Panic in Adamawa as troops, Boko Haram engage in gun battle
The military on Monday engaged suspected insurgents who tried to enter Michika, a commercial town in Adamawa, in a fierce battle that raged on for hours in Adamawa. Some residents…
Tax evasion: Yar’adua Foundation, others to lose N4.8bn property
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has moved to seize plots of land and buildings which cumulative value has been put at N4.8 billion from 30…
FG Soon to Effect Policy to Prosecute Parents Who Refuse to Enroll Children in School
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu says Nigeria will soon effect policy to prosecute parents who refused to enroll their children of school age in schools across…
Homeless 8-year Old Nigerian Boy Becomes Chess Wonder in America
Tanitoluwa Adewunmi Tanitoluwa Adewunmi, an 8-year-old Nigerian boy has become a child-chess star in the United States. Adewunmi, whose family is homeless in Manhattan, has seven trophies after…
NDIC Reiterates Commitment to Safeguarding Nigeria’s Financial Services Sector
MD NDIC, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding the nation’s financial services industry. The Managing Director of NDIC, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim said…
Double whammy for Ogboru: Loses election, loses in court
It’s a real double whammy for Chief Great Ogboru as a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba on Monday voided his participation as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in…
Okowa Calls for Prison Reforms, abolition of death penalty
Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has called for the reformation of the minds of prisoners to reduce crime in the country. Governor Okowa who decried situation where prison inmates…
At NCC, our priority is consumer protection, satisfaction – Danbatta
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says consumer protection and satisfaction are its major priorities. The Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said this when the President of…
Apapa Customs Command Gets New Comptroller, Generated N61bn Revenue in 2 Months
New Comptroller Apapa Command, Mohammed Abba-Kura Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N61 billion revenue between January and February. Its outgoing Comptroller, Bashir Abubakar, made this…
Buhari govt is corrupt – US govt; Nigerians divided
Despite repeated claims of progress in the war against corruption by officials of President Muhammadu Buhari government, the US Department of State report has revealed otherwise. The US Congress makes…