A case of alleged multi-billion naira corruption against former Rivers State governor Peter Odili and some officials of his administration has been abandoned by the EFCC, Daily Trust’s investigations have shown. This is even as the “perpetual injunction” against arrest secured by Odili in March 2008 still subsists because the Appeal Court in Port Harcourt is yet to vacate it nearly four years after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission filed an appeal.
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LAGOS—Policemen attached to Isheri Division in Lagos have arrested a woman, who allegedly beat her 15-year-old brother-in-law to death, for stealing N50. The incident, which occurred about 3 p.m, yesterday, at 3 Amosu Street, off Community Road, Ijegun-Igando, reportedly sent some of the residents into hiding for fear of being arrested by the police.
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Governor Peter Obi of Anambra has directed local governments in the state to maintain and protect the land recovered from squatters. Obi gave the directive on Sunday while inspecting the Onitsha-Enugu Federal Highway undergoing reconstruction and expansion. He also charged local government councils to ensure that the entry and exit points of the Onitsha Bridge remained clean always.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) – Imagine taking 400 scientists on an alien road trip where each one wants to examine every interesting rock along the way. Welcome to the next two years of NASA’s landmark robotic mission on Mars. Scientists on Earth are eager to explore the Gale Crater, where water is believed to have pooled many years ago and where the US space agency’s $2.5 billion Curiosity rover touched down early Monday. Next up, Curiosity will haul the Mars Science Lab at least half-way up Mount Sharp, a towering three-mile (five-kilometer) Martian mountain with sediment layers that may be up to a billion years old. But it may be a full year before the remote-controlled rover gets to the base of the peak, which is believed to be within a dozen miles (20 kilometers) of the rover’s landing site.
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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) said at the weekend that it has rejected the submission of 12 quoted companies’ unaudited second quarter accounts as a result of their failure to comply with International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS).
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The Senate on Sunday said any Senator that tavels with the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, on her proposed three-nation tour would not be representing the upper arm of the National Assembly.
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Phablet, as the name suggests, is a device that combines the voice-calling capabilities of a smartphone with the larger display 4-7inches and utilizes stylus pen as an additional input device.
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Action Congress of Nigeria has condemned the legal tussle between Mrs. Patience Jonathan and her predecessor, Mrs. Turai Yar’Adua, over a plot of land in Abuja.
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a committee to study the grievances of the House of Representatives, which is threatening to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan for poor implementation of the 2012 Appropriation Act.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed plans by the Bankers’ Committee to introduce a unique identity data for the banking industry.
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