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EFCC breaks silence on Naira Marley
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has opened up on why its operatives arrested Afeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley, and it borders on internet fraud. According to Naira Marley’s…
Court Of Appeal Dismisses Onnoghen’s Suit Challenging Order To Vacate Office
A Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, challenging the veracity of the ex-parte order directing him to vacate office and for…
Sanusi is supposed to report to LG chairman – Governor Ganduje
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, says Muhammadu Sanusi, emir of Kano, is supposed to be reporting to chairman of a local government. Speaking with state house correspondents on the sidelines of…
WATCH: Man Rescued From Committing Suicide By Jumping Into The Lagoon In Lekki
A suicidal man was rescued from jumping into the lagoon beneath the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge. In a video shared online, the suicidal man is seen sitting on the floor, looking dejected, as his rescuers flanked him and held onto both arms to…
Pastor sentenced to death for killing NNPC engineer after impregnating wife
Details of how a pastor killed an engineer working with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Benin, Edo State have been revealed by the court. The details emerged after the Edo State…
IGP vows to sanction superiors of trigger-happy SARS officers
Mohammed Adamu, inspector general of police, says supervisors of trigger-happy police officers will be held liable for the infractions of those under their command. Adamu spoke during an interactive…
Labour issues attack-on-sight order on Ngige
THE dispute between organised labour and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, over the replacement of Chief Frank Kokori as Chairman, Board of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, deepened…
EFCC lacks power to investigate Rivers Government – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has reiterated that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has no powers to investigate the financial transactions of the State without vacating the Court…
Disquiet, anger as Lagos Assembly refuses to transmit budget to Ambode for signing
There is disquiet and anger in Lagos as the Lagos State House of Assembly is yet to transmit to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode the 2019 Appropriation bill to be signed into law over one week after the lawmakers…
NERC can revoke licences of non-performing DisCos – Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, says the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has the power to revoke licences of non-performing electricity distribution companies…
Kano residents protest creation of new emirates
There was a protest in Kano yesterday metropolis yesterday over the creation of four new emirates in the state.Placards-carrying protesters, under the auspices of Kano First Forum, expressed dissatisfaction with the…
Why Buhari reappointed Emefiele as CBN governor
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele is set to become the first governor of the apex bank to serve a second term since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 2019.Already, President Muhammadu Buhari has…
Another family lays claim to Agidingbi land
ANOTHER family yesterday laid claim to the controversial 398-acre land at Agidingbi and environ, bringing to three the number of families making such claims. The Ashade family made its claim…
Nigerians Must Sleep With 2 Eyes Closed – Buhari Tells Service Chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has again given marching orders to the security chiefs against the rising security challenges in the country.He said that henceforth, the security chiefs must ensure that Nigerians go to bed with…
Biafra: MASSOB accuses Tinubu of planning to revoke properties owned by Igbos in Lagos
The leadership of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has accused the former governor of Lagos State and National leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola…
Financial expert reacts to Emefiele’s reappointment as CBN governor
A professor of finance and capital markets at the Nasarawa state university, Keffi, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, said the reappointment of Godwin Emefiele as the governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was in the best interest of…
Sanusi gets UN appointment — one day after split of Kano emirate
The United Nation (UN) has appointed Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, as a member of the new class of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) advocates, a day after his empire was whittled down. Antonio…
Supreme court judges are only answerable to God – Acting CJN
Ibrahim Muhammad, acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says no human being can influence the judgement of the supreme court. Speaking on Thursday when the management of the Asset Management Corporation…
Kemi Olunloyo Exposes Davido’s Baby Mama, Amanda for Shop Lifting In USA
Kemi Olounloyo Exposes Davido's Babymama,Amanda For Stealing Kemi Olunloyo took to her Instagram page to exposs Davido’s babymama, Amada for shoplifting. She shared a photo of Amanda after an alleged arrest and also revealed her full…
BREAKING: Kano anti-graft agency grills Sanusi’s aide over ‘misappropriation’
A day after the breaking of Kano emirate into five, the state’s anti-graft agency has grilled an aide to the Muhammad Sanusi II over allegations of financial misappropriation. Isa Bayero, who also served as…
Nigeria extradites suspected Pakistani drug baron to US
The Federal Government has extradited to the United States of America (USA) Muhammad Khalid Khan, a Pakistani citizen indicted for drug dealing and money laundering. Khan, 31, was extradited on April 28…
It’s time to break up Facebook, says co-founder
Facebook Inc co-founder and former Mark Zuckerberg roommate, Chris Hughes, has called for the break-up of the social network in an opinion piece in the New York Times. “We are a nation with a tradition of reining in…
Senate Moves To Make LG Autonomy Mandatory
The Senate yesterday adopted a motion demanding some stakeholders like State Houses of Assembly and the Presidency to expedite action on granting financial autonomy to local government councils across the country.The Senate…
Researchers generate antibodies to Ebola virus disease
In a breakthrough that could lead to a simple and inexpensive test for Ebola virus disease, researchers have generated two antibodies to the deadly virus. According to a report published in the…