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Court restrains military from deploying troops for Rivers rerun
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has restrained the Chief of Defence Staff, the…
Three Russians on Nigeria’s ‘wanted list’
By Akin Kuponiyi Three Russians convicted in absentia for illicit oil deal by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos…
Tears, eulogies as the Ocholis are laid to rest
The remains of James Ocholi, the former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, was on Friday laid to rest…
FG saves N680billion from ‘padded contracts’
Ahmed Abdu, the acting Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) on Friday said that Nigeria saved about N680billion from the…
The Veil Is Lifted: A tribute to James Ocholi by Governor Bello Yahaya
‘THE VEIL IS LIFTED…’ BEING TEXT OF THE TRIBUTE DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, YAHAYA BELLO, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KOGI…
Rivers Polls: Peterside urges voters not to be intimidated
Dr Dakuku Peterside, Director-General, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has urged the electorate in Rivers state to ensure…
Retired headmistress, 65, shot dead by teenage cultist in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 65-year-old retired headmistress, Mrs. Clara Uwaifo, has been reportedly shot dead by a suspected teenage cultist in…
Court jails Benin Chief 10 years for receiving stolen car
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An Edo State High Court on Thursday sentenced a Benin Palace chief, Chief Smart Ehiorobo, (Eholor of…
CCT freed Bola Tinubu in error – Rotimi Jacobs
Rotimi Jacobs, a senior advocate of Nigeria and the Federal Government prosecuting counsel in the 13 count charge of false…
CCT to decide Saraki’s fate on March 24
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja di The Code of Conduct Tribunal will on 24 March decide whether it had jurisdiction to hear the…
February Star-Prize winner of Astymin Get Alert Promo unveiled
Mr Irabor Michael from Bariga, Lagos State, western Nigeria, has emerged the first Star-Prize winner in the Astymin Get Alert…
Champions League: Barcelona draw Atletico, PSG play Man City
Champions league holders, Barcelona have been drawn against Atletico Madrid in the quarter-final of the Champions League while Paris Saint…
Discharge Saraki like you did Tinubu, Agabi tells CCT
Ayorinde Oluokun/ Abuja Chief Kanu Agabi, Lead lawyer for Senate President, Bukola Saraki demands his client’s discharge and acquittal by…
No increase in bouquet prices, Multichoice Nigeria tells subscribers
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced that there will be no price increase for subscribers on its DStv service. In a statement…
CCT Trial: Saraki wins first battle
Senate President Bukola Saraki, won the first part of his battle to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct…
ObtainAid to lend support to the needs of Africans
ObtainAid, a crowdfunding platform that will cater for the needs of Africans across the continent is set to be launched.…
Why Nigerians are special by Reuben Abati
Whatever problem we may have in Nigeria at this or any other time, this country is sustained by the fact…
UPDATE: Saraki arrives CCT trial with 80 lawyers
Senator Bukola Saraki and other senators have arrived the court room around 9:55 am. He immediately went to greet members…
Saraki Trial: Justice Danladi Umar, partner being expected
The Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman, Justice Danladi Umar, and his partner were being expected at about 10:26am Friday as…
Legal fireworks expected as Saraki’s CCT trial resumes
Legal fireworks are expected to be on display this morning as the trial of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki…
Foreign Exchange Crisis: MoneyGram ex-country boss woos Nigerian Diaspora
MoneyGram ex-country director, Mrs. Joke Giwa, has called for collaboration between the Nigerian government and Nigerians in Diaspora so as…
NASS to pass 2016 Budget next week
Contrary to its promise on Wednesday, the National Assembly on Thursday failed to lay the 2016 budget for commencement of…
Fleeing Boko Haram terrorists bomb themselves
Troops of 81 Battalion and 251 Task Force Battalion of 25 Task Force Brigade who engaged in the hot pursuit…
The protestant ethic and how it changed the world
By Pastor Sunday Adelaja PART ONE Max Weber is a German sociologist, economist and politician. In the year 1904/1905,…
Aubameyang stars as Dortmund outclass Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur were unable to produce a shock second-leg comeback as Borussia Dortmund cruised into the Europa League quarter-finals. Trailing…
Coutinho’s goal knocks Man Utd out as Liverpool progress
A sensational Philippe Coutinho goal helped Liverpool knock Manchester United out of the Europa League and progress to the quarter-finals.…
Saraki calls for peaceful elections in Rivers
Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, urged the various stakeholders in the Saturday national and state legislative rerun elections…
Ocholi taught us meaning of loyalty – Buhari
buh President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday paid tribute to late Minister of State, Labour and Employment, James Ocholi, describing him…
Fraudsters extorting money via fake CDS Facebook account – DHQ
Nigeria Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has alerted the public on the existence of fake Facebook accounts operated in the name of…
MoneyGram partners GTbank on new money transfer service
Henry Ojelu MoneyGram and GT Bank has announced the launch of a new money transfer services that exclusively allows GTBank…