The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has vowed not to intervene in the trial of his son, Mahmud, who is on trial along with other directors of oil-marketing and trading (OM&T) companies before a Lagos High Court for fuel subsidy fraud.
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Muslims across the country to be united and rally round the country’s leaders to find lasting solutions to problems of poverty and insecurity bedevilling the nation.
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A Canadian 14-year-old completed a nearly 27-hour, 31.6-mile solo swim across Lake Ontario on Sunday, becoming the youngest person ever to make the trek. As Annaleise Carr approached the Toronto shore, her red swimming cap bobbing up and down as she swam freestyle, a crowd of supporters cheered and clapped. As they watched her approach shore they chanted, "You can do it, Annaleise! You can do it, Annaleise!"
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Koffi Olomide, one of Africa's most popular singers, has been given a three-month suspended prison sentence for assaulting his producer. The rumba star, 56, was arrested after a fracas on Wednesday at a hotel in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, reports the BBC.
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LONDON (AFP) – Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has warned Premier League defenders that he plans to keep terrorising them for the next decade. Rooney made his Premier League debut for Everton against Tottenham 10 years ago when he was aged just 16 and fittingly he will kick off United’s domestic campaign with a return to Goodison Park on Monday.
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AN unnecessary controversy has been making the rounds between the Delta State Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the rightful owners of the $15 million (N2.4 million) which the commission alleged former Governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, gave as a bribe to it in 2007.
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Fresh facts have emerged that the five states in the South-east geopolitical zone teamed up to acquire the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), one of the 17 firms created out of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), listed for privatisation to change the abysmal electricity infrastructure in the zone.
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The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigations into the death of Cynthia Osokogu, the only daughter of Major General Frank Osokogu (retd), who was reported missing on July 22, 2012. PUNCH Metro learnt that Osokogu, who was based in Nassarawa, went to visit a friend in Abuja before leaving for Lagos to purchase goods for her boutique.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, state media say, after weeks of illness. Zenawi is the thrid African leader to die in the last four months. A government spokesman said Mr Meles had died in a hospital abroad - but did not say exactly where or give details of his ailment.
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ABAKALIKI— EBONYI State Police Command, yesterday, said it had begun full scale investigation to unravel the circumstances that led one Corporal Anthony Ugwuoke, to commit suicide after allegedly shooting his wife, Nkechi, 30, and two daughters, Adaeze, 3, and Chidinma, 1.
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