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Man jailed for N1.2m stock fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, October 22, 2015, secured the conviction of Bashir Olumuyiwa, Managing Director,…
N789m Subsidy Scam: EFCC closes case against Majope Investment, 4 others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Thursday, closed its case against Opeyemi Ajuyah, Majope Investment, Abdullahi Alao, Axenergy,…
45 Boko Haram suspects arested in Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe Forty-five people suspected to be members of Boko Haram who reportedly planned to bomb Dolphin Estate in Ikoyi,…
Ogun Guber: Amosun, Isiaka know fate today
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Tension is high in Ogun as politicians, residents and observers impatiently await the verdict of the governorship election…
Maiduguri Blasts: Rescuers deposit six bodies in mortuary
Rescuers from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have evacuated six dead bodies of the victims of an early morning…
N20m Fraud: EFCC docks ex-Adamawa Commissioner
A former Adamawa State Commissioner for Finance and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, John Elias, was on Thursday, October 22,…
Plea bargain a plus to our judicial system – Ocholi
A ministerial nominee, James Ocholi, on Thursday in Abuja said plea bargaining should be encouraged in pursuant of criminal justice…
Twin bomb blast rip through Maiduguri mosque
Two bomb blasts have ripped through a mosque in Maiduguri killing many, eyewitnesses say. The blast is believed to be…
Solar energy an incredible opportunity for Nigeria, Africa – Osinbajo
Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has stated that solar energy provides an incredible opportunity for Africa to be…
620 million Africans including 96mn Nigerians lack access to electricity
At least 620 million Africans lack access to electricity and 96 million of them are from Nigeria, the most populous…
UNESCO translates English Primer into Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Kana
UNESCO has commenced the translation of the Literacy by Radio Learner’s Primer into four local languages, to revitalise adult and…
FRSC to comply with ECOWAS policy on axle load enforcement
Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC), says Nigeria is ready to comply with the Economic Committee of…
91 companies bid for NNPC’s coastal bunkering vessels service
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) has began the public opening of technical bids submitted by 91 companies to secure…
I’m not on a mission to change football, says Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he was not on a mission to “change football” after a 1-1 Europa League draw…
Hillary Clinton grilled 11 hours over Benghazi attack
Hillary Clinton stood her ground through a grueling 11 hours of questioning over the 2012 Benghazi attacks, parrying Republican blows…
N50m Tax Evasion: LIRS shuts six companies
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) on Thursday sealed up six companies for non remittance of taxes due to…
Sunday Oliseh flown abroad for medical treatment
Nigeria’s Home-based Super Eagles will be travelling to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso tomorrow without Coach, Sunday Oliseh, for the second leg…
5 million users disconnect from MTN in Nigeria
Over 5 million subscribers of MTN, Africa’s largest mobile phone operator, have ditched their lines with the telco outfit in…
‘Fear of Buhari’: Nigeria’s rich lying low amid graft crackdown
Business is slow at the moment for Benedict Okafor, who sells luxury cars from a lot near the port in…
Ogun Govt. shuts illegal mortuary
M The Ogun Government on Thursday sealed a private morgue at Gbogbolowo community in Ifo Local Government Area of the…
Dangote refinery to begin operations in 2018
The Management of Dangote Petrochemicals and Fertiliser Plant on Thursday assured Nigerians that its 650,000 barrels Per Day (BPD) capacity…
Dogara constitutes 96 standing committees
Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives, on Thursday constituted 96 Standing Committees to oversee the country’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies…
Yoruba group supports Akure monarch on Eze Ndigbo title
Eromosele Ebhomele The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has expressed support for the stand of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo…
Man jumps over Obalende Bridge, dies on sighting taskforce officials
Paul Iyoghojie An unidentified Hausa Youth jumped over the Obalende Bridge, Lagos, western Nigeria on Thursday at about 6:30pm and…
Amaechi’s Screening: A sparkling performance, shame to Gov Wike —APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The eventual appearance of former Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State for the Senate ministerial screening…
91-year old woman on wheelchair leads protest to Lagos Assembly
Eromosele Ebhomele With a wheel-chair, a 91-year old woman, Mrs. Roseline Ololo, on Thursday led some of her family members…
Obey Lagos traffic laws or be arrested, taskforce boss warns security officers
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Chairman, Lagos Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, Olubukola Abe has warned security officials engaging…
NYSC to support 9-year-old pupil on fight against terrorism
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday pledged to support a nine-year-old pupil, Miss Splendour Joe-King, in her fight…
EFCC arraigns bizmen for failing to declare $5.4m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday October 22, 2015 arraigned two businessmen before Justice Ibrahim Buba of…
Boko Haram using iPads, laptops, phones for bombs – Arase
AP — Nigeria’s police chief is warning that Boko Haram extremists are building bombs in iPads and cellphones and leaving…