Buhari’s anti-corruption war getting out of hand – Falae
Ade Akanbi The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae, has said the anti-corruption campaign by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government is “beginning to look...
View Article[SPONSORED] COMING UP NEXT: THE GIONEE M5 MINI
INTRODUCTION The Gionee M5 Mini will not just be a new introduction to the Gionee Family; it will be a thoughtful add to the world of Smartphones. From a dimension of 143.5mm and 71X 9.6mm, the Gionee...
View ArticlePOLLS: Was it wrong to handcuff Olisa Metuh?
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View ArticleBulletproof cars: Judge’s transfer stalls judgment in Oduah’s case
Ramon Oladimeji The scheduled judgment in a suit filed against the Attorney General of the Federation by a former Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, could not be delivered on Monday owing to the...
View ArticlePoverty, injustice causes of conflicts – Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday identified poverty, injustice and unemployment as the major causes of inter-communal and intra-communal conflicts in Nigeria. According to a...
View Article14 foreigners know fate on oil bunkering charges Feb 8
Ramon Oladimeji Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed February 8, 2016 for judgment in the case of 14 foreigners, who allegedly dealt in petroleum products in Nigeria...
View ArticleArmy commences probe of 19 top officers in Lagos
Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Nigerian Army has resumed the prosecution of 19 senior officers of the service facing prosecution for alleged offences in the ongoing operation against the Boko Haram in the...
View ArticleEFCC arraigns four for diverting Bank of Industry loan
Ramon Oladimeji The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned four men who allegedly diverted N1.4bn which they obtained from the Bank of Industry under the false pretence that they...
View ArticleArms probe: Army absolves Buratai
Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Nigerian Army has absolved the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, of any involvement in the ongoing investigation into the $2.1bn arms probe. The Acting Director,...
View Article[INFOGRAPHICS] The devastating effects of Lassa fever
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View ArticleSuicide bomb attacks kill 26 in Cameroon market
At least 26 people were killed Monday in three suicide attacks in the far north of Cameroon, a region often targeted by Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist group, according to a police toll. The attacks...
View ArticleWe haven’t received bench warrant on Tompolo – Police
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja About two weeks after Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo (a.k.a...
View ArticleFG to arraign16 bank officials for 327m fraud
Ramon Oladimeji The Attorney General of the Federation has filed criminal charges against 16 commercial banks’ officials who allegedly conspired to defraud one Micmerah International Agency Limited to...
View ArticleWoman, 53, dies of Lassa fever in A’Ibom
Etim Ekpimah, Chukwudi Akasike and Bukola Adebayo The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dominic Ukpong, has said that a 53-year-old woman has died of Lassa fever in the state. Ukpong who...
View Article10.3 million African children obese, at risk of illnesses – WHO
Simon Ejembi Childhood obesity is reaching alarming proportions in many countries with 10.3 million African children under five years overweight or obese, according to a report by the World Health...
View ArticleRich Nigerians owe AMCON N5.4tn, still fly private jets -Kuru
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Ahmed Kuru, has lamented that rich Nigerians who are indebted to the agency are still living big and fly...
View ArticleEFCC arraigns ex-NIMASA boss, Akpobolokemi, on fifth charge
Ramon Oladimeji The Economic and Financial Crimes has again arraigned a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, on 13 counts of alleged...
View ArticleArms scandal: Falana’s attempt to implicate me malicious, says Okonjo-Iweala
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday night accused a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, of a malicious attempt to discredit her by linking her...
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