Sheriff surrenders to EFCC over alleged N300bn fraud

Barely a week after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, threatened to declare him wanted over alleged laundering of over N300 billion during his tenure, the former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, last night voluntarily surrendered to the agency for interrogation.

The former governor walked into the hands of his interrogators at the commission’s head office in Abuja at 6pm and was immediately taken in.

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14 killed, injured 19 in another Maiduguri blast

Barely 24 hours after a suicide bomb attack at Maiduguri abattoir that claimed 25 lives, another Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded yesterday at a market on Baga road, Maiduguri killing 14 people while 19 others were injured.

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Jobs Vacancies At Bolingo Hotel and Towers

Employer: Bolingo Hotel and Towers

The Company
Bolingo Hotel and Towers - A beautiful city in Nigeria with illustrious sights and a rich blend of culture and cosmopolitan glamour. If this is what you seek, then come stay at the Bolingo Hotel and Towers, located in the thriving business district.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Business Development Officer

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25-yr-old man sets self, house ablaze

Tragedy struck, yesterday, at 12 Bonny Street, Umuahia, Abia State, as a 25 year-old man set himself and the family house ablaze.

The man, Tochukwu Ogbonna, alias Mbe (meaning tortoise), had attacked his mother with a machete, inflicting severe injuries on her.

The woman is said to be lying critically ill at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia.

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N8BN Fraud: CBN staff own posh cars, petrol stations, palatial buildings, court told

The court trial of some Ibadan based bankers indicted over the theft of N8 billion worth of mutilated banknotes was yesterday told of the stupendous wealth of the suspects. 

The suspects, including a self-acclaimed illiterate bank staff were alleged to have acquired petrol stations, shopping malls in Nigeria and abroad, exotic cars, supermarkets, among others.

Mr. Ayodeji Alase, one of the suspects and a holder of primary six certificate, was alleged to have acquired property including a duplex at Oluyole, a shopping complex, warehouse at Podo, Challenge and a fenced plot at Dugbe in Ibadan.

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Lagos tanker fire blamed on LASTMA as victims count losses

Eyewitnesses of the fire disaster in Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State sparked by a petrol tanker have blamed officials of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA, for causing the accident.
 

The LASTMA officials were alleged to have pursued the tanker until it fell off the bridge at Iyana-Ipaja upon which it caused the inferno that injured 14 persons, razed 34 buildings, 44 shops and 21 vehicles.

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