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A company in which Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has a stake, Simmons Coopers Partners, has been linked to another firm, Ocean Trust Limited, which was fingered in an alleged N100bn scam involving Alpha Beta Consulting…

Billionaire oil and gas magnate Femi Otedola has thrown light on why he stepped in to help former Captain and Coach of the Super Eagles Christian Chukwu get quality medical treatment abroad.…

Sharp practices in passports and other consular services at the Nigeria High Commission in London used to be so prevalent that a high commissioner, Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida, had to take extraordinary measures to cleanse the…

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has described the killing of Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Reuben Fasoranti, Afenifere leader, as unacceptable. Olakunrin was shot dead at Ore in Ondo state on…

Google says its employees listen to private audio recordings of customers from Google Home smart speakers — to improve its voice recognition technology. The company made the disclosure on…

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Afenifere chairman, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, whose daughter, Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, was killed by suspected herdsmen. On Friday, it was reported that Mrs Funke…

The Nigerian Police yesterday said there is no time limit for reporting cases of rape and other sexual assaults to the security and other appropriate agencies in the country. They insisted that…

The airline said it is in talks with the Federal Government, private sectors and airline operators in Nigeria.The airline also noted the failure of Nigeria to own a carrier was a big threat to the airline industry in…

The Federal Government on Friday disclosed that a total sum of N279 billion has been spent on Nigerian youths under the N-Power programme since December 2016. The N-Power programme is one of…

Daughter of elder statesman, Reuben Fasoranti, Funke Olakunrin, was yesterday, reportedly shot dead by suspected kidnappers in Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Sources…

Prince Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye on Friday emerged the Olowo of Owo designate. He was elected by the kingmakers of Owo in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State out of 18 contestants.…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the promotion of 10 top officers in services under the Ministry of Interior. The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB)…

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of Ja’afaru Ahmed, comptroller-general of the Nigeria prisons service, by one year. Georgina Ehuriah, permanent secretary, ministry of interior, made…

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed an appeal challenging the academic qualification of President Muhammadu Buhari to contest the last presidential election. A…

Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Thursday met with Service Chiefs and Heads of Paramilitary agencies to work out modalities of enforcing President Buhari’s order,…

A cross section of Lagos residents and motorists on Friday commended the State Government for proposing a “touch and go” electronic payment system that will allow motorists pass quickly at the…

Ten yet-to-be identified Nigerians detained in a prison in Noida, Uttar Pradesh in India have escaped from jail. Reports, according to India’s Business Standard, said the Nigerians who were…

The Prelate of the Methodist church in Nigeria, Eminence Samuel Uche, has said that there might be no truth in the rape allegations levelled against senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, by Busola Dakolo.…

Transparency International has released a survey showing that the police, legislature and the judiciary are among the most corrupt institutions in Nigeria.The TI, in the publication of the 10th edition of the Global…

The 2019 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index has indicated that “multi dimensionally poor”  Nigerians increased from 86 million to 98 million between 2007 and 2017.The report released in New York on Thursday by the…

David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, says a lot people are jostling for different political positions in his administration. Speaking while swearing in the newly appointed head of service and…

Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has frowned at the continued detention of the leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh…

The Nigerian government on Thursday alleged that former President Goodluck Jonathan and other officials who worked in his government possibly hid or failed to document fraudulent payments made in…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the suit seeking to stop the confirmation of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.Justice Inyang Ekwo on Friday ruled that the plaintiff, the…