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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has started an investigation into the allegation of N300m fraud against the Chairman, Governing Council of Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun, Mr. Niyi Akande. The Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State had accused Akande and some other officials of the institution of fraud in a petition sent to the agency.The commencement of investigation into the alleged fraud was contained in a letter of invitation sent by the anti-graft agency to the Chairman of the CSCEOS, Mr. Sulaiman Adeniyi. Adeniyi made the letter available to our correspondent in Osogbo.  The South-West Zonal Head of the EFCC, Akaninyene Ezima, in a letter dated May 13, 2016 with with reference No: CR: 3000/EFCC/ IB/T.C/VOL.1/80, had invited the group to appear before it to clarify some issues in the petition. However, the management of the college had debunked the allegation of fraud against Akande and other officials

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The Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) Joint Venture in pursuance of its corporate Social Responsibility invites suitably qualified applicants for its 2015/2016 Session Tertiary Scholarship Scheme, effective from 13th June to 27th June, 2016.

 Mr. Jafaru Sougie, who was recently arrested  by the police on the suspicion that he murdered his wife by slitting her throat in the Oshodi area of Lagos, has died. Read the story here

The Niger Delta Avengers, on Friday morning cliamed respossibility for the destruction of a crude pipeline owned by Italian oil giant, Agip Eni, which was destroyed in an overnight explosion.

The Nigerian Army has rejected a report by Amnesty International on Friday accusing Nigerian troops of killing at least 17 unarmed pro-Biafra supporters in south eastern states.

Global rights body, Amnesty International, has accused the Nigerian Army of extrajudicially killing at least 17 unarmed pro-Biafra supporters in Nigeria’s south east, demanding an immediate investigation of the attacks.

Desmond Nunugwo, a suspect under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, passed away Friday few hours after he was taken into custody, the EFCC said in a statement.

Five persons were on Friday arraigned before a court in Kano over last week’s killing of a trader on allegation of blasphemy.

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has said that the Federal Government plans to relocate some of its Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDA) into some recovered looted properties.

MTN Nigeria on Friday announced it has reached a final resolution on the N1.04 trillion fine imposed by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) in October 2015.

A UK based Nigerian accountant, Samuel Kayode, 60, allegedly stole more than £4million from a top chain of educational institutions to pay for two wives, a choice range of properties, luxury cars and designer clothes.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), says contractors will resume work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway next week.

Diamond Bank Plc. and two of its managers, Lasisi Abayomi and Hillary Ojukwu, were today arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos, capital of Lagos State on a six-count charge of money laundering. Charged alongside the bank and its two managers are Oni Oil and Gas Ltd and Ms. Lizzy Chinyere Ikenua.

Governors of the South-South region who met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House today called for a majority of the corruption cases in the region to be dropped by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), SaharaReporters has learned.