EFCC arrests 40 Federal Inland Revenue workers over N2.1b scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 40 senior management and junior Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) officials for an alleged N2.1billion scam. The cash was said to have…
Joshua’s opponent fails drugs test, fight in doubt
Heavyweight contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller has tested positive for the banned substance GW1516 ahead of his scheduled challenge of unified world titleholder Anthony Joshua, three sources with knowledge of the results told…
Foreign reserves gained $1.85bn in one month – CBN
The nation’s foreign reserves rose by $1.85bn to $44.728bn as of April 12 from $42.87bn in March 12, according to latest statistics from the Central Bank of Nigeria.The value, rose from a value of $43.041bn in December 17,…
I’m far more educationally qualified than Atiku, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has accused the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, of not possessing the statutory educational qualification to contest the February…
GTBank Releases Q1 Unaudited Results, Reports Profit Before Tax Of N57.0Billion
Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited Financial Results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. The Bank recorded positive performance across all financial metrics with…
Senate passes Police Reform Bill, 2019
The Nigerian Senate has passed the Police Reform Bill, 2019. The Senate passed the bill on Wednesday during the Plenary. Entitled, Senate Bill 683, the bill was passed after the third reading. At the Plenary on…
JUST IN: Buhari orders Customs boss, AGF, 12 others to submit hand over notes
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered Customs Comptroller General, Hameed Ali, the accountant general of the federation and 12 other heads of agencies under the Ministry of Finance to submit their handing…
FCMB organises free training, urges SMEs to drive economic growth
On Saturday, April 13, 2019, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) hosted the fifth in its series of free capacity building programmes, tagged ‘’Business Enterprises and Sustainability Training (BEST)’’ organised…
Popular Ondo king, Oba Folagbade Olateru-Olagbegi is dead
Popular king in Ondo state, Oba Folagbade Olateru-Olagbegi, the Olowo of Owo, in Ondo State is dead, www.e-nigeriang.com has just learnt.Oba Folagbade, who died in the early hours of today, Wednesday, was born on June 26,…
R Kelly is broke, can’t pay his rent, landlord sues him
Music star, R Kelly is reportedly broke after $150,000 was seized from multiple bank accounts after his former Chicago landlord filed a lawsuit accusing him of owning back rent. The R&B singer has hit rock bottom and…
Traditional Rulers Opposed Ambode’s Second Term Bid, Not Tinubu, Says Oba Durosimi
Oba Abedina Durosimi, the Osolu of Irewe Kingdom in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, has said the failed second term bid of Akinwunmi Ambode, outgoing Governor of Lagos State, was the handiwork of…
It’s Only In Nigeria People Wear ‘Aso Ebi’ To Court Premises, Says Falana
Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says Nigeria is the only country in the world where corrupt individuals are celebrated, rather than made to face the wrath of the law. The human right lawyer said this…
Governor-elect Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat to unveil key Lagos road map
Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, will on April 27 unveil key road map to adopt in actualising the vision for a greater Lagos at a special dinner to…
Pele ‘back on the field’ after short hospital stay in Paris
Former Brazil star Pele has thanked medical staff following his short spell in hospital and assured fans he is “back on the field”. The 78-year-old was treated for a urinary tract infection in Paris, where he had…
Father forgives rapist in court
A 30-year old man, Ibrahim Mohammed, has forgiven the man who raped his nine years old daughter. The daughter had told the Edo State Family Court that she was raped twice by Abdullahi Bala aged 33.…
Supreme Court Dismisses Oni’s Case Against Fayemi
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the eligibility case instituted by a former Governor of Ekiti State, Engr Segun Oni against the eligibility of Governor Kayode Fayemi to contest the primaries of the…
Ex-President al-Bashir moved to Khartoum’s Kobar prison – Family Sources
Sudan’s deposed president Omar al-Bashir was moved to Kobar prison in the capital Khartoum late on Tuesday, two family sources said on Wednesday. Bashir is being held under tight security in solitary…
15-year-old wife arrested for allegedly poisoning husband in Kano
The police command in Kano State has arrested a 15-year-old housewife, Hassana Lawan of Bechi Village, in Kumbotso LGA of the state for allegedly poisoning her 33-year-old husband, Sale Abubakar. The…
‘Go for C-section with special reason’ — Gynaecologist advises pregnant women
Adebayo Bamisebi, a gynaecologist, on Tuesday, advised pregnant women to go for delivery, through cesarean section with special reason for it. Bamisebi of the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,…
Man kills five after setting apartment on fire
A South Korean man set his apartment on fire before stabbing fleeing residents with a knife, killing five people and injuring 13 others. The 42-year-old set fire to his apartment in the south-eastern…
Volunteer doctors, cooks help Sudanese keep up protests
The protesters in Sudan wave national flags, chant “freedom” and bang plastic drums in the sweltering summer heat, while others man makeshift clinics or prepare meals for fellow demonstrators. For nearly…
Journalist threatened for calling out chairman who took Success Adegor to beer parlor
Fejiro Oliver, the journalist who called out the chairman of Sapele Local Government in Delta state, Eugene Inoaghan, for taking Success Adegor to a beer parlor, says he’s being threatened. Yesterday, the journalist shared a…
TSA: Group probes federal government, wants total accruals, expenditure made known
The United Global Resolve for Peace on the Treasury Single Account has called on the Federal Government to disclose the total amount that had accrued to the Treasury Single Account since its implementation.…
Max Allegri to remain as Juventus coach despite Champions League flop
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri announced on Tuesday he would be staying on as coach with the Italian giants next season despite another Champions League disappointment. Cristiano Ronaldo’s side…