N1.7bn fraud: Court resumes trial of Jonathan’s aide
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, adjourned until Sept. 10, the trial of former President Jonathan’s aide,...
Economist wants FG to downsize workforce
A Professor of Economics at University of Ilorin, Prof. Gafar Ijaiya, has called for reduction in the civil service...
Criticism over huge fees for Nigerian election hopefuls
Nigeria’s two main political parties are asking election hopefuls to pay huge fees for the chance to stand at...
Osinbajo, Atiku in war of words over Nigeria’s future
The debate on the need to restructure the polity gained unusual prominence yesterday as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and...
N1.6 billion church donation claim untrue, EFCC insists
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday challenged the claim that the N1.6 billion linked to a former...
FG wants MTN to pay additional $2b in taxes, import duties
It is fresh trouble for MTN as the Federal Government, through the office of the Attorney General (AG) of...
Cholera outbreak kills 14 in Borno
Borno State Government on Wednesday confirmed fourteen persons dead following an outbreak of cholera. The state commissioner for health...
NNPC, Chinese consortia sign pacts on biofuel development
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Chinese consortia to develop sustainable biofuels...
14 ships with petrol, other products arrive Lagos ports
Fourteen ships carrying various products are at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports...
Edwin Clark: Police arraign false informant Wednesday
The Nigeria Police Force said it would arraign Ismail Yakubu, 45, in court on Wednesday for giving false information...
10 arrested for allegedly killing policeman
Ten suspected killers of one Sgt. Collins Isiabo at Ifako-Ijaye area of Lagos State had been arrested by the...
Group pays N45m for Buhari’s nomination form
The Consolidation Ambassadors Network (NCAN), a pro-Muhammadu Buhari, group on Wednesday obtained the presidential election nomination forms on...
Man uses 2-year-old son as loan collateral in Calabar
The Police Command in Cross River has arrested a couple for allegedly trafficking their two-year old first son to...
INEC registers 600,000 new voters in Delta
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Delta registered 600,000 new Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) during the just-concluded Continuous...
Former Kano state Governor Shekarau dumps PDP
Former Governor of Kano state, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has finally dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Sule Ya’u Sule,...
Okowa not on vindictive mission – Commissioner
Commissioner for Information in Delta, Chief Patrick Ukah, on Tuesday said the state governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, was not...