Metuh Has a Case to Answer, Court Rules; to Open Defence March 17
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 dismissed the “no-case” submission brought by the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples…
MTN Unregistered SIMs Fuelled Boko Haram, Says Buhari; Zuma Seeks Collaboration, Dogara Urges More Respect from South Africa
Mobile phone giant MTN fuelled the Islamist-led insurgency in Nigeria by failing to disconnect unregistered SIM cards, the Nigerian president has said. Muhammadu Buhari made the comment during a visit…
Mother, child, 16 others die as 5-storey building collapses in Lagos
A five-storey building caved in Tuesday in Ikate Elegushi area of Lagos, killing 18 persons among whom was a woman and her three-year-old child. A food vendor was also reportedly…
EFCC Traces N2billion to NAMA Manager’s Account, Also Owns Petrol Stations, Property in Lagos
Ongoing investigation into massive fraud in the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed how a top official amassed about N2billion in…
My Enemies Want to Remove Me as Senate President, Cries Saraki, Accuses Media of Blackmail
There is disquiet in the camp of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over his continued stay in the Senate as President. The medical doctor-turned-politician has alleged that his political enemies have…
Four in EFCC Net for Petroleum Products Diversion in Kano
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has arrested four suspects namely Musbahu Garba, Goje Ezekiel, Ali Musa and Anas Abubakar for Conspiracy, Economic Sabotage and Diversion of 55,000 litres…
Army Loses General Abubakar in Road Accident as Troops Kill 18 Insurgents in Fresh Offensive
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of Chief of Training and Operations of the Army, Major General Yushau Mahmood Abubakar in a road accident along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road Tuesday. He…
Eight Hacked to Death as Fulani Herdsmen Attack Benue Communities Again
No fewer than eight persons have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack on Benue communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday in Logo local government area of the state….
EFCC Re-arraigns Ex-Pensions Director, Katun, for N81.4m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 re-arraigned Mohammed Ahmed Katun, a former Assistant Director, Pension Account, Office of the Head of Service of the…
Lamido and Sons: Another Witness Testifies, Denies Executing Contract in Jigawa
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 presented another witness, Alhaji Suraju Ahmadu, in the ongoing trial of Alhaji Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa…