Businessman, ex-banker deny N10m fraud allegation
Afeez Hanafi A businessman, Anthony Okpala, and an ex-bank manager of Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Ikechukwu Aghanenu, have denied defrauding one Rabiu Lawal of N10m. The duo, who spoke through their lawyer,...
View ArticleCrackdown on judiciary, threat to democracy –PDP
Etim Ekpimah, Uyo The Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State has urged Nigerians to resist attempts by the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to scuttle the nation’s democracy. The...
View ArticleOmeruo, Onazi must improve — Izilein
Festus Abu Godwin Izilein says Kenneth Omeruo and Ogenyi Onazi must take some blame for the Super Eagles’ poor defending in their opening Russia 2018 World Cup Group B qualifier against Zambia’s...
View ArticleCourt strikes out case on OAU VC appointment
Sodiq Oyeleke The Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State has said that it lacks jurisdiction to hear a case challenging alleged irregularities in the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi...
View ArticleLet corrupt judges go to jail
Punch Editorial Board Justice is on crutches in Nigeria, severely ethically disabled by rogue judges. The long-held suspicion of grand decay was laid bare again when the Department of State Services...
View ArticleHousewives arrested in Lagos for aiding robbers
Olaleye Aluko The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, has arrested two women, who allegedly received goods stolen by a gang of robbers in the Mile 2 area of the state. It was gathered that the...
View ArticleObasanjo visits Buhari, keeps mum
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The meeting, which was held inside the President’s office at the...
View ArticleFamily, friends express frustration over missing corps member
Folashade Adebayo Over a month after a member of the National Youth Service Corps, Sorunke Lukman Olayiwola, got missing, his family and friends have lamented alleged nonchalance on the part of the...
View ArticleNo regret writing petition against Aregbesola – Sacked Osun judge
Femi Makinde, Osogbo A former judge of the Osun State High Court, who was recently retired by the National Judicial Council, Justice Olamide Oloyede, has said she has no regret writing the petition...
View ArticleOil price hits one-year high at $53
’Femi Asu Global oil benchmark, Brent, jumped to a one-year high on Monday, after Russia said it was ready to join the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries in curbing crude output. The oil...
View ArticleWe didn’t slash corpers allowances, says NYSC
Friday Olokor, Abuja The National Youth Service Corps on Monday described as mischievous reports that it had slashed the allowances of corps members by 25 per cent. A statement by the spokesperson for...
View ArticlePogba fires France as Belgium, Portugal run riot
A searing first-half strike from Paul Pogba handed France a 1-0 win in the Netherlands as Belgium and Portugal clocked up 6-0 wins and Christian Benteke grabbed a slice of World Cup qualifying history....
View ArticleMany militants are mere extortioners, says Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the aim of the Niger Delta Avengers who are attacking oil and gas installations in the region was to colonise the country economically....
View ArticleWe got N13m from ransom paid for Emefiele – Soldiers
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Two soldiers, Lance Corporals Musa Maidabra and Edwin George, serving at 122D30 Regiment in Maiduguri, Borno State, have been arrested for transporting the ransom that was paid...
View ArticleGo after past CBN govs, Falana tells EFCC
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has said that he will apply for an order of Mandamus to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate and prosecute...
View ArticleSeven banks are undercapitalised, says report
Oyetunji Abioye with agency report A stress test conducted by a Dubai-based international investment bank, Arqaam Capital, has indicated that seven Nigerian banks are undercapitalised to the tune of...
View ArticleDSS releases judges on bail, NJC meets today
Niyi Odebode, Olusola Fabiyi, Friday Olokor, Ade Adesomoju, Success Nwogu, Leke Baiyewu and Ovie Okpare The seven judges, who were arrested on Friday and Saturday by the Department of State Services,...
View ArticleRice price’ll fall by Nov. — FG
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government on Monday declared that the price of rice would start to fall from November this year. It stated that more Nigerians had returned to their various farms,...
View ArticleThere’s hunger, starvation in the land, northern leaders tell Buhari
Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna Northern leaders gathered on Monday in Kaduna, the Kaduna State capital and told President Muhammadu Buhari to work harder at fixing the nation’s economy because there was hunger...
View ArticleOur players were afraid of Nigeria stars – Zambia captain
Zambia skipper Rainford Kalaba has admitted some of the players were afraid of Nigeria stars who play in the Premier League and this caused their 2-1 loss to the Super Eagles in their World Cup...
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