Irish firm ready to seize Nigeria’s N2.9tr assets
• 20 per cent of nation’s reserves threatened• Govt moves to appeal British court decision An Irish company yesterday vowed its readiness to begin the process of seizing $9.6 billion (N2.946 trillion) of Nigeria’s…
Oyo State Gov. Seyi Makinde Nominates 27 Year Old Seun Fakorede As Commissioner
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has nominated a 27-year-old alumnus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Seun Fakorede, as a commissioner in the State. The 2016 Civil Engineering graduate…
Ekweremadu returns to Nigeria, speaks on attack in Germany
Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, has returned to Nigeria after the attack on him by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Nuremberg, Germany. The lawmaker was attending the…
Lagos Assembly clears 35 cabinet nominees, drops three
Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday confirmed 35 out of 38 of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s nominees for commissioners and special advisers. The exercise was after the final…
PHOTOS: Sanwo-Olu swears in new permanent secs
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo Olu (3rd right), his deputy Dr. Obafemi Hamzat (3rd left), Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, (2nd right), Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Folashade…
Fowler replies Kyari, says recession, oil price affected tax revenue
The recession experienced by the Nigerian economy in 2016 as well as lower oil prices affected the revenue collected by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) between 2015-2018, Tunde…
Samsom Siasia’s Mum Still Not Found, Kidnappers Reduce Ransom To N20m
Former Super Eagle coach, Samson Siasia, is still in kidnappers’ den more than four weeks after she was abducted. This was even as fresh information reached New Telegraph that the kidnappers,…
FIRS Boss Not Under Investigation – Presidency
Following reports making the rounds in some media outlets, it is necessary to state categorically that the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, is not under…
Order EFCC to release my $40m jewellery – Diezani tells court
A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has urged the court to order the return of her 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone, valued at $40m, which were seized by the…
No more godfatherism in Kwara, says AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that the dislodgement of Saraki dynasty in the last general elections put an end to godfatherism in the state’s politics. The governor said…
Court restrains AGF, ICPC from seizing ex-Gov, Yari’s properties
A federal high court in Abuja has restrained the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) from…
Yahoo Boys go underground in Ekiti over EFCC raid
Following a massive crackdown by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), suspected internet fraudsters otherwise known as Yahoo boys have gone underground…
Dwayne Johnson ‘The Rock’ gets married
American actor and retired wrestler, Dwayne Johnson, commonly referred to by his ring name, ‘The Rock,’ had gotten married to his girlfriend of twelve years, Lauren Hashian. The 47-year-old…
DisCos reject move by FG to take over power firms
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has rejected reported plans by the federal government to repossess the distribution companies (DisCos). It had earlier been…
Drama in court as complainant stands surety for defendant
A mild drama ensued in court a former district head of Narayi, Kaduna, Ibrahim Hamza, who allegedly accused a teacher, Muhammad Khalid, of threatening his life, stood as surety for him in a Sharia…
Governor AbdulRazaq locks out workers for late coming
Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday locked scores of civil servants outside the main gate of the old secretariat in Ilorin, the state capital for late coming. The…
Assault on Ekweremadu: Orji Kalu denies suspending medical trip to Germany
The chief whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, has described as unfounded, social media reports that he suspended his planned medical check-up to Germany because of what happened to Ike Ekweremadu.Mr Kalu disclosed this in a…
Bobrisky Reveals His Occupation as a “First Class Abuja Runs Girl”
Bobrisky stepped out in style in Abuja and he came through with what he does for a living when queried by a follower. The cross-dresser revealed that he is 'Abuja's first class runs girl' in…
INEC Discloses Why Atiku Abubakar Wasn’t Declared Winner Of 2019 Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed why Atiku Abubakar, the 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was not declared winner of…
Re-election: Trump retains Pence as running mate
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would keep Vice President Mike Pence as his running mate when he seeks re-election in November 2020. “I’m very happy with Mike Pence,”…
More items ‘ll be denied FOREX, says CBN Governor
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Monday said more items will soon be denied foreign exchange from government institutions and Nigeria…
Court rules in suit stopping Buhari’s inauguration of ministers
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, refused to grant a request stopping President Muhammadu Buhari from inaugurating the 43 ministerial nominees over the exclusion of an FCT…
EFCC investigating how P&ID deal was approved – Emefiele
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is investigating the approval of the gas processing deal with…
Winifred Oyo-Ita sends retirement letter to Buhari
Winifred Oyo-Ita, the head of service of the federation, has offered to immediately proceed on retirement in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, TheCable understands. The widow…