Judicial officer wants police stripped of prosecutorial powers
The Assistant Chief State Counsel, Edo State Ministry of Justice, (Department of Public Prosecutions), Mrs. Justina Odihirin, has called for striping of the police, the responsibility of prosecution of criminal cases. Odihirin made…
Ex-Customs boss proposes regional prohibition list to curb smuggling
A former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Mr. Ahmed Kodjoli Bello, has proposed a list of prohibited cargoes that will be adopted in the West African sub-region with a view to curbing smuggling within the…
Odion Ighalo may find it difficult playing for Manchester United – Jaap Stam
Manchester United hero Jaap Stam has admitted Odion Ighalo may find it difficult to adapt at Old Trafford because it is “very different playing for United than smaller teams in the league”. The January signing, brought in on loan…
China announces biggest drop in new coronavirus cases
China reported the biggest drop in new cases from the coronavirus outbreak in nearly a month on Thursday. The National Health Commission said that more than 74,500 people have now been infected nationwide by the virus, which…
Height matters in lowering dementia risks – New study
A new study from the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, has found an association between height and dementia risk. Dementia — an umbrella term that…
China expels 3 WSJ reporters
China on Wednesday ordered three reporters from The Wall Street Journal to leave the country over what Beijing deemed a racist headline. The United States promptly…
Nigerian email fraud syndicate jailed in UK
Some Nigerians, part of a criminal gang, have been convicted and jailed for a combined total of 18 years and 2 months after gaining access to as many as 2,000 BT customers’ accounts…
Police has no right to check your mobile phone – Dolapo Badmus (Video)
Lagos state Police PRO, Dolapo Badmus, has revealed that Police officers have no right to check an individual’s mobile phone for no reason. In a recent interview with LIB, Dolapo Badmus when asked the difference between stop and search…
Reps to probe NIMC over NIN
THE House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Population to investigate the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) over the various challenges being encountered in the registration of Nigerians for…
Solskjaer praises Ighalo’s scoring ability
MANCHESTER United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is happy to report that loan signing Odion Ighalo has already displayed his goalscoring abilities throughout his first training sessions as a…
Oldest person in Britain dies at 111
Britain’s oldest person Hilda Clulow has died at the age of 111. Her family announced that Hilda passed away with her family and friends by her side at the…
Social media now yardstick to measure wealth – Rita Dominic
Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic has expressed disappointment and wondered when social media became the yardstick for determining who is wealthy and who is not. The…
FEC approves N4.8bn for Benin-Akure road project
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N4.8 billion being augmentation for the Benin-Adumagbae-Igba-Akure road in Edo and Ondo State. Minister of State for Works…
Nigeria transmits 7000MW, distributes 3000MW, Discos pay for 1000MW
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday resolved to address the gargantuan problems facing the nation’s power sector to boost electricity supply across the country. At the moment, the nation has the capacity…
Trump in fresh ‘quid pro quo’ mess over WikiLeak’s Assange pardon
US President Donald Trump has thrown himself into another quid pro quo mess, after he promised to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he denied Russia leaked emails of his…
$500m bribe: Nigerian oil mogul Aliyu Abubakar faces trial in Italy
An Italian judge has ordered a Nigerian businessman, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar to stand trial for alleged international corruption relating to a Nigeria oil graft case involving Eni and Shell, a…
Sanwo-Olu Introduces New Mini Buses To Replace ‘Okada’ and ‘Keke Maruwa
The Lagos state government, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu recently accused the Okada and Keke Maruwa of increased crime rate in a city where gridlock slows vehicular movement. This movement made the government causes lot of questions and…
Adebayor Asks His Friend To Pick Any Car Of His Choice From His Garage and Take Home
There is a friend that sticks closer than a good brother, when you have such friends, you are never alone not even in your darkest hour. Footballer Emmanuel Adebayor iss in the news again this time for a good gesture. He asked a friend…
Alleged Assault: Oluwo is not above the law, Agbowu tells AIG
The Agbowu of Ogbaagba, Oba Dhikirulahi Akinropo has written a petition to Assistant General of Police, Zone XI Headquarters, Osogbo, Osun…
“I will never sponsor violence” – Lyon breaks silence
Sacked Governor-Elect of Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, has asked his supporters and loyalists of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain calm and eschew violence following the…
We can’t continue to subsidise power – FG
The Federal Government said on Wednesday that it would not continue to give subsidy to the power sector. It called on Distribution Companies in the country to improve on their financial and technical capacity to deliver or the…
FULL LIST: Covenant University only Nigerian institution to make world’s 100 best varsities in…
Covenant University has been named among the world’s 100 best universities in the emerging economies 2020. The institution was ranked 91st in the annual list released by Times Higher Education (THE), on Tuesday. It is also the…
Senate President wants security at N’Assembly beefed up
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday tasked top security officials to beef up the security measures at the National Assembly to avert any threat. Lawan, who is also the chairman…