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  The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced ex-pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina, to eight years imprisonment having convicted him of stealing monies belonging to pensioners. Justice Okong Abang sentenced Maina on all the 12-count charge instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission but noted that ...

  A federal high court in Lagos has summoned a lawyer Mr.O. Awowole to show cause why he should not be Sanctioned for failing to present a defendant, Princess Oluwatoyin Kolade,that he allegedly undertook to produce in court. Justice peter Lifu ordered Awowole to appear on Tuesday, November 9, following ...

  The impeached Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly Hon Amara Iwuanyanwu has been reinstated to his position. His reinstatement comes less than a week after he was impeached under tight security after a resolution for his removal was signed by 18 out of the 27 lawmakers. ...

Lawmakers in the Imo State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker, Paul Emeziem. He was impeached on Monday during a plenary session at the State House of Assembly in Owerri the Imo state capital by 19 lawmakers The 19 lawmakers out of the total 27 lawmakers signed a letter ...

  At least three persons have been reported dead and many others injured during a massive explosion at the Kubwa village market in Abuja. The explosion, which happened around 7:00 pm on Friday evening, was caused by adulterated kerosene from a tanker near the main market. It was learned that ...

  A top staff of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Engr. Musa, who was declared missing by his family has been reportedly found dead at a Lagos canal. The family of Engr Musa had declared him missing last week Sunday when he could not be found after he was last seen ...

  Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared three days of mourning for victims of the Ikoyi building collapse. Naija News reports that the governor made the declaration in a statement on Thursday signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso. The governor also directed that official engagements are cancelled ...

  Three inmates awaiting trial at the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre, Lagos, were, yesterday, allegedly shot dead while trying to escape from a vehicle returning them to custody. A source, who pleaded anonymity, said they were brought to the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, and on their way back to ...

  A 26-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Zainab Sanni Oyindamola has been confirmed dead in the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi area of Lagos. The lifeless body of Zainab, who was serving with the construction company, Fourscore Homes Limited, was pulled out from the rubbles ...

  The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Farouk Yahaya has lamented that insufficient funding may hamper their plans in combating terrorists and other criminals in Nigeria. Yahaya stated that the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning has set a ceiling for budget figures but that will make ...