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  Six persons suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of Nigeria’s Nollywoood actress and Senior Special Assistant to Imo state Government, Nkiru Sylvanus were on Tuesday paraded at a joint press briefing conducted by the State Security Sercice, SSS and the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, at the SSS headquarters in Abuja.

The Minister of State for Defence, Mrs. Olusola Obada, Tuesday according to a report in allafrica.com, caused a stir as she slumped at the celebration of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja where President Goodluck Jonathan, along with other top government officials and members of the diplomatic corps had gathered to honour Nigeria's fallen heroes. The ceremony included a 21-gun salute, playing of the Last Post, a minute's silence, laying of wreaths and releasing pigeons, as a mark of peace, took place at the National Arcade Three Arms Zone, Abuja. This could be as a result of her been exhausted after standing in the scorching sun with the service chiefs and other dignitaries for about four hours and the unexpected booms of artillery gunfire at the occasion, she had to be assisted by aides who led her to a seat. However, in a swift reaction to the report, the minister, through her media aide, Mr. Femi Adefila, denied that she slumped or fell during t...

Houses worth billions of naira belonging to the former Bayelsa state Governor Mr. Timipre Sylva has been seized by The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday in Abuja. Mr. Timipre Sylva is being prosecuted at a Federal High Court in Abuja, for alleged misappropriation of N6.46 billion state funds, when he was the governor of the state. In a statement signed by the Acting Head, Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, the commission said an interim forfeiture order to attach Sylva's properties was granted by Justice A. R Mohammed of on December 21, 2012. However, last week, another Abuja High Court presided by Justice M.M. Kolo ordered the EFCC not to tamper with property belonging to the former Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva. The court gave the order on December 27, 2012 while ruling on a motion filed by the former governor, who is also facing money laundering charges. Sylva had on December 24, 2012 filed a suit at the ...