Bala Mohammed, EFCC and the rule of law
Ifeanyi Mbakogu What could be the motive behind the ordeal of former minister of the federal Capital territory Senator Bala Mohammed? That is the zillion naira question concerned Nigerians are…
The President treats me like his son – Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN on Thursday gave some glimpses into the personal and official relationships he has shared with President Muhammadu Buhari. On a visit to Katsina to launch…
Two men sentenced to 21 years in prison for stealing phones, N20,000
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two persons, Ajibade Adeniyi and Tosin Ojo, to twenty one years imprisonment each after being found guilty of robbery. Justice…
US to sponsor 101 Nigerians to Mandela Washington Fellowship
The U.S. Mission to Nigeria will send 101 young Nigerians to participate in the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship program for six weeks from June 15 to August 3. The Mandela…
Dasuki: FG Adamant on Secret Trial, Dasuki Insists on Open Trial; Judge to Rule June 15
The federal government will on June 15 know its fate in the fresh bid for protection of 14 witnesses it assembled to testify against the former National Security Adviser (NSA)…
Lagos generated N302bn IGR in 2016, Rivers N85bn; Ebonyi lowest at N2.34bn
The National Bureau of Statistics has published the Internally Generated Revenue at state level for January to December 2016. Details show Lagos State recorded the highest Internally Generated Revenue (IGR)…
US spends N152bn on humanitarian services in North East, others
The United States Government on Thursday announced that it had in the last two years spent $500million (about N152 billion) on humanitarian assistance to communities in Northeastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger…
N1.5bn fraud: Court of Appeal reverses Omatseye’s conviction
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Thursday reversed the sentence on Raymond Omatseye, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on allegations of N1.5…
NASS passes 2017 appropriation bill; publishes own budget; Senate gets N31bn, House N49bn
The National Assembly has at last passed the 2017 Appropriations Bill, raising the budget from N7.28 billion earlier proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari in December last year, to N7.44 trillion….
Govt forces Facebook to block access in Thailand over inappropriate language against royal family
Facebook has blocked access in Thailand to 178 pages with “inappropriate” content, including some containing alleged insults against the royal family, upon the military government’s request, officials said on Thursday….