed 100
At least 90 people died and as many as 400 wounded on Wednesday morning, when a massive truck bomb ripped through the Afghan capital...