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Two docked for N10.3m bank fraud
…another suspect for N15m Dud Cheque The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today arraigned the duo of Sani Endurance…
Capital market indices drops further by 4.09 per cent
Trading at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed for the week on Monday still on negative trend with the market…
FG welcomes envoys’ support for Northeast rehabilitation
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has welcomed the offer of support from Ambassadors from several nations who are based in…
Lawmaker to FG: Take Lassa Fever awareness campaign to villages
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A call has gone to the Federal Government to urgently to take awareness campaign against Lassa fever to…
How N2.6bn NIMASA fund was diverted —witness
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has been told how part of the N2.6 billion…
Appeal court upholds sack of 23 APC LG chairmen in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, Rivers state today confirmed the judgment of a Federal High…
CHAN: Glo first to hail Eagles after 4-1 bashing of Niger
Few minutes after Nigeria handed 4-1 defeat to Niger, the country’s biggest corporate supporter of football, Globacom, was first to…
Armed robbers attack Enyimba team bus
A bus carrying players from Nigeria’s football league champions, Enyimba, has been attacked by robbers in the central part of…
CHAN: Nigeria thrash Niger 4-1
Nigeria beat their neighbours Niger 4-1 in the African championship Chan in Rwanda. Moses Okoro opened the scoring for Nigeria…
Buhari tells Ban ki-Moon ‘We’ve driven Boko Haram into fall back positions’
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abu Dhabi that Nigeria has made very significant progress towards ending the Boko Haram…
Wike intensifies work on Rivers road after APC bashing
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State will tomorrow, Tuesday, flag off the Igwurita-Chokocho road to link Etche…
Amputate, hang corrupt leaders, says Reps member
Femi Adi/Kaduna House of Representatives member Representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency in Kaduna State, Umar Yakubu Barde on Monday recommended amputation…
Filling stations in Ogun adjust meters to ‘extort’ buyers
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Owners of most filling stations across Abeokuta, the capital city of Ogun state, have devised another way…
Obaigbena’s London TV station, Arise, shut over £3m debt
Funsho Arogundade Arise TV, London-based global news network, owned by Nigeria’s flamboyant media baron, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, has been shut…
DPP re-arraigns doctor over N11m fraud
Paul Iyoghojie The Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, of the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Mrs. E.…
Breakdown of how N1.34trn was stolen by governors, others in 7 years – Lai Mohammed
Nigerian state governors, ministers, business leaders, public officials and bankers allegedly stole $6.7 billion in public funds in seven years,…
Breaking: TB Joshua sues Lagos Coroner, AG over indictment
Henry Ojelu The Registered Trustee of Synagogue Church of All Nation, led by Prophet Temitope Joshua has sued Lagos State…
Nigeria now has over 152million active lines – NCC
The active lines in Nigeria’s telecommunications industry increased to over 152 million in the month of November 2015, the Nigerian…
EFCC alerts public over fake Magu Facebook account
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC wishes to alert the general public about the activities of some unscrupulous elements…
Buhari will not congratulate Dickson – Lai Mohammed
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja If Seriake Dickson the Governor of Bayelsa State is expecting a congratulatory message from President Muhammadu Buhari over…
LG Caretaker Committees: LASG appeals judgement
Akin Kuponiyi The legal battle over the appointment of Caretaker Committees to manage the affairs of Local Government Areas and…
Lassa fever confirmed in Delta State
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Delta state has joined the league of states currently battling the dreaded hemorrhagic disease, Lassa fever, following…
Glo League: Abia Warriors declare Obanor AWOL
Nigerian Premier League hopefuls, Abia Warriors football club of Umuahia said one of their dependable players, Erhun Obanor has disappeared…
Buhari tasks global community on climate change to avert disaster for human race
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abu Dhabi called for greater global cooperation against the devastating effects of climate change to…
Jimoh Ibrahim sacks MD on live TV over unpaid workers’ protest
Funsho Arogundade The Group Managing Director of Energy Group, Jimoh Ibrahim, did the unthinkable Monday when he sacked Bolu Afolayan,…
Principal officers of Skye bank face contempt proceeding
Akin Kuponiyi A federal high court sitting in Lagos, South west Nigeria will tomorrow decide whether to commence the hearing…
Unpaid workers storm Jimoh Ibrahim’s lecture
Some unpaid workers stormed the Abuja venue of the Energy Group 5th GMD Lecture Monday while the programme was being…
Four dead in suicide attack on Cameroon mosque
Four worshippers were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in northern Cameroon on Monday, a security source said,…
Lawyers’ son Arrested over N100k fraud
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 38-year-old son of a senior legal practitioner, Adeniyi Oriade, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’…
APC wins all Chairman positions in Niger LG councils poll
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger has won all the 24 Local Government Areas Chairmanship positions in the election…