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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in Cairo at the age of 91. Mubarak spent three decades in office before a popular uprising swept Egypt. He was found guilty of complicity in the killing of protesters during the revolution. That conviction was overturned and was freed in March 2017. His death was confirmed by Egyptian state news on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, the Al-Watan website reported that he died at a military hospital. Mubarak underwent surgery in late January and was photographed with his grandson as he recovered. View…

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja convicted and found Olisa Metuh guilty on seven counts filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Metuh was arraigned by the Federal Government in 2016 over allegations of unlawfully receiving N400m from the office of the then National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Mr Metuh is being prosecuted by the EFCC, alongside his company, Destra Investment, on a seven-count charge of diversion of the money received when Sambo Dasuki who was the National Security Adviser. Outrage as manatee is cruelly dragged in Niger Delta The…

Nigeria’s environment ministry has launched an investigation after a video emerged of an endangered manatee, also known as a sea cow, being dragged along a dusty road by a group of young men. It is not clear when the footage was filmed. The animal has been tied in ropes and can be seen trying to get away. Minister of State, Environment, Sharon Ikeazor branded the video “very distressing”, and said officials were trying to rescue the creature. Ms Ikeazor said the incident took place in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, and called for an awareness campaign “to educate our people…

*Robust collaboration would help improve business climate, says VP To further improve the country’s business climate, there will now be a direct connection between the anti-corruption agenda of the Buhari administration and the reform efforts of the Federal Government, in a bid to secure the reforms through criminal investigation and prosecution of public complaints. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) will carry out such prosecution where necessary. This was one of the highlights of the meeting of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the Presidential Vila,…

Liverpool survived a rare night of struggle in this stellar season to overcome West Ham United and close to within four wins of the Premier League title as keeper Lukasz Fabiansk suffered an Anfield nightmare. Victory means Liverpool equal the English league record of 18 successive wins, set by Manchester City from August to December 2017, with Jurgen Klopp’s side last dropping points in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United in October. The Hammers – whose fans staged protests against the club’s owners throughout – threatened to inflict Liverpool’s first league defeat this term when they led midway through the second half.…

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered the DIG in-charge of the FCID, DIG Anthony Ogbizi to with immediate effect, take over investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of Late Mr. Tiamiyu Kazeem in Sagamu, Ogun State on 22nd February, 2020. The IGP gave the order today, 24th February, 2020 while reviewing daily reports of major crime incidents across the country. Meanwhile, the IGP while commiserating with the family and friends of the deceased, calls for calm and assures that justice will be done in the matter, reiterating that any person found culpable will be brought to book.…

The police in Anambra on Monday confirmed the death of a 40-year-old man, Paul Okwudili, who died shortly after checking into a hotel with a lady in Onitsha. Anambra Police Public Relations Officer, SP Haruna Mohammed, said that the lady ran out of the hotel room at about 3 a.m. shouting for help after she observed that the man was behaving strangely. He said that Okwudili was confirmed dead at the hospital where he was taken for medical attention by the hotel management. The PPRO said there was no mark of injury on the body of the deceased, but drugs…

Five persons, including two policemen, are feared dead on Monday after hundreds of protesters flooded streets in Sagamu, Ogun State to register their anger over the killing of a footballer Kazeem Tiamiyu. Tiamiyu, a player with Remo Star Football Club, was killed on Saturday after policemen attached to the Zonal Intervention Squad (ZIS) arrested him on allegations of being a Yahoo Boy. Tiamiyu, it was gathered was knocked down by oncoming vehicle while being taken to Abeokuta by the cops whose vehicle developed fault on the road and was parked for repairs. War is going on in Sagamu now ooo…

Four officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have been involved in a car accident in Akwa Ibom State while chasing suspected smugglers.

A total of six couples are up for nomination in Ultimate Love, Nigeria’s first romance-orientated reality television show. The couples as announced by the show’s hosts, Dakore Egbuson-Akande and Oluwaseun Olaniyan, are Chivia (Chiddy Bankz and Sylvia), Jeriton (Jerry and Meriton), PreshDavid (Presh Talker and David Wilson), ObiEbi (Obichukwu and Ebiteinye), IykeResa (Iyke and Theresa) and MiCherry (Michael and Cherry). The couples were put up for possible eviction after they were nominated by their fellow Love Guests during the live nomination show on Sunday. Chivia and Jeriton led the pack with five nominations respectively, PreshDavid have four nominations, ObiEbi got…