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Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

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,…

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…

‘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…

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…

Tell Buhari to reverse gay law, Nigerian activist begs UK MPs

The first Nigerian to come out on national TV is appealing to British MPs in London to speak to Nigerian…

Fayose approves appointment of Bandele as new Ekiti Varsity V-C

Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has approved the appointment of Prof. Samuel Oye Bandele as the new Vice-Chancellor of…

Ambode inaugurates Tribunal of Enquiry into killing of Disu

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday inaugurated a five-man Tribunal of Enquiry to investigate the civil…

Amaechi, Lokpobiri, 3 others screened by Senate

echi Former Governor of Rivers State Rotimi Amaechi was Thursday screened by the Nigerian Senate as a ministerial nominee. He…

Woman cuts off neigbour’s ear with table knife

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 60-year-old single mother, Miss Kehinde Adeniyi has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly…

N139m debt: Receiver manager takes over Italian company

Akin Kuponiyi A Federal high court sitting in Lagos, western Nigeria, has granted leave to a Lagos lawyer, Barrister Temilolu…

APC kicks against Akwa Ibom tribunal judgment, set to appeal

The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday said it would appeal against the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal…
Sule Lamido

EFCC calls four witnesses against Sule Lamido, presents bank statements

The trial of Alhaji Sule Lamido, former Jigawa governor, who is being prosecuted on a 27-count charge alongside his two…

Amaechi vs Senate: Stormy session predicted today

There are indications that some senators from the Peoples Democratic Party would try to stonewall the confirmation hearing as a…

Celebration in Abuja, Uyo, Lagos as tribunal calls for Akwa Ibom guber re-run

There was celebration in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, and Lagos on Wednesday following…

20 shot dead by Boko Haram in Borno

AFP – Twenty people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen Wednesday on a road outside a village in…

FG withdraws forgery charges against LEADERSHIP newspapers journalists

The Federal Government has withdrawn the the alleged forgery of Presidential Bromide case filed against two journalists working with LEADERSHIP…