Béninoise cook bags life imprisonment for killing Credit Switch boss
An Igbosere High Court in Lagos yesterday sentenced a Béninoise cook, Sunday Adefonou Anani, to life imprisonment for the October 31 2018 murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Credit Switch Ltd, Ope…
Nigerian Embassy In Uk To Start Mailing Passports To Applicants Following Attack On Embassy
Weeks after a Nigerian man destroyed vehicles at the Nigeria High Commission in London, the Commission has decided that passports will be mailed to applicants as against coming to the commission for collection.
Super Eagles players protest unpaid allowances
Super Eagles players boycotted Tuesday’s pre-match conference and could boycott Tuesday evening’s training. Nigeria’s preparation for Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tie with Guinea suffered a…
Internet Fraudster forfeits N230.6m to FG
Justice Saliu Sai’du of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of N210, 287, 697.45; N5, 320, 373.40; N15, 008,809.79 and $80.59 belonging to one…
Buhari to issue executive order on State legislature, judiciary autonomy
The Presidential Committee on the Implementation of autonomy of State legislature and State judiciary on Tuesday submitted its report to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja.…
Tribunal did NOT reject my request to inspect INEC server – Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the presidential election tribunal did not reject his request to inspect the server of the Independent National…
Court sentences yahoo boy to 35 years in prison
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Tuesday sentenced an internet fraudster, Temitope Charles, to 35 years in prison without an option of fine. The Presiding Judge, Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar,…
Nigerian Drug Lord, Edwin Elochukwu Anyaoku Extradited To Face Drug Trafficking Charges In The USA
Nigerian suspected of being the mastermind of an international drug-smuggling operation, Edwin Elochukwu Anyaoku, has been extradited by South Africa authorities to the United States to face charges of…
Did a Princeton Graduate Know Killing His Father Was Wrong?
Years before Thomas Gilbert Jr. was accused of shooting his father in the head, he told a psychiatrist that he dreamed about kicking his father and screaming, “Stop it! Stop it!” Even though…
First Bank names Nigerian Senator, 204 others as ‘delinquent debtors’
Nigerian Senator, Abdullahi Adamu, and 240 other individuals have been named as delinquent debtors of First Bank Plc. An advertorial published by the bank in the Monday, June 24, 2019 edition…
I met no money in Ogun treasury, says Gov. Abiodun
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that he took a loan of N7bn to pay workers’ May salaries. He said this on Monday while addressing leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the state.…
Journalist Ohimai Amaize flees Nigeria over ‘threats’ of his arrest for ‘treason’
Nigerian lournalist and presenter of the popular KakaakiSocial on African Independent Television (AIT), Ohimai Amaize, has fled the country. According to reports, Amaize popularly called MrFixNigeria,…
Kidnapping Stories In Nigeria Exaggerated – Osinbajo Tells Nigerians In Diaspora
Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has told Nigerians in diaspora that the spate of kidnappings in Nigeria is exaggerated and not entirely new. His claim comes on the back of several recent…
Wike abolishes WAEC, NECO fees in public secondary schools
State-owned primary and secondary schools in Rivers have been directed to stop collecting fees and levies from pupils and students with immediate effect. Nyesom Wike, governor of the state,…
Something is Definitely Not Right With This Bride’s Photos
As new bride, women will go all out to look their best, from the makeup to the clothings, accessories, all must be lit for the D-day. Ladies, in the case that your make up artiste decide to 'haywire' with her condiments on your face just…
Presidential Poll: PDP, Atiku head to S’Court over bid to inspect INEC’s server
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed an application the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, filed to be granted access to inspect the central…
You played bad politics, expect nothing from APC – Orji Kalu tells South-East
THE Senator representing Abia North, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that the South-East geopolitical zone played “bad politics during the 2019 polls and should expect nothing from the ruling All Progressives Congress,…
‘She’s not my type’ – Trump dismisses sexual assault accuser E Jean Carroll
Donald Trump has dismissed an allegation of sexual assault made against him by a celebrated advice columnist by disparaging her with the insult that she “is not my type”. E Jean Carroll, who…
New capital base for banks may rise to N230bn
There are indications that the new minimum capital base requirements for Nigeria’s banks would range between N35 billion and N230 billion going by the new position of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.Yesterday, speaking…
Twitter chief Jack Dorsey gets personalised visa to Dubai
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of Twitter, the social networking giant got a special surprise on landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Monday: the entry stamp on his passport, came along with a…
Daddy Freeze backs young man who ordered Wole Soyinka out of his seat
Controversial on-air personality Daddy Freeze has thrown his weight behind the young man who insisted that Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka should get off his seat on the plane, saying he would have…
Boris Johnson should ‘face the music’ and take part in televised debate, his…
Boris Johnson’s constituents have said he should “face the music” and take part in a live TV debate so the public can hear what he has to say if he wants to become prime minister. The Tory …
Forte Oil’s majority shareholder to acquire fresh N22 billion worth of shares
Prudent Energy Services Limited, the new majority shareholder of Forte Oil Plc, is set to acquire fresh N22 billion worth of shares of the company. The public takeover bid, expected to be…
Buhari is a civilian autocrat, says Ayo Adebanjo
Ayo Adebanjo, a leader of Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political organisation, says President Muhammadu Buhari is a civilian autocrat disguising under the guise of a democrat. In an interview with Tribune, the…