Rivers’ Government Insists Soyinka Must Refund N82m Dinner Bill
Rivers State Information Commissioner , Dr Austin Tam-George, has declared that the state government will demand a refund of the N82million expended by former Governor Amaechi on Professor Wole Soyinka’s…
Pregnant Woman Delivers Premature Baby After Assault By Three Brothers
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has remanded three brothers for allegedly beating up an expectant mother. The accused are a tailor, Yusuf Oloyede, 25; an artisan, Ganiyu Oloyede, 18;…
EFCC to Arrest More Top Nigerians Soon, Says Magu…Ex-Govs, Top Politicians on the List
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has said that more influential people will be arrested soon. According to him, “more influential Nigerians are…
Bayelsa Rerun Elections: Police Restricts movements in affected LGAs
As part of efforts to ensure adequate security for the forthcoming rerun gubernatorial elections that will take place in seven out of the eight Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State…
$2.1bn Arms Scandal: No Mercy for errant Bureaux de Change – Magu
Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has said that no Bureau De Change operator involved in the ongoing $2.1bn arms deal probe will be spared. Magu,…
Nigeria Football House Chief Gunned Down by Assailants
Head of Protocol of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Abubakar, was Wednesday morning shot dead by suspected armed bandits. According to tweets Wednesday morning, from the Glass house twitter…
Emission Cheating: US DOJ Files Suit Against Volkswagen
Volkswagen’s in trouble, again: The United States Department of Justice has just announced it’s filing suit against Volkswagen Group for its emissions-cheating software in VW, Audi, and Porsche vehicles sold…
Nigeria Does Not Need IMF, says Lagarde, Commends Anti-Corruption Fight
Visiting Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde on Tuesday said that her visit to Nigeria was not meant to negotiate loans but rather to promote physical discipline…
After Arraigning Lamido and Son, EFCC Docks Ex-PDP Chair, Haliru Mohammed and Son
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 arraigned a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, and ex-minister of defence, Dr. Bello Haliru Mohammed and…
Angry PDP Calls for Metuh’s Release, Says APC Working to install Dictatorship
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate release of the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, who was Tuesday morning invited and detained by the Economic and…