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- The EFCC has released Doyin Okupe from its custody - Okup said the EFCC gave him a charge sheet with 59 counts bordering on money laundering - Okupe was arrested Sunday evening and spent 2 days in the EFCC custody The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the senior special assistant on public affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, Doyin Okupe, from its custody after two days. Okupe was released from the EFCC custody late Wednesday evening, December 12 after he was arrested Sunday evening. READ ALSO: Amosun shuns APC reconciliation meeting Okupe, who spoke with Channels TV after his arrest claimed that the anti-graft agency gave him a charge sheet which had 59 counts, bordering on breach of trust and money laundering and other allegations relating to his activities when he was in government as a senior special assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan. Legit.ng earlier reported that Okupe, who is one of the campaign spokesperso

- The Victims Support Fund says it has spent about N12 billion on rehabilitation in the north-east - It called for more support to enable millions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) return homes - It said funds were being used to support the returnees livelihood by engaging them with empowerment tools and rebuilding infrastructure - The foundation further said it is trying to get the balance of funds from those who made commitments Victims Support Fund (VSF), a foundation which assists people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency, has disclosed that it has spent about N12 billion on rehabilitation in the north-east. The disclosure was made by the vice chairman of the Presidential Committee on the Victims of Terrorism Support, Tijani Tumsah, on Wednesday, December 12, The Guardian reports. READ ALSO: TraderMoni: Osinbajo, not buying votes - APC reps Legit.ng gathers that Tumsah, who represented the body’s chairman, Gen T.Y. Danjuma (rtd), called for more support to enable m

- The Follow The Money team is making impact in Nigeria, Kenya and Gambia - The groups advocate, visualize and track aid meant for rural grassroots communities in their countries - So far, they have tracked over $100million in budgeted sums for contracts to basic amenities rural communities direly need The Follow The Money team is making impact in Nigeria, Kenya and Gambia says they have jointly tracked over $100million in their various countries. This was revealed during a press briefing on Wednesday, December 12, by representatives of the groups in Abuja. The team leaders are Hamzat Lawal of Connected Development (CODE) - Nigeria, Evelyn Nicole Mathai of Slums Information Development and Resource Centre (SIDAREC) - Kenya and Marr Nyang of Gambia Participates - Gambia. According to them, since 2012, their members have worked in over 150 grassroots communities in the three countries, impacting over 5 million marginalized lives by engaging national and sub-national governments. R

- Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard says he has had enough of Sadiq Umar - The Nigerian international is currently on a season-long from Roma - Gerrard wants to replace Umar with Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke Nigerian international Saidq Umar's contract with Scottish side Glasgow Rangers has been terminated by new manager Steven Gerard. The 21-year-old will be returning to Roma in the Serie A after having a disappointing spell in a season-long deal with Gers. And Gerrard has instructed the former member of the Nigeria football team to the Rio Olympics in 2014 he is free to leave, three weeks before the winter transfer window opens. READ ALSO: CSKA Moscow wallop Real Madrid 3-0 win at the Bernabeu Sadiq's departure will pave way for Nigerian-born Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke to Ibrox on loan in January. Gerrard has lost patience with the Nigerian striker having failed to make his starting XI for the last five months in charge, he has only made five substitute a

- British prime minister, Theresa May, survived the confidence vote of the UK lawmakers - May secured 63% of the total votes of the parliament, vowing to deliver the Brexit to the people of UK - Aggrieved lawmakers, led by labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, have vowed not to relent in effort to stop the Brexit policy of the PM British prime minister, Theresa May, on Wednesday, December 12, survived the vote of confidence of the UK lawmakers in a fierce parliament debate that almost put a sudden stop to her leadership of the Conservative Party. BBC reports that May, who secured 63% of the total vote, is now immune from a leadership challenge for a year. Legit.ng gathers that after surviving the axes on her authority, the prime minister, addressing his legion of her supporters at Downing Street, vowed not to succumb to pressure of the members of the parliaments, adding that she will not stop in her attempts to bring Brexit to reality. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter