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Sterling Bank, Access Bank explain involvement in EFCC investigations
Sterling Bank and Access Bank have notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) about their operations concerning the ongoing investigations by…
Sales of form: No more extension-JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday reiterated that it would not extend the period it had slated…
4 Petrol smugglers caught in Badagry
Lagos State crime fighting outfit, “Operation MESA’’ on Wednesday, in Badagry, seized more than 200 gallons of petrol at the…
EFCC boss faces contempt charge
Ayorinde Oluokun, Abuja A contempt charge has been filed against the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Buhari seeks international anti-corruption agency
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the setting up of an international anti-corruption agency to fight global corruption. President Buhari…
Ambode releases N10bn for completion of 114 LG roads
a The Lagos State Government led by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has released the sum of N10.8billion to date to ensure…
EFCC arraigns ex-chief of air staff
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar, on…
FIFA suspends Benin from global footbal
World football governing body, FIFA, has suspended the Benin Football Federation (FBF) from global football after a court ruling in…
Facebook founder supports young Nigerian talents
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg has shown support for Nigerian developers following the launch of Free Basics in Lagos, Nigeria. Free…
Niger Delta militants kill 3 soldiers
The Joint Military Force deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta on Tuesday confirmed that three soldiers were…
SERAP seeks extradition of Diezani Allison-Madueke
As the international anti-corruption summit kicks off in London tomorrow, a civil society group Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)…
Can Nigeria Be Crushed Into Shape? by Okey Ndibe
By Okey Ndibe I was disturbed by a report in last Sunday’s edition of The Punch newspaper. It read, “Buhari…
We have capacity to crush Niger Delta Avengers – DHQ
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has warned the Niger Delta Avengers who have been bombing crude oil pipelines…
West Ham ends Upton Park stay with win over Man Utd
West Ham’s 112-year stay at Upton Park ended with victory as Winston Reid’s late header beat Manchester United to dent…
Lagos At 50: Soyinka thoroughly deserves appointment, says Gbadamosi
Co-Chairman of the Lagos At 50 Committee, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi on Tuesday gave credence to the appointment of Nobel Laureate,…
Hunchback man abducted, murdered in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have confirmed the abduction of a 37-year-old man with a hunchback, simply identified as…
Edo Guber: Muslims insist on Christian/Muslim ticket
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the September gubernatorial election in Edo State, a group, Edo Muslim for Equity and Good Governance…
Abandon your marriage if…. Ambode’s wife advises women
To thousands of women who are in abusive and violent relationship and who continued to bear the brunt of domestic…
Shame! Germany to teach Nigerians cleanliness
To the eternal shame of some Nigerians who continued to be indifferent to their dirty environment, Germany is now proposing…
Police save frustrated woman from suicide
The Police in Imo have rescued a female staff of the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, from committing…
FG to establish 6 new science varsities
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, says the Federal Government is working toward establishing six new universities of science…
DPR to sanction filling stations for fuel diversion
The Department of Petroleum Resources( DPR) in Ondo State, is to sanction any filling station found diverting and hoarding petrol…
Ogun PDP in disarray, elects 3 chairmen
Abiodun Onafuye, AbeokutaThere seems no end to the crises rocking the People’s Democratic Party, in Ogun State as the three…
Jose Mourinho wanted by Indonesia as head coach
Indonesia want to appoint Jose Mourinho as head coach, according to the country’s sports minister. Ranked 185th in the world,…
FLASH: Attempted jail break busted in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Daring gunmen made a botched attack on Port Harcourt Prisons in the Rivers State Capital today. The…
Saraki was stinkingly rich before he was governor – Counsel tells CCT
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki had over $22 million, £12 million, €2.6m and about N4 billion in cash…
Doctors begin 5-day strike tomorrow
National Association of Resident Doctors has declared five days of warning strike starting tomorrow, 11 May to protest what it…
Plateau State gets N2.06bn as IGR
The Plateau Government on Tuesday said it generated N2.06 billion as revenue in the first quarter of the year. Mr…
Police arrest 4 over theft of mosquito nets
Bauchi Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested four suspects for being in possession of stolen treated mosquitoes nets.…
Lagos Model Colleges: Admission test holds Saturday
The Screening test for admission of Primary Six pupils into the Lagos State Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools…