Alleged Age Falsification: Court Dismisses Suit Against Cross River Governor
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday dismissed a suit filed by Mr Joe Agi (SAN), a Cross River People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship…
Breaking News
- Benin Zonal EFCC Secures 9 Convictions, Recovers N312.61m — No fewer that nine persons have been convicted for various…
- Why I Signed Distorted Budget – Buhari — President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the criticisms over his…
- Edo Records Increase in Sickle Cell Cases in 4 Years — The Board Chairman of Edo State Sickle Cell Centre, Prof.…
- Innoson Motors: NJC Withdraws Judge — The scheduled arraignment on Friday of Innocent Chukwuma, otherwise known…
- Budget: NASS Replies President Buhari — The National Assembly has replied President Muhammadu Buhari on his…
- Alleged Extra Judicial Killing: Appeal Court Denies Dismissed Cop Bail — The Court of Appeal, Benin Division on Friday dismissed the…
- PDP Expresses Concern over Abaribe Safety — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concerns over the…
- Ogun Police Command Dismisses 5 Inspectors, 7 Sergeants, 7 Corporals — Ogun State Police Command said on Friday that it has…
- Buhari Hails Super Eagles for Defeating Iceland 2 – 0 as Okocha Heaps Praises on Coach — President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday hailed the Super Eagles on…
- Abia South Senator, Abaribe Arrested — There are feelers that the Department of State Services (DSS)…
- Prosecution Closes Case Against Dariye’s Son, Nanle — The prosecution counsel in the ongoing trial of Nanle Dariye,…
- DSS Arrests IS Commanders, Boko Haram Members in Abuja — The State Security Services, otherwise known as the Department of…
- Jailed SAN Suspended From Using Rank — The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), has suspended a Senior…
- Senate South East Caucus Kicks Over Cut in Allocation to Enugu Airport, Says Some Projects Smuggled into Budget — President Muhammadu Buhari’s accusation that the budget he signed into…
- Suswam: PDP Accuses SSS of Acting FG’s Script — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the State Security…
- APC Chieftain Urges Members to Close Ranks, Vote Oshiomhole — Dr Solomon Edebiri, Edo State Chairman of Buhari Support Group,…
- Court Strikes Out PDP’s Suit Challenging May 13 LG Poll in Oyo — The Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Thursday dismissed the suit,…
- Army Promises N5m Bounty for Information Leading to Discovery of Bomb Factory in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe — The Nigerian Army has said it will give N5m to…
- Man Sets Another Man Ablaze for Flirting with Lover — A 45-year-old man, identified as Baba Mohammed, has set another…
- Absence of Judge Stalls Arraignment of El-zakzaky, Wife as Supporters Kill Police Inspector — The absence of Justice Gideon Kurada of a Kaduna High…
- Opinion: Udom Emmanuel, Where Is Our Money?, By Clement Ikpatt — For three years, Gov. Udom Emmanuel copiously insinuated and hid…
- Court Strikes Out Murder Charge Against Ortom’s Aide — A Makurdi High Court presided by the Justice Theresa Igoche,…
Monthly: July 2015
Boko Haram: Buhari Orders Release Of N5bn Victims Support Fund
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate release of the N5 billion pledged by the Federal Government since August 2014 for the Victims Support Fund…
Appeal Court Orders Retrial Of Sen. Adeyemi’s Petition At Tribunal
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday ordered that a petition filed by Sen. Smart Adeyemi against the decision of the Kogi State…
Suicide Bomber Kills 10 At Maiduguri Market
A suicide bomber killed about 10 people at a crowded market early Friday in a blast that thundered across the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri,…
Saboteurs, Poor Equipment, Others Hampered War Against Boko Haram –Badeh
Former Chief of Defence Staff, retired Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, has said that fifth columnists within the military who leaked sensitive information and operational…
Fuel Scarcity: DPR Warns Defaulting Marketers, Depot Owners Of Stiff Sanctions
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said that it would sanction depot owners and major marketers who engaged in selling petrol and kerosene above…
We Are Handicapped By Under-Funding, Legal Aid Council D-G cries Out
Mrs. Joy Bob-Manuel, the Director-General of the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, has said that the council is suffering from inadequate funding which has had…
Change of Baton At Defence Information As Commodore Aliyu Replaces Major-General Olukolade
There was a change of baton at the Directorate of Defence Information on Thursday as Major-General Chris Olukolade, Chairman of Forum of Spokespersons of Security…
Breaking News: Governor Wike Appoints New VC For Rivers State University
Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the appointment of Prof. Blessing Didia as the acting Vice Chancellor of the state University of Science…
We Have Cut Off Boko Haram’s Supply Routes, Says NAF
The Nigerian Air Force says it has successfully blocked the routes through which the terrorist group, Boko Haram, has been getting its supplies of petroleum…
Plateau Crises: Governor Lalong Seeks Truce Between Berom, Fulani Groups
Plateau State Governor, Rt. Hon.Simon Lalong, on Wednesday in Jos met with leaders of Berom and Fulani ethnic groups with a view to finding lasting…
NNPC Commences Refining Of Petroleum Products In Port Harcourt, Warri Refineries
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that the Port Harcourt (PHRC) and Warri (WRPC) refineries have commenced preliminary production of petroleum products. The…
Breaking News: DPR Seals 22 Filling Stations Over Profiteering
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed 22 filling stations in Abuja and environs over alleged profiteering. DPR in a statement issued in Abuja…
Ooni Of Ife Not Dead, Say Traditional Council Officials, Others
High Chief Adetoye Odewole, the Secretary of the Royal Traditional Council of the Palace of the Ooni of Ife, has debunked media reports that Oba…
Breaking News: Senate Screens New Service Chiefs on Thursday
Nigeria’s newly appointed Service Chiefs are to be screened by the Senate during plenary on Thursday. Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, announced this on the…
Certificate Theft: Police Arraign Alleged Fake Medical Doctor
The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 44-year-old man, Martins Okpe, before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly impersonating his friend, Dr George Davidson,…
Taraba Governorship: APC Says INEC’s Challenge Of Tribunal’s Jurisdiction Misconceived
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday said that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) application challenging Taraba Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s territorial jurisdiction was…
EFCC Quizzes Saraki’s Wife Over Alleged Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday quizzed the wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki, over alleged money laundering. It would…
Alleged Senate Rules Forgery: Court Refuses Application To Stop Saraki
A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused the application seeking to stop the Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki from performing his constitutional legislative duties…
Bailout Funds: States Have Shared NLNG’s $2.1bn Dividends, To Collect CBN’s N300bn Intervention
The 36 states of the federation and FCT have already shared a total of 2.1 billion dollars being money released to them from the Nigeria…
Defamation: El-Rufai Sues Union Newspaper Over Alleged N90 Billion Assets
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna State Governor, on Monday sued a Lagos-based newspaper, The Union, over a publication in which the newspaper allegedly defamed the governor…
Breaking News: DSP Patricia Amadin Is New PPRO Lagos State Police Command
The Lagos State Police Command has announced the appointment of Patricia Amadin, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, as the new Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of…
