Nigerian asylum seeker nabbed in Switzerland for alleged murder
A 27-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker has been arrested by Swiss police in connection with the murder of a volunteer at the centre run by Catholic relief charity Caritas. He was…
US government to invest $1bn in Nigeria’s power sector
Power Africa, an initiative by the US government to light up Africa, on Tuesday said it was planning to invest about one billion dollars on the power sector in Nigeria,…
Perfect PSG shock Barcelona 4-0 in Paris Champions League thriller
Paris Saint Germain’s Angel Di Maria, Edinson Cavani and Julian Draxler gave Barcelona a shock treat in Paris as PSG walloped the Spanish giants 4-0 in the first leg of…
The rate of Naira counterfeiting is less than one per cent – CBN
The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to certain spurious and grossly uninformed claims suggesting that about 20 per cent of the Naira currency notes…
FG rakes in N5.24trn in TSA, AGF says TSA has brought transparency
The Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris has noted that the quality of leadership provided by President Muhammadu Buhari, which he described as rare courage and political will is…
Court Orders Forfeiture of Yakubu’s $9.8m to FG
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano presided over by Justice Zainab B. Abubakar today ordered the forfeiture of the sum of $9,772,00 (Nine Million, Seven Hundred and Seventy Two…
Atiku in Minna, meets with IBB
Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar visited former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida in Minna, Niger State on Tuesday, 14 February at Babangida’s famous Hilltop…
Cote d’Ivoire Govt clamps down on journalists, arrests six over ‘false information’
Six journalists, including three media owners, have been arrested in Cote d’Ivoire for “spreading false information” about a mutiny by security forces. The media had reported that the country’s elite…
FG to introduce more taxes, not increase taxes, says Udoma
Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, minister of budget and national planning, says the Federal Government does not have any intention of increasing taxes, but only working towards increasing its internally generated…
FG Suffers Setback in N1.5bn Fraud Charge Against Ex-NSA Aide, Security Consultants as Court rejects bank documents
The Federal Government suffered a major setback in its prosecution of Colonel Nicholas Ashinze and 3 Security Consultants in the N1.5b fraud charge brought against them by the Economic and…