Court accepts bank documents showing alleged diversion of Kogi LGA funds during Bello administration

A Zenith Bank Plc’s staff member, Femi Remigus, on Tuesday, tendered exhibits against Ali Bello, a nephew of former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in a money laundering trial involving alleged diversion of N3 billion state’s coffers. Ali is the current Chief of Staff to Yahaya Bello’s successor – Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi…

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Bandits kill 2 and abduct 60 in Zamfara in revenge for kingpins? killings

Banditry and armed violence have intensified across northwestern Nigeria, with multiple attacks reported in Zamfara, Sokoto, and Kebbi states, leaving dozens dead, scores kidnapped, and communities devastated.   Daily Trust reported that in Zamfara State, bandits have launched a fresh wave of deadly assaults across Tsafe Local Government Area, killing at least two people and…

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The Braindead Generation

Photo by Teslariu Mihai Lately, I have noticed a lack of life in my surroundings. At seventeen, I watch as we get closer and closer to becoming soulless. We have become a depressed hopeless generation that finds any possibility of escapism appealing. The news vomits numbers of deaths, suicides, school shootings … and as those…

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