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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Sunday that it had updated its outstanding audit of the group financial statements from 2011 to 2016. NNPC Spokesman, Ndu Ughamadu, said in a statement in Abuja that the…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has assigned duties to the newly appointed deputy governors who assumed duty on March 28. The acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Isaac Okoroafor, in…

The former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government, to adopt a “ruthless” measure against alleged looters of the nation’s treasury. Mr Oshiomhole, who disclosed this on…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday returned to Abuja after a 3-day private visit to his country home in Daura in Katsina State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft carrying the president and some…

Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder and spiritual leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, says there would be dire consequences if Senate president Bukola Saraki refused to contest for presidency in 2019. Primate Ayodele revealed…

After not being satisfied with trying to sideline the wife of the President, Mamman Daura wanted to take over the first lady’s official quarters and many other privileges, but this time he met a brick wall as the president’s wife took…

The Conference of National Assembly Legislative Aides (CONASSLA), a forum of current and former aides to members of the national assembly, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to reveal their running…

Between January 2011 and December 2017, a total of N4.99tn was earned as Internally Generated Revenue by the 36 states of the federation, an analysis of figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed. The analysis…

•Six issues which will dominate APC NEC meeting •Buhari, APC leaders set to determine Oyegun, others’ fate Fresh facts emerged yesterday that some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some party leaders are adamant…

Senate President  Bukola Saraki said  yesterday that lack of due engagement with the National Assembly  may force  the majority of senators to oppose President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval to withdraw $1 billion to fund purchase of…

It is now clear why   more members of the National Executive Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) backed out of the tenure elongation gambit championed by the party leadership. It followed the unearthing of the…

The chairman of DAAR communications, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, is demanding from Information Minister Lai Mohammed an immediate retraction of his inclusion on a list of alleged looters of public treasury. Dokpesi wants the retraction…

The family members of the late Nigerian singer, Zainab Ali-Nielsen, aka Alizee, are still at loss of words over her death. The 37-year-old singer and her four-year-old daughter, Petra, were found dead on Thursday in the kitchen at their…

JP Morgan Chase has acknowledged it knew that a former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Dan Etete, would benefit when it transferred over $800 million proceeds from the sale of Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 245 to a company…

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has faulted Kenya’s leadership for their greed and persistent failure to place matters of national interest first when it comes to development. Speaking to a renowned Kenyan journalist Jeff…

In recent times, a good number of marriages have been dissolved as a result of battery and domestic violence. In other extreme cases, domestic violence has led to death of married partners. Ironically, most of the antagonising couples…

Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government will continue to intensify efforts to stem clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the state to ensure harmonious relationship among different groups in the state.…

No fewer than 30 people lost their lives in the Offa bank robbery. An attack that happened last Thursday in Kwara state and saw deadly armed robbers storm Offa town, raid 5 commercial banks and slaughter whoever stood in their way.…

According to reports reaching Parrot Nigeria, The popular Ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox (MMM), has shut down it System and operations globally after the death of its founder, Sergey Mavrodi. Mavrodi launched his controversial…

A bill to criminalize the use of ‘estimated billing’ in the calculation of electricity consumed and to be paid for by consumers by Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies has passed first reading in the House of Representatives.…

Itse Sagay, chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), says looting of public funds still takes place at the national assembly through budget padding. In an interview with PUNCH, Sagay said there is…

The police in Kwara State on Saturday said seven suspects linked to the bank robbery in Offa Local Government Area of the state have been arrested. The armed robbers had on Thursday unleashed mayhem on the town, raiding five…

As controversy continues to trail the release of looters’ list by the Federal Government in the last one week, there are strong indications that government is compiling fresh names of people alleged to have looted the nation’s treasury.…

The  National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has dragged Mohammed to court for defamation of character. Mohammed had on Friday, last week, identified Secondus as one of those who looted the nation’s treasury in the first…