The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has called on youths all over the country to shun acts of corruption, criminality and militancy.The call was made by the EFCC’s Zonal Head in the South-South, Ishaq Salihu, while receiving officials of the National Patriotic Forum of Nigeria, PATFON recently.According to the spokesperson
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-Anietie UdobitThe Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen continues her reign as the world’s highest-paid model, according to Forbes. Bundchen, 36, who recently featured in the opening ceremony at Rio, has topped the list since 2002 and last year amassed $30.5million (approximately £23.3million). According to the finance magazine the majority of her income
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The Intelligent Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested four persons alleged to be responsible for some cases of armed robbery and kidnapping in Benue State, including an Indian expatriate.The suspects, Terna Lorlu aka Rocker, 28 years old, who is the gang leader; Ternenger Terwase aka Bishop, 29 years; Terungwa
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In line with the determination of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC to recover the slush funds used for the 2015 presidential election, the Commission has arrested one Austin Umahi, brother to the current governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi along with two others: Chinyere Egwuche and Mabel Dikibo
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Britain would “welcome” Apple to the UK after the European Commission said the company should pay €13bn (£11bn) in unpaid taxes to the Irish state, Downing Street said on Tuesday. The comments will fuel speculation that Britain – which could have left the EU within three years – is hoping that
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A private mining group headed by Mr. Hugh Morgan, has made a potentially “high grade” Nickel discovery in Nigeria, The Australian reports. The discovery of Titan is rumoured to be close to Dangoma, a small farming town in the outskirts of Kaduna State. According to the newspaper, the discovery is unusual
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-Anietie UdobitWayne Rooney has confirmed that he will retire from international football after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, providing he is selected for the tournament by new England manager Sam Allardyce. Rooney captained England to the embarrassing Euro 2016 last-16 defeat by Iceland in the summer, but has been retained
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-Anietie UdobitThe world’s oldest man has been named as Indonesian Mbah Gotho, who is 145 years old, with documentation that says he was born in 1870. Mr Gotho said he began preparing for his death in 1992, even having a gravestone made, but 24 years later he is still alive.
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Dogs understand what some human words mean, according to a study published in the prestigious journal Science. In a world-first experiment, academics in Hungary trained 13 dogs to voluntarily lie in an MRI scanner to monitor what happened in their brain when the researchers spoke to them. They discovered that dogs’ brains
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-Anietie UdobitZika can “wreak havoc” on the brains of adults and cause major, lasting damage, according to a new study. The research could overthrow the assumption that the virus is only of major worry to pregnant women. Until now, the mosquito-borne infection has been primarily linked to microcephaly, a serious defect
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