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753 Housing Units: EFCC Arraigns Fmr. CBN Governor, Emefiele

753 Housing Units: EFCC Arraigns Fmr. CBN Governor, Emefiele

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 16, 2025, arraigned a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,  High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on an eight-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, conspiracy, forgery, and unlawful possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime to the tune of ₦7,831,002,396 (Seven Billion, Eight Hundred and Thirty-One Million, Two Thousand, Three Hundred and Ninety-Six Naira). Emefiele is facing trial for allegedly using his privileged position to unlawfully acquire properties and control large sums…
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Israel-Iran Conflict: Iran Executes Man For Spying For Israel, Threatens To Quit Nuclear Treaty, Casualties Mount

Israel-Iran Conflict: Iran Executes Man For Spying For Israel, Threatens To Quit Nuclear Treaty, Casualties Mount

The Iranian state-backed news agency Fars reported that the authorities had executed a man found guilty of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency, the Mossad. It was the third execution of an alleged spy in recent weeks. Iran’s Chief Justice, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, vowed there would be speedy trials of anyone arrested on suspicion of collaboration. “If someone is arrested for having ties to and collaborating with the Zionist regime, their trial and punishment should be carried out and announced very quickly, in accordance with the law and given the war conditions,” Ejei said, quoted by the Tasnim news agency. The…
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Club World Cup: Bayern Maul Auckland 10-0, As PSG Hit Atletico 4-0

Club World Cup: Bayern Maul Auckland 10-0, As PSG Hit Atletico 4-0

Bayern Munich thrashed amateurs Auckland City 10-0 while PSG powered past 10-player Atletico Madrid in a convincing 4-0 victory at the Club World Cup. A mismatch was expected between Bayern, the Bundesliga giants, and the New Zealand league champions, but the gap was wider than many expected as Bayern racked up a record score in the history of the Club World Cup. Auckland were outclassed from the first whistle in the opening game of Group C with a Kingsley Coman double, Michael Olise and Sacha Boey putting Vincent Kompany's team 4-0 up inside 22 minutes. The goals kept on flowing…
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Taraba Rep, Useni, Urges Constituents To Support Tinubu For More Projects

Taraba Rep, Useni, Urges Constituents To Support Tinubu For More Projects

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo Taraba State National Assembly lawmaker, Rep Mark Bako Useni has called on the people of Takum, Ussa and Donga federal constituency to continue to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The lawmaker, who represents Takum, Ussa and Donga federal constituency at the House of Representatives, expressed confidence that continuous support for President Tinubu's administration would help attract more dividends of democracy to the region. Rep Useni, who was Speaker of the State House of Assembly, made the call during a media parley held at Takum, headquarters of Takum Local Government Area (LGA) of the State.…
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FCT Education Resource Centre Director, Dr Neemat Abdulrahim, Honoured With Silent Hero in Education Award

FCT Education Resource Centre Director, Dr Neemat Abdulrahim, Honoured With Silent Hero in Education Award

In a ceremony that celebrated unsung contributors to national development, Director of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Education Resource Centre, Dr Neemat Daud Abdulrahim, received the coveted Silent Heroes Award for Education, at the Wells Carlton Hotel, Asokoro, Abuja, the nation's capital. A quiet yet influential presence in Nigeria’s education sector for more than three decades, Dr Abdulrahim has guided the transformation of school and community libraries from dusty shelves to dynamic digital hubs. Her early years as a librarian cemented a passion for literacy; today, she drives sector-wide change through digital-literacy programmes, forward-looking policy direction, and large-scale capacity-building initiatives…
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Israel-Iran Conflict: Trump Rejects Israel’s Plan To Kill Ayatollah Khamenei

Israel-Iran Conflict: Trump Rejects Israel’s Plan To Kill Ayatollah Khamenei

Two U.S officials told Reuters today that President Donald Trump threw out an Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Have the Iranians killed an American yet? No. Until they do, we’re not even talking about going after the political leadership,” one of the sources, a senior U.S administration official, told Reuters . Separately, upon being asked about the reported plan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “I’m not going to get into that.” Israel has a reputation of targeting and assassinating political and military heads of organizations she deems pose an existential threat to her. Already…
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Benue Bloodfests Spark International Concern As Pope Leo Speaks On Latest Killings

Benue Bloodfests Spark International Concern As Pope Leo Speaks On Latest Killings

By our reporter The bloody happenings in Benue State, North-Central Nigeria, triggered international worry as Catholic Pontiff, Pope Leo, today offered prayers for victims of what he described as a “terrible massacre” in the state. The state is still reeling from murderous attacks by suspected heavily armed Fulani herdsmen, with the latest incident being the gruesome killing of over 200 persons in Yelwata town, Guma Local Government Area (LGA). Reports claimed that entire families were wiped out during the attack which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, June 14. Angry youths in the state consequently protected the many unresolved…
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Benue Bloodfests: Irate Youths Protesting Herdsmen Murders Tear-gassed By Security Operatives

Benue Bloodfests: Irate Youths Protesting Herdsmen Murders Tear-gassed By Security Operatives

*Gov Alia Condemns Yelwata Massacre, Says More Security Personnel Have Arrived By Sam Tyav, Makurdi, and other reports Irate youths, disappointed by the seeming lack of effective action by the authorities to combat killer herdsmen, who reportedly murdered over 250 persons within 48 hours in parts of the State at the weekend, today staged a peaceful protest to register their displeasure. Carrying palm fronds, they blocked the busy Makurdi-Abuja highway to drive home their feelings. In return, today, police in the State tear-gassed them, to disperse the protesters. The latest murders involved the gruesome killing of over 200 residents of…
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Israel-Iran Conflict: 10 Killed In Iranian Strikes On Israel, Trump Threatens Tehran With ‘Full Strength’ American Military, If…

Israel-Iran Conflict: 10 Killed In Iranian Strikes On Israel, Trump Threatens Tehran With ‘Full Strength’ American Military, If…

Israel and Iran exchanged another round of strikes late on Saturday and into Sunday, June 15, with at least eight people killed in Israel when Iranian missiles penetrated air defences in the north and centre of the country as well as hitting a science institute near Tel Aviv. The latest wave of Iranian attacks began shortly after 11 pm on Saturday, June 14, when air raid sirens blared in Jerusalem and Haifa. Israeli media said at least 35 people were missing after a strike hit Bat Yam, a city south of Tel Aviv, in a second wave of strikes for…
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