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Usifo Ataga: DPP Indicts Chidinma Ojukwu, Clears Four Others
Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs. Olayinka Adeyemi, has cleared Babalola Disu, Abayomi Olutayo, Oluwo Ifeoluwa and other persons, interrogated…
FG has disbursed N24bn to Katsina, Ebonyi, FCT for ranching – Garba Shehu ju kip I ji
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says the federal government has given four states, including the federal capital territory (FCT) N24 billion for cattle ranching. The other states are Katsina, Yobe and Ebonyi. Speaking…
Nigeria GDP Grows 5% In Q2, Strongest In Seven Years
Nigeria’s economy grew 5.01% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021, much faster than 0.51 per cent of the first quarter, and marking the third consecutive…
Insurers pay N5.4b on #EndSARS riot
A total of N5.4 billion claims has been paid by insurers to Nigerians who suffered losses from #EndSARS riot that occurred last October, the Director-General, Nigeria Insurers…
FIRS vs Rivers State VAT: ICAN calls for review of VAT law, others
At the backdrop of the on-going legal tussle between the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, and the Rivers State Government over right to collection of Value Added Tax, VAT,…
FG repatriates another batch of 107 Nigerians stranded in Libya
The Embassy of Nigeria in Tripoli, Libya, on Wednesday, repatriated another batch of 107 Nigerians stranded in Libya in continuation of its rescue operations to ensure no…
Why we stopped Mbaka, others from making political utterances — Catholic Bishops
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has explained why it banned the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike…
With gas flare and remediation payments, host communities to enjoy more benefits in PIA
The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) grants host communities more financial benefits than the 3 percent allocation from the actual annual operating expenditure of oil companies. The host…
Over 100 Boko Haram Fighters Surrender
More than 100 suspected Boko Haram insurgents and their families have surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Borno State. Daily Trust gathered that the incident occurred at…
Jos Killings: Youths Dump Over 20 Corpses At Plateau Government House
More than 20 corpses were on Wednesday dumped at the main gate of Plateau State Government House in Little Rayfield following an attack on Yelwan Zangam village in…
UNILAG students rue unusual school year
Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) will begin their second semester examination today. They are, however, lamenting the haphazardness of the academic…
Telecoms: Nigeria’s data usage rises by 202% in three years
Data usage in Nigeria surged by 202.08 per cent in three years, according to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission. According to the subscriber/network data…
2022 budget: Works, finance, defence ministries to get highest capital allocations
The federal government says the ministries of works and housing; finance, budget and national planning; and defence will get the highest capital allocations in the 2022 budget.…
Ex-agitators urge PANDEF, others to stop PIA blame game
Ex-agitators from the Niger Delta, under the auspices of the Niger Delta Advocate for Peace and Good Governance (NDAPGG), have urged leaders in the region to stop the blame game on the…
FRSC failed to remit N5.1bn into federation account in four years, says Fiscal Commission
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) says the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) failed to remit N5.1 billion into the federation account. The unremitted fund is said to…
Lagos PDP chairman dies of COVID-19 complications
The lagos state PDP Chairman, Dr ADEGBOLA DOMINIC has just died of COVID-19 related ailments. The late senior medical practitioner has been an exceptional politician…
PDP tearing apart over 2023 zoning
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership crisis was aggravated by the antagonistic positions of the competing forces on zoning of party offices and the 2023 presidential…
NDA invaders broke into five flats
The gunmen who invaded the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in the wee hours of Tuesday broke into five flats, it was learnt on Wednesday. Security was beefed up around the Academy…
ASUU seeks 10-year ban on new varsities accessing TETfund grants
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to bar state governments proposing to establish new universities from accessing Tertiary Education Trust…
Akeredolu, Fayemi Meet Tinubu In London (PHOTO)
The Governor of Ondo State and the Chairman of Southern Governors' Forum, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN and his Ekiti counterpart, Dr Kayode Fayemi met with the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in London…
My trip to US was fruitful.. We were able to debunk fake news – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says his recent trip to the US was “fruitful and successful”, noting that it provided an opportunity to debunk fake news. Over the…
Ortom using language reminiscent of Rwandan genocide to cause deaths of Nigerians – Presidency
The presidency has accused Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, of “using language reminiscent of the Rwandan genocide” to cause the deaths of Nigerians. The presidency…
‘Tax evasion’: Tribunal orders Multichoice to pay N900bn to FIRS before hearing appeal
A tax appeal tribunal (TAT) sitting in Lagos has ordered Multichoice Nigeria Limited to pay 50 percent of N1.8 trillion to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over…
“IPOB is Cursed” – Nnamdi Kanu’s former right-hand man
Uche Mefor, estranged Deputy-Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday said that he has already withdrawn his blessings in relation to the outlawed group, hence it is “cursed”. Mefor is the Head of…