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                       Justice J.K Omotosho of Federal High Court Kano,today November 24,2016 convicted and sentenced the duo of Emmanuel Moyi a.k.a Abba Musa Bello and Victor Ali Ishaya to sixty years and fifty years imprisonment respectively on six count charges of offences bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence.The convicts journey to prison started when the commission received a petition from of victims alleging that the convicts obtained several sums of money from them under the guise that they were going to give them employment and contract.The convicts succeeded in their fraudulent activity through phone calls with different GSM numbers and phony names.After the victims have parted with huge sums of money through different bank accounts supplied by the convicts they realised they were being duped.However,further investigation by the EFCC revealed that those accounts were specifically opened by the convicts in order to perperate their fraudulent activiti

                 According to PM news,one of the presidential planes handed over to the Niigeria Airforce by the Presidency,Augusta AW101,has crashed within the Airforce base in Makurdi,Benue State.The $21 million presidential jet was given to the Nigeria Air Force by the presidency two months ago.A military source at the base confirmed that the crash occurred on wednesday and that there was no casualty.He said the flight engineer who was the only one on board,had landed the jet at the base and was to be parked in the hanger when it suddenly moved up and then crashed.He added that it was not that serious but that the flight engineer sustained minor injury.

                        FA Cup 2016 Winners and Record-breaking Ifeanyi Ubah FC a.k.a 'Anambra Warriors' have been received by the Governor of Anambra State,Chief Willie Obiano at the Amawbia Government lodge.The Ifeanyi Ubah FC Supporters Club alongside the Players and Management Team are currently celebrating the FA Cup Victory in Anambra yesterday,wednesday,23rd November,2016.Joined by Obiano are Billionaire and Anambra State FA Chairman,Ifeanyi Ubah,APGA Stalwart,Victor Umeh and others.More photos below.

                     The Lagos State Government has bagged an award as the best security and most safety conscious state in Africa.At the Award ceremony held in Johannesburg,South Africa and put together by the Security Watch Africa {SWA},the Rapid Response Squad {RRS} of Lagos State Police Command also emerged as the best anti-crime police squad in West Africa,while the RRS Commander,ACP Olatunji Disu took home the award of the most outstanding police operational officer in West Africa.The awards were presented to officials of the State Government at the 2016 lecture series of SWA organized in partnership with Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa {SIGLA} and the University of Stellenbosch,South Africa.The lecture,which had the theme: ''Tackling Security Challenges in Africa's Land and Maritime Domains,'' was well attended by security experts and officials from across Africa.Lagos State and its officials,according to organizers of the awards,we

                                                     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC yesterday wednesday,November 23,2016 arraigned the quartet of Colonel Nicholas Ashinze,a former special assistant to the embattled former National Security Adviser,Col. Sambo Dasuki; an Austrian,Wolfgang Reini; Edidiong Idiong and Sagir D. Mohammed before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court,Abuja on a 13-count charge of corruption and money laundering to the tune of N36.8billion.Ashinze and his co-accused were arraigned alongside five companies accused of allegedly diverting huge sums from the office of the former NSA.The companies are: Geonel Integrated Services Limited,Unity Continental Nigeria Limited,Helpline Organization,Vibrant Resource Limited and Sologic Integrated Services Limited.The defendants pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against them.In view of their plea,counsel to EFCC I.O Uket expressed readiness for trial to commence immediately saying

                        Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Ambassador Zhou Pingjian hosed the Inspector Generak of police,IGP Ibrahim K. Idris,NPM,mni and Nigeria Police Force delegation to China to a dinner at China Ambassador's residence in Maitama,Abuja yesterday wednesday 23rd November,2016.More photos below.