Telecoms as Nigeria’s Best PR Tool
No sector has advanced the international image of Nigeria like telecoms. Since the advent of what has been rightly dubbed the ‘telecom revolution’, the image of Nigeria in the global…
Troops Nab Wanted Boko Haram Terrorist, Others Escape with Gun Shot Wounds
Troops of 7 Multinational Joint Task Force Brigade Quick Response Group (QRG) stationed in Baga and 118 Task Force Battalion, sprang an ambush along Daban Masara axis used by Boko…
Guild of Editors’ President, Muhammad, Heads NNPC Public Affairs in New Restructuring, Editors Hail Appointment
As part of the restructuring at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the management on Thursday announced new appointments, redeployments and secondments into key positions. In the new NNPC structure…
Buhari Redeploys 184 top officials over budget padding
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday, made good his threat to deal ruthlessly with top civil servants who altered figures in the 2016 budget thereby making nonsense of his zero budget plan….
Tension as Saraki Returns to CCT Dock Today, Prosecution Readies 13 Witnesses
All is set for the trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on 13 counts of alleged false assets declaration to begin today…
Nigeria’s ‘Juju’ sex trafficker Lizzy Idahosa ordered to repay £21k to UK Govt
A woman jailed for trafficking Nigerian women into the UK to work in the sex industry has been ordered to pay back more than £21,000. Lizzy Idahosa, 26, was sentenced…
CBN Suspends Staff over Alleged Fraudulent Deal
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has suspended some personnel found to be involved in a fraudulent transaction uncovered by the management. This was contained in a press…
Dakuku is new NIMASA Director-General
The Federal Government on Thursday appointed Dr. Dakuku Peterside as the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). A statement signed by Yetunde Sonaike, the Director, Public…
FIFA Agent in US Pleads Guilty to Global Bribery Conspiracy
A FIFA match agent and soccer consultant pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of money laundering conspiracy and two counts of wire fraud conspiracy for multiple schemes to bribe soccer…
Even in Trial Badeh Makes History, Gets N2bn Bail, Trial Continues March 14
Justice Okon E. Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, March 10, 2015 granted the former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (retd),…