3,000 IDPs return to Borno after Sambisa forest recapture
More than 3,000 people in northeast Nigeria who were forced to flee the seven-year insurgency waged by Islamist militants have returned to their hometown following the reopening of major roads…
Two drug peddlers excrete 50 wraps of cocaine at Lagos airport
Two suspects attempting to smuggle substance suspected to be cocaine have been arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport. One of the men said to be Hong Kong-bound excreted 45…
Non-confirmation of Magu will rob Buhari of support – Opadokun, says Nigerians are suffering
The convener of the Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reform, Mr. Ayo Opadokun, has said that the non-confirmation of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim…
DSS Accuses Governor Wike of plotting to cause mayhem nationwide
The Department of State Services (DSS) claimed it has uncovered a plot by the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to disrupt the machinery of governance in strategic Federal Government agencies…
Released Ibori to report weekly at London Police Station, Deltans jubilate
Former Delta State governor, James Ibori, will be reporting once in a week at a London police station hence cannot come back to Nigeria immediately. But his freedom has kicked…
Buhari lobbies Senators to confirm Magu, meets with Saraki
As expected, the Presidency has mounted cutting edge lobby to win over the Senate and get the Senators confirm the rejected Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Retired Imo workers demand 4-year pension arrears
Retired staff of Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) Owerri have called on Imo Government to settle the arrears of their pensions which according to them have accumulated for almost four years….
Customs seizes plastic rice, alerts the public, says rice sticks together after cooking
The Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 102 bags of plastic rice branded “Beat Tomato Rice’’ with no date of manufacture. The Customs Area…
More trouble for Nigerian money launderers: 80 MPs demand transparency from offshore havens
It is getting worse for Nigerian money thieves who uses coded offshore accounts and proxy company names to siphon stolen funds and evade tax as the UK’s overseas territories now…
Passengers stranded as workers ground Arik over salary arrears
Three aviation unions on Tuesday shut down the operations of Arik Air, leaving hundreds of the airline’s passengers stranded across Nigeria. The strike was embarked upon by the National Union…