Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced one Modu Ali Kotoko to one year imprisonment for cheating to the tune of N20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Naira). Kotoko was first arraigned on January 1, 2021 and pleaded not guilty to the one count charge preferred against him, setting the stage for trial in …
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A foremost Osun Traditional Ruler and Chairman Council of Owu Monarchs, Oba Hammed Adekunle Makama, Tuesday contended that attribution of a house in Wuse, Abuja, where operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) raided and recovered huge cash and other luxury items to the former Chief of Army Staff, Ambassador Tukur Yusuf Buratai was a …
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Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, has given special recognition awards to healthcare providers who played leading roles in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards were given to selected recipients at the 8th annual Nigeria Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA), which held in Lagos over the weekend under the theme of: Innovative Healthcare Services in the Era of …
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The resignation of Tanko Ibrahim Muhammadas chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) is perhaps the remotest thing anyone would have anticipated at the start of the week. Muhammad, 68, was said to haveresigned on the grounds of ill-health. But TheCable learnt he was forced to quit his position because of corruption allegations. Some justices of the supreme court had threatened to stop …
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Godiya Akwashiki, Senator representing Nasarawa North, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Akwashiki announced his resignation from the party during the inauguration of the construction of Nassarawa Eggon/ Galle road, in Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state, on Monday. He cited the alleged doctoring of delegates list as the reason for leaving the ruling party. “You …
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After losing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, says he has opted out of the 2023 electoral cycle and will not run on any other political platform. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) …
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Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, and leader of the Ilana Omo Oodua, Professor Banji Akintoye, have hinted of returning to Nigeria soon to continue their agitation. They dismissed the insinuation that they have abandoned the agitation for Yoruba Nation. Igboho and Akintoye gave the hint during an interaction with select journalists who visited them in Cotonou, …
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The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed “Amotekun Corps” has confirmed that some suspects have been arrested in connection with the terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. The suspected terrorist invaded the church on June 5, killing no fewer than 40 people and injuring many other worshippers. The state Commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, on Thursday, said some …
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MARY Dauda and Hauwa Joseph, the two rescued girls abducted from the GGSS Chibok in Borno in 2014, have revealed that more than 20 missing others are still in Gazuwa camp in Sambisa Forest, eight years after being kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents. NAN reports that Gazuwa camp is the acclaimed headquarters of the Jam’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’lJihd, Boko …
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The Ondo State Police Command on Wednesday said it arrested no fewer than 14 suspected criminals in different parts of the state. Some of the suspects were identified as Ojo Rotimi, Tosin Omoniyi, Jimoh Dele, Uwanfor Destiny, Babajide Moses, Tope Gbenga, John Simeon, Akinniranye Blessing, Jude Stephen and Iranlowo Ayomide. Omoniyi was allegedly arrested while attempting to rape a woman …
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