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…
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- Military Lifts Suspension it Placed on UNICEF — The military has lifted the suspension it placed on UNICEF,…
- Court Sacks Duke, Declares Prof. Jerry Gana As SDP Presidential Candidate — Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of an Abuja High Court, on Friday…
- Military Suspends UNICEF Activities in North East — The Nigerian Army said on Friday that it is suspending…
- Yellow Fever Claims Another life in Benin — Yellow fever has reportedly claimed another life in Benin, the…
- Kaduna APC Primary: Aspirant Alleges Threat to Life over Legal Action — A House of Representatives aspirant on the platform of the…
- Court Jails Microfinance Bank MD 19 Years for Stealing N29m — A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced a…
- 71 House of Reps Members Call for Scrapping of Presidential System of Government, — Seventy-one members of the House of Representatives have called for…
- EFCC Chairman, Magu Denies Owning 2 Properties in Abuja — The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…
- MD, Company Jailed 16 Years for Operating Financial Business without Valid CBN Licence — A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Thursdy, sentenced AG…
- CJN Urges Judges to Shun Lawyers Acting as Conduit Pipe for Politiciansu — The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen on…
- EFCC Arraigns Okupe for Money Laundering — For his failure to return N120m allegedly received from the…
- SDP Vice Presidential Candidate Steps Down — In a surprise move, Dr. Mohammed Junaid, Thursday stepped down…
- Police Foil Suicide Attack in Borno — The Police in Borno successfully foiled a lone suicide bomb…
- House of Reps Threatens to Boycott Buhari’s Budget Presentation Next Week — For Udo Udoma’s remarks that the Nationa Assembly was delaying…
- Edo Deaf Community Wants Assistance to End Street Begging — The Chairman of the Association of Deaf People in Edo…
- This Time, I’ll Reward Handwork, Loyalty, Says Buhari — President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday has assured his supporters that…
- Again, Court Voids Amaechi’s Held Congress in Rivers — The Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division on Wednesday confirmed…
- Asset Forfeiture: Dame Jonathan, EFCC Know Fate March 8 — The Wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan…
- APC Asks Supreme Court to Sack Sokoto Gov, Tambuwal — The All Progressive Congress (APC) on Wednesday asked the Supreme…
- ‘Low Sugar’ Inscription on Amstel Malt, Trade Trick, Edo Court Declares — A Benin High Court, on Wednesday, held that the low…
- I’ll Work Against Candidacy of Adelabu in Oyo, Until Restitution Takes Place, Communication Minister Vowed — The Minister for Communication, Adebayo Shittu, said on Wednesday that…
- Police Arrest 51 Pro-Biafra Sympathisers in Abia — The Police in Abia on Wednesday arrested 51 persons suspected…
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…
