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The Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the immediate removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, over alleged assassination attempts on the immediate past and incumbent governors of the state, Yahaya Bello and Usman Ododo. The House stated the call was over his unprofessional handling of the case against the immediate past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello. The legislators, during plenary in Lokoja, the state capital, on Monday, condemned what they described as the EFCC operatives’ unprovoked attack on the Kogi State Government Lodge, saying it was an attack on…

The Lagos Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had on February 3, 2022 arraigned Morufu Adewale, (a.k.a Gbegunleri Adelana), Abayomi Alaka (a.k.a. Dauda Usman Alashe), Omitogun Ajayi and Ajisegiri Abiodun before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Three other defendants, Taiwo Ahmed, Raufu Raheem and Sanlabiu Teslim, had initially been listed to be at large for £1million fraud. However, the trial could not be concluded before the retirement of Justice Taiwo. Dele Oyewale, EFCC Head, Media and Publicity on Monday disclosed this in a statement. This prompted the re-assignment of the…

Barcelona goalkeeper and captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen is to have knee surgery on Monday after suffering a ruptured patella tendon during Sunday’s La Liga victory against Villarreal. The Germany international was carried off on a stretcher during the first half after his right knee buckled as he landed while catching the ball. Barcelona say they will provide a further update after his operation, with no timescale yet put on the 32-year-old’s recovery. Ter Stegen has made more than 400 appearances for the club since joining from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2014. Hansi Flick’s side beat Villarreal 3-1 to maintain their 100%…

Manchester City midfielder Rodri will miss the remainder of the season after tests this morning confirmed he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his right knee during Sunday’s draw with Arsenal, a source told ESPN. Rodri ‘sustained a cruciate ligament tear’ during Sunday’s game at the Etihad Stadium. They claim a ‘more definitive diagnosis’ will be available later on Monday with the midfielder ‘set to undergo tests in Spain’, MARCA disclosed. The Spanish midfielder went down clutching his leg in agony after only 16 minutes of the Premier League clash, after seeming to jar his knee while contesting for…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has taken responsibility for the presentation of the Edo Governorship Election official results to President Bola Tinubu, following the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo. In a statement, Akpabio disclosed that he would present the results sheet to President Tinubu, after receiving it from the Edo State APC Chairman, Jeret Tenebe. The Senate President noted that the handover came after the party’s successful outing at the polls, which saw Okpebholo declared Governor-elect. The APC’s victory in Edo State is being hailed as a major win for the party, as Senator Okpebholo…

Israel’s military pounded Hezbollah targets in south and east Lebanon Monday and said more strikes were coming, warning Lebanese to stay out of harm’s way despite international calls for restraint. After nearly a year of tit-for-tat cross-border fire between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, the strikes since the weekend are the most intense since the outbreak of war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip last October 7. Israel said more than 300 Hezbollah sites had been targeted on Monday in dozens of strikes. Israel military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari made a first of its kind appeal…

Nicki Minaj has described a new working relationship with Eve that shows signs of the female rap stars bonding in a heartfelt message. Nicki Minaj’s statement was in response to Eve’s comments about their working relationship during Barbershop 3 filming in 2016. Eve describes the preparations she undertook to co-star with Nicki Minaj as two female rap stars competing for supremacy in the movie. In the book, Eve recalls attending therapy while filming. It reads, “It happened at the start of my career and continued in waves as my fame grew. I wasn’t going to be that woman to someone…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, over his “prized, historic electoral victory.” Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner of the governorship election that held across the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday. Buhari expressed hope that both the leaders of the incoming administration and of the parties that lost will work together to strengthen democracy and maintain the trajectory of the state’s development, Garba Shehu, media aide said in a statement. “Congratulations to the APC and the election winner, Senator Monday Okpebholo…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the keenly contested Saturday 21, 2024 Edo State governorship election in the South-South state. Okpebholo, 54, secured 291,667 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 247,274 votes and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) who came a distant third in the race with 22,761 votes. Fourteen other candidates contested the seat but got less than the three frontline candidates. “That Okpebholo Monday of APC having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby…

President Bola Tinubu has assured that Nigeria will continue to work with its international partners to ensure that cyber criminals and organised crime groups involved in transnational car thefts are deprived of the benefits of their illegal activities. To this end, Tinubu directed security and law enforcement agencies—including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Nigeria Police Force, NPF, and Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, to intensify efforts in cracking down on individuals in possession of and trafficking in stolen vehicles. The president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said on Sunday that Tinubu is…