OAU Students’ Union Wants EFCC, ICPC, FIRS To Probe University Management For Fraud And Tax Evasion
The Action Committee of the Students’ Union of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent and Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) and Federal Inland Revenue…
I don’t owe anyone apology – IGP replies Senate
Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police, says the force he leads does not owe any individual or group any apology in discharging its duties. He said this while responding to the comments made by senators over his refusal to honour…
Lagos-Ibadan road ready before December, says Mohammed
The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will be ready before December, Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said. He spoke yesterday while inspecting the N232 billion project handled by Julius Berger and Reynold…
Save me from my neighbour’s generator fume, says widow
Is the fume from a neighbour’s locomotive generator the cause of a widow, Mrs. Stella Ikwunne’s health challenge? Ikwunne, 52, is alleging that she is suffering from pneumonia, chest pains, catarrh and related ailments because of her…
Ekiti APC: Elders okay delegates congress
Elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Southwest have dropped the direct primary plan to pick the party’s candidate for the July 24 Ekiti State governorship election. Majority of the aspirants at a stakeholders meeting…
Lagos to complete largest rice mill in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said all hands are on deck to complete the largest rice mill in Sub-Saharan Africa currently ongoing in Imota Local Council Development Area of the State within the first quarter of 2019. Apart…
Senate resolution an attempt to blackmail I-G – Police
The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday said that the Senate resolution declaring the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, as enemy of democracy was a deliberate attempt to blackmail him. The senate at plenary on Wednesday,…
10 things you need to know about Davido’s new N9.7 billion private jet
An Auto website, AutoJosh, has put together 10 things you need to know about Davido’s latest addition, the N9.7billion private jet. The singer himself shared the news on Social media, that he’s acquired a Private Jet, and it’s set to…
Bobrisky says he regrets helping & supporting Nina, because she’s ungrateful
Bobrisky has declared that he regretted supporting former Big Brother Naija Housemate, Nina. This is coming after he got an iPhone X through Tonto Dikeh for Nina. Bobrisky says Nina has not appreciated him, not for once, not to…
Meet billionaire daughter, Abimbola Adenuga, who shares the same birthday with her father, Mike…
So Globacom chairman and billionaire, Mike Adenuga, celebrated his 65th birthday recently. His beautiful daughter, Abimbola Adenuga happens to be born on the same day as her father and so they celebrated the birthday together.…
Kano declares public holiday for Isyaku Rabiu’s funeral
The Kano State Government has declared Friday as public holiday in honour of deceased cleric and business tycoon, Isyaku Rabi’u. The renowned industrialist and Islamic scholar died on Tuesday in a London hospital after protracted…
Sir Alex out of intensive care
Sir Alex Ferguson has been removed from intensive care at Salford Royal Hospital as he continues his recovery from brain surgery. The former Manchester United manager will continue rehabilitation as an inpatient at the hospital after…
OBITUARY: Rabiu, renowned Islamic scholar who sired billionaires
If wishes were horses, the numerous people who benefited from Isyaku Rabi’u, entrepreneur, Islamic scholar, businessman and philanthropist would have wanted him to live forever. After all, a saying goes thus: “No matter how old, no one…
Man arrested for allegedly defiling three of his cousins aged, 10, 6 and 4 years old and his…
A woman identified as Mrs. Delight has raised an alarm on her brother-in-law, Mr. Michael who according to her defiled her 11-year-old daughter. She called the Chritsianah Fate Foundation, who rescued the little girl and facilitated…
Davido acquires private jet
Davido who apparently, has been been on major headlines in recent weeks, including his hearthrob, Chioma, is set to take over the internet again. This time, the billionaire son has acquired a private jet, worth millions of naira.…
Beware Of Fake Statements Ascribed To President Buhari – Presidency
The public is hereby alerted to a new dimension in the orchestrated plot to diminish the stature of President Muhammadu Buhari before millions of Nigerians who love and adore their President. First, it was a pernicious twisting and…
Reps urges Nigerian govt to halt sale of NLNG shares
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to suspend the planned sale of its 49 per cent share capital at the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG). The resolution was taken after the House adopted a motion…
Lawyer accused of killing husband remanded in Kirikiri prison
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the remand of one Udeme Odibi, a lawyer, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death. The accused, 48, who was arraigned on a charge of murder, was remanded in Kirikiri…
Senate declares Police IG Idris ‘enemy of democracy’
The Nigerian Senate has declared Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, an ‘enemy of democracy,’ who is not fit to hold public office in Nigeria and abroad. The decision of the Senate was announced by the Senate President,…
Trump’s speech ‘silly, superficial’, Iran’s Supreme Leader says
U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was “silly and superficial”, Iran’s supreme leader said on Wednesday, according to his official website. “You heard last night that the…
Police Recruitment: Applicants with tattoos will be disqualified – Official
The Enugu State Police Command has said that applicants with tattoos or suspicious body marks seeking for police jobs will be automatically disqualified. The command’s spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in an interview with…
SHOCK! Police Arrest Woman For Killing Her Husband’s Younger Wife With Rat Poison In Jigawa
The Jigawa Police Command said it had arrested a 45-year-old housewife (name withheld), who allegedly poisoned to death her 14-year old housemate, Zulfa’u Amadu, in Kangan Village in Taura local government area. The command’s Public…
FG orders Ebola screening at Nigeria’s borders
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed the federal ministry of health to step up surveillance at all entry points in the country to prevent the return of Ebola. Briefing journalists at the end of the council presided over…
Number of tax compliant Nigerians up by five million – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the number of tax compliant Nigerians has increased by five million to stand at 19 million from the 14 million earlier recorded. Speaking on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the 2018 edition of…