Osinbajo, Dangote Set for The Economist’s Nigeria Summit 2016, Political Economist is Media Partner
The events arm of the foremost International news magazine, The Economist, has concluded plans to hold the 11th edition of the annual Nigeria Summit. Slated for Monday, 7 March and…
Court Jails Malaysia-based Nigerian Undergraduate 24 Years for N25m Internet Scam
Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced an undergraduate of Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia: Hope Olusegun Aroke to 24 years…
How We Helped Metuh to Launder $3m – Witnesses…PDP Spokesman Seeks Bail Variation
The trial of the Spokesperson of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh and his company, Destra Investments Limited commenced on Monday, January 25, 2016, before Justice O.E Abang of…
Outrage as FG Removes Subsidy on Kerosene, Hikes Price to N83 per litre
The Federal Government, weekend, hiked the price of Household Kerosene (HHK) to N83 per litre from N50 per litre, thereby, officially ending subsidy on the product. But this was greeted…
Ihedioha Knocks Okorocha on Sacking of 3000 Workers, Scrapping of Parastatals
Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, has described the recent dismissal of over 3,000 workers by Governor Rochas Okorocha, as “most reckless, insensitive and completely…
Crisis Brews in APC over Board Appointments
A crisis is brewing in the All Progressives Congress over appointments into boards of federal agencies and parastatals. The PUNCH gathered in Abuja on Sunday that the dispute over the…
We do not recognize Biafra Passport – US, UK Govts
The governments of the United States and the United Kingdom have said they do not recognise the passports being issued by the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State…
Dasukigate: How 21 Persons, Firms Got N54.6b – FG
Twenty one individuals and companies received N54.65bn from the $2.1bn arms deal scandal currently rocking the country. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this while speaking with…
House-help, agent docked over alleged theft of items worth N20m
A 20-year-old househelp , Faith Edeh, who was alleged to have stolen her employer’s jewellery and other items worth N20 million, was Friday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in…
Protests in Ubulu Uku over Strange Death of Monarch, Okowa Mourns
The sleepy and usually quiet twon of Ubulu Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State erupted in peaceful protests for much of Friday over the strange and…