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Eight Politicians With N232bn Corruption Cases Working For Buhari’s Re-election

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Eight politicians with N232bn corruption cases working for Buhari’s re-election Eniola Akinkuotu, Gbenro Adeoye, and Jesusegun Alagbe At least eight out of the politicians working for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 2019 election have pending corruption cases worth N232bn, checks by Saturday PUNCH have revealed. Investigation by our correspondents showed that the amount involved in the various graft cases, which are currently pending before security agencies, especially the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, range from N223m to N100bn for each of the politicians. Some of the eight politicians, who used to be members of the Peoples Democratic Party and other opposition parties, had allegedly defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress to stop the dangling axe of the EFCC and other security agencies from falling on them. Specifically, the politicians who are currently either under probe or prosecution for allegedly diverting government funds h

PVC Collection: Policeman Flogs People At Marwa, Lekki

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PVC Collection: Policeman seen flogging people, today, at Model primary school, Marwa, Lekki, Lagos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGKjjWeHdTE 1 Like

Man Using Wire To Steal From Tithe Box In Anglican Church Port Harcourt, Caught

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Man caught using wire to steal from tithe box A man was, yesterday, caught stealing from the tithe box of St. Marks Anglican Church, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to a reporter, Ezekiel tamunominabo West, the suspect had been doing it in several churches before running out of luck, yesterday. . He normally uses wire with a gum at its tip. He had only managed to steal N500 before being caught. The Vicar of the church was said to have prayed for him.

Why I Wasn't Surprised By Akpabio's Defection -Udom Emmanuel (PUNCH)

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Published September 1, 2018 on Punch Newspap The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, in this interview with TUNDE AJAJA speaks on the recent political developments in the state and his plan for people of the state as he declares his intention to seek re-election in the 2019 governorship election You recently declared your intention to seek re-election as the governor of Akwa Ibom State in the 2019 election; what are the things that should make the people of Akwa Ibom vote for you again? In all sectors of the economy, the question anybody would ask is who could have done it better? That is one. The second one is that in the face of the worst recession ever in this country, which was in 2016 and part of 2017, a governor could pull numerous projects through, and despite the challenges in the country, a governor was able to commit investors to bring money into the same economy going through recession. At that time, it would ordinarily take you almost 10 times the efforts it

2Face: Nigerians Should Stop Celebrating Criminals

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Popular afro-pop singer, 2Baba Idibia, has shared his thoughts on the forthcoming general elections in Nigerian. 2Face, who spoke to Showtime in a chat, advised the youths to stop celebrating criminally-minded politicians who are only out to loot public funds. “My advice to the youths is that we should begin to celebrate what is right. We should stop celebrating criminals; we should stop hyping people that have done nothing to benefit us. Imagine, someone wakes one morning and suddenly becomes a Senator with a lot of money; people will begin to celebrate him/her even when he has done nothing for his people. When you campaign for votes and you finally win, you’ve to have something to show for those votes. So, we need to begin to celebrate people who are genuine and not criminals”, he said. 2face Idibia Hopeful that Nigerians would not be deceived by political antics again, he wished for peaceful, credible elections. “I hope so, because that would depend on the electorate. I’m hoping

Suspect Dies In Abakaliki Police DPO's Office (pic)

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A policewoman intervened in a matter involving some young boys playing football in the neighbourhood which has now turned out to be a murder case. Obinna Odogwu, Abakaliki A 55-year-old man, Mr Inya Aluu Israel, has allegedly slumped and died inside a Divisional Police Officer’s office located at Kpirikpiri axis of Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. At the moment, men and officers of the police command serving at the division are making concerted efforts to come out with explanations, which would be acceptable to the deceased’s family on what actually happened to their father. But the greater trouble lies on the table of a policewoman who allegedly intervened in a hitherto minor matter involving some young boys playing football in the neighbourhood which has now turned out to be a murder case. Genesis of the matter It all started at Nri Street in Abakaliki when some children of varying ages were playing football in their neighbourhood. In the course of the outdoor activity, their