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Obasanjo’s regime exposed national assembly to corruption – Dino Melaye
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Otunba Dino Melaye, on Thursday reacted to the letter written by…
Tompolo will appear in court soon-Aide
The former Niger Delta warlord, Mr Government Ekpemupolo “Tompolo’’ will appear in court at the appropriate time, Mr Paul Bebenimibo,…
El-Rufai suspends monarch over marijuana possession
Femi Adi/Kaduna In actualizing his campaign against drugs, Kaduna Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday announced the immediate suspension of…
Olisa Metuh regains freedom again
Spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh has regained freedom from Kuje prison after meeting the bail conditions…
DPO arrests 17 suspected hoodlums at 1004 Estate
Paul Iyoghojie The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge Bar Beach police station, Victoria Island, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, CSP Segun…
Army arrests Boko Haram member in Sapele
A middle-aged man suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram sect has been apprehended in Sapele , Delta,…
Sodomy: Prof., 3 others arraigned for Criminal Conspiracy
The Police in Kano on Thursday, arraigned the proprietor of Hassan Gwarzo College in Kano, Prof. Ibrahim Ayagi and three…
Buhari to make agriculture mainstay of Nigeria’s economy
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has expressed confidence that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration will reposition…
Help us tackle terrorism, Dambazau tells UK
Lt -Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), Minister of Interior has called for the support of the United Kingdom in tackling terrorism…
Anambra Govt. seals banks, hotels, schools over tax evasion
The Anambra Government on Thursday sealed-off no fewer than 35 buildings in the industrial town of Nnewi over the refusal…
Uche Secondus still PDP national chairman – NWC
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says there is no change in the leadership composition…
Edo commissioner denies embezzling N1bn agric loan
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Abdul Oroh, Edo state commissioner for commerce and industry, has denied that he embezzled a N1 billion loan…
PEF Scam: Court defers ruling on George Uboh
Justice S. E. Aladetoyinbo of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja on Thursday, January 28,…
Appeal court reserve ruling in murder case against Ibinabo
Akin Kuponiyi An appeal court sitting in Lagos, south west Nigeria has adjourned for judgement the appeal filed by star…
NSCDC boss visits EFCC counterpart, seeks cooperation
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu today visited the acting chairman…
Ondo State, GTBank, Etisalat, others win Consumersng Awards
Ondo State, GTBank, Jumia, Etisalat are among 16 other corporate entities/governmental bodies listed as the 20 Consumer Brands of the…
Why we engage in annual prayer for Nigerian leaders – Hajia Tinubu
Eromosele Ebhomele The Iyalode of Lagos and President of Fatima Charity Foundation, Hajia Bintu-Fatima Tinubu, has promised that her foundation…
Adamu reacts to report that 90 million Nigerians are hungry
Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa West) has described as saddening, the report by the Food and Agriculture Organisaton (FAO) that more…
Applicant remanded in prison custody over N60 cigarette, ogogoro
A Lugbe Area Court has ordered the remand of a 24-year-old applicant, Kandas Salam, in prison custody for allegedly inflicting…
I’m committed to cleaning up Ogoniland – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Nairobi reaffirmed his administration’s steadfast commitment to the implementation of the United Nations Environmental…
Illicit gin kills 2 in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two persons have allegedly died after consuming locally brewed gin, popularly called ogogoro, in Edo state, western Nigeria.…
Abducted oil workers rescued in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three oil workers who were reportedly abducted along Benin/Akure road on Tuesday, have been rescued unhurt by operatives…
EFCC arraigns two oil dealers for N14.6m Petroleum Equalisation Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 28, 2016 arraigned the duo of Aku Ben Aku and…
Female robber poses as nurse, snatches bus
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A gang of armed robbers allegedly led by a female who posed as a nurse, has reportedly snatched…
Dasukigate: How we laundered money for Metuh – Witnesses
More witnesses were presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 28, 2016 before Justice Okon…
Lagos APC backs Ambode’s war against cult gangs
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has thrown its weight behind Governor Ambode’s resolve to rid Lagos…
Nigeria’s parliament orders tax payments from oil traders
(Reuters) – Nigeria’s parliament ordered three local oil traders to pay taxes it says they owe the country for crude…
Police corporal to face trial over murder of tricycle operator’s wife
Paul Iyoghojie A 28-year-old Police Corporal Museliu Aremu, alleged to have killed a mother of four, Comfort Idongesit Godwin Udoh,…
African journalists must do more to protect themselves online
Catherine Gicheru According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), over the past two decades 780 journalists worldwide were murdered…
100 shops, 3 cars burnt in Ketu market fire
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least, 100 shops and three cars have been burnt in an early morning fire which engulfed Jakande…