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The Economic and Financial Crimes  Commission, EFCC, today arraigned a 35 years old suspected fraudster, Abiola Kayode Malik and his company  MIKA Resources Nigeria Limited before a Federal High Court, Lagos on a four-count charge of…

Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has been thrown under the bus. He will not serve a second term in office not because the people of Lagos state rejected him in an election but because his godfather, Bola Tinubu, pulled the…

Ahead of today’s deadline for the submission of presidential and National Assembly candidates by political parties to Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams…

MANY of us had resigned ourselves to the second term of Muhammadu Buhari as President, until the emergence of Abubakar Atiku as candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. A year ago, whenever I peered into the…

The Zone 6 Police Headquarters, Calabar, Cross River State capital, was turned into a mini-carnival yesterday, as “investors” in a Swiss Gold Ponzi scheme turned out to get a glimpse of the scheme operator, Mrs. Lizzy Efa, arrested…

Arsene Wenger has indicated he will be back in football management at the start of 2019, but he did not disclose where it will be.I believe that I’ll start again on January 1,” he told the German newspaper Bild . “I don’t know yet where…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved six transaction parties to advise the federal government on the issuance of $2.78 billion Eurobonds and other securities at the…

Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun yesterday restated his opposition to the candidature of Dapo Abiodun. Abiodun is the candidate approved by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), but Amosun…

Suspected cult leader in Oworonshoki, Lagos, Kayode Ojo, has been arrested for alleged threat to kill a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ifeanyi Owo, a Chief Superintendent (CSP). Ojo, said to be the leader of the Vikings in the…

The federal government has approved the implementation of no work, no pay principle when workers go on strike. The federal executive council (FEC) issued the approval during its weekly meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. Chris…

The senate has approved the $2.786 billion loan request of President Muhammadu Buhari to finance the 2018 budget. The upper legislative chamber also approved $82.54 million to refinance the balance of $500 million…

The calm that reigned in the Senate since its return from recess last week was shattered yesterday. Senator Godswill Akpabio called for the reconstitution and restructuring of the upper chamber — in line with the numerical strength…

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose may lose at least six choice assets – if a court agrees with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The anti-graft agency may apply for permanent forfeiture of the assets in Lagos…

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has cancelled the education development levy imposed on pupils of public and private schools by former Governor Ayo Fayose. Fayemi gave the order on Tuesday at the Ekiti North senatorial town hall…

Aisha Alhassan, Nigeria's former Minister of Women Affairs, has retrieved items she donated to the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Taraba State. Following her resignation from the party after she was disqualified from…

Lieutenant General Laura J. Richardson has broken a major public record as the first woman to lead the largest command in the United States Army. According to CNN, it's a first for the US Army Forces Command, or FORSCOM, for the command,…

Google laid out plans to stop bundling preinstalled apps with its Android platform and instead charge manufacturers a fee to license its apps, as part of a bid to avoid additional fines from European Union (EU) regulators.The European…

A 53-year-old Nigerian lawyer cum Prince, Olanrewaju Bolaji Otukoya, has bagged a 5-year jail term in the U.K  over his involvement in a £1.8m fraud. The Nigerian lawyer who is the son of King J.B. Otukoya, Fiwagbade I, the Oligun of…

Zumnan Gimba, a consultant in the University Teaching Hospital Jos (JUTH), says the abuse of painkiller, strong antibiotics and self-medication could cause kidney failure. Gimba, a nephrologist, made this known in an interview with…

Paul Scholes says even Lionel Messi would struggle to shine in the current Manchester United team and that the struggling club are being laughed at by their rivals. The former United and England midfielder has been a frequent and…

The Lagos state governorship candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Jimi Agbaje, said Lagosians are tired of being led by one man. Though the Centre of Excellence has had three governors since 1999, the PDP candidate…

Kano State Commissioner for Rural and Community Development, Musa Iliyasu-Kwankwaso has defended the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on bribery video saga, saying collecting kickbacks is normal in government. Speaking in a…

Achinike William-Wobodo Esq., a lawyer in Rivers State, has sued Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, for allegedly forging his Age Certificate in documents he presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). William…

Thhe parents of Hauwa Liman, the recently killed International Committee of Red Cross, ICRC aid worker, have reacted to her unconfirmed execution by the dread Boko Haram sect. Liman was abducted in Rann in March by the Boko Haram with…