Year: 2017
NNPC scam: Buhari must suspend Baru now – SERAP
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently refer the allegations of corruption and…
Buhari should relinquish petroleum minister portfolio – Senator Sani
Senator Shehu Sani has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to relinquish the Petroleum minister portfolio and appoint someone else to manage…
Super Eagles get $50,000 donation from Akwa Ibom governor
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom, has redeemed his pledge of 10,000 dollars per goal for the matches against Cameroon…
Do Nigeria’s Yoruba people have the world’s highest twin birth rate? (And are yams to blame?)
The idea that eating yams increases the chance of twins seems to be backed up by the high twinning rate…
Nigerian Army launches free medical outreach in Abia
The Nigerian Army has launched a free medical outreach in Ovim, Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia, as an integral…
Nigerians united to defeat Boko Haram – FG
The Federal Government says Nigerians from are united in their resolve to defeat the Boko Haram terrorist group.
Ezekwesili: My younger sibling had kwashiorkor during Civil War, No more war
A former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili has said that her younger sibling suffered from kwashiorkor during the civil and…
Exposed! Randy IGP impregnates serving policewoman
The lawmaker representing Bauchi central, Isah Misau, has alleged that the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, impregnated a serving deputy…
Monkeypox virus hits Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Government is investigating suspected cases of monkeypox outbreak in its communities, the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu,…
Charly-Boy demands N500m damages from police for alleged rights violation
Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly-Boy or Area-Fada, on Wednesday filed a suit at the FCT High Court, Maitama, against…
N606m SURE-P funds: EFCC re-arrests ex-Permanent Secretary, Onubuogo
A former Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labour, Clement Onubuogo, was on Wednesday re-arrested at the Federal High…
Pipeline Vandalism: NNPC surveillance team arrests policeman, tanker driver in Lagos
Operatives of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Surveillance Team on Wednesday arrested a policeman and a tanker driver who were…
Reps issue bench warrant on EFCC boss Ibrahim Magu
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against the Acting Chairman of the…
22 die in boat mishap
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed the death of 22 persons in a boat mishap around Mahuta…
Spain king ‘ignored millions of Catalans’
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has attacked Spain's King Felipe VI for "deliberately ignoring millions of Catalans".
Nigeria to raise N330 billion in bonds in fourth quarter
Nigeria plans to raise between N270 billion and N330 billion ($857 million - $1.1 billion) in local currency-denominated bonds in…
Money Laundering: Court Fixes October 30 to Hear Diezani’s Application
The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed a date to hear an application filed by a former Minister of…
CBN recovers N50 billion from ‘thieving’ banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN said on Wednesday it has so far recovered over N50 billion from erring banks…
CBN injects $195 million into currency market
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said on Tuesday it had injected $195 million into the interbank foreign exchange market,…
Armed robber to die by hanging in Lagos
A High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a man to death by hanging for armed robbery and conspiracy to…
Achieving A Cleaner Environment In Nigeria
The strategic importance of cleaner environment as bedrock upon which development and economic prosperity rest has been an area of…
Fleeing Househelp Arrested For Stealing Employer’s N6m Jewelries
A househelp, Folake Ogunrombi, 36 who allegedly stole her employer's jewelries valued at N6 million at their Ikoyi, Lagos residence…
Court refuses to vacate forfeiture order against senator
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday refused an application by a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Mr…
Mishap: Lagos Intensifies Clampdown On Illegal Jetties, Boat Operators
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said that it has stepped up efforts to clampdown on illegal jetty and boat…
Happy Days Are Here: Local rice to sell N6,000
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says it will reduce the price of locally produced rice from N18,000 per…
NNPC boss solicits Oyo, Osun Govts’ assistance to curb pipeline vandalism
Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Directorof the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) has urged Oyo and Osun State Governments to…
Insurbordination: Senate investigates NNPC GMD
The Senate is investigating insubordination allegations against the Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru by…
Lagos charges political class to refrain from things that can polarize state
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday charged members of the political class to refrain from things that could generate conflict…
We won’t invite Diezani to Nigeria for trial – Federal Govt
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, says Nigeria has no immediate plan to bring…
NAFDAC workers to continue strike despite appointment of acting DG
Workers at the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) say they will continue with their strike…