Police arrest fraudster for threatening to kill Atiku
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The police have arrested a 43-year-old fraudster, Augustus Akpan, for allegedly threatening to kill former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his family if he failed to withdraw...
View ArticleAlleged N7.6bn fraud: Kalu makes a U-turn, challenges judge’s jurisdiction
Oladimeji Ramon A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, who was charged with an alleged fraud of N7.6bn, has urged Justice Mohammed Idris to stop hearing his case, contending that the judge...
View ArticleFUNAAB postgraduate student accuses Lagos host of rape
Oluwatobi Akindele A postgraduate student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, has accused a man, Adesoji Orenowo, of raping her in his house at European Quarters, Meiran, Lagos. PUNCH...
View Article2019: You must remain neutral, PFN tells INEC
Theophilus Onojeghen, Warri The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria on Wednesday strongly warned the Independent National Electoral Commission that it must remain neutral in the 2019 General Elections in...
View ArticleBuhari seeks help of Africans in Diaspora to fight corruption
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Africans in the Diaspora to come up with suggestions on how to curtail the menace of corruption on the continent. According to a...
View ArticleOsun rerun: Drama at polling units as voters defy downpour
There was mild drama at Polling Unit 17, Ward 5, Adewale Street, Alekuwodo, Osogbo, when voters that came out to participate in the Osun State governorship rerun election refused to quit the queue in...
View ArticleMinimum wage: Meeting with labour not deadlocked, says Ngige
The Federal Government says that the meeting with organised labour on the minimum wage did not end in a deadlock. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said this in a statement...
View ArticleStop using insecurity to campaign against me, Zamfara gov warns APC aspirants
Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara State has warned governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in the state against using insecurity to campaign against his government....
View ArticleOsun rerun: REC assures adequate security, says ballot box snatching impossible
The Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, has assured the electorate, voting at the state rerun election, of adequate security as voting process commences on Thursday. Agbaje...
View ArticleStriking workers paralyse activities at federal secretariat
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Striking workers on Thursday paralysed activities in all the offices at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. Our correspondent who observed activities at the secretariat located in...
View ArticleMinimum wage: Benin Airport shut as strike begins
Activities at the Benin Airport were grounded on Thursday as both entry and exit gates were locked, with hundreds of intending passengers stranded, arising from nationwide strike called by the...
View ArticleAlleged N7.6bn fraud: Court adjourns Orji Kalu’s trial indefinitely
Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday adjourned sine die (indefinitely) the trial of a former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, who is being prosecuted for an alleged fraud...
View ArticleBuhari asks Africans in diaspora to help fight corruption
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Africans in diaspora to come up with suggestions on how to curb corruption on the continent. According to a statement on Thursday by his...
View ArticleCellulant on course to drive financial services innovation
Ozioma Ubabukoh The need to link more people, especially in the rural areas, to financial services providers has brought about the upsurge in the use of financial technology in many parts of the world....
View ArticleCreating business systems with successful entrepreneurs
When starting out, most freelancers do it all by themselves and that’s totally fine. But the mistake many make as they grow is overlooking how setting up business systems can make their lives and their...
View ArticleINEC declares Gboyega Oyetola winner of Osun governorship election
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, has been declared the winner of the governorship election in the state by the Independent...
View ArticleStrike: Courts, schools, government offices shut down in Abia
Ogbonnaya Ikokwu, Umuahia the indefinite warning strike action declared by the Nigeria Labour congress recorded total compliance in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, on Thursday. Our correspondent,...
View ArticleDock workers lose suit against port operators
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt THE National Industrial Court in Port Harcourt on Thursday struck out a case filed by dock workers against Port Terminal Operators Nigeria Limited. The trial judge,...
View ArticleJoshua-Wilder would be great for boxing – Holyfield
Evander Holyfield says a possible bout between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will elevate boxing to where it was during his heyday in the 1990s, The National reports. Negotiations between the...
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