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A Nigerian was arrested for robbing four Manhattan banks, all during his lunch hour, New York Police said. Abdullahi Shuaibu, 53, was picked up by police on Monday and charged with robbery and attempted robbery for the crimes committed during his two-month spree. All four banks are within walking distance of UN headquarters on First Ave. near E. 42nd St., where the Nigerian worked. Authorities were led to the suspect after a retired police officer who works at the UN recognised him from a surveillance image previously released by the police. In the first incident, Mr. Shuaibu walked into a Santander Bank on Madison Ave. near E. 43rd St. on Feb. 27 and told the teller he had a gun. The bank employee complied and handed him an unknown sum of money. He hit two more banks in March, first striking out at a Bank of America on Third Ave. near E. 47th St. on the 13th. He was also successful in robbing a Santander Bank on Third Ave. and E. 63rd St. on the 27th. ...

Nnamdi Azikiwe airport, Abuja has reopened after it was temporarily closed for 6 weeks to enable Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), carry out major rehabilitation of the runway at the airport. Ethiopian Airline Airbus 350 landed successfully at the airport today, April 18th, 2017 at 11 am. There was a water cannon display to celebrate their successful landing. See more photos and watch the video below. Water canon display to welcome @flyethiopian Airbus A350 at the Abuja airport #ABVOpening #6WeeksMinus1Day pic.twitter.com/hX7sbQo1Mx — We ASOcial (@DigiCommsNG) April 18, 2017

The House of Representatives believes that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation did not remit a total of $81.2bn crude oil proceeds to the Federation Account in four years. Its ad hoc committee, which is investigating the alleged export of $17bn worth of undeclared crude oil and gas resources, has demanded explanations from the corporation. The investigation covers the year 2011 to 2014. Our correspondent gathered on Monday that the committee, which is chaired by a member of the All Progressives Congress from Adamawa State, Mr. Abdulrazak Namdas, had analysed documents from various sources, including the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Central Bank of Nigeria, Department of Petroleum Resources and the NNPC itself before coming to the conclusion. In its set of questions sent to the NNPC, a copy of which was obtained exclusively in Abuja, the committee noted that the total receipts from crude proceeds for the four years tallied at $123...

While Ayodele Oke, the Director-General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA) has claimed that the $43 million, N23.2 million and £27,800 (N13billion) cash found in an apartment in Lagos last week belongs to his agency, information available to SaharaReporters suggests that the woman seen hauling the money into the apartment in Ghana-Must-Go bags may have been Folashade Oke, his wife.  Our investigation has revealed that the owners of Apartment 7B gave Folashade Oke, with phone number +2348059833410, as their contact. Sources at the NIA confirmed Folashade to be the spouse of their Director-General, Mr. Oke. The day after the money was discovered, Mr. Oke had told SaharaReporters he could not verify any information about the money as he had not read any report linking his agency to the cash.  After pledging to speak to us thereafter, he did not take any calls until he suddenly announced that the money belonged to NIA, and that it had been approved by Pr...

Detectives are planning to question a former governor and some high-profile owners of apartments in Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos where $43.4million was recovered last Wednesday. Besides, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has identified how the controversial apartment 7B, where the $43.4m was kept, was acquired. Also recovered were £27,000 and N23m cash. The EFCC has intensified investigation into the roles played by some apartment owners and tenants on how the cash was brought into the Towers, The Nation has learnt. The anti-graft agency is said to be suspecting that some owners or tenants may have been complicit in the matter. A source said: “The more we investigate this $43.4m haul, the more we get fresh facts. It has become imperative to interact with some owners or tenants of apartments in the Towers. “We have invited a former governor and other high-profile owners and tenants for interaction. It is just to ask a few questions on whether ...

37-year-old Ifeanyi Ajaero was arrested by police in Ogun State for chaining his wife, Obiageli, 28, to a Generator set from night till daybreak. The incident happened at Ewooluwo Shagamu in Shagamu Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, who is a member of the disbanded merchant Navy used hand-cuff to chain his wife who had become weak as a result of severe beating. According to Spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi:  "The people in the neighborhood who had witnessed frequent beatings of Obiagelli by her husband, alerted the police over the latest incident, consequent upon which the DPO of Sagamu division, SP Aduroja Moses, led his men to the scene, rescued the victim and got the suspect arrested”. On interrogation, Ajaero admitted chaining the woman to a generator, but claimed his action was in self defence.

Former Minister of Education and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls, Oby Ezekwesili, says no amount malicious slander cannot stop her from advocating for the release of the missing Chibok girls. She said this in a series of tweets. 

Youth & Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, pictured during the street parade and display for the Plateau Cultural Carnival 2017. He lead a procession of cultural troops. See more photos 

Senator Dino Melaye in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ayodele Gideon has said, 'No amount of threat, blackmail, name-calling and/or harassment will stop me from being the voice of the voiceless and the mouthpiece of the common man'. His statement comes after he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt over the weekend. Read the statement below... Senator Dino Melaye has expressed deep shock over the assassination attempt on his life late on Friday 14th April 2017 in his constituency residence in Aiyetoro-Gbede, Kogi West Senatorial District, He described the situation as unfortunate, regretable, highly disturbing and very strange to the socio-political.culture of Kogi West senatorial district. The Senator thanked the Almighty God for sparing his life as he declares that God is his "Rock and Salvation". Senator Dino Melaye declared his unrelented resolution to continue to champion democratic courses targeted at good gove...

Let's be the first to tell you that the last three Big Brother Housemates; Efe, Bisola and TBOSS have just been gifted plots of land courtesy of Olakunle Churchill, the chairman of Big Church Group. The plots of land which are part of the properties of King Andrea Realtors was presented to the top three finalists yesterday. A very excited Efe Michael thanked Churchill saying, 'can this be real? I'm truly blown away by this show of love and kindness. We are so grateful.... thank you so much sir, Who I be to get land for Abuja?". The presentation ceremony also had the Big Church Foundation ambassador Praiz in attendance.