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Adoke accuses EFCC of plot to plant incriminating document, cash in his home Adoke accuses EFCC of plot to plant incriminating document, cash in his home April 15, 2017 Former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), has alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in search of evidence to indict him, is plotting to plant incriminating document, cash in his Okenne home, in Kogi State. The immediate past AGF and Minister of Justice made the allegation in a statement by his media aide, Victor Akhidenor. This is coming as the EFCC had earlier on Tuesday raided Adoke’s home in Kano as part of investigations into the role Adoke may have played in the alleged $1.3billion Malabu oil deal fraud. “We gathered that the swoop on the country home of the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice will happen any moment from now as part of EFCC’s sustained campaign to soil the good name of Mr. Adoke in the guise of seeking evidence to ind...

Dogara asks Buhari administration to do more to rescue Chibok girls April 15, 2017 Press Release RE De # Ap The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has asked the Executive not to give in but rather intensify rescue efforts for the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media & Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, in Abuja on Friday, to mark three years of abduction of the girls from Government Secondary School Chibok, Borno State, the Speaker stated that his prayers are with the parents and relations of the girls and urged Nigerians not to relent in praying for their safe return. “You would recall that the House, on Tuesday, adopted yet another motion calling on the Executive to rescue our daughters who remain in captivity; this is because no matter how long ago the abduction occurred, as parents, we feel duty-bound to never let the campaign for their release fade out.” “The fate that has befallen our...

Controversy Continues Over A Single N42m Mystery Tithe In a Benue Church Philip Dzeremo (Makurdi,NAN): A man whose identity has been shielded by a local church in Makurdi, has shocked church members with a tithe offering of N42 million. Investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi revealed that the money was paid into the UBA account of the NKST Church High-Level Makurdi. Although the pastor of the church, Dr Frederick Ikyaan, initially denied knowledge of the offering, a copy of the church’s quarterly financial report, covering the months of January – March, confirmed the payment of N42million tithe to the church. The report showed that the lodgement was the highest single offering from an individual for the quarter. The money was paid into the church’s account in January. The breakdown of the church’s financial report showed an income of N56.2 million and an expenditure of N33.7 million within the same timeframe. The church’s records also s...

We won’t stop until we bring Chibok girls back – Saraki April 15, 2017 Senate President, Bukola Saraki has vowed that Nigeria will not stop its search for the abducted Chibok school girls until they return home. Saraki stated this on the third anniversary of the abduction. He also called for concerted efforts to rescue the over 200 school girls. “I speak on behalf of all Nigerians who truly care, mothers and fathers especially, who cannot imagine the pain of not knowing whether one’s abducted child is alive or not. “I know that this government is continuing to explore all options to secure the release of the remaining girls. We will continue to support the administration’s efforts in every way that we can,” a statement by the Media Office of Senate President quoted Saraki as saying. He assured Nigerians and the international community, that Nigeria would not stop looking for its missing school girls. “They are our daughters. We will not stop looking...

Ikoyi $43m Haul: Rivers State Government Claims Ownership April 15, 2017 Gives FG 7-day ultimatum to return money allegedly diverted by ex-governor Amaechi: Wike is a child, he talks without evidence By Yemi Adebowale and Ernest Chinwe in Port Harcourt Governor, Nyesom Wike yesterday said that the $43 million found in a luxury apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos belongs to the Rivers State Government and gave the federal government a 7-day ultimatum to return it, “failing which Rivers State Government will take legal measures to ensure that it gets back her stolen resources.” Addressing journalists at the Government House, Port Harcourt last night, he said that investigations by his administration revealed that the money was proceed from the sale of gas turbines by the immediate past governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi. But Amaechi told THISDAY last night that Wike’s allegations were frivolous and lacked any evidence. Wike said: “The money in question belongs...