Court sacks two Enugu Reps, asks legislators to refund earnings
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked two members of the House of Representatives from Enugu State. The sacked legislators, elected to the House on the platform of the Peoples...
View ArticleEdo declares holiday as Benin crown prince picks name
Alexander Okere, Benin The crown prince of Benin Kingdom, His Royal Highness, Eheneden Erediauwa, on Tuesday visited Use community in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, where he picked a name he...
View ArticleEmployer drugs, rapes 14-year-old in Lagos
Olaleye Aluko The police in Lagos State have arrested a man, identified only as Nathaniel, for allegedly drugging and raping his 14-year-old housemaid in the Ikotun area of the state. PUNCH Metro...
View ArticleEFCC lied about my account balance — Fani-Kayode’s wife
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The wife of a former Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Precious Fani-Kayode, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of lying about her account balance. Mrs....
View ArticleReps grill Peterside on NIMASA’s $5bn debt recovery contract
John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Marine Safety on Tuesday grilled the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Mr. Dakuku Peterside, over a...
View ArticleAmaechi asked me to influence Rivers poll judgement – Okoro
Olusola Fabiyi and Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A Justice of the Supreme Court, Inyang Okoro, who is among the seven judges arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Services between October 7 and...
View ArticleI robbed to raise N45,000 surgery bill – Suspect
Ogbonnaya Ikokwu, Umuahia A suspected armed robber arrested by security operatives attached to Ndiegoro Police Division in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, has said that the quest for money to...
View Article‘Stop whining’ about rigged vote, Obama tells Trump
President Barack Obama on Tuesday slapped down Donald Trump’s claim that the 2016 presidential race is rigged, telling the Republican nominee to “stop whining” and get on with his campaign. The...
View ArticleEFCC seeks legal right to retain parts of recovered loot
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has urged a review of Nigerian laws to enable anti-graft agencies in the country retain a percentage of the loot recovered to fund their operations. The...
View ArticleNAFDAC arrests 56-year-old man for faking popular milk drink
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested a 56-year-old man, Christopher Nnabuihe, for selling faked Peak Milk. The suspect, who lives at 42,...
View ArticleMusa pleads for patience
Nigeria forward Ahmed Musa has said he will fight for his future at Premier League champions Leicester City after an indifferent start to life in England, AfricanFootball.com reports The Foxes had...
View ArticleOf demons, Villa ghosts and Nigerian paralysis
Sadly, acknowledged bright minds are now waxing strong in superstitious theology and pseudo-spirituality. Society is guided by the philosophy it embraces. Because theology is the mother of all...
View ArticleWhy banks suspended payment card use abroad
Oyetunji Abioye Facts emerged on Tuesday that banks in the country decided to stop their naira debit cards from working abroad after the Central Bank of Nigeria asked them to adopt the interbank...
View ArticleNationwide job centres ready by March – FG
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government on Tuesday announced that it would locate job centres in all local government areas across the country before the end of March next year. The government...
View ArticleObanikoro admits giving N2.3bn to Gov Fayose
Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that he gave the sum of N2.3bn to the Governor of Ekiti...
View ArticleBuhari mourns Catholic priest
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday commiserated with the entire Catholic family in Nigeria, particularly those in Abuja, over the passing away of Rev. Fr. Willie Ojukwu....
View ArticleBuhari wasted opportunity to boldly reform Nigeria – Chimamanda
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie says President Muhammadu Buhari has squandered the massive goodwill and support he had upon his inauguration as President and missed an opportunity to set...
View ArticleClinton, Trump set for last debate in Vegas
Democrat Hillary Clinton and rival Donald Trump wade into their last presidential debate Wednesday with the Republican candidate spiraling downward in the polls amid allegations of sexual misconduct...
View ArticleN2.3bn: Obanikoro’s admission, what Nigerians are saying
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View ArticleMoney laundering: Fani-Kayode, Usman get new trial date
The absence of Justice Sule Hassan of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday stalled the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, over money laundering. Fani-Kayode, who was also...
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