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Lagos captures 2,523 cooperative society in database

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has only captured the database of 2,523 cooperative societies in its ongoing…

Buhari to NAHCON: Address corruption in Hajj, Umrah

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday asked the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to address all corrupt practices that had…

2 arraigned for defrauding American of $64,000

Eromosele Ebhomele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned the duo of Osaze Akhigbe and Ndekwu Jindu…

PDP vows to appeal Ambode’s victory at tribunal

Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the ruling of the governorship election petitions…

Army not owing allowances of troops, says Minimah

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Monday in Abuja said the Nigerian Army was not owing…

EFCC to challenge Fani-Kayode’s acquittal

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Wednesday that it would respond to the acquittal of Mr Femi…

6 children drown, 9 rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Six children have drowned and nine others rescued as a fibre boat ran into a canoe at Ojo…

Bash Ali Writes Buhari: How corruption stalled my world title ambition

World Boxing Federation, WBF, cruiserweight champion, Nigerian Bashiru Lawrence Ali a.k.a Bash Ali has told President Muhammadu Buhari in a…

Court Orders Extradition Of Nigerian To U.S. For Trial

Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos  has granted an extradition application filed by the Federal Government seeking…

‘Tribunal’s Ruling Reaffirms The People’s Mandate’

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday described the confirmation of his victory at the polls as a…

Obasa Congratulates Ambode, APC On Tribunal’s Verdict

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described the victory of the Governor…

Retiree, 60, In Trouble Over Suspect’s Escape

Paul Iyoghojie A 60-year-old retiree, Adeyemi Samuel, has been arrested by the operatives of Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos…

NNPC To Avert Danger, Repairs Rusty Pipelines

Cyriacus Izuekwe After years of petroleum pipeline leakages, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has finally started repairing rusty pipelins…

Court Dismisses Agbaje’s Petition Against Ambode

Henry Ojelu The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, western Nigeria, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed…

Money Laundering: Court acquits Fani-Kayode of corruption charges

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday discharged and acquitted Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, charged…

Man sent to prison for standing as surety for fleeing wife

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 42-year-old man, Joshua Apanisile, has been remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri after standing as surety for…

Non-Academic staff shut down UI

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Non-academic staff of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Wednesday went on strike over non payment of their…

Court dismisses Agbaje’s petition against Ambode

Henry Ojelu The Lagos state governorship election tribunal sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Peoples Democratic…

Aregbesola to pay March, April salaries by Friday

Governor Rauf Aregbesola has stated that frantic efforts are being made by the state government to pay the salaries of…

Buhari may not appoint ministers until September

ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari may not name a cabinet until September as he takes time to find…

Banire admonishes Buhari on choice of Ministers

By Jamiu Yisa The national legal aAdviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Muiz Banire has advised President Muhammadu…

Wike monitors Zero Pothole project in Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has expressed satisfaction at the pace of work on the Operation Zero…

Nigeria’s external debt in March was $9.4bn – DMO

Nigeria’s external debt stock profile stood at 9.4 billion dollars on March 31, 2015, the Debt Management Office (DMO) says.…

Anambra community protests transfer of Boko Haram inmates

The people of Ekwulobia in Aguata Local Council Area of Anambra on Tuesday protested the transfer of Boko Haram inmates…

NUJ to sue Customs over battering of journalist

Kazeem Ugbodaga Sequel to the battering and near-murder of a journalist, Yomi Olomofe, in Badagry last week, the Lagos State…

Group appeals to Ambode over ultimatum to tricycle riders

Eromosele Ebhomele A coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of Concerned Human Rights and its Allies, on Tuesday…

Imo to enjoy stable power supply soon, says Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has given an assurance that the state will soon begin to enjoy steady power supply.…
Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

EFCC dock 2 travel agents for N70m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two officials of a travel agency for allegedly swindling and defrauding…

N207bn Scam: EFCC to re-arraign ex-president of NLNG coop, others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will on September 15, 2015 re-arraign Julius Ola Peters, Emeka Iloegbunam, Ijeoma David…

Buhari appoints Amina Zakari as acting INEC boss

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mrs Amina Bala Zakari as the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…