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Saraki meets Buhari, keeps mum on missing budget

Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki kept mum on Tuesday as journalists at Nigeria seat of power, the Aso Rock presidential…

Looted Funds: Nigerians bless Abacha

Eromosele Ebhomele In what can be described as a rarity, Nigerians popular for their stern stance especially against public office…

I was not involved in Ekiti polls – Andy Uba

Senator Emmanuel Andy Uba representing Anambra South has refuted allegation that he was involved in the rigging of the last…

Police offer scholarship to four children of woman killed by cop

The Nigeria Police Force on Monday offered scholarship to four children of a woman, Comfort Idongesit Udoh, who was murdered…

Metuh to remain in detention – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given reasons for its continued detention of Chief Olisa Metuh, the PDP…
RMAFC on Tuesday reacts to ongoing controversies over the salaries and allowances being paid to members of the National Assembly.

Hard, soft copies of 2016 budget stolen from National Assembly

The hard and soft copies of the 2016 budget documents handed to a joint session of the national assembly by…

FG owes agro dealers N73bn, forces member to sleep inside church

Agro Dealers Association of Nigeria has threatened that its members will boycott the Growth Enhancement Support (GES) scheme after it…

Soldiers storm homes of ex-militants

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nigerian Army personnel from 2 Brigade, Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, have raided the home of an ex-militant…

Lagos to spend N17.5b on 114 Inner roads

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Local Governments (LGs) and Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs in Lagos State will spend about N17.5 billion…

Alcoholic burst into tears as court dissolves his 8-year marriage

A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Tuesday dissolved an eight year-old marriage between Ajibike Ajeigbe and her husband Adedapo…

Edo 2016 guber: Group expresses support for Oshiomhole’s candidate

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A pressure group, Edo Accord Initiative, has thrown its weight behind the state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, over his…

Oyegun: APC not pushing for one party state

The All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has dismissed talks that the ruling party is pushing to…

APC condemns Bayelsa polls violence, killings

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the violence and killings in the just-concluded supplementary governorship election in Bayelsa on…

AIG says police winning war against cultism

Bala Hassan, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2 Police Command, Lagos, says the police are…

APC not apologetic for anti-corruption arrest, interrogation – Oyegun

The national cahirman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has stated that the party is not apologetic…

Female doctor kidnapped in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A medical doctor, Mrs I. B. Apriokor of Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, the Rivers State-owned apex hospital,…

UAE counters Kachikwu, says no need for OPEC emergency meeting

The United Arab Emirates moved to quash talk of a potential emergency meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting…

El Rufai sponsors 30 female students on medical course to Uganda

The Kaduna Government led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai has awarded scholarship to 30 female students from the State to study…

Lassa Fever claims one life in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state Ministry of Health Monday announced that Lassa fever has claimed its first casualty in its latest…

Court grants printer who forged NAFDAC documents bail

An Apapa Magistrates’ Court has granted bail to a printer, Bamidele Afolabi, who allegedly forged product registration documents belonging to…

Zone 2 Police promise criminals hell with new crime-fighting technology

Criminals in Lagos and Ogun States may not have breather any longer to operate as the Zone 2 Police Command…

Tenant lands in prison for accusing landlord of witchcraft

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 48-year-old tenant has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court and remanded in prison for allegedly…

Two traffickers arrested with 29 victims in C/River

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Cross River Command, said on Tuesday in Calabar that two suspected human traffickers with 29…

Alaba trader arrested for diverting N2.2m bicycles

Cyricus Izuekwe A 23-year-old trader at Alaba International Market in Ojo, Lagos, western Nigeria, has been arrested and charged before…

OPEC members request emergency meeting – Kachikwu

Nigeria’s oil minister said on Tuesday that a “couple” of members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)…

Switzerland to transfer $300m Abacha loot to Nigeria

Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, has announced that the government of Switzerland would transfer a further $300 million in recovered…

FG to deploy modern technologies to secure border – Dambazzau

The Federal Government will deploy modern technologies to secure Nigeria’s borders, Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), has said.…

Nigerian artists stage solidarity event for Palestinian poet, Ashraf Fayadh

Nigerian artists will on Thursday, 14 January stage a solidarity event for Palestinian poet, Ashraf Fayadh, who has been condemned…

Olamide, Don Jazzy’s Headies tiff : Dangote emerges secret peacemaker

When Nigeria’s rap artiste Olamide and music maker, Don Jazzy announced a few days after their New Year quarrel at…

Nwobodo explains how he shared N100m given to him

Former Anambra state governor, Chief Jim Nwobodo, has stated that he did not receive N500m as rumoured, instead he got…