South Korea govt. fines Novartis for bribery
A Spokesperson for the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in South Korea on Thursday said the ministry levied a fine on 30 drug items and banned sale of 12…
Court dismisses charges against Nnamdi Kanu
Barely 24 hours after former CBN Governor, Charles Soludo, led a pan-Igbo group, to visit him in prison and asked for his immediate release, Justice Binta Nyako, of the Federal…
Economy: GDP contracts but agriculture, ICT stay up in Q4 2016 report
There are now indications that the Nigerian economy is well on its way out of recession considering the 2016 overall and last quarter Gross Domestic Product reports. A review of…
Organisers of social media week bounce journalists from venue as Facebook boss arrives in Nigeria
Organisers of the Social Media Week in Lagos have redlined journalists who arrived at the venue to cover the event. Rather than allow reporters access to the event, the organisers…
EFCC investigates strange auctioneer, warns the public
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun a discreet investigation to track persons behind Pinnacle Trading & Investment company which has been parading itself as auctioneer of the…
Police narrate how two German archaeologists were kidnapped near Kaduna airport
Two German archaeologists were kidnapped in central Nigeria on Wednesday, a police official said, near the road that will run between the capital Abuja and its temporary airport from next…
PDP: Sheriff, Makarfi groups adamant on reconciliation
It appears that rather than mend the cracks in the wall of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Appeal Court judgment affirming Ali Modu Sheriff as the national chairman of…
PDP gets messier as Court sacks Makarfi, affirms Sheriff as PDP National Chairman
The leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has deepened as the Federal High Court in Abuja, sacked the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee of the party. The court,…
Buhari is homesick and will be back to Nigeria soon – Aide
Garba Shehu, senior special assistant, media to the president, said today on a live TV programme that President Buhari is home sick and eager to return home. Although Shehu did…
Governors, Senate President not indicted over Paris Loan – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has debunked a report that it has indicted all the governors of the 36 states of the Federation and the Senate President, Bukola…