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FLASH: Court Remands Ex-Anambra Gov, Ngige, Over Alleged Corruption, Adjourns Case

Former Governor of Anambra state, Chris Ngige, has been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of the bail application. Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory High Court issued the remand order on Friday, after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the ex-minister of Labour and Productivity in court over…

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Overrides Tinubu’s Pardon For Maryam Sanda, Affirms Death Sentence 

The Supreme Court has overridden the pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu to an Abuja-based house wife, Maryam Sanda, who was in 2020 sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute. President Tinubu had reduced Sanda’s sentence to 12 years imprisonment on compassionate ground. But in a judgment…

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Primate Ayodele Clears Air Over Alleged N150m Extortion Attempt Against Minister Adelabu

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has denied allegations levied against him by the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, regarding an attempt to extort him of N150 million. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that Adelabu petitioned the DSS while accusing Primate Ayodele of asking him to purchase about 1,000 trumpets, which would cost…

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BREAKING: EFCC Arraigns Ngige Over ‘Contract Fraud, Gratification’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Chris Ngige, former minister of labour and productivity, over alleged contract fraud. The ex-Anambra governor was arraigned on an eight-count charge before a Federal Capital Territory high court in Gwarimpa on Friday. Upon arraignment, Ngige pleaded not guilty to all the counts. In the charge dated…

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‘You’ll Not Become Governor’ – Bayo Adelabu Petitions DSS Over Primate Ayodele’s N150m Demand For ‘Spiritual Intercession’

Bayo Adelabu, Nigeria’s minister of power and former Oyo governorship candidate, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS), accusing Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, of attempting to extort N150 million from him for “spiritual intercession” to secure his governorship bid. Adelabu has confirmed his intention to contest the 2027…

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FLASH: NNPC Begins Investigation As Explosion Rocks Escravos–Lagos Gas Pipeline In Delta

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has confirmed an explosion on the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline, raising fresh concerns over pipeline safety and the risk to residents in nearby communities. According to a statement issued by the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh, on Friday, the incident occurred at about 5:50pm on December 10, 2025, near…

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