Obasanjo’s letter blackmail, mischievous — Junaid Mohammed
A Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed, yesterday described Obasanjo’s letter to the President as mischievous, ill-timed and irrelevant.Mohammed, who spoke in an interview with Vanguard, said Obasanjo had nothing…
Judiciary corrupt, should be treated like other corrupt elements – CJN
THE Senate, yesterday, confirmed Justice Tanko Muhammad as substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, with the CJN saying the judiciary was corrupt and should be treated like other corrupt elements.Muhammad’s…
Herdsmen crisis: Miyetti Allah launches charm offensive, woos CAN
Leaders of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) have launched a charm offensive to seek the cooperation of all key stakeholders to resolve the herdsmen crisis in the…
Our policies are designed to stop importation of basic items – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja reiterated the determination of his administration to stop importation of basic items to create job opportunities for unemployed citizens across…
EFCC submits Watch List of Individuals in Kwara to Immigration
The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 submitted the particulars of individuals on its watch list and under…
LSPWC begins full-scale rehabilitation of major roads
The Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) has begun full-scale routine repair and rehabilitation of roads across the state in fulfillment of the Executive Order on zero tolerance for…
Praying for your enemies to die is Anti-Christ doctrine – Daddy Freeze tells MFM
Critic, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze has attacked Mountain of Fire Ministries, MFM, for praying that their enemies should die, saying such prayer is Anti-Christ doctrine.…
Amaechi will always fail in his machination against Rivers – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that even if the former Governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi is allowed to choose all the panels to handle political cases involving the state, he…
Court Papers: Nigeria’s president promises ENI officials $50m in Malabu oil deal
Vincenzo Armanna, a top official of multinational oil company ENI has told investigators that he was informed by a security official for the then Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan that $50…
Lagos issues 6-day ultimatum to traders on Lagos-Badagry expressway to vacate
The Lagos State Government has issued six days ultimatum to all transport unions and roadside traders on the entire stretch of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway and Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT corridors to vacate…
720,000 farmers get N120b credit – Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said 720,000 small farm holders got N120.6 billion credit through the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. He said the credit was given directly to small farmers,…
Fasoranti’s daughter: APC blows hot, says criminality has no tribe in eyes of the law
The ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on relevant security agencies to intensify ongoing effort to rid the country of crime, and warned against linking a tribe to a…
Five injured as suspected cultists attack Lagos residents
No fewer than five persons have sustained injuries after suspected cultists attacked residents of Idiroko and Owutu in Ikorodu. The hoodlums, identified as Lion Base Boys of Dagbolu Street,…
Operation Whirl Stroke killed 145 bandits, arrested 223 in Benue, two others
OPERATION Whirl Stroke has so far killed 145 bandits, arrested 223 others and also recovered 194 weapons in military operations in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states. Its commander, Maj-Gen.…
Bronze medals better than coming back with nothing, Okala says
Emmanuel Okala, a former Green Eagles goalkeeper, has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles for winning the 2019 AFCON third-place match in Egypt, saying “bronze medals were better than coming back with nothing”. …
Twelve arrested in Ayia Napa ‘over alleged rape’ of British woman
Twelve Israelis have been detained in Cyprus after a 19-year-old British woman alleged she had been raped in the resort town of Ayia Napa, police said. It is unclear how many suspects are…
Customs intercepts N2.8m Tramadol-laden ambulance
The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it has intercepted an ambulance loaded with 10 cartons of 225mg Tramadol drugs at the Apapa Port, Lagos. The ambulance driver and a…
N48bn asset: Makinde’s aide tackles Oyo APC over source of wealth query
Taiwo Adisa, chief press secretary to Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state has no moral justification to ask the governor to explain his source of wealth. Adisa was reacting…
2019 EXMAN AWARD: Keskese Emerges Agency of the Year
…Wins Grand Prix, 6 other Awards Keskese Nigeria Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading experiential marketing agencies, has once again emerged the experiential marketing agency of the year at the…
Drug kingpin El Chapo Guzman jailed for life
The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been given life jail in the United States. A federal judge in Brooklyn handed down the sentence Wednesday, five months after Guzman’s…
Reps issue Obaseki 7 days to inaugurate Assembly or risk takeover
The House of Representatives on Wednesday warned Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to inaugurate a fresh 7th Edo House of Assembly within one week or it will take over the functions of the…
Victims of Abbo’s assault ‘fail to honour invitation of senate panel’
The senate committee investigating the alleged misconduct of Elisha Abbo, senator representing Adamawa north, says that the victims of the assault did not honour its invitation. Sam Egwu,…
R. Kelly denied bail in sex crime trial
R. Kelly, embattled American R&B singer, has been denied bail bond after pleading not guilty to the federal sex crime charges leveled against him. The singer, 52, was arraigned on Tuesday…
Court dissolves 23-year old marriage over threat to husband’s life
An Ibadan-based trader, Mrs. Bushira Salawudeen, has prayed a Mapo Customary Court, to plead with her husband, Rafiu, to forgive her and stop the divorce proceedings. She admitted before the…