Ghosn leaves jail in workman’s disguise
The cameras had been massed outside a Tokyo detention centre for hours waiting for the shot, but when ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn finally emerged, he was in disguise and almost unrecognisable.The first hint that something was…
BREAKING: Court disqualifies Taraba APC governorship candidate
The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo on Wednesday disqualified the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Taraba State, Alhaji Sani Abubakar Danladi, from participating in the election on…
Eight months after World Cup, stranded Nigerians, others face deportation from Russia
In a cramped apartment on the outskirts of Moscow, Lamin has little more than the clothes and the Bible he brought with him when he came to Russia on a temporary World Cup visa last summer.The 23-year-old Gambian shares the…
Military school attended by Trump conceals his grades — Report
A military academy that Donald Trump attended as a teenager concealed his academic records in 2011 in response to pressure from Trump allies, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.The New York Military Academy came under such…
Buhari will decide who becomes Senate President — Omo-Agege
The senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege says President Muhammadu Buhari will be actively involved in the process of selecting the next leader of the Senate.Speaking to the News Agency of…
Obesere, others defect to APC
Popular Fuji musician, Abass Akande, also known as Obesere on Tuesday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State.Also, the candidate of the Democratic Party of Nigeria for the…
JUST IN: UK threatens visa ban on politicians who incite violence on social media
The British High Commission says those who incite electoral violence on social media could be denied access into the United Kingdom (UK). In its call for credible, peaceful elections on 9 March, the high…
Court remands prophetess for allegedly swindling company of N1 billion
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday, ordered that a prophetess, Linda Mabi-Praise, accused of swindling a company to the tune of N1 billion, be remanded in Kirikiri Female Prisons, pending when she perfects…
EFCC seeks forfeiture order on General Ozigi’s N426m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has prayed the Federal High Court in Lagos to order Brig Gen John Ozigi to permanently forfeit to the Federal Government a total of N426.704,820.88 found in the accounts of a firm,…
Remove petrol subsidy, cut interest rates – Experts tell Buhari
Foreign and local economic experts have said President Muhammadu Buhari should put at the top of his second-term agenda the removal of petrol subsidy as well as the reduction of interest rates in a bid to stimulate investments…
Atiku’s lawyer, son-in-law used Intels West Africa, firms to launder €150m – Report
Bureau de change operators and other suspects allegedly involved in the laundering of €150m have told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission how Atiku Abubakar’s lawyer, Uyiekpen Osagie-Giwa, and the ex-Vice-President’s…
Elections: ‘Stay away from Yorubaland’ – OPC warns Asari Dokubo, Nnamdi Kanu, others
A pan-Yoruba group, the Oodua People’s Congress, has warned ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and those planning to foment trouble during…
Dybala to replace Lukaku at Manchester United
Manchester United will look to sign Paulo Dybala from Juventus, if Romelu Lukaku leaves this summer, the UK Sun reports. The Red Devils signed Lukaku from Everton in the summer of 2017 for £75million and the…
APC: Tinubu calls emergency meeting ahead of Saturday’s election
All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has called a meeting of party leaders and stakeholders in Lagos State. The meeting will hold today, Wednesday afternoon, at the party…
Islamic group raises alarm over ‘plot to depose Sultan of Sokoto’
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has expressed concern on anxiety over alleged plan to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar. The All Progressives Congress (APC) had stated that it…
I thought N450m given to me was from PDP not Diezani – Belgore tells Court
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dele Belgore, yesterday told a Federal High in Lagos that he thought the N450 million given to him in 2015 was sent from the Peoples Democratic Party 2015 Presidential Campaign…
EFCC releases bank transactions as details of Atiku’s son-in-law, lawyer’s arrest emerge
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has insisted that Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s son-in-law, Abdullahi Babalele’s, was arrested for money laundering. Many had queried the timing of…
How currency dealers exposed Atiku’s men in money laundering spree — EFCC
The arrest of key allies of the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, was triggered by the recovery of huge foreign currency worth hundreds of millions of naira from dealers by operatives of…
Lagos Ohanaeze’s endorsement of Sanwo-Olu, scam — Ndigbo
A GROUP of concerned citizens of Ndigbo in Lagos has described as a scam, the endorsement of All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu by the Lagos State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.Leaders…
‘Amosun can’t stop Abiodun from succeeding him’ – Osoba
Former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba spoke with reporters in Lagos on the preparations for Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections, complaints about the Commissioner of Police, suspension of…
Liverpool place N6.1billion price tag on Taiwo Awoniyi
Any club wishing to buy Taiwo Awoniyi will have to place N6.1billion (about £13m) on Liverpool’s table, it has been revealed. Awoniyi who is currently with his fifth club on loan since joining Liverpool in 2015,…
No plans by Buhari to Islamize Nigeria, says Osinbajo
The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has debunked rumours making rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari was making plans to Islamize Nigeria. Osinbajo speaking in a town hall…
Thailand Millionaire Offers N120M To Any Man That Will Marry His Virgin Daughter
A Thai multi-millionaire farm owner is promising £240,000 - as well as his entire estate - to the man who marries his 26-year-old daughter. Arnon Rodthong, 58, who owns a prosperous durian fruit farm in Chumphon province, southern…
R. Kelly Grants First Interview Since Arrest on “CBS This Morning”
R. Kelly has granted his first interview since being charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse in Cook County, Illinois, and it will be airing tomorrow on “CBS This Morning.” In a preview clip with…