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Fresh details have shown a British executive as a recipient of millions of pounds from the multi-billion dollar Malabu oil deal. Peter Bosworth and trading firm, Arcadia Petroleum, have been named in…

AFTER four months in detention, a Nigerian arrested for “drug trafficking” was released yesterday by the Saudi authorities. Ibrahim Abubakar’s release had been announced on Monday by Suleiman Mustapha, the…

Inspite of the protest by traders, Mr Adeniyi Olasoji and Mrs Abisola Azeez have been finally installed as leaders in the popular computer village in Lagos.The President-General, Association of Commodity Market Women and Men…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to return home and fix the security challenges facing the country.Disclosing this in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Kola…

Foremost human right activist and lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has directed that former president Olusegun Obasanjo be held responsible for loopholes in the constitution.Speaking in Lagos, last week, during the launch of the…

LAGOS State government on Wednesday launched the new buses under the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) with free service on five routes, with 820 buses out of the 5,000 high and medium capacity buses planned for the initiative to be…

Many Nigerians have expressed shock and dismay at the N23.7 billion severance package for Eighth National Assembly lawmakers in the face of what they called pervasive poverty in the land. Those who spoke…

Experts believe the long-term use of antibiotics wipes out healthy bacteria in the gut – creating an imbalance that increases inflammation, narrows blood vessels and ends up damaging the heart.They think this creates a…

Is there a link between the security vote and insecurity in the country? This is the one million questions the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu tried…

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo has vowed to kill the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Dokubo said that the struggle for the actualization of the Sovereign…

Years after it was privatised, the power sector has failed to deliver the desired result, the Federal Government said yesterday. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who delivered the verdict, spoke of other options to…

The pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, has said Nigerian governors, who are often subject of corruption probes because they control a large chunk of…

The bodies of three children who were declared missing in Kogi State since Tuesday morning, have been found in their father’s car today. Two of deceased are the children of former chairman Okada Riders…

Zainab Aliyu, who miraculously escaped execution in Saudi Arabia for an offence she did not commit, is expected back today. Credible sources in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria have revealed that Saudi…

Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama has expressed appreciation to the Saudi Authority for the release of Zainab Aliyu, who was held for alleged drug trafficking offence. Ms. Zainab Aliyu and…

Workers in Cross River have protested the payment of May salary on the first day of the month by Governor Ben Ayade. Mr Ayade has consistently paid the May salary on the first day of the month in the last…

Following the release of the Nigerian student, Ms Zainab Aliyu, detained by Saudi Arabia government for alleged drug trafficking, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Northern State chapter, Tuesday commended President…

THE Oyo State government will yesterday opened  discussions with labour leaders on the modalities for the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage, it was learnt. It is coming on the heels of Governor…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday reiterated that no part of the country, regardless of its geographical location or political leaning, would suffer neglect during his administration. Buhari…

Twenty-six people have been feared killed and several others critically injured following a Boko Haram attack on a village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Our correspondent gathered…

Legislators raise estimates by N90b SOME OF the figures Ex-militants reintegration (N65b) Zamfara intervention (N10b) Basic Health Care (N51.219b) Ex-Airways workers (N22.682b) Ex-heads…

A Nigerian man has been left in shock after he discovered through a mandatory DNA test at the US Embassy that a kid he calls his own is not his son. According to Rita Ebiuwa who shared the story on Facebook, the man…

A tricycle rider and four others were feared killed in an early morning train accident which occurred at the Iju Ishaga area of Lagos State. Dependable source revealed that the accident occurred in the early hours…

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has begun the issuance of the new 10-year passport booklet which can counter damage, counterfeit and forgery This was revealed at the agency’s headquarters, Abuja.…