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EFCC Freezes Akwa Ibom Account After Udom Sacked 'Akpabio Commissioners' 3 h Governor of Akwaibom State, Emmanuel Udom . The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) froze the bank accounts of Akwa Ibom State government after the Governor sacked some commissioners that welcomed defected Akpabio. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has turned its search light towards the government of Akwa Ibom State, freezing all bank accounts of the state government.  This came hours after the anti-graft agency also froze the accounts of the Benue State government whose governor, Samuel Ortom, recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, from ...

Boy, 9, robbed at gunpoint while running lemonade stand in Monroe, North Carolina Image: The boy was selling lemonade in Monroe, North Carolina A nine-year-old boy has been robbed at gunpoint while selling lemonade from a stand. Police in Monroe, North Carolina, say the boy was approached by a teenager who stuck a gun in his stomach, demanded money and fled on foot. It happened at about 3pm on Saturday at the entrance to a development called St John's Forest, police added. While searching the area for a suspect, officers "located a trail in the woods where a camo hat, a black colored BB handgun and the stolen metal tin were recovered". Officers believe the suspect "left a bicycle and walked from there to the lemonade stand before the robbery". Less than $20 (£15) was stolen, the Charlotte Observer newspaper reported.

Man charged with murdering midwife Samantha Eastwood Image: Samantha Eastwood was reported missing by work colleagues at the Royal Stoke Hospital A man has been charged with murdering midwife Samantha Eastwood, whose body was found a week after she went missing in Stoke-on-Trent. Michael Stirling, 32, from Cromer Road, Stoke-on-Trent, will appear at North Staffordshire Magistrates Court on Monday. Two other men, aged 28 and 60, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released on conditional bail while inquiries continue. Ms Eastwood was last seen when she left her night shift at the Royal Stoke Hospital at 7.47am last Friday, and officers investigating her disappearance found a body in a rural area near the city on Saturday. Staffordshire Police have now confirmed that the body is believed to be that of the 28-year-old. A post-mortem took place on Sunday, but further tests are required. In a statement released by police, Ms Eastwo...

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Herdsmen Killings: British Lawmakers Tackle Buhari “Despite the herder militia taking more lives during 2015, 2016 and 2017 than Boko Haram, President Buhari, who belongs to the same ethnic group, has been accused of turning a blind eye.” Members of the United Kingdom House of Lords have expressed their displeasure with President Muhammadu Buhari's handling of ongoing killings linked to herdsmen. The senior lawmakers at the upper chamber of the British Parliament said the latest killings in Plateau State have placed Nigeria’s collective existence on the edge,  They calling on Buhari to take immediate steps to address the crisis rather than paying lip service to random incidents with press statements. “Despite the herder militia taking more lives during 2015, 2016 and 2017 than Boko Haram, President Buhari, who belongs to the same ethnic group, has been accused of turning a blind eye,” a member, Denis Tunnicliffe, said during a debate on the herdsmen crisis Jun...

I Am In A Relationship With Victoria Kimani - L.A.X 9 h lax &victoria kimani. Singer, L.A.X opened up about dating the Kenyan songstress, Victoria Kimani in a recent interview. Singer, L.A.X says he is in a relationship with Victoria Kimani. L.A.X had opened about dating the Kenyan songstress in a recent interview. ''The love of my life, my WCE is Victoria Kimani, that is the love of my life, and that is all I want to reveal for now'', he said. Born Damilola Afolabi, the singer who is known as L.A.X  holds a Masters degree from the University of Manchester and got signed to Starboy Records in 2013, releasing two hit singles - ''Caro'' and ''Ginger'' thereafter. Since his contract with Starboy came to an end, L.A.X who still maintains a good relationship with Wizkid has set up his own independent platform called Rasaki Music, and has a big dream to structure the music industry. His upcoming album wil...

‘A part of my childhood is over.’ Take one last look as Toys ’R‘ Us closes doors Scott Fishman BY DANIEL WILSON dwilson@sacbee.com LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST REDDIT PRINT ORDER REPRINT OF THIS STORY June 28, 2018 07:02 PM Today marked a very sad occasion for toy lovers all over the country as Toys ’R‘ Us officially closed its doors.  https://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article214036529.html Most of the toy retailer's U.S. locations, including Arden Fair Mall, Elk Grove's Bond road store –  which is set to become a Scandinavian Designs furniture location  – and other local sites, ended the day by selling off the remaining inventory, shelves and pretty much everything that wasn't bolted down. The company announced back in  March that it would close all 800 of its U.S. stores, including 10 in Sacramento . Twitter users all over the nation shared their sadness for the loss of the the place wher...