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A 28-year-oldman, Victor Onyekamuo, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s under- aged daughter, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, says the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) could not hold due to logistic issues.

Nigerian police have arrested 53 persons during a gay marriage and arraigned them on Wednesday before a Magistrates’ Court in Chediya in Zaria.

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the director-general of National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador  Ayo Oke and the Secretary to the Federal Government, Engineer Babachir David Lawal.

The Nigerian Army has carried out a clearance operation and ambush against Boko Haram insurgents in the North East.

The weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting did not hold Wednesday. The meeting chaired by President, Muhammadu Buhari also has Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Ministers and presidential aides as member

EFCC agents have searched all the apartments in Osborne Towers, the Ikoyi, Lagos building where $43.4million was found last Wednesday.

UN worker arrested for robbing banks A United Nations employee 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.

THE Nigerian Police Force is set to recruit 30,000 Police officers nationwide before the end of this year aimed at beefing up security in the country.

  Barely one week after a policeman lost his service rifle to unknown gunmen, another policeman has been attacked and killed by unidentified hoodlums in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.