FIFA Agent in US Pleads Guilty to Global Bribery Conspiracy
A FIFA match agent and soccer consultant pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of money laundering conspiracy and two counts of wire fraud conspiracy for multiple schemes to bribe soccer…
Even in Trial Badeh Makes History, Gets N2bn Bail, Trial Continues March 14
Justice Okon E. Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, March 10, 2015 granted the former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (retd),…
NNPC Management to Meet Striking Workers, Fuel Scarcity Worsens, Senate Summons Minister
The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will meet with union officials after workers protesting the announced split of the state-owned oil company blocked the entrance to the…
Fayose Talks Tough, Says DSS Invasion of Ekiti State Won’t Stop Him from Jabbing at FG
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, Wednesday said he will not stop criticizing the Federal Government over its bad policies despite the recent clamp down on state officials by men…
Champions League: PSG Dumps Chelsea to Hit Quarter Final, Benfica Also Through
Chelsea’s Champions League hopes were ended by Paris St-Germain at the last-16 stage once more as Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspired the French champions to victory at Stamford Bridge. The pride of…
Lekki Building Collapse: Death Toll Now 30, Lagos Govt Halts Project
Death toll of the collapsed five-storey building in Lekki, Lagos Tuesday has risen to 30, according to officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA. And to calm nerves and…
Lagos to Tax House Maids, Artisans; Reduces Cost of Replacing Electronic Tax Clearance Card (e-TCC)
As part of efforts to enhance the ease of doing business in Lagos State, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service ((LIRS) has announced various initiatives aimed at achieving efficient tax…
Governors Prescribe True Fiscal Federalism as a Way out of Economic Logjam
The governors of Ogun, Nasarawa and Kaduna states, Ibikunle Amosun, Nasir El-Rufai and Tanko Al Makura, have come to a consensus that until states are given some form of autonomy,…
Ese Oruru: From Delta Creek to Northern Savannah
By Yushau A. Shuaib “Daddy there is something else which bothers me. I’m in love with one charming young lady from this place (Southern Nigeria).”- YAShuaib December, 1992 The above…
No Importation of Food for FG’s School Feeding Programme, Says Osinbajo
As the Buhari administration proceeds with its social investment programmes, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has disclosed that the government will not be importing food to implement its…