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EFCC - N4.7bn arms funds traced to Obanikoro, Fayose

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday said it had made a breakthrough in how over $15bn was siphoned from the account of the Office of the National Security Adviser during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Julius Agwu's wife shares before/after photo and she hasn't aged..

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The comedian's wife looks fit even after two kids and after 9 years ..In her words..  One of my many blessings #iremainAGELESS #beforeat25 #afterat34 #nogyminvolved #godsgracealone

When did it become a crime for a woman of my status to own jewellry or property? -Diezani reacts to $18m house

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  Following a recent documentary by Al Jazeera, in which it was alleged that her piece of property in Abuja worth $18m and her jewelry worth $2m, have been seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, immediate-past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has reacted in a statement.  Read below

Death of police office in Bayelsa, ASP Mathew Akpos allegedly killed by SARS operatives

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Read the press statement below... Following the unfortunate death of a Police officer, ASP Mathew Akpos, allegedly killed by operatives of the State Command Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, earlier this month, and ensuing protests by aggrieved citizens, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E Arase, fdc, NPM, has called for calm as the Police authorities has waded into the matter to ensure that justice is served. Upon the receipt of the information, the IGP immediately directed that the matter be investigated to ensure justice is served. Meanwhile, all the Policemen linked with the killing of the officer have been arrested, detained and are presently undergoing investigation, for subsequent prosecution. The IGP called on the family and friends of the deceased officer to remain calm and patient as the Police authority will not relent in their efforts to ensure professionalism in carrying out their constitutional assignment.  ACP OLABISI KOLAWOLE FORCE PUBLIC...

These cute infants lost their way but were fortunately returned home by a policeman(photos)

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Three infants, a 2-year-old girl and a pair of 1-year-old twins, accidentally walked out of their home and lost their way in the neighborhood in Jiande city in Zhejiang Province, China but luckily they were found by a police officer.

NTA excites football fans with Euro 2016 live free to air

Africa’s largest network television, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) has announced its readiness to broadcast the Euro 2016 games on free to air in a bid to excite Nigerian football lovers with best in classsporting action and entertainment. Football enthusiasts will enjoy  12 select livematches and 23 catch up highlights from the competition including games from the group stages, knock out stages and finals on free to air on NTA Sports (channel 270 on StarTimes) and  other NTA channels  as the tournament runs from June 10 to July 10 in France.

Col Hameed Ali (Rtd) the Comptroller General of Customs visits Custom's command in Sokoto

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Comptroller-General of Customs Col Hameed Ali (Rtd) is presently on a visit to officers at the Sokoto/Kebbi/Zamafara Area Command. He is pictured above arriving in the agency's private jet at the Sultan Sadiq Abubakar III Airport Sokoto. More photos after the cut.

Happy Birthday to Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos state governor

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Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode, is 53 years old today. The amiable governor was born on June 14th 1963. Happy Birthday to him.

Metropolitan Police UK -Two further arrests made in the murder of Adeniyi Lateef Shode (photo)

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Police investigating the murder of a man in Northolt five years ago have made two further arrests. Adeniyi Lateef Shode, also know as "Aden", died on May 2 2011, after being stabbed but four people who were arrested were released without charge. Since then no one has ever been charged in relation to the murder of the victim, from Edgware. On Wednesday, 8 June, a 25-year-old man [G] surrendered to a north London police station and was arrested for conspiracy to murder. A 22-year-old woman [B] was further arrested for conspiracy to murder at an address in Watford. They have both been bailed to a date in mid-August.

J Martins celebrates son as he graduate from his class as the overall best pupil

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Nigerian singer J Martins took to his Instagram to celebrate his adorable son Jason who just graduated from his class as the overall best pupil at the end of school session.

photos/video: Indian man brutally flogs adulterous wife and her lover in front of entire village

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Video footage has emerged of an Indian man beating his adulterous wife and her lover after he caught them having sex. The man tied his wife and her lover to wooden frames and started flogging them mercilessly in front of the villagers. Watch the video after the cut....

Nigerian musician and producer OJB Jezreel dies at 49

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Very sad news this morning! Talented singer, songwriter and producer Babatunde Okungbowa popularly known as OJB Jezreel has died. The music maestro, who was flown for a Kidney transplant in India in 2013 and was said to be doing well, had a relapse about two weeks ago and was kept on daily dialysis before his urgent need for oxygen yesterday. Unfortunately, he didn't make it. He died early this morning June 14th at Isolo General Hospital in Lagos.

Yemi Osibanjo's daughter graduates with a Master's degree in the US(photos)

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One of Vice President Yemi Osibanjo's daughters recently graduated with a master's degree from a private, Ivy League research university - Dartmouth College, in the US. Her mother, Dolapo Osinbajo made the announcement and shared a photo from the graduation via her official Instagram page. She wrote,

Sad! Nigerian migrant dies before he could be rescued from the Mediterranean Sea after boat capsized

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International rescue agency MSF Sea said that a Nigerian man died before he could be rescued from a capsized boat in the Mediterranean. See the tweet posted this morning.

See photos: Footballer Radamel Falcao enjoys some downtime with his wife

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Radamel Falcao, former Atletico Madrid, Man U and Chelsea footballer was pictured enjoying a romantic getaway with his wife, singer Lorelei Taron in Miami Beach. More photos after the cut...

Check out update on baby Aisha - girl born with her heart outside her chest wall

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Abdullah Bego, Special Adviser to Yobe State Governor on Media, revealed yesterday that Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam decoded to foot the N2.5 million bill urgently needed to undertake surgical operation on baby Aisha Mustapha. Sharing an update on the situation, Abdullah said,

Photo: List of top 7 highest goalscorers in the Nigeria Professional football League

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Okiki Afolabi and Godwin Obaje of Sunshine FC and Wikki Tourists respectively, currently top the goalscorers list of the NPFL with 13 goals each. Source: LMCmedia

woman allegedly stabs her husband '3 times in the stomach' on their wedding anniversary

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The lady (pictured) allegedly stabbed her husband three times in his stomach, out of mere detestation (hatred, disgust), on the night of their first wedding anniversary. According to the person who narrated what happened, the man has two wives -  Amina Maru (the accused) and her senior wife. Amina was allegedly not contented with the affair between her husband and his other wife...

Orlando nightclub gunman 'was gay and visited the club regularly,' say ex-wife and Pulse goers

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Ex-wife and former classmates of gunman who shot dead 50 people at Orlando gay nightclub say that he was gay himself. The 29-year-old’s ex-wife, Sitora Yusufiy, and others who survived the massacre have said Mateen had visited the nightclub on several occasions. Ms Yusufiy told a Brazilian TV station Mateen had "gay tendencies" and said his own father had called him gay in front of her. A regular Pulse goer also claimed Mateen had been messaging him sporadically on a gay dating app for about a year.

Video: Kachikwu floored Amaechi at FG Townhall meeting in Akwa Ibom

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At the Federal government town-hall event meeting in Akwa Ibom state yesterday June 13th, Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi and the Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, disagreed over the development of the Maritime University in Okerenkeko, Delta State. According to investigations by the EFCC, the land for the proposed University, valued at N13 billion and was sold by ex militant leader, Tompolo to the federal government.

Suspect arrested for rape, murder keeps mum

A suspected serial rapist, identified only as  Badoo , has refused to talk to policemen investigating him. Our correspondent learnt that  Badoo , who was arrested by the Ipakodo Police Division, Lagos State, on Sunday, had yet to disclose his real name to the police or write a statement.

Police beat man to a coma for obstructing arrest

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A 25-year-old man, Kabir Ahmed, has been admitted to the Federal Medical Centre in Yola, Adamawa State, after he was allegedly beaten into a coma by some policemen attached to the Doubeli division. The policemen, who were said to be in mufti, had on May 16 at about 10am raided Zanranda Street in the Jimeta area of the state to arrest some suspected smokers.

Kim shares dope photo of Kanye and North West chilling

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North West's attitude is second to none..I guess she was like ''oh no! Not the photos again"

Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo and kids in beautiful family potrait

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The vice president's wife shared this beautiful pic with her three kids.

Amber Heard 'calls police claiming Johnny Depp has breached restraining order

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Amber Heard’s team have reportedly called the police alleging Johnny Depp has broken his restraining order by sending people to their home. The LAPD responded to a possible breach of the court order which was granted days after Amber Heard filed for divorce, according to TMZ.

Photos: Nigerian Colonel emerges best graduand at U.S. War College,wins 6 awards

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Col. Charles Dalo Nengite and other awardees after the ceremony in Pennysylvania A Nigerian Army officer, Col. Charles Nengite, beat 380 other post-graduate students to the top position at the  (USAWC), Carlisle, Pennsylvania.The information is obtained from the college website, posted on Monday.Nengite’s performance was the best by any foreigner in the 38-year history of the college, the information added. In one of several letters conveying his choice for the various awards, the Commandant of the college, Maj.-Gen. William Rapp, described Nengite’s performance as “arguably one of the best in the international fellows programmes at the USAWC.”

OJ's Simpson's prison guard claims Khloe Kardashian 'begged for a paternity test'

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OJ Simpson's prison guard has claimed he overheard Khloe Kardashian "begging" the disgraced NFL star for a paternity test. Khloe has faced years of speculation that she is OJ's love child with momager Kris Jenner. Now, Jeffrey Felix has claimed the pair had a conversation from the prison where he is serving a sentence for armed robbery. Speaking on documentary Kardashian: The Man Who Saved OJ Simpson, he said: "In the prison, the phone calls have to be made out by OJ, so he would call at least once a week. That was his way of keeping up with the Kardashians…”

See First photos of President Buhari in London since he went on 10 day vacation

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 President Muhammadu Buhari has been pictured for the first time since he left Nigeria on June 6, 2016, for a 10-day vacation and travel to London to rest, as well as see an Ear, Nose And Throat specialist . He was received today by Justin Welby & Sec Gen of Anglican Communion Worldwide, Most Revd Josiah Idowu Fearon.

Gorgeous ! Nicole Murphy puts sexy curves on display

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The 48 year old mother of five and Eddie Murphy's ex-wife looked amazing in jeans and a backless top.. She is one of the sexiest women in Hollywood.

Lai Mohammed–We have kept our promise of creating jobs for Nigerians

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   The Federal Government has said that it has kept its words by commencing job creation across the country in fulfillment of its campaign promises.    The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Monday at the South-South Town Hall Meeting organised by his ministry. He said that construction and ancillary workers have started returning to work in droves as contractors are mobilized back to the various road construction projects across the country. 

Photos : Amber Rose shows off her curves in tight dress

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Ambers Rose stepped out in this figure hugging, red mini dress as she made a TV appearance in Los Angeles on Monday to promote her new TV show. More photos after the cut..

'Islamic State' killer stabbed a police officer and his wife to death in their Paris home.

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An 'Islamic State' killer stabbed a police officer and his wife to death in their Paris home. The Police Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, 42, was stabbed nine times in the stomach in the 'terror attack' at his suburban house in the Yvelines department, north of Paris, shortly after 8.30pm. His wife's body was found in the property after elite RAID commandos stormed the building and killed the attacker. Fortunately the couple’s three-year-old son survived. Islamic State's terror group's Amaq news agency said the attacker was an "Islamic State fighter". A source close to the case said: "It’s said that he shouted Allahu Akhbar (Arabic for God is the Greatest) during the attack, and spoke about his membership of ISIS. Neighbours also said the man had served with the French Army, in the Foreign Legion. Mr Salvaing was an assistant chief with the judicial police at nearby Mureaux, while the dead killer was also from Magnanville. ...

18 year old man films himself beating a 17 year old girl, then gets arrested after he posts it on Snapchat

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An 18 year old man, Smith Dorcent, tied up a 17-year-old girl, beat her with a belt and filmed himself attacking her with her own phone before uploading the video to Snapchat. Several people including family members and friends close to the teen, saw the video on Snapchat and called police, according to an arrest report. j Dorcent of Boynton Beach, has since been arrested, jailed and is currently facing charges. The teenager whose Identity wasn't revealed didn't report the matter to the police because she said she was afraid of Dorcent. But after been interrogated by the police, she admitted that the assault started on  May 16 after Dorcent got angry that she wouldn't give him the password to her phone. He forced her to unlock the phone and then used it to record his attack on her. She said after the beating, Dorcent left her tied up for several more minutes before he released her. As he laughed while b...

Photos: Miss Imo state, Jennifer Oparaji emerges Most Beautiful Face In Nigeria 2016 winner

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Miss Oparaji Jennifer, from Aboh Mbaise L.G.A in Imo state, is a final year student of History and International Relations, Imo State University Owerri. The 21 year old model contested against 22 other girls from all over Nigeria on  June 11th in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Nigeria where she was crowned the new Most Beautiful Face In Nigeria 2016 Queen. More photos after the cut...

Photos: Caitlyn Jenner shows off new blonde hairdo

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Caitlyn Jenner stepped out o n Monday  afternoon wearing a new blonde hairdo as she went out in Malibu to get some coffee. She was seen out and about by herself. More photos after the cut..

Mrs Aisha Buhari at the exhibition of APC Presidential Campaign photographs in Abuja(photos)

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Wife of the President Mrs Aisha Buhari attended the photo exhibition of All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign photographs taken and put together by Tolu Jinadu, at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, last month. More photos after the cut..

Photos: Beyonce and Jay Z step out looking cozy in NYC

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Singer, Beyoncé and her business mogul husband, Jay Z were  at a Mariner at Hudson River in NYC. More photos of the power couple after the cut...

Ambode - Lagos to get world class convention centre

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode  on Monday  said his administration has commenced the process of developing a top class International Convention Centre that would boost trade and investments, just as he reiterated his unwavering commitment to ensuring the ease of doing business in the State. Governor  Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House, Ikeja when he received a delegation from the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) led by the President, Chief Dr. (Mrs) Nike Akande, disclosed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to construct the Convention Centre has already been signed. Governor Ambode said the Convention Centre, which would be constructed in the Victoria Island area of the State on 30, 000 square meters space, upon completion, would be of international standard and it would compete favorably with best convention and exhibition centres across the world.

Update: New photos of 21 month old victim of domestic violence, baby Musa

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Update on the 21-month-old baby Musa who was badly mutilated by his step-mother in Kano. Baby Musa was fortunately taken under the wings of the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari who flew him and his mother to Abuja for better medical care. He has since been recovering from his injuries and is said to be doing well. More photos after the cut...

See the faces of the victims of the Orlando Gay club massacre

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These are the victims of the early Sunday morning Gay night club shooting in Orlando, Florida by Omar Mateen. Mateen, reportedly laughed as he shot into the crowded club before he was shot dead by a SWAT team. He told the 911 dispatcher he was inspired by ISIS.

Photos: Kylie Jenner puts her nipples on display in braless bodysuit

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The 18 year old business teenager put her curvaceous body in this tight fitting braless bodysuit that showed off her bare nipples to promote her Kylie Cosmetics product. Another photo after the cut..

Troops repel attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists(photos)

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Troops of 121 Task Force Battalion, 26 Task Force Brigade, on Sunday June 13, successfully repelled an attack on their location by suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Pulka. The terrorists who came through Banki axis of Sambisa forest, attempted to inflict damage on our troops. But the vigilant soldiers rose to the occasion and dealt decisively with the terrorists by killing 6 of them.