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EFCC misled judge in ordering forfeiture of my Ikoyi houses – Saraki
Bukola Saraki, former senate president, says the court which granted a temporary forfeiture order on his houses in Ikoyi was misled. A federal high court sitting inLagos had ordered the temporary forfeiture of two properties of Saraki in theIkoyi area of Lagos state following anex-parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). But speaking through Yusuph Olaniyonu, his media aide, Saraki said neither him nor his lawyers were aware of any application by the EFCC for any forfeiture order. He said a federal high court in Abuja had…
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VIDEO: Man beats up Bobrisky after bashing his new car
Bobrisky was a victim of assault today when a certain man who bashed his 2019 range rover beat him up. It is not clear what transpired but from the video seen, Bobrisky was seen confronting the man who bashed his car and tried to get a picture of his plate number. This did not go down well with the other party who got angry and put his hands on him The self-acclaimed male Barbie only took delivery of the car a month ago and claimed he spent over 30 million…
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INEC fixes Nov 16 for fresh election between Melaye, Adeyemi
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 16 for a fresh election in Kogi west senatorial district. Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are set to return to the poll. Festus Okoye, chairman, information and voter committee of INEC, announced this in a statement on Monday. He said the senatorial election would hold simultaneously with the Kogi governorship election. “The decision was taken at the commission’s meeting held on Monday,” the statement said. He said that the…
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Boko Haram technically defeated -Lai Mohammed insists
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said he stands by what he said in 2015, that the Boko Haram terrorists have been technically defeated. The minister stated this on Monday when he paid a working visit to the new corporate headquarters of “The Sun” Newspaper in Lagos. Fielding questions from the editorial board of the newspaper led by the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, Mr Onuoha Ukeh the minister said Nigeria is currently facing global terrorism that has no boundary, no frontier. “I stand by what I said…
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BREAKING: Kwankwaso attacked in Kano
Former Governor of Kano State and the immediate past Senator representing Kano Central, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, was attacked by thugs who are yet to be identified in Kano, Monday. The attack, which followed the former governor’s visit to his hometown, Madobi where he had gone to open a midwifery school, was said to have been carried out around the state underpass. Eight persons were said to have been critically injured while several cars were damaged beyond recognition. However, Hajiya Binta Sipikin, Kwankwaso’s media aide, linked the attack to thugs loyal…
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