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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday issued a bench warrant for the arrest and production in court of a former Governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, over alleged laundering of N4.5 billion. The court issued the order following the absence of the accused, to stand trial. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had charged Nnamani alongside his former aide, Sunday Anyaogu, over the alleged laundering of the money. Also charged are six firms, namely: Rainbownet Nigeria Limited, Hillgate Nigeria Ltd, Cosmo FM, Capital City Automobile Nigeria Ltd, Renaissance University Teaching Hospital and Mea Mater Elizabeth High School.…

The Lagos State Chapter of the PDP on Sunday night endorsed Chief Olabode George as their preferred candidate for the National Chairmanship position during the forthcoming December 9 National Convention of the party. Dr Moshood Salvador, the State Chairman of PDP, gave the certification at a feedback meeting between George and members of the party, held at the party’s secretariat in GRA, Ikeja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that George had been on campaign in the Southern states of the country to seek support for votes ahead of the National Convention. NAN reports that there are about eight…

Two district heads have been reported killed by militia who raided Lawaru and Dung communities in Demsa local government of Adamawa state. The gunmen are reported to have burnt down house in the villages. Demsa lies on the Benue River with a population of over 180,251. READ: Christian private universities persecuting Muslim students – MURIC It is inhabited by ethnic groups such as the Bachama, Batta, Yandang, Bille, Mbula, Maya, Bare and Fulani.

The office of the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has claimed that Muslim students attending Christian private universities across the countries are being persecuted. In a statement issued by Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC has been inundated with complaints of religious persecution in Christian private universities. Akintola said despite the humongous amount being charged as school fees and other miscellaneous charges in those private tertiary institutions, Muslim students are marked for stigmatization, contemptuous treatment and forceful conversion. “MURIC strongly condemns these neo-colonialist propensities,” the statement said, adding that, “Tyranny is least expected in cassock.” “It is quite demeaning, totally unbecoming and outrightly…

The Police Command in Osun on Monday said it had arrested one Joseph Mark, a 25-year-old undergraduate of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo, who beheaded his mother on Sunday. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, DSP Folashade Odoro, told newsmen in Osogbo that the incident happened at about 6:30 am, at No 25, Zone 5, Ajetomobi Street, Eko-Ende Road, Ikirun, Osun. According to Odoro, the father of the suspect, Mr Adewale Mark, reported the incident to Ikirun Divisional Police station. She said the father explained that he left his house around 5:30 a.m. to visit his friend at…

Fuel queues have resurfaced in Sokoto metropolis and its environs, creating hardship for motorists and commuters, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent reports that the queues, which started two days ago, became worse on Monday morning as motorists resorted to panic buying. Some of the filling stations belonging to Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have increased the price of a litre of petrol from N145 to N150 per litre. At NNPC mega stations and other filling stations run by major marketers, the queues were longer, as they maintained the official price of N145 per…

Nigeria’s Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi has vowed to win the African Boxing Union (ABU) light welterweight title when he takes on Kenya’s Michael Odhiambo at GOtv Boxing Night 13 on 26 December. The event, which holds at the Landmark Events Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, will feature seven bouts. Fijabi, a darling of the Lagos boxing crowd, after having reigned as the national and sub-regional champion, his coming clash with Odhiambo gives him an opportunity to become the continental king. “I am moving up. I will beat Odhiambo. Very easily. I am gunning for the Commonwealth and world titles. Nothing will stop…

The nation’s debt-service-to-revenue ratio has recorded a new decline from about 66 per cent to 45 per cent, courtesy of the improving revenue mobilisation from both domestic and foreign sources. The decline will now see to the deployment of more funds to the areas of development needs, while work is ongoing to tame high cost of short term domestic debts, which is the major source of high debt service. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who admitted in an e-mail response to questions to The Guardian, that the achieved 45 per cent debt-service-to-revenue ratio is still too high, but…

The services of two doctors at a leading private hospital in Indian capital city New Delhi were terminated for incorrectly declaring newly born twins “dead”, while one of them was alive, officials said Monday. “Max super specialty hospital at Shalimar Bagh in Delhi has terminated the services of two doctors involved in the declaration of a 22-week-old premature baby as dead, while he was alive,” a hospital official said. “The hospital has also set up a inquiry panel into the matter with two senior doctors from the Indian Medical Association investigating the matter.” Read Also FG appoints Dr Abdul Zubair…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the return of the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, would add value to the process of rebuilding the party for greater heights. In a statement issued by Mr Dayo Adeyeye, National Publicity Secretary of its National Caretaker Committee, the party described the return of Abubakar as “welcome development”. “We are indeed glad that he has realized the unbridled lies and deceit of his former party, the All Progressive Congress (APC). “The PDP remains his home; a house he was part of building and which he helped to nurture. We believe his…