The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed the arrest of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim. Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said on Friday that Anyim was being held over an “ongoing investigation”. Uwujaren did not give details. Anyim was President of the Senate between 2000 and 2003, and served as …
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The Nigerian Navy said it had destroyed over 1,000 illegal refineries and arrested several suspected oil thieves in the Niger Delta between January and September. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, disclosed this while on an inspection tour of the Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder and other naval formations in Port Harcourt on Friday. Ibas described “the huge figure” …
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Why is the National Rifle Association so powerful? Here’s a clue: it’s not (just) about the money. The vast majority of Americans support gun control, and yet Congress has failed to toughen laws even in the wake of a series of mass shootings. With the NRA pouring money into political races at record levels it is an easy argument to …
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The Trump campaign official who admitted he met with Russians to get “dirt” on Hillary Clinton claims President Donald Trump knew that he intended to meet with foreign nationals. George Papadopoulos has already pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his meeting with a Kremlin-linked Russian academic who promised “thousands of emails” that would hurt the Clinton campaign, but …
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WASHINGTON — It is too soon to tell if there may be an opening for talks with North Korea about denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Defense Department officials said at a news conference on Thursday. At the press briefing, Chief Pentagon Spokesperson, Dana W. White said she wouldn’t speculate on what North Korea’s activities are or are not. The North …
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Great Benin King, His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II has assured the President and founder of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr. Fredrick Fashaeun of Palace acceptance of the group as a non-militant entity, but one protecting the human race. The Oba of Benin advised Dr. Fredrick Fashaeun to continue to pilot the affairs of the organization in the manner that …
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In an apparent message of no-nonsense signals to lawbreakers, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has warned the Ijaws of the state, not to take the State Government’s tolerance for granted. Obaseki who gave the warning in commemoration of the International Day for Tolerance, marked on November 16, each year, said the state government’s commitment to a free society where …
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ABUJA—The growing debt profile of the Federal Government could be worse and needs to be carefully managed, the International Monetary Fund, IMF, has said. It said in its 2017 Economic Outlook, released on Thursday, that public debt rose above 50 per-cent of Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in 22 sub-Saharan African countries at the end of 2016 and could rise to …
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The recent accusations of sexual misconduct against a long list of powerful men in Hollywood and other industries have been widely believed — and led to resignations, loss of careers and other fallout. Meanwhile, some of the women who accused Donald Trump of sexual harassment or assault during the presidential campaign wonder when the president might finally pay a price …
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WASHINGTON — Another woman went on national television this week to press her case of sexual assault by a powerful figure. But the accused was not Roy S. Moore or Harvey Weinstein or Donald J. Trump. It was Bill Clinton. “I feel like people are starting to believe and realize that I was truly sexually assaulted by Bill Clinton,” Juanita …
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