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Embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki arrived at the VP’s office in Abuja today accompanied by former Vice President Abubakar Atiku to beg for forgiveness from the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu. While Saraki arrived the VP’s office in the company of Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun, Senate Majority Leader Ali Ndume and several senators while Tinubu was accompanied by Chief Bisi Akande and some APC governors and senators. State House reporters were warned not to report the meeting as Chief Akande claims it is a meeting of top party leaders trying to settle a serious crisis.  Saraki is attempting to avoid a calamitous corruption trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, a trial that’s bound to reveal his dirty secrets as well as possibly lead to his disgraceful exit as President of the Nigerian Senate.

NCC had fined MTN N1.04 trillion for failing to deactivate 5.1 million unregistered SIM cards and later reduced the amount to N780 billion after the first round of negotiations. MTN Nigeria Buildings Weather Report However, MTN filed a suit as the December 31, 2015 deadline drew near, and later requested an out-of-court settlement. On Wednesday, the mobile phone company finally withdrew the case at the federal high court in Lagos in response to a request by the Nigerian authorities. Ferdi  Moolman, the CEO of MTN Nigeria said on the withdrawal: “This is a most encouraging development. It demonstrates a willingness and sincerity  by both parties to work together towards a positive outcome.” MTN paid N50bn to the federal government “as a gesture of good faith and commitment to continued efforts towards an amicable resolution”, according to the telecoms company. Moolman further said: “We are hopeful at this...

On Wednesday, the Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital ordered that Sheba Samuel, who gruesomely beheaded his three-year-old niece, Dieko Adunbarin, be remanded in the custody of Olokuta Prison. Sheba Samuel SaharaReporters Media Mr. Sheba, 44, was arrested by the officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Ondo State Command in Ikare Akoko Local Government Area (LGA) of the State for the murder of the toddler. Mr. Sheba allegedly killed the toddler as part of a cult ritual. SaharaReporters learned that the suspect was an instructor at a local nursery school in the community before ‎carrying out the dastardly act. At the court, the Police Prosecutor, Martins Olowofeso, gave a graphic narration from the accused confessional statement detailing the beheading of the young Adunbarin with a kitchen knife. Mr. Olowofeso noted that the offence was committed at exactly 9: 30 am at No. L/97 Araromi Street, Ikare Akoko in Akoko North East L...