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EFCC Press Release Fraud: EFCC Declares Chinese Company Executive, Liu Zuzhi Wanted A Chinese national, Liu Zuzhi, until recently deputy manager of Sanju Sunny Nigeria Limited and China Railway Engineering Nigeria Limited, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy, bribery and embezzlement of funds. Zuzhi is alleged to have connived with three other suspects, to defraud the companies (Sanju Sunny Nigeria Limited and China Railway Engineering No 3 Nigeria Limited) of funds running to millions of naira. Zuzhi is alleged to have defrauded the companies by claiming money, in naira and foreign exchange, in the pretext that they were payouts, to bribe officials of various Nigerian agencies, state governments, and banks. A number of suspect in the scam have been quizzed by the anti-graft agency but all efforts to track 32- year-old Zuzhi have been futile....

Pakistani military has ended today's early morning siege by Islamic terror group, the Taliban, on a military run school in Peshawar, a Northwestern city in Pakistan. 126 people, including 84 children have been confirmed dead. See photos from the incident and a list of  dead bodies received at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan.

The remains of ‎ Sen. Jim Nwobodo's first son, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwu Nwobodo was finally laid to rest today. ‎He was buried in his father's elder brother's house, Chief John Nwobodo, Chairman of old Enugu Local Govt. Area...after his dad refused to allow his corpse buried in his compound. A source related to the family told LIB; "From the look of things, he was apparently buried on the arrangement of the  church and his siblings as his father was not seen around. His father's awareness of his burial could be traced from the heavy presence of security personnel in guard of his compound though he was not seen and also his second wife. Ifeanyi was buried in his uncle's house which shares the same fence with the fathers house instead of his fathers (irony of life)."

For the records, for those of us who have forgotten and who cares to know HISTORY OF FUEL PRICE INCREASES IN NIGERIA. (K for kobo, N for Naira) •Gowon – from 6k to 8.45kobo •Murtala – from 8.45k to 9k •Obasanjo – from 9k to 15.3k •Shagari – from 15.3k to 20k BUHARI 20k-20k (constant) •Babangida – from 20k to 39.5k •Babangida – from 39.5k to 42k •Babangida – from 42k to 60k (Private Vehicles) •Babangida – from 60k to 70k •Shonekan – from 70k to N5 (Naira) •Abacha – from N5 to N3.25k (Price drops) •Abacha – from N3.25k to N15 •Abacha – from N15 to N11 (Price drops) •Abubakar – from N11 to N25 •Abubakar – from N25 to N20 (Price drops) •Obasanjo – from N20 to N30 •Obasanjo – from N30 to N22 (Price drops) •Obasanjo – from N22 to N26 •Obasanjo – from N26 to N42 •Obasanjo – from N42 to N50 •Obasanjo – from N50 to N65 •Obasanjo – from N65 to N75 •Yar’Adua – from N75 to N65 (Price drops) •Jonathan – (New ...

Philippine government prosecutors charged a U.S. Marine with murder Monday in the killing of a Filipino, saying the suspect acknowledged attacking the victim after he found out she was a transgender woman. Prosecutor Emilie de los Santos said there was 'probable cause' that Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton, who has been detained since shortly after the October incident, killed Jennifer Laude, whose former name was Jeffrey, in the motel room where the victim's body was found in Olongapo city, northwest of Manila. She had apparently been strangled and drowned in a toilet bowl. 'It's murder,' de los Santos told reporters after filing the charge against the 19-year-old Pemberton before a regional court. 'It was aggravated by treachery, abuse of superior strength and cruelty.' Among the evidence submitted by de los Santos and other prosecutors were statements by Pemberton's three Marine colleagues who went bar-hopping with him on Oc...

According to the story, as shared by Lola Omotayo-Okoye herself, not only was she molested by a Catholic pries, her ex-lover also abused her and this went a long way to affect her. Lola, who now has two children for Peter, shared her touching experience to encourage young ladies at the recently held Kinabuti Dare2Dream Project in Lagos. According to her, she was molested when she was in high school – by a priest – and for the longest time she blamed herself and kept quiet about it because she did not think anybody will believe her. She couldn’t even go to her family to talk about it... “You shouldn’t let your past determine what your destiny will be, we all have our past whether good or bad or makes us unhappy, we all had a life that we lived that we are not happy about, you shouldn’t let it bother you from succeeding. When I was a young girl in my early teens in high school, I was molested by a catholic priest, i blamed myself, i didn’t tell anyone because...

Seizing an overwhelming 40% of the total vote in an informal poll conducted Friday, Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi was the public’s choice for running mate to All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate,  Muhammadu Buhari. The poll, conducted by SaharaReporters between Friday, December 12 to Saturday, December 13, garnered a total of 7,951 votes. Of these, 3162 respondents voted for Amaechi. Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, another favorite ahead of the party’s decision, received 2138 votes representing 27% of the votes cast. Former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomole, and former Attorney General of Lagos State, Prof. Yemi Osibajo, received 855 votes (11%), 859 votes (10%), and 699 votes (9%) respectively. Former Lagos State Governor and APC national leader Bola Tinubu came in at the bottom of the billing, receiving 238 votes, 3 % of the total vote. The survey, conducted through the online service ...