Minister to Senate: I know nothing about MTN funds transfer
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah has dismissed as untrue allegation made in the Senate that he was involved in the transfer of funds from Nigeria by telecom giant MTN....
View ArticleJustice Okon Abang adjourns the PDP leadership suit indefinitely…
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja Thursday adjourned indefinitely the suit on the leadership tussle rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Justice Abang’s decision was...
View ArticleTroops recover payroll of militants in Niger Delta
A nominal roll containing 30 names of suspected members of a dreaded militant group, the Bakassi Strike Force (BSF) has been recovered by the troops of Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Delta Safe...
View ArticleDSS: Judges got bribe in dept store, Ghana, Niger
More allegations have been made against some judges. One was alleged to have got a bribe in a department store. Another travelled to Ghana, Niger Republic and Benin Republic to collect bribe. This is...
View ArticleBlame yourselves, not DSS, Falana tells NBA
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said that members of the legal profession should blame themselves for the harassment of judges by the security agencies. Falana made this known in a...
View ArticleSenators, Reps share N46 billion annually
Senators and members of the House of Representatives share a total of N46billion annually as running cost, Daily Trust reports. The amount represents over 40 percent of the National Assembly’s N115...
View ArticleBanks to pay for mobile money transactions fraud
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says customers who lose money to fraudsters through the mobile money-driven Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking will be reimbursed by their banks, ....
View ArticleNigerian government advised to place a nationwide ban on the Islamic Movement...
Following the recent order by the Kaduna State government outlawing the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) from operating in the state, a group, the Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has...
View ArticleKaduna women strategize ahead of 2019 elections
As the next general elections draw near, women in Kaduna state have resolved to take the bull by the horns to actively participate and support female candidates to strengthen their political relevance...
View ArticleBuhari appoints new Supreme Court Justices
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the names of two Judges he nominated as Justices of the Supreme Court to the Senate for confirmation. The two nominated Judges are Justice Sidi Bage from Nasarawa...
View ArticleChibok girls back in tears
TWENTY-one of the Chibok schoolgirls on Thursday, returned in tears and emaciated. One of them has a baby. The government gave the details of how the schoolgirls kidnapped two and a half years ago were...
View ArticleShi’ites/Police clash: More security personnel deployed to Funtua
The Katsina State Police Command said more security personnel have been deployed to Funtua town after Wednesday’s clash between policemen and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also...
View ArticleJudges Plan Mass Resignation Over Assault by DSS
Nigerian judges are planning an unprecedented mass resignation to protest the alleged assault against the independence of the judiciary by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The mass...
View ArticleTwenty-eight ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods...
Twenty-eight ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to start arriving Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from Oct. 17 to Nov. 5. The Nigerian Ports Authority...
View ArticleBoko Haram faction to release 83 more Chibok girls- Nigerian Government
A faction of Boko Haram group in talks with Nigerian government will soon release 83 more Chibok girls if negotiation continues, . Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu said “These 21 released girls are...
View ArticleBreaking: Obanikoro arrives EFCC
The former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has reportedly arrived Nigeria from the United States of America to answer questions from an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes...
View ArticleHIV/AIDS: Nigeria facing antiretroviral drugs shortage, says UN
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS says it is working to address the growing shortage of antiretroviral drugs in various health facilities in Nigeria. The UNAIDS Country Director, Dr Bilali Camara, on...
View ArticleNigeria seals $15 billion oil and gas deal with India
Nigeria has sealed a $15 billion oil and gas investment deal with India. The negotiated deal would require the Indian government to make an upfront payment for crude purchase to Nigeria, to be repaid...
View ArticleFani Kayode and wife operated 15 accounts in one bank- EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that former Aviation Minister Femi Fani Kayode and his wife Sonia operated an Access Bank account which had two Biometric Identification...
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