Saturday, 5 November 2016
Return of stolen funds series: EFCC confirms return of N1bn by ex-Customs boss
Nigeria - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed media reports that a former Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, returned N1 billion to the Federal Government.
Germany fears Islamic State is trying to infiltrate its army
Germany is to investigate all military recruits amid fears Islamic State jihadists are trying to join its armed forces.
A spokesman for the counter-espionage service (MAD) said 20 Islamists had been identified in the Bundeswehr and 60 other potential cases were being investigated.
So sad! Top ranking Army Officer killed by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno
Nigeria - A highly decorated officer of the Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Col. Muhammad Abu Ali was on Friday killed after Boko Haram terrorists attacked a 119 Battalion Nigerian Army location at Mallam Fatori, northern Borno State.
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VIDEO: Watch EPL highlights as Man City draws MIddlesbrough 1-1 at the Etihad
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Jacob Zuma to supporters: "I am not afraid of jail"
South Africa - In his first public appearance since investigators documented signs of government corruption, South African President Jacob Zuma told supporters on Saturday he wasn't scared to go to prison because he had been jailed during apartheid.
The Public Protector, an anti-graft watchdog, said in a report last week that a judge should investigate whether Zuma, cabinet members and some state companies acted improperly in their dealings with wealthy Indian businessmen.
On high Covenant University fees, Bishop Oyedepo tells critics: Stop or face God’s wrath
Nigeria - The Bishop of the Living Faith Church worldwide, Dr David Oyedepo, has appealed to those criticising the school fees charged by Covenant University to desist to avoid incurring the wrath of God.
Oyedepo, in a telecast to a pre-Shiloh 2016 Convention gathering of the church monitored via satellite in Jos on Saturday, said the critics were acting in ignorance and risked incurring the wrath of God.
Two Italians and Canadian kidnapped in Libya freed, flown to Italy
Two Italian workers and a Canadian kidnapped in Libya in September have been freed and were flown to Italy early on Saturday, Italian and Libyan officials said.
Danilo Calonego, Bruno Cacace and Frank Poccia - were abducted on Sept. 19 in Ghat, southwestern Libya, near the site where they worked by an armed group that blocked the vehicle in which they were traveling, the Italian foreign ministry added in a statement.
Wow! Tens of thousands protest in South Korea, call for president to quit
Tens of thousands of South Koreans protested in central Seoul on Saturday in one the largest demonstrations in the country's capital for years, calling on embattled President Park Geun-hye to resign over a growing influence-peddling scandal.
Roughly 43,000 people were at the candle-lit rally early on Saturday evening, according to police. Organizers said a growing crowd of 100,000 had assembled, making the protest one of the biggest since demonstrations in 2008 against U.S. beef imports.
Bombs hit convoy of displaced people in Iraq, kills 18
Two roadside bombs struck a convoy carrying Iraqi families fleeing an Islamic State-controlled town in the north of the country late on Friday, killing 18 people, a police officer said.
Breaking News! From Nigeria, one more abducted Chibok schoolgirl found by the Nigerian army
One of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militant group Boko Haram from their school in north-east Nigeria's Chibok in 2014 has been found by soldiers, a Nigerian army spokesman said on Saturday.
Around 270 girls were kidnapped by the jihadist group, which has waged a seven-year insurgency aimed at creating an Islamic caliphate in the north-east, in April 2014.
Weird! Monster earthworm named Dave wriggles into record books
A giant earthworm called Dave has made his way into the record books after growing to the size of a small snake.
The 40cm (15.7in) annelid, weighing 26g, is the largest earthworm ever found in the UK.
He was spotted by Paul Rees from Widnes, Cheshire in his vegetable patch and named by his stepson George.
Mayor killed in jail cell after 'police shootout' in Philippines
A mayor jailed on drug charges has been shot dead in his cell after a reported gun battle with police in the Philippines.
Rolando Espinosa and fellow inmate Raul Yap apparently opened fire as officers looked for firearms and illegal drugs during a raid.
The mayor of Albuera in Leyte is the second local government executive on President Rodrigo Duterte's so-called "narco-list" killed during police operations.
US Election 2016: Clinton attracts celebrity firepower
Beyonce and Jay Z have delivered a powerful endorsement to Hillary Clinton as the US presidential campaign enters its final phase.
The Democratic candidate joined music's power couple on stage at a free concert in Cleveland, in the critical battleground state of Ohio.
Photo: Wow! Lucky escape for pregnant woman who reverses car off harbour wall
In Kent England, a pregnant driver has been rescued after reversing her car off a harbour wall.
Emergency crews were called to Military Road, Ramsgate, just before 6.30pm on Friday.
Oh my! First 13 cases of deadly fungal infection emerge in US
Thirteen cases of a sometimes deadly and often drug-resistant fungal infection, Candida auris, have been reported in the United States for the first time, health officials said Friday.
The infection, which often spreads in hospitals and other health care settings, can invade the ear canal, urine and bloodstream.
Period of returning stolen funds: Omisore returns #350m of #1.7bn ONSA funds to the EFCC
Nigeria - Ex-Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has now paid back N350million of the N1.7billion public funds which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) traced to him, The Forefront has learnt from a reliable source.
Sequel to the arrested Judges saga, the DSS uncovers Supreme Court’s secret account
Nigeria - As the faceoff between the DSS and the judiciary continues, a Supreme Court’s bank account said to contain billions of naira has attracted the attention of the Department of State Security Services ( DSS).
The organization is currently probing seven judges,two of them justices of the apex court,for alleged corruption.
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Judges arrests: Again Gov. Wike alleges FG is intimidating the judiciary to favour the ruling party
Nigeria - Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has all accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government of deliberately threatening the foundation of democracy in the country through orchestrated intimidation of the judiciary through false allegations and illegal arrests.
US Election: Clinton leads Trump by 2 points in Fox News poll
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by 2 percentage points in a four-way race, according to a Fox News opinion poll released on Friday.
US Election: Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Clinton leads Trump by 5 points, swing states tighten
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by 5 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Friday, keeping her advantage in a national survey while races tighten in several swing states.
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