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Badeh used N3bn of AirForce funds to acquire properties – Witness
The trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, began on Wednesday, March…
Igbokwe jailed 37 years for duping American $40m
Justice Lateef Lawal Akapo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday convicted a 19-year old secondary school…
Kogi governor orders Head of Service to proceed on compulsory leave
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has ordered state Head of Service, Mr Moses Atakpa to proceed on a 30-day compulsory…
Telecoms subscribers to Minister: Enforce order on unused data
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) on Wednesday urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to enforce the rollover of…
NNPC denies embezzling N3.2trillion
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has debunked a report by the auditor-general which alleged that it had failed to…
Lagos tests Lekki Gardens’ buildings
The Lagos State Material Testing Laboratory said it had carried out preliminary test on all buildings constructed by Lekki Gardens…
PDP will bounce back, says Ali Modu Sheriff
National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, has expressed confidence that the party would regain its lost…
Transfers: Chelsea offer Ibrahimovic £10m a year deal
Chelsea have offered Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, a two-year deal worth almost £10m a season. (FootMercato, via Daily Star) Premier League…
Troops kill Boko Haram fighters, recover APC
Nigerian troops have recorded more success as it continues to clear out the remnants of Boko Haram camps in reported…
Oba of Oworonshoki impostor arraigned
Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the X-squad of the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria, have…
DIG Wakama spits fire ahead Rivers polls
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Operations), Sotonye Wakama, has declared that Nigeria Police Force would not spare anybody…
FG, NLC bid farewell to Ocholi
The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday extolled the qualities of the late Minister of State…
Piracy: Nigerian Copyright Commission raids Alaba market
In line with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) ongoing fight against piracy and intellectual property theft, the commission carried out…
Rivers Rerun: Police restrict movement
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ahead of the Rivers State rerun election on Saturday, the State Police Command has announced restriction of…
Alake, Awujale’s supremacy feud not in Yoruba’s interest – Olulade
Eromosele Ebhomele The lawmaker representing Epe Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Segun Olulade has expressed displeasure…
Shi’ite members allege plot to repeat Zaria massacre
By Femi Adi/Kaduna The Islamic Movement of Nigeria also known as Shi’ite Sect on Wednesday said it has uncovered another…
APC lists 24 sins committed by Wike, Jonathan, PDP
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers state has listed 24 sins committed by former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, the incumbent…
FG to save N4bn on annual travel costs of government officials
The Federal Ministry of Finance says it has concluded plans to save the country over N4 billion through discounted airfares…
Dismissed cop remanded for alleged defilement of girl, 9
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 37-year-old dismissed policeman, Umar Babatunde, was Wednesday remanded in prison custody by an Egor Chief Magistrate…
Buhari’s battle to clean up Nigeria’s oil sector
The revelation by Nigeria’s auditor general that $16bn (£11bn) of oil revenue went missing in 2014 has emphasised the scale…
Buhari reacts to Maiduguri blast, says Boko Haram is mindless
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the suicide attack on a mosque in Maiduguri, stating that, he is heartbroken by…
Mile 12 traders agree to relocate, okay ban on okada
Kazeem Ugbodaga Traders of the popular Mile 12 Market in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria have agreed that the market should be…
Fertility: There’s hope for women without ovaries – University don
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the University of Benin, Prof. Osato Giwa-Osagie, has said that all…
Vital Initiative Africa donates educational material to Makoko school
The Vital Initiative Africa (VIA) has donated educational materials to school in Makoko area of Lagos state. Led by Oluwaseun…
Jobless man, 44, defiles girl, 7
YUSUF MUHAMMED A 44-year-old man, Obinna Aneke, a native of Udi Local Govt. area of Enugu State, has been arrested…
Man sent to prison for beating girlfriend
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 36-year-old man, Temitope Samuel, has been arrested and remanded in prison custody for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend,…
Lagos Global, Taxation And Lagos Economy
Tayo Ogunbiyi Lagos, no doubt, has enormous potential for economic growth. Despite not being an oil producing state, it remains…
Gender Equality bill, a slight setback, says Saraki #GEOBill
Senator Bukola Saraki has stated that the Gender Equality bill will be revisited by the senate after it was unanimously…
Breaking: 21 killed in Mauduguri mosque blast
At least 21 people have been killed and 32 were injured in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in…