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The spokesperson of Nigeria’s Supreme Court, Ahuraka Isah, on Monday confirmed reports that two Supreme Court judges accused of corruption have stopped sitting.

The EFCC today re-arraigned the former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, before the Federal High Court in Lagos on a 34-count charge of money laundering.

Burial is the new cover ‘corrupt’ Lawyers are now using to bribe ‘corrupt’ Judges. Just imagine this:

The 2016 edition of Cowbellpedia, a mathematics quiz competition sponsored by Promasidor Nigeria ended at the weekend, October 29, 2016.

A black Trump supporter was thrown out of a campaign rally after he was accused of being a protester. C. J. Cary , a long time supporter of the Donald, attended the rally in Kinston, North Carolina on Wednesday. Trump was mid-speech when the crowd began booing, waving their Trump Pence signs and pointing at Cary.

These six siblings, who were poisoned to death in Ekwulumili, Nnewi South LGA of Anambra State are set to be laid to rest on Saturday, November 5th, 2016. The children died after consuming food poisoned by unknown person on July 16, 2016.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Saturday in Lagos that Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, Africa’s richest woman by Forbes reckoning, was among the 25 billionaires he made during his tenure as President. Obasanjo stated this at the 2016 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum.

A Nigerian Surgeon, Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye and his surgeon partner Dr. Darrell Cass of Texas Children's Hospital carried out an operation on a baby at 23 weeks. Lynlee Hope, who suffered from a tumour known as Sacrococcygeal Teratoma was removed from her mother's womb, operated on and returned back.

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected hired-assassins and a female banker over failed attempt to assassinate her ex-husband identified as Tochukwu Onyebuchi.

An Egyptian woman is believed to be the fattest woman on the planet afterher weight ballooned to 79 stone.

  An extremely rare skin disorder characterised by abnormal scaling and shedding of the skin has plagued two siblings, giving doctors and family a cause to worry.

It was a sorrowful night for two members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), last Wednesday in Asarama Community, Andoni Local Government Area, Rivers State, after they were robbed and raped by some unknown gunmen.

WHY the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, re-arrested former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-kayode after he stepped out of a court room at Federal High Court Lagos, has emerged.

The Nigeria Police Force on Friday said it had arrested a syndicate of armed robbers and kidnappers who kidnapped one Samuel Iheanachor along Aba-Oyigbo expressway.

The ancient city of Benin City, capital of Edo state took the centre stage on Thursday, when the high and mighty in the Nigeria, converged in the city for a double celebration, namely, the birthday and the coronation of the 40th Oba of Benin, Eware II.

     The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested a 56-year-old man, Christopher Nnabuihe, for selling faked Peak Milk.

For criticising the government of Dr. Samuel Ortom of Benue State, a lady identified as Blessing Idoko has been allegedly beaten to pulp by the Governor’s security attaché at the Mercy Land Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Makurdi on Sunday.

The Nigerian government will only continue negotiations with the Boko Haram if “they agree to involve international agencies like ICRC (Red Cross),” President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The Nigerian leader, who met with the President of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, thanked the international agency for its role in the discussions that led to the release of 21 of the kidnapped Chibok girls.

About 40 gunmen on Friday night attacked the Ido Ekiti Divisional Police Station in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

Agents at the Department of State Security have alleged that some of the arrested judges collected bribe from departmental stores while some others traveled as far as Ghana, Benin republic and Niger republic to collect bribe. The Nation reports that the DSS has in its possession an audio and video tapes of some of the judges collecting bribe.

The EFCC last Thursday arrested Helen Ogunleye, a registrar at the Federal High Court in Lagos with a record of pairing up senior lawyers with corrupt judges to pervert justice.

 Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos, Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Steve Ayorinde; Managing Partner, Consultants Collaborative Partnership (CCP), Tayo Babalakin; Special Adviser on Lagos Global, Prof. Ademola Abass; CEO Quattro Alchemy, Arch. Aderoju Ademoroti and Special Adviser on Transportation, Prince Anofi Elegushi during the inspection of Ultra Modern Bus Terminal at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), on Sunday.

The Nigeria Police today paraded the kidnappers of Mrs Margaret Emefiele, the wife of the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Margaret was kidnapped on September 29th and regained her freedom October 1st. Parade are

Two soldiers, Lance Corporals Musa Maidabra and Edwin George, serving at 122D30 Regiment in Maiduguri, Borno State, have been arrested for transporting the ransom that was paid for the release of the wife of the Central Bank Governor, Margaret Emefiele.

Fifty customers owe commercial banks the sum of N5.23tn, representing 33.4 per cent of the total private sector credit exposure of N15.68tn, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Financial System Stability report has stated.

A top Presidency source told our correspondent on condition of anonymity that the handover ceremony would hold at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Although the source was not forthcoming on the number of aircraft to be handed over to NAF, it was learnt that at least two of such presidential jets would be presented to the air force.

 SaharaReporters gathered from sources at the Department of State Security (DSS) that the overnight raid on the residences of some nine court judges, culminating in the arrest of several of them, came as a result of petitions and decisions of the National Judicial Council (NJC), a statutory body that regulates the activities of judges.

House of Reps committee investigating alleged diversion of funds and materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS), especially the alleged use of N270million just to clear grass by the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) said it was being frustrated by the refusal of the SGF, Mr Babachir Lawal, to appear before it.

  Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army stationed in Anchau, Kubau area of Kaduna, on Wednesday October 5, arrested 2 kidnappers in the process of collecting ransom from a kidnap victim's family.

Minister of Petroleum, Ghana, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has revealed that the country has commenced the exportation of fuel and gas to the landlocked countries of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali from the Bolgatanga Petroleum Depot.

On July 17, 2016, 15 men stormed two poultry farms located at Egan, Itoki area of Ikorodu, Lagos. They went with three AK47 and rifles, one pump-action rifle, nine magazines and 270 rounds of live ammunition.

Following over a hundred petitions from across the country on the nefarious activities of an alleged Wonder bank , “Lets Partner With You Ltd”, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday September 6, 2016 arrested its Managing Director, Patrick Nwokike, at his residence in Enugu, Enugu State.

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, have described the dismissal of forgery suit against them by an Abuja High Court as proof of their innocence.

Ahead of a leadership conference that he is going to host come November, Pastor of the Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi, speaks on the growth of his brand.

 The chairman of KOGA Entertainment has passed away. He was involved in a ghastly motor accident on October 7, 2016.

Justice Joyce Abudmalik of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan Oyo State, Thursday, 6th October convicted one Ademola Oni, a former banker with the Wema Bank, and sentenced him to twelve years imprisonment for conspiracy and money laundering.