Dino Melaye and fourteen other senators dump APC for PDP
July 24, 2018 Fifteen senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They announced their movement to the PDP in a letter…
Defection of ex-Perm Sect, supporters buries PDP in Nasarawa – Speaker
July 24, 2018 The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, says the exit of Mr John Mamman, a retired Permanent Secretary in the state, and thousands of…
NFIU Act no guarantee for quick return to Egmont Group – EFCC Source
The recently enacted Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Act is not an automatic ticket for the lifting of Nigeria’s suspension from the Egmont Group, according to a reliable source. The…
16,287 telecom subscribers ported in June – NCC
A total of 16,287 mobile telecommunications subscribers moved to other network providers in June, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. The subscribers changed their service providers under the Mobile…
NAPTIP probes trafficking of Nigerian minors, others to Russia
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)Â has launched investigations into the alleged trafficking of Nigerian minors to Russia in the guise that they were football fans…
Tension in Abuja: Saraki, Ekweremadu under siege, APC plot impeachment of duo
The convoy of Senate President Bukola Saraki was blocked on Tuesday morning by well-armed security operatives as he was making his way to the National Assembly Almost simultaneously, the home…
Oil prices slump to one month low amid trade row
Oil traded near the lowest level in a month as concerns that economic turmoil could slow global demand outweighed expectations for a seasonal decline in U.S. crude stockpiles. Prices in…
Arsenal tag Iwobi £22.5m as Lazio knock
ARSENAL have put a £22.5million price tag on Alex Iwobi amid interest from Lazio. The UK Sun reports that the Serie A giants are in the market for a winger…
NFF: Dalung backs Giwa, says status quo remains; knocks DSS
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, says nothing has changed in the leadership crisis at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in spite of a change of guards….
NPO rejects primitive Press Council Bill
The Nigeria Press Organisation (NPO) has called on the Senate to drop the Nigeria Press Council (NPC) Repeal and Re-enactment Bill 2018, saying it seeks to criminalise journalists and journalism…