346 Persons Trafficked Out Of Nigeria through Niger, Benin Republics – NAPTIP
By Wisdom Patrick, Lagos A total of 346 persons were allegedly trafficked out of Nigeria through some West African country borders, including Benin Republic and Niger, the National Agency for…
Transparency International Okays Probe of Missing Oil Money
Transparency International has called on the Nigerian government to step up its fight against corruption, saying it welcomed an investigation into the oil sector The anti-graft agency said it welcomed…
Juwah insists on Sanctions imposed on Three Mobile Operators
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah has said the latest sanctions on three service providers is the necessary step to arrest the continued failure…
Full text of President Jonathan”s Centenary Address
Dear Compatriots, 1. I extend warm greetings and felicitations to all Nigerians as we celebrate our nation’s centenary; a significant milestone in our journey to Nationhood. 2. One hundred years…
One Year After, No Justice for Murdered Geology Graduate In Badagry
By Wisdom Patrick, Lagos One year after, Justice is yet to come the way of the deceased family. Apart from one suspect caught few days after the incident through the…
Anguish as Boko Haram Kills Another 40 Students in Yobe State
By Wisdom Patrick, Lagos The Abubakar Shekau-led gang of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, in the early hours of Tuesday killed over 40 students of a Federal Government College,…
Why I Can’t Declare My Ambition Now—Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday that there was tension on the land as such he won’t open-up on his 2015 ambition now to avoid aggravation of the already boiling…
Family, Police Trade Blame over Death of Ecobank Staff
In a swift reaction, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Abubakar, has ordered the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Alagbon Close, Lagos to immediately take over the investigation of…
N78M Fraud: How Bayelsa DPP Shield Speaker, Others from Prosecution
By Wisdom Patrick, Lagos Three months after the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Bello Adoke, directed that operatives of the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, proceed…
Emefiele is Next CBN Governor as Jonathan Suspends Sanusi
In a move that seems to contravene the law, President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. The CBN Act is silent on suspension…