Senate tackles DISCOs over estimated billing: I’m in pain over crazy bills – Dino Melaye
The Senate has resolved to beam its search light on the estimated billing by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) on residents of the Federal Capital Territory. The Senate during…
Speed up conversion of illegal refineries to modular refineries – Group tell FG
An activist group in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta region has called for the government to advance plans to allow illicit bush refineries to be converted into legal operations. Nigeria is pushing…
For the fifth time, GDP shrinks by -0.52%, agriculture, ICT lead growth in non-oil sector
For the fifth time in a row since Q1 2016, the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by –0.52% (year-on-year) in real terms. According to the latest statistics from the…
I will resign in 2019 if Nigeria continues to import fuel – Kachikwu
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said he would resign his appointment if Nigeria continues to import fuel by 2019. Kachikwu stated this during an interview…
Nigerian pastor shot dead in US; I heard 15 gunshots, says a neighbour
Police in Indianapolis, capital of Indiana in the United States have launched a manhunt for the killer of a Nigerian pastor, Oluwadayomisi Epenusi. The 66-year-old Nigerian was shot to death …
How Dangote, IBB, Osinbajo stopped Emir Sanusi probe
Fresh facts have emerged on why the Kano State House of Assembly suspended the much-publicised probe of the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Muhammadu II. Last week, the state anti-corruption agency…
Ibori wins against UK government for unlawful detention
Former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, has won a human rights case against the British Secretary of State for Home Department, Amber Rudd. Ms. Rudd unlawfully detained the ex-governor…
Manchester bombing: Police confirm 19 dead
Greater Manchester Police said 19 people were killed and about 50 injured in a blast at Manchester Arena. Witnesses said they heard two loud bangs, reported to be in the…
How Ex-Naval Chief, Jibrin, Used Family Company to Acquire N600m Property – Witness; Alleges threat to his life by EFCC Operatives
Peter Oguebie, managing director, Petrus Ogu Nigeria Limited, who is also a witness in the trial of a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, on Monday, May…
Zinox sues Premium Times N2bn for defamation
Foremost Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, Zinox Technologies Ltd., has slammed a N2b (Two Billion Naira) suit on Premium Times, an online news medium, for a series of defamatory…
