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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Former FCT Minister’s son, Shamsudeen Bala, was on Tuesday re-arraigned at the Federal High Court Abuja, for an alleged 15-count amended charge bordering on money laundering. Bala, alongside four companies, were arraigned on Feb. 1 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on a 15-count charge, bordering on money laundering to the tune of N1.1 billion. The four companies are: Bird Trust Agro Allied Ltd, Intertrans Global Logistics Ltd, Diakin Telecommunications Ltd, and Bal-Vac Mining Nigeria Ltd. At the resumed hearing, the prosecuting counsel, Ben Ikani, informed the court of an amended charge dated May 25, which was served on the defense. The amended charge according to Ikani was to specify the various amount of money in local and foreign currencies found in the accused person’s account number 0000895020 domiciled with Standard Chartered bank. Chris Uche (SAN), the Defense Counsel, however informed the court that the prosecution gave him a co...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A statement credited to a second republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed, has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari is behaving just like the Ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan by allegedly favouring only the South-West regions in terms of infrastructural development while neglecting his own people, the north. Mr. Mohammed was also quoted to have said that President Buhari has also not built even a single road in the north despite haven spent two years of his administration. The statement also said that the ex-lawmaker made the comment while appraising President Buhari’s two years in office,  in a chat with DAILY POST. According to him,  “Today, it is the South-West that is enjoying the Buhari administration in terms of key appointments and development projects like roads. “He has short-changed the north. “He has not done even a single road so far in the north. “Buhari’s idea of project implementation is skewed in favour of the South West. “This is the sa...

http://ift.tt/2qbKxOk Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo smiles as he celebrates at the end of the Spanish league football match Malaga CF vs Real Madrid at La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga on May 21, 2017. Real Madrid won their 33rd La Liga title and first for five years as Cristiano Ronaldo's 40th goal of the season helped seal a 2-0 win at Malaga today./ AFP PHOTO / SERGIO CAMACHO Despite the joy of helping seal Real Madrid’s 33rd La Liga title on Sunday, Cristiano Ronaldo slammed his treatment by the media, saying he is not “the devil” he is made out to be. Ronaldo scored his 40th goal of the season inside two minutes as Madrid won 2-0 at Malaga to depose Barcelona as Spanish champions. However, when questioned about a gesture he made to Celta Vigo players in Madrid’s 4-1 win over the Galicians on Wednesday insinuating Celta had been offered bonuses to damage Madrid’s title charge, Ronaldo turned on the press pack. “People say things about me withou...