Month: August 2019
I’ll transform NITDA into a smart organization – DG
The newly appointed Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has said that his…
CIBN presents accreditation certificate to Ecobank Nigeria Academy
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has officially presented certificate of accreditation to the ultra-modern, state of the…
Hollywood star DiCaprio pledges $5m to stop Amazon fires
Leonardo DiCaprio has pledged $5 million as donation to fund efforts to quench the increasing fires in the Amazon rainforest.
4,943 Edo indigenes repatriated from Libya
Edo state has over 50 per cent cases of human trafficking, making it the highest affected state in the federation,…
Group, lawyer ask court to dismiss case against 57 gay suspects
A civil right group, The Initiative for Equal Rights has called for the dismissal of criminal case against 57 men…
FBI list of scammers: Nigeria’s US embassy wakes up from slumber
The Nigerian embassy in Washington DC has woken up from slumber to condemn the criminal act by 77 Nigerians, five…
EFCC quizzes Navy Commander over fraud
The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), on Monday, arrested the Executive Director of…
EFCC opens up on role of Abba Kyari in Oyo-Ita’s investigation
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari did not influence…
Dangote loses 3 family members in quick succession
Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote is in mournful mood as he lost three relations in quick succession to the cruel…
Crimea: Trump blames Obama not Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin can do no wrong in the eyes of President Donald Trump. And he has demonstrated it…
Kidnap of Irrua CMD Okogbenin: Death of 2 policemen confirmed
The Edo Police Command has confirmed the killing of two of its officers attached to the Chief Medical Director (CMD)…
APGA Rep member Ossy Prestige floors APC, PDP challengers
The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia on Monday upheld the election of Mr Ossy Prestige…
12th African Games: Blessing Okagbare disqualified
Nigeria's most famous female athlete, Blessing Okagbare on Monday in Rabat at the 12th African Games suffered disqualification after a…
Opioid drug crisis: Johnson & Johnson fined $572m
An Oklahoma judge in the United States has ruled that Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's…
Gunmen abduct Okogbenin Irrua Specialist Hospital CMD
Unknown gunmen unleashed terror on Monday morning in Benin, Edo State, as they killed two mobile policemen and abducted the…