$620,000 bribe, FG finally file charges aginst Farouk Lawan

Five months after, the federal government has finally agreed to press charges and begin the trial of the House of Representatives member, Mr. Farouk Lawan for allegedly demanding and receiving $620,000 bribe.

Malam Farouk Lawan as the Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy Probe is alleged to have negotiated the

Governor Orji promises hell for Kidnappers, to rid Abia of criminals

Governor Theodore Orji while receiving five Toyota Hilux vans donated to the state by Diamond Bank Plc to assist the government in the fight against crime in Umuahia Thursday pledged to rid the state of

Pastor held over gun possession

THE police in Benue State under the aegis of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have arrested the Katsina-Ala resident pastor of a Church (names withheld) in Katsina-Ala Council of Benue State for illegal possession of fire-arms.

we gathered that the arrest, which took place in the church yard last Tuesday by men of the SARS, followed a tip-off that the pastor had vowed to kill the accountant of the church (names withheld) during a disagreement over money.

Investigation also revealed that the pastor had allegedly ordered the accountant to handover all the church monies to him for execution of a project but the accountant refused to comply on the ground that the pastor

$3 Million Bribe: Otedola defeats lawmakers in court

Farouk-Femi

Reports obtained from Channels Tv online today, Thursday indicates that oil magnate Femi Otedola has deafeted the duo of Farouk Lawan and Aminu Tambuwal in the Preliminary Case.

A Lagos based oil magnate and the Chairman of Zenon oil and gas, Femi Otedola has floored the Speaker

Protests in Abuja over light sentence given to director of police pension who stole N32 billion

PROTESTERS hit the streets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Wednesday, demanding a retrial of the case involving fraud in the administration of police pension fund. This is according to reports from the Tribune website.

In the case, former director of the Police Pension Office, Mr John Yakubu Yusuf had been jailed for two

Vehicle fell off 3rd Mainland Bridge into the lagoon

the vehicle being removed from the lagoon

There was pandemonium on Third Mainland Bridge after a vehicle veered off the bridge plunging into the lagoon on Saturday.

EFCC arrests two over $240,000 illegal cash

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Friday that it arrested two suspects, Moghalu Maduakonam and Esho David, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja over alleged attempt to smuggle $240,000 out of the country.

The suspects were said to have made useful statements.

A statement by the spokesperson for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said that while Maduakonam was travelling to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates with $200,000 which he failed to declare, David, who was going to Istanbul, Turkey, declared only $5,000 out of the $40,050 in his possession.

Culled from: Punch

Hundreds killed by fire in a Brizil Night Club

At least 245 people have been killed in a Brazil nightclub after a fire ravaged through the building in the early hours of this morning.

Initial reports were that 90 people perished in the blaze, but the death toll has steadily been rising as more bodies have been found in the packed nightclub.

While the official cause of the blaze has not been stated, local reports claim it was sparked by a firework set off during a band's performance.