Bayelsa poll: PDP boils over moves against Jonathan
Weeks after the Bayelsa State governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is still unsettled over former President Goodluck Jonathan’s role in it. The All…
Busted! Students, Teachers Of Yahoo Yahoo Academy Arrested in Akwa Ibom By EFCC (Photos)
Operatives of the EFCC, Uyo Zonal Office in a joint operation with some of the Commission’s operatives from Abuja, in the early hours of Thursday, November 28th, stormed a building described as ‘YAHOO ACADEMY’, allegedly used solely for the…
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE: LASTMA officer stoned to death in Lagos
An officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Ola Oyeshina has been stoned to death at Iganmu-Sifax axis of Apapa, Lagos while trying to…
Onyema’s passport seized over $44.9m wire deals
We’re making progress in our investigation, says EFCC Air peace boss insists he’s innocent The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has…
Lagos-Ibadan: Govt reopens Kara Bridge today
The Kara Bridge of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which was partially closed on September 2, will be reopened today, Federal Controller of Works Adedamola Kuti said on…
Lawyer tells AMCON to declare VIP debtors bankrupt
A legal consultant and Senior Partner, Olaniwun Ajayi-LP, Mr. Muyiwa Balogun, has challenged the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and Judges of the Federal High…
Kogi West rerun: Adeyemi ousts Melaye from senate
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Kogi West senatorial district election, Smart Adeyemi, has defeated Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party. The…
Fraud allegations: Group urges FG to protect Onyema
A rights group, the Pan African Movement for Peace, Human Rights and Social Justice (PAMPHRSJ), has urged the federal government to “protect” the embattled Chief Executive…
IPPIS is a scam, says ASUU
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS) of the Federal Government as a scam, insisting that its members will…
Nigeria’s financial system getting stronger, says Emefiele
THE Nigerian financial system is getting stronger and more resilient with capital buffers and liquidity in the sector improving, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor,…
APC crisis: South-South caucus vows to resist plots to remove Oshiomhole
The South-South caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that it would resist any attempt by forces within the party that are working to remove the Comrade…
Kogi West supplementary: APC in early lead, as collation moves to LG centres
With the close of the Kogi West supplementary poll, sorting and counting of votes at the polling units, results have been moved to the Local Government collation…
Unease in Amnesty office over Onyema’s arrest
Since he was charged with bank fraud and money laundering in the United States of America last week, the CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has been defending himself. His lawyers have also…
I told my wife to maintain family’s good name not focus on money – Diezani’s husband
Alison Amaechina Madueke, Diezani’s husband, says when his wife took up a ministerial appointment he advised her to maintain the family’s good name and not to focus on money. Diezani…
CitiBank names Akin Dawodu cluster Head for Sub Saharan Africa
CitiBank has appointed Akin Dawodu as Cluster Head for Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), effective immediately. Akin will report to Atiq Rehman, EMEA Emerging Markets Cluster…
P&ID $9.6 b: FG deposits $200m with UK court
The Federal government of Nigeria, today complied with the order of a United Kingdom Court to deposit the sum of $200 million with it as a condition for hearing its appeal against the whopping $9.2…
Nigeria’s pension assets hit N9.58 trillion
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says its assets in the contributory pension scheme (CPS) have grown to N9.58 trillion. Aisha Dahir-Umar, acting director-general of…
All unqualified teachers to go by Dec 31, says FG
THE Federal Government has directed that all unqualified teachers should be flushed out of Nigeria classrooms by December 31, 2019. The Registrar of the Teachers…
Ibrahimovic files ‘hate crime’ complaint after house and statue vandalised
Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic Thursday filed a “hate crime” complaint Thursday after being the target of vandalism and racists threats, police said, a day after the star announced his part ownership in…
Why Obasanjo has stopped criticising Buhari
On December 12, 2013, I woke up to Olusegun Obasanjo’s ‘Before it is too late’; a caustic letter to former President Goodluck Jonathan. In the…
I’ll Ride Rolls Royce as Delta Governor, Says Gbagi
Former education minister and 2023 Delta governorship aspirant, Chief Kenneth Gbagi, has said that he would not, if he becomes governor of the oil-rich state, use government’s official vehicles but would rather…
CAN, Editors, others rally against hate speech bill
The groundswell of opposition against the hate speech bill before the National Assembly was taken several notches higher, yesterday, by editors in Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and a…
Why Are People Doubting Buhari’s Third Term Denial?
Fellow Nigerians, I don’t know about you, but I find the cynicism of many Nigerians very strange and sometimes distressing and depressing. If you’re a social media addict like me, you must have experienced the…
Alleged $44.9m wire deals: EFCC quizzes Air Peace boss Onyema
AS part of the ongoing probe of alleged $44.9 million wire deals, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has interrogated the Chief Executive Officer of…