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The Senate invokes provisions of Section 157 (1) of the 1999 Constitution to sack Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT) Danladi Umar.

N10m Bribe: EFCC clears CCT chairman

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) said on Wednesday that its chairman, Danladi Umar has been cleared of charges of…

Ejigbo women torture: Absence of police witness stalls trial

Henry Ojelu The trial of leaders of Oba Morufu International Market, Ejigbo alleged to have tortured Julian Agoma and two…

Again and again, Metuh fails to stop trial

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Justice Okon Abang of Federal High Court, Abuja division on Wednesday dismissed fresh moves by Olisa Metuh,…

African-American becomes first woman on US $20 bill

Abolitionist Harriet Tubman will appear on front of the $20 bill, replacing former President Andrew Jackson and becoming the first…

Fire destroys 50 shops in Ladipo market

No fewer than 50 shops were destroyed by fire on Wednesday at Ladipo Auto Spares Market, Mushin, Lagos. NAN reports…

Rivers Rerun: Police arraign 37, promise justice

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Police Command has dismissed rumours that the suspects arrested during the re-run elections in Rivers…

Boko Haram: US sends extra $40m for humanitarian needs

The US Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, has announced nearly 40 million dollars in new humanitarian assistance to support…

Semenitari partners Nembe monarch on completion of Ogbia-Nembe road

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and the Amayanabo of Nembe in Bayelsa state have agreed to…

Ambode’s phone cloned, two arraigned

The Department of State Security (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned two artisans before an Isolo Magistrate Court for allegedly cloning the…

BREAKING: Senate suspends amendment of Code of Conduct Bureau Act

Nigeria’s senate has suspended the amendment of the Code of Conduct Bureau act after it came under fierce criticism for…
EFCC detective Adariku Michael testifies as prosecution witness in the trial of ex NSA Sambo Dasuki, two others for alleged N33.2bn fraud

Dasuki’s detention stalls trial in Abuja court

The detention of the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) since December 2015 which has prevented him from…
The N395m debt recovery suit filed against a Lagos businessman Lateef Bello- Osagie by AMCON has been adjourned till 14th day of February.

Court dissolves 20-yr-old marriage in Ado-Ekiti

An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Wednesday dissolved the 20-year-old marriage between one Mrs Oladele Funke and her husband, Samuel. The…

11 fishermen re-arraigned over pipeline vandalism

11 fishermen were on Wednesday re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos over pipeline vandalism. The accused are Sidi…
Petrol price jumps to N520 per liter in Edo, Delta

Petrol scarcity: DAPPMA urges FG to deregulate downstream sector

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) has urged the Federal Government to deregulate the downstream sector to ease…

FG set to resolve Delta, Edo boundary dispute

The Federal Government is set to resolve the boundary dispute between Delta and Edo states , Director-General, National Boundary Commission,…

Husband battering: Court dissolves 33-year-old marriage

Unable to withstand further beatings from his wife of 33 years, Emmanuel Osuya , 58, on Wednesday secured a divorce…

EU charges Google with abusing Android market dominance

The European Union charged Google on Wednesday with abusing the dominant position of its Android mobile operating system that could…

FAAN Union disrupts Arik Air’s operations at Lagos Airport  

The Federal Airports of Nigeria (FAAN) workers’ union on Wednesday morning blocked the operations of Arik Air at the General…
Ike Ekweremadu, wife arrested in United Kingdom

Ekweremadu not our anti-corruption ambassador – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed reports that the deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu is its anti-corruption…
Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal Justice Danladi-Umar

SERAP tells Senate “You have no power to summon Justice Umar”

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the Senate to “immediately withdraw the unconstitutional summon…

PDP’s eight-year rule in Edo was unsatisfactory – Owie

A former Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate and member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Roland Owi‎e,…

Our Toyota SUVs were bought for just N36.5m each – Senate

Despite the fact that millions of Nigerians are languishing in poverty and many others are struggling to come to terms…

Wike did not mastermind Ogoni killings – PDP

The Chairman, Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Felix Obuah, has dismissed the statement by the All…

EFCC, NLRC strengthens partnership against lottery fraud

The Director General of National Lottery Regulatory Commission, NLRC, Adolphus Joe Ekpe, has again reiterated his firm commitment to collaborate…

Senate summon on CCT Chairman is illegal, says Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has described as “illegal” the summon on the Code of Conduct Tribunal chairman by the…

Court orders FG to allow Dasuki access to his lawyers, family

The Federal Government today lost its bid at the Federal High Court Abuja to conduct secret trial of former National…

N11.3m Fraud: Court adjourns ex-Akoko Edo council boss’ trial

The trial of former Chairman, Akoko Edo Local Government Area, Edo State, Hon. Akerejola Joseph Folorunsho and five others slated…

Police introduce monthly jogging

The Enugu State Police Command has commenced a monthly jogging and other physical exercise for its officers and interested members…

Commercial motorcyclists in Kogi abandon trade for cashew nuts business

Commercial motorcyclists in the University town of Anyigba, Dekina Local Government of Kogi, have dumped the transport business for cashew…

EFCC arraigns two for ATM fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday April 19, 2016 arraigned the duo of Frank Joseph and Mmonwuba…