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INEC disciplines 25 staff over Rivers re-run, fixes Nov. 18 for Anambra gov. elections.

February 24, 2017February 24, 2017admin Comment

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resolved to discipline 25 personnel indicted in the December 10 Rivers state re-run elections. INEC said [...]

CBN reintroduces charges on cash deposits, withdrawals

February 24, 2017admin Comment

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday announced the reintroduction of bank charges on certain categories of cash deposits and withdrawals. This came [...]

Senators tackle Osinbajo as he withholds assent to four bills

February 23, 2017admin Comment

The Senate has said it will consult with its legal team for advice on the decision of the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, [...]

UTME holds May, use of scratch cards cancelled

February 23, 2017admin Comment

The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) usually held in March will now hold in May, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, registrar Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board [...]

PHOTOS: 17 ‘exotic vehicles’ seized from ex-Customs boss, Dikko

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017admin Comment

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has recovered 17 “exotic vehicles’’ in a warehouse belonging to a former Comptroller-General of Customs, [...]

Army nabs 2 terrorists with bombs, guns in Kogi

February 22, 2017admin Comment

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had arrested 17 suspected criminals, including two Boko Haram terrorists in Okene, Kogi. The Commander, Command [...]

Court freezes Stella Oduah’s 21 bank accounts over $16.4m, N100m debts

February 22, 2017admin Comment

A Lagos Federal High Court has restrained Stella Oduah and Sea Petroleum and Gas Company Ltd., from making any withdrawal from 21 accounts domiciled with [...]

Whistleblower blows the lid on a N8.4b ‘ghost’ account

February 22, 2017admin Comment

A whistleblower has led the Nigerian government to a suspicious bank account, with no signatories, but where N8.4 billion was secretly kept. A [...]

Adeosun: FG seeks $2.3bn loans from W/Bank, China …says no need for IMF loan

February 22, 2017admin Comment

The Federal Government is seeking to borrow at least $1bn from the World Bank and another $1.3bn from China’s Export-Import Bank, the Minister [...]

Breaking: Protest in Sango-Ota over Customs invasion of market

February 22, 2017admin Comment

The entire Sango-Ota axis in Ado Ota local Government Area of Ogun is now engulfed in protest. Vehicular and human traffic along Abeokuta-Lagos [...]

Justice Ademola’s trial: Confusion over why Buhari’s lawyer sent him N500,000 ‘gift’ while presiding over his certificate scandal case.

February 22, 2017February 22, 2017admin Comment

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Joe Agi, who is being prosecuted along with Justice Adeniyi Ademola of a Federal High Court, has [...]

Flouting of court order: Dismissed Police Officer asks court to jail IGP

February 22, 2017admin Comment

A dismissed police officer, one Mr Michael Agha, on Tuesday asked the Federal High Court, Makurdi, to commit the Inspector General of Police [...]

Mugabe defers birthday bash till Saturday

February 21, 2017admin Comment

World’s oldest President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has deferred his 93rd birthday bash till Saturday.The lavish ceremony will take place in Matopos, 500 [...]

Boko Haram recruited 2,000 child soldiers in 2016

February 21, 2017admin Comment

The terrorist Boko Haram group recruited about 2,000 child soldiers in 2016 and used them in combat , the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) [...]

Again, Buhari shifts return date, writes the Senate. …Sources say he is likely to be in UK till end of March

February 21, 2017admin Comment

The Senate on Tuesday officially read President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter dated Feb. 5, requesting an extension of his vacation to further finish up [...]

Wike confesses: “Supporting Sheriff is one of my worst political decisions ever”

February 21, 2017February 21, 2017admin Comment

Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, says assisting Ali-Modu Sheriff to the position of the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is [...]

Money laundering: Go after CBN, NNPC, Senate panel tells EFCC

February 21, 2017admin Comment

The Senate, on Monday, asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian [...]

Naira hits 520/dollar, forex retailers examine CBN action

February 21, 2017admin Comment

The naira tumbled to 520 against the United States dollar at the parallel market on Monday as scarcity of the greenback continued to [...]

PDP Crisis: Makarfi faction concludes meeting, we will appeal the decision and stand by Makarfi

February 21, 2017admin Comment

Various organs of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday pledged support for the party’s National Caretaker Committee in spite of court verdict affirming [...]

Under Buhari, naira now Africa’s worst currency – Ekweremadu

February 20, 2017admin Comment

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday, took a swipe at the All Progressives Congress administration led by President [...]

Forex crisis: CBN rolls out new Forex policy, will fund BTA, PTA, Medical, school fees

February 20, 2017admin Comment

Nigeria’s Central Bank on Monday rolled out new forex measures to curb the galloping exchange rate of the naira as it vowed to [...]

Fresh Southern Kaduna attacks claim 21

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017admin Comment

At least 21 people have been killed in renewed attacks in four communities in Kaura and Jama’a local government areas of Kaduna state. Many [...]

25 Unity schools get solar boreholes

February 20, 2017admin Comment

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Monday said the ministry provided solar-powered boreholes to 25 Federal Government Colleges in the six geo-political [...]

ICC barricade: PDP stakeholders accuse APC of undermining democracy, moves to a new venue

February 20, 2017admin Comment

Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party have changed the venue of their meeting from the International Conference Centre to the Ekiti State Government [...]

Buhari meets Saraki again, details not disclosed

February 20, 2017admin Comment

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari met Senate President, Bukola Saraki in London on Sunday evening, the presidency’s official Twitter account said. It was their [...]

“Return my money”, Andrew Yakubu battles EFCC for his $9.7m

February 20, 2017admin Comment

Mr. Andrew Yakubu, the former managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, whose ‘gift’ of $9.7million and £74,000 was hidden in a [...]

Fire ravages Makoko in Lagos

February 19, 2017February 19, 2017admin Comment

Makoko, a Lagos slum lying adjacent to the University of Lagos, Akoka from the Third Mainland Bridge view, is up in flames as [...]

Osinbajo rejects the new VP official residence, “to be put to other use”.

February 19, 2017February 19, 2017admin Comment

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday said the Federal Government would at the appropriate time convert the new official residence being built [...]

Appointment of SANs as Supreme Court justices would erode judiciary independence, Gomez warns

February 19, 2017admin Comment

Octogenarian Lagos-based lawyer, Pa Tunji Gomez, has said nothing good can come out of the plan to appoint Senior Advocates of Nigeria as [...]

Expansion of Lagos-Ibadan bridge begins

February 19, 2017admin Comment

The expansion work on the Lagos-Ibadan bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has commenced with the installation of expansion joints by the contractor, Julius [...]

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INEC disciplines 25 staff over Rivers re-run, fixes Nov. 18 for Anambra gov. elections.

CBN reintroduces charges on cash deposits, withdrawals

Senators tackle Osinbajo as he withholds assent to four bills

UTME holds May, use of scratch cards cancelled

PHOTOS: 17 ‘exotic vehicles’ seized from ex-Customs boss, Dikko

Army nabs 2 terrorists with bombs, guns in Kogi

Court freezes Stella Oduah’s 21 bank accounts over $16.4m, N100m debts

Whistleblower blows the lid on a N8.4b ‘ghost’ account

Adeosun: FG seeks $2.3bn loans from W/Bank, China …says no need for IMF loan

Breaking: Protest in Sango-Ota over Customs invasion of market

Justice Ademola’s trial: Confusion over why Buhari’s lawyer sent him N500,000 ‘gift’ while presiding over his certificate scandal case.

Flouting of court order: Dismissed Police Officer asks court to jail IGP

Mugabe defers birthday bash till Saturday

Boko Haram recruited 2,000 child soldiers in 2016

Again, Buhari shifts return date, writes the Senate. …Sources say he is likely to be in UK till end of March

Wike confesses: “Supporting Sheriff is one of my worst political decisions ever”

Money laundering: Go after CBN, NNPC, Senate panel tells EFCC

Naira hits 520/dollar, forex retailers examine CBN action

PDP Crisis: Makarfi faction concludes meeting, we will appeal the decision and stand by Makarfi

Under Buhari, naira now Africa’s worst currency – Ekweremadu

Forex crisis: CBN rolls out new Forex policy, will fund BTA, PTA, Medical, school fees

Fresh Southern Kaduna attacks claim 21

25 Unity schools get solar boreholes

ICC barricade: PDP stakeholders accuse APC of undermining democracy, moves to a new venue

Buhari meets Saraki again, details not disclosed

“Return my money”, Andrew Yakubu battles EFCC for his $9.7m

Fire ravages Makoko in Lagos

Osinbajo rejects the new VP official residence, “to be put to other use”.

Appointment of SANs as Supreme Court justices would erode judiciary independence, Gomez warns

Expansion of Lagos-Ibadan bridge begins