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(Nigeria) Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has accused Governor Babatunde Fashola of peddling falsehood and misinformation against him, while counselling him to thread the path of integrity and credibility.

(Nigeria) Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has proposed to the United States Department of Justice “a repatriation arrangement to limit control or management of $480 million forfeited Gen Sani Abacha funds by the Nigerian government to the extent necessary to ensure that there is transparency and accountability in the process.”

(Nigeria) A former Military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), said on Wednesday that an Igbo president would help heal the civil war wounds, maintaining that he supports the idea of rotational presidency.

(Nigeria) The Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that the Master key (encryption/decryption) of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Smart Card Readers may have been compromised by the opposition.

The man accused of shooting two police officers during a demonstration in Ferguson this month had nothing to do with the incident, his attorney said Wednesday, adding that police should be searching for the real shooter.

(Nigeria) Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, has accused the Federal Government of sending assassins after him (Amaechi) less than three days to the presidential election.

Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled the country by sea Wednesday on a boat from Aden, as Shiite rebels and their allies advanced on the southern port city where he had taken refuge, captured his defense minister and seized the city's airport.