{"id":376,"date":"2016-03-22T23:21:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T22:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsscreenng.wordpress.com\/?p=376"},"modified":"2016-03-22T23:21:02","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T22:21:02","slug":"today-in-nigeria-tuesday-22nd-march-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/today-in-nigeria-tuesday-22nd-march-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Nigeria (Tuesday, 22nd March 2016 )"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsscreenng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/images.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Nigeria.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/newsscreenng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/images.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC), arraigned in absentia, a former leader of Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) at the Federal High Court in Lagos. The former militant leader was arraigned over a N34billion fraud. He was charged along with a former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, Kemi Engozu and others.<\/p>\n<p>A lawmaker representing Efon Constituency of Ekiti State, Afolabi Akanni, who was in detention at the Department of State Services facilities, regained freedom and currently on admission in a private hospital.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>The two-day National Economic Summit ended in Abuja after which the governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose took a swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari, claiming the President does not have the technical competence needed to solve the nation\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian international and Arsenal Football Club of London\u2019s player, 19 year old Alex Iwobi, who arrived for the AFCON qualifier match against Egypt, reportedly suffered food poisoning.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC), arraigned in absentia, a former leader of Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) at the Federal High Court in Lagos. 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