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Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has been described as the most corrupt Nigerian ever. he assertion was made by ex-House of Representatives Speaker Ghali Na'Abba, who stated that the former leader lacks the integrity to label members of the National Assembly as "corrupt". Na'Abba has lashed out at Obasanjo, questioning his dealings during his administration and stating that he had nothing before becoming President but engaged in questionable expenditure during his tenure in the presidential seat. Well, I don’t think there is anybody more corrupt in this country like the former President. I believe you are talking about the former President Olusegun Obasanjo. "As the Speaker, I took Obasanjo on several issues of expenditure offences which he committed and could not show remorse. So, I don’t think he has the integrity to call anybody in the NASS corrupt. This is the man who became President with nothing and today he is one of the richest Nige...

As Nigerian athletes continue to pursue a first medal at the Rio Olympics, the United State has taken a hold of the top spot of the medals table. See the table below: Rio Olympics medals table on Monday (gold, silver, bronze, total): United States 3  5  4 12 China          3  2  3  8 Australia      3  0  3  6 Italy          2  3  2  7 South Korea    2  2  1  5 Hungary        2  0  0  2 Russia         1  2  2  5        8= Britain        1  1  0  2      8= Sweden         1  1  0  2 Japan  ...

Goalless, booed off twice and facing another embarrassing tournament exit on home soil, Neymar and Brazil’s footballers have lost their shine as Marta’s free-scoring Brazilian women dazzle the host nation at Rio 2016. Charged with restoring Brazilian football’s pride two years on from a 7-1 thrashing by Germany at their own World Cup, the Barcelona star and his proteges stooped to new lows with their second consecutive scoreless draw against Iraq on Sunday to a chorus of jeers in Brasilia. Instead Brazil’s treasured first Olympic football gold could come thanks to their women as a nation in need of inspiration has rallied round their sensational start. In contrast to Neymar’s ineffectual and irritable displays, five-time World Player of the Year Marta has lived up to her billing as the golden girl, scoring twice in a 5-1 thrashing of Sweden on Saturday to add to an opening 3-0 win over China. Marta is even becoming a stick to beat the beleaguered men’s team with. ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested popular blogger, Mr. Abubakar Sidiqu Usman, otherwise known as Abusidiqu, over a recent report he published against the Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu. Friends of the blogger who reached out to The PUNCH said he was arrested by EFCC operatives early on Monday morning. Confirming the arrest, the EFCC spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said the blogger was arrested for cyber stalking. In a statement, Uwujaren said, “The EFCC today arrested Mr. Abubakar Sidiq Usman, a blogger, for offences bordering on cyber stalking. “The suspect who is the publisher of Abusidiqu.com was picked up at his Kubwa, Abuja home in the early hours of Monday August 8, 2016 by operatives of the EFCC and is currently being questioned over the alleged offence which contravenes sections of the Cyber Crime Act. “The suspect has already been offered administrative bail and would be released to his elected sureties.” Cyber stalking...

A 24-year-old teacher, Marquita Alston, in Tennessee has been arrested for allegedly seducing and having sex with five of her students. Alston was said to have had sexual contact with five boys while a teacher at Pearl Cohn High School in Nashville. The teacher, allegedly had the act with the students between September and November 2014. Following a report the school principal had received about the teacher, the matter was reported to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s Sex Crimes, who started carrying out investigation since November 2014. Police say some of the contacts may have occurred on the Pearl Cohn campus. Since then, more and more alleged victims have stepped forward with evidence. Alston has now been charged with five counts of statutory rape and is now free on a $1,000 (£760) bond. The teacher resigned a month later after being placed on administrative leave by the school system.