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                      Senator Ben Murray-Bruce is showing off the aircraft Ojukwu used after the civil war in Nigeria on social media few hours ago..He captioned the photos above and below ''This is the plane Ojukwu left Nigeria with and fled to Ivory Coast after the civil war.Nigeria can do better by fixing this plane and sending it to a museum''.I believe his right,we should learn to preserve history in our museum.More photos below.

                         Pictures of Aremu Samuel Oluwatobi and Sheriff Kazeem who were arraigned at Lagos High Court Igbosere before Justice A.A. Akintoye today,February 10,2017 for offences bothering on OBT,Forgery,Impersonation,Conspiracy and Money Laundering.One more photo below.

                                       A Federal High Court,sitting in Benin-City,Edo State yesterday thursday convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment one Osagie Aghedo Bliss {alias Julbert Stefan,Nesta Gilbert,Isak Krister and Fredrick Cruso} for conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence. Bliss was first arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,on 29 January,2013 on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy,possession of fraudulent documents containing false pretences and obtaining by false pretence.Bliss,upon his arraignment,pleaded not guilty to the charges.After diligent prosecution by the EFCC,Justice P.I Ajoku found Bliss guilty on count one of the charge and consequently convicted and sentenced him to two years imprisonment without an option of fine.He was discharged and acquitted on count two and three of the charge. Bliss was arrested with nineteen otherssuspected to be involved in internet fraud at No. 56 Siloko Road,Benin City,Edo State

                  A special operation conducted by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 3rd February,2017 on a building belonging to a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation {NNPC}, Dr Andrew Yakubu in Kaduna yielded the recovery of a staggering sum of $9,772,800 {Nine Million,Seven Hundred and Seven Two Thousand,Eight Hundred United States Dollars} and another sum of 74,000 pounds {Seventy Four Thousand Pound Sterling } cash. The huge cash cash was hidden in a fire proof safe.The surprise raid of the facility was sequel to an intelligence which the commission received about suspected proceedss of crime believed to be hidden in the slums of Sabon Tasha area of Kaduna. On arrival at the facility,the caretaker of the house,one Bitrus Yakubu,a younger brother to Andrew Yakubu,disclosed that both the house and the safe where the money was found belong to his brother,Andrew Yakubu.When the safe was opened it was disscovered t

           A total of 100,000 athletes from 27 countries including Nigeria will be partivipating in the second edition of Access Bank Lagos Marathon billed to hold from 7am to 2pm on February 11,2017. 64 elite athletes from 26 countries and 102 from Nigeria,as well as 30 special athletes will also be participating in the marathon scheduled to start from National Stadium in terminate at Eko Atlantic City in Victoria Island. Addressing a world press conference today friday at Eko Hotels and Suites,Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode said adequate preparations have been put in place to ensure a successful event,assuring that the marathon had been designed to be bigger and better than the previous edition. Governor Ambode,who addressed the briefing alongside President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria {AFN},Mr Solomon Ogba; Acting President of International Association of Ultra runners,Mr Nadeem Khan; representatives of International Association of Athletics Federations {IAAF}

                 7 Division Nigerian Army has opened dialogue with Yola Electricity Distribution Company for effective metering of barracks within its Area of Responsibility [AOR} in line with Army Headquarters directive. The Acting General Army,Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu brainstormed on modalities for the metering with the Yola Electricity Distribution Company's Area Head {North 1},Zainab Hassan and Marketing Manager,Adamu Auta as well as Abubakar Ahmed Officer in Charge of Military Accounts at the Headquarters 7 Division,Maimalari Cantonment,Maiduguri. The GOC noted that Yola Electricity Distribution Company has been a major stakeholder in the generation and distribution of power since restoration of Maiduguri into the national grid.He recalled the Army Headquarters directive on metering of all barracks across the country to get a near accurate estimation of power consumption and reduction of electricity bills.He therefore urged the company to hasten the metering of barrac