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The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the temporary forfeiture of four landed properties linked to a former Executive Director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, Mr. Tuoyo Omatsuli. The four properties, located…

•To probe N800bn subsidy claims The failure by 13 revenue generating agencies to remit accrued funds to the federal government has defrauded Nigeria by over N8 trillion in five years. A committee set up by the National Economic…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the last governorship election that produced the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, was characterised by “hanky-panky,” describing it as an unfortunate saga. He, therefore, called on the…

The Lagos State Government has secured a court injunction restraining the Federal Government’s owned Ikoyi Registry from conducting marriages. The state government in the court paper filed before the Lagos High Court, argued that it…

A neurologist with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Dr. Nura Alkali, has opined that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris’ struggle during his ‘infamous’ speech at an event in Kano could be as a result of ‘brain…

Since 2015, Abiola Aiyegbayo, wife of Bamikole Omisore, Special Adviser on International Relations to Senate President Bukola Saraki, has been receiving monthly salaries of N151,788 from the Senate without rendering any service to the…

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has denied a viral video that shows him struggling to read from a prepared speech.Mr Idris was in Kano on Monday to commission the Force Technical Intelligence Unit.A footage taken as the…

The chief registrar of the Kwara State Judiciary on Thursday asked the police to bring back some criminal suspects that were transferred to Abuja on Wednesday.Police spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, said the suspects were transferred to…

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has queried his Commissioner for Higher Education and aspirant for the house of representatives in 2019, Usman Jaha (Babawo) for distributing shoe polish and other items to youth in Gwoza as part…

Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday adjourned indefinitely the trial of Senator Dino Melaye, being tried for allegedly giving false information. Melaye, representing Kogi West, was dragged to court on…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed an application seeking to unfreeze a Unity Bank account with a balance of N1,902,673,399.93 belonging to Hajiya Bola Shagaya.Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo, in a judgment on Thursday, threw out…

The federal government has signed an agreement of $6.68 billion with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the construction of the Ibadan-Kaduna railway segment of the Lagos-Kano Railway Line. Rotimi…

Goood news: oil prices hit $80 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since November 2014. Bad news: Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Thursday declared force majeure on the exports of Nigeria’s major crude oil, the…

THE management of Eko Electricity Distribution company has decried the spate of violent attacks on its workers on their lawful duties by some people claiming to be protesting against poor state of power supply or billing errors in their…

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has condemned cases of drug abuse across the Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has condemned cases of drug abuse across the country while receiving members of the Association of Lady…

Baba Ngelezarma, national secretary of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has blamed governors for clashes between herdsmen and farmers. The clashes have led to the loss of many lives and destruction…

Abdulfatah Ahmed, Kwara governor, says neither him nor Senate President Bukola Saraki have any link with the suspected cultists arrested in Ilorin, Kwara. During plenary on Tuesday, Saraki had accused Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general…

Aggrieved soldiers stormed Rumukpakani police station in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, on Thursday over the death of one of their colleagues. A resident told TheCable that a policeman opened fire on a soldier after a heated…

Manager of Dangote Cement plant in Ethiopia has been shot dead, ahead of his visit to the country today. The country manager and managing director of Dangote Industries Plc, Ethiopia, Deep Kamra, has been reportedly shot dead by…

A Principal in Ogun State is in hot waters after he was caught tying students to crosses and flogging them for lateness. The Proprietor Afolayan Joseph and the yet-to-be-identified principal Principal of Metorite Standard School,…

A senator, Emmanuel Bwacha, has told his colleagues how police security detail was withdrawn after he criticised the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Mr Bwacha narrated his ordeal while contributing to an allegation raised…

The lucky parents of the first set of quintuplets born in Lagos State this year will get N500,000 monthly for one year, courtesy of the governor’s wife, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode. Mrs Ambode announced the donation of her monthly allowance…

President Muhammadu Buhari last night urged the Southwest caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to take the mission to rescue Ekiti from the opposition Peoples Democratic Partry (PDP) seriously. The President spoke during a…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC)  yesterday approved $995 million and N15.45 billion for two roads. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting presided over…