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The Nigerian Army has arrested 23 suspected cultists, who were conducting physical training for new recruits and initiation and involved in robbery and kidnapping. The army also arrested 15 other persons suspected to be pipeline vandals and recovered 31 jerry cans of refined petroleum products in the process. Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, reported at a news conference at the 174 Battalion, Ikorodu area of Lagos on Saturday. Udoh was represented by the Brigade Commander, Brig.-Gen. Moundhey Ali. The GOC, who said the suspects were arrested at different times and locations,…

Canada’s government has said more Nigerians with valid US visas are crossing into the country illegally with most of them heading for the province of Quebec. Canada says these asylum-seekers are using the United States as a transit point. The government has pledged to help the province of Quebec cope with a growing influx of asylum seekers crossing from the United States, as the province is reaching “saturation point.” The Canadian government has hinted that it is now in touch with the US over the crossings. The federal government said this week it will review a breakdown of costs Quebec…

West Brom staged a dramatic comeback to earn a draw against Liverpool, but they could still be relegated from the Premier League on Sunday. The Baggies were 2-0 down after 79 minutes – Danny Ings and Mohamed Salah on target for the Reds – until goals from Jake Livermore and Salomon Rondon snatched a point. Livermore scrambled home at a corner for his first goal at the club before Rondon headed in Chris Brunt’s free-kick in the 88th minute. They will still be relegated if Swansea win at Manchester City on Sunday and Crystal Palace avoid defeat against Watford later…

Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that he is interested in succeeding Arsene Wenger at Arsenal after the Frenchman’s decision to resign at the end of the season. When asked about replacing Wenger, Ancelotti who managed London rivals Chelsea said, “If they were interested, it would give me pleasure,” said Ancelotti, 58. “But at the moment that’s it. My future depends on possibilities and projects that are presented to me, not just from me,” added the former AC Milan, Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich coach. Ancelotti would be keen on recruiting former Italy international Andrea Pirlo as an assistant if…

Shamed school accountant and part-time pastor Sam Kayode faces an extra eight years in prison unless he pays almost £3million in ten days. Kayode, 61, was jailed in 2016 for nine years for taking £4million from the Haberdashers’ Aske’s state school chain, MailOnline reports. The married father of four, who had three mistresses, tried to blame the theft on his late wife Grace and a young assistant, claiming they had transferred money to his account in a bid to smear him over his adulteries. Now his sentence has been almost doubled after barrister James Thacker, acting for the Crown Prosecution…

…Warrants are issued in accordance with Appropriation Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun has reacted to a Premium Times report published on 19 April, labeling it a “smear campaign”. “The attention of the Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has been drawn to a smear campaign by an online medium, Premium Times, of “illegally sharing of N10 billion from the national treasury”, Adeosun’s spokesperson Oluyinka Akintunde said in a statement. The minister said she debunks the report describing it as “entire mischievous and made-up report of the online medium which negates the ethics and professionalism of journalism. “The article displays…

MTN has appointed Nigerian investment firm Chapel Hill Denham as lead manager for its initial public offering on Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, later this year, two sources told Reuters on Friday. South Africa’s Rand Merchant Bank, Renaissance Capital and Vetiva Capital were picked as joint issuers. The telecoms firm also appointed seven placement agents that would help market the offering, the sources said. The company was meeting with local and foreign analysts in Lagos on Friday to help them understand its business and operations, ahead of the forthcoming listing, the sources said. MTN Nigeria declined to comment. MTN Group Chief…

Some Nigerians in the United Kingdom has said there is no alternative to President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The group on Friday converged in front of the Nigerian High Commission in London, to rally in support of President Muhammadu Buhari. The President is resetting the country on the part of growth and development, Mr. Stephen Kifordu, from Delta State who is the leader of the group, said on Friday. He said there is no credible alternative to Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the 2019 election noting that the group represents the aspiration of many Nigerians…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has struck out a suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), freezing the sum of $5.3 billion. The money is domiciled in a bank account and linked to the wife of the former President, Mrs Patience Jonathan and six others. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun struck out the suit at the instance of the EFCC who filed an application to discontinue same. Last week Friday, Justice Olatoregun had struck out the Commission’s ex-parte application for the seizure of certain funds belonging to Mrs Jonathan after holding that the issue was already a…

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, to the rank of Commissioner of Police. PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, revealed that the former Deputy Commissioner of Police was among the 17 other senior police officers promoted. The promotions were one of the high points of the commission’s 27th plenary meeting which ended on Friday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The meeting was presided over by Chairman of the PSC and a retired Inspector General of Police, Dr Mike…