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ICPC charges Yerima with N1bn misappropriation

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) on Thursday arraigned former Ahmed Yerima in Gusau High Court for alleged misappropriation of…

Police to restore civil authority in Northeast

The police force management team has taken a step towards the restoration of civil authority in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe,…

Hundreds walk against domestic, sexual violence in Lagos

Hundreds of journalists and gender-based activists on Monday staged a walk against domestic and sexual violence in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.…

Nigerian football star now coaching migrants in Sweden

Nigerian football star Perpetua Nkwocha knows what it’s like to find yourself many miles from home, making a new life.…

Buhari splashes millions on Nigerian athletes for their heroics

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has fulfilled his promise to Nduka Ugbade and Nigeria’s U-16 national team that won the…

Buratai orders all Nigerian army officers to declare assets

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has directed all officers of the Nigerian Army who have…

Bayelsa: Abducted female commissioner, Sarafina Otazi, released after 30 days

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Commissioner for Local Government Bayelsa, Madam Sarafina Otazi who was kidnapped on December 20 in Otueke…

EFCC arraigns Metuh for destruction of evidence

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign the national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh,…

Next Olubadan: Oyediji battles Adetunji in court

The head of the Seriki chieftaincy line in Ibadan, Chief Adebayo Oyediji has launched a legal bid to stop the…

Lagos joins Odu’a group as sixth member

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday expressed joy and enthusiasm on the admission of the state as the…

Enugu police arrest four men with human skull

The police said in Enugu on Wednesday that they had nabbed four suspects in possession of a human skull on…

PDP is too corrupt and too sick to lead the opposition – Ogbonnia

SKC Ogbonnia/Houston, Texas It is a common knowledge that any government without credible opposition is open to dictatorship and abuse…
Ike Ekweremadu, wife arrested in United Kingdom

Forged Senate Rules: Ekweremadu fails to stop judgment

Ayorinde Oluokun Nigeria Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Wednesday in Abuja lost his bid to stop a Federal High…

Semenitari redeploys NDDC management staff

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs. Ibim…

Zakzaky: House Committee visits Zaria, promises to be fair

aky The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence on Wednesday promised to be fair to all parties…

2016 Budget: Buhari to renovate Aso Villa with N3.9bn

Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe (PDP Abia South) on Wednesday in Abuja, revealed that N3.9billion was allocated for the renovation of Aso…

I wept bitterly when I heard Oba Odugade was dead —new Olubadan

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The incoming Olubadan of Ibadan, Balogun Saliu Adetunji, disclosed to our correspondent that he wept bitterly when he…

Abaribe To Senators: This is not a budget of ‘Change’

Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe (PDP Abia South) on Wednesday in Abuja, berated the 2016 budget, stating that, it is not a…

2016 Budget: Buhari allocates N500bn for school feeding

Senator Ahmed Lawan (APC Yobe North) has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari budgeted N500billion for school feeding and social SAFETY…

Ogiadhome takes to farming, goes back to the classroom

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A former Chief of Staff to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Mike Ogiadomhe, has joined the league of…
Faleke

Double Representation: PDP candidate seeks Faleke’s removal

Akin Kuponiyi faleke People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), House of Representative for Ikeja Federal Constituency 1, Lagos state, Olakunle Mutiu Okunola,…

Dasukigate: We need Special anti-corruption court, says Falana

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN has called for the urgent establishment of specialized anti-corruption court in the country in…

Corruption, threat to democracy – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has identified corruption as the biggest threat to the survival of…

Oba Odugade left indelible footprints – Atiku

Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Atiku Abubakar has expressed his condolences over the passing…

Olisah Metuh’s handcuffs in order —Oshiomhole

Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said there is nothing wrong handcuffing Mr. Olisah Metuh, the Publicity Secretary of the…

Bill Gates, Dangote, sign MoU with Northern Governors on routine immunization

Femi Adi/Kaduna The President of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, the President of the Dangote Foundation, Alhaji…

EFCC’s handcuff of Metuh in order – CACOL

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) says the handcuff of the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…

Fayose: Lai Mohammed must name 15 ex-govs, others in alleged N1.34trn theft

Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Wednesday challenged the country’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed,…

Ambode mourns Olubadan

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday extended heartfelt commiserations to the people of Ibadan and Oyo State…

Rivers police arraign 10 suspected pro-Biafran agitators

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command has arraigned 10 suspected pro-Biafran protesters arrested between January 16-18, 2016. They…