BNP Paribas Guilty Plea: US to Probe Nigerian Banks over Terror Funding
BNP Paribas’ guilty plea and agreement to pay nearly $9 billion for violating U.S. sanctions is part of a larger U.S. Justice Department shift in strategy that is expected to…
Boko Haram Infiltrates Kaduna, Deploys 221 Suicide Bombers
For residents of Kaduna State, these are sweaty times as Police intelligence report have revealed that no fewer than 221 suspected suicide bombers have been deployed by the Boko Haram…
Umaru Dikko Dies in London at 78
One of Nigeria’s most flamboyant and controversial politicians, Alhaji Umaru Dikko, is dead. He died Tuesday morning in London, United Kingdom, after suffering a stroke. He was 78. Dikko was…
15 Delta Students Graduate from Footwear Design Institute in Italy
Fifteen students sponsored by the Delta State Government for a training in Footwear Design and Technology yesterday graduated from the prestigious Moda Pelle Academy, Milano, Italy after two weeks of…
Troops Make Breakthrough, Arrest Kingpin of Chibok Girls Abduction
A terrorists’ intelligence cell headed by a businessman who participated actively in the abduction of School Girls in Chibok has been busted by troops. The man, Babuji Ya’ari who is…
Diamond Bank Admits to Fraud, Begs EFCC
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have said management of Diamond Bank is begging to refund all the stolen money from customers’ account back to their rightful…
President Jonathan Told Apapa Explosion is Suicide Attack
The United States of America (USA) on Friday told President Goodluck Jonathan, that the explosion in the Apapa area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria could actually be attributed to…
Bomb Scare at UNIJOS: Students, Lecturers Flee Classrooms
Academic and social activities at the main campus of the University of Jos, Plateau State of the North Central Nigeria, was grounded on Thursday, after students and lecturers abandoned classrooms…
Open University Students, Police Clash Over Fees Hike Protest
Students of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) yesterday staged a huge demonstration to protest a sudden and significant hike in their fees, but did not go far as…
Boko Haram Travellers: Military Arrests Sponsor of Trip
The Nigerian Military has confirmed the arrest of one of the sponsors of the 486 travelers suspected to be members of the extremist Boko Haram group, who were intercepted and…