EFCC to Arraign Ex-CDS, Badeh for Money Laundering
Court orders anti-graft commission to release Jonathan’s former ADC Dasuki’s assistant sues army, asks court to order his release Tobi Soniyi in Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
View ArticleNigeria Spends 80% of Revenues to Service Debts, Says Development Bank
Owes $60bn as External Reserves rises to $27. 82bn Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on Tuesday described Nigeria as one of the few nations, which spend almost all their...
View ArticleFuel Scarcity Cripples Flight Operations
Chinedu Eze The biting fuel scarcity has led to the cancelation and delay of flights by domestic airline operators, leaving many passengers stranded at the airports, as they could not source adequate...
View ArticleAgain, Olu Falae Escapes Death
Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo One of the leaders of Afenifere, Chief Olu Falae, on Tuesday escaped death after some anti-riot policemen shot at his along Akure Expressway. Falae was on his way to Ile-Ife...
View ArticleDangote, Adenuga, Otedola, Alakija, Rabiu Make Forbes World Billionaire List
Obinna Chima Five Nigerians including Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga; Femi Otedola; Folorunso Alakija and Abdulsamad Rabiu, were named in the Forbes 2016 World’s Billionaires’ list that was...
View ArticleBank Customers Defy ‘No Banking Day’
James Emejo in Abuja, Obinna Chima and Nume Ekeghe in Lagos The call by the Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria (CAFON), a non-profit making organisation for bank customers, to shun banking...
View ArticleJAMB Releases 200,000 Results as Minister Expresses Concern
Paul Obi in Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Tuesday released results of 200,000 candidates who had written the examination even as the test continued. The Registrar/Chief...
View ArticleUBA Group Appoints New Managing Director
For United Bank for Africa, a new Group Managing Director emerged on Tuesday. He is Kennedy Uzoka who had been Deputy Managing Director, UBA Group and was also the Chief Executive Officer of UBA...
View ArticleEse Oruru: Police to Prosecute Alleged Abductor
Reunites with family today Count us out – Kano Govt Yemi Akinsuyi in Abuja, Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano and Omon-Julius Onabu in Asaba The police said on Tuesday that Yunusa Yellow, the alleged...
View ArticleCourt Orders FG to Account Fully for Recovered Loot
Says Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan breached accountability principles Tobi Soniyi in Abuja The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that successive governments since the return of democracy...
View ArticlePPMC Takes Extra Measures to Quell Fuel Scarcity
Kunle Adewale In response to the current fuel scarcity across the country, the management of PPMC in line with the promise of the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu to provide an...
View ArticleEFCC Picks Ebonyi Speaker over Alleged N60m Fraud
Adebiyi Adedapo in Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arrested the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Ogbonnaya Francis Nwaifuru, over an alleged...
View ArticleBuhari Commiserates with Ganduje, Extols Mother’s Virtues
By Tobi Soniyi in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday commiserated with the Kano State governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje over the death of his mother, the late Hajiya Fadimatu Ganduje,...
View Article51 Bag First Class in UNIOSUN
By Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo The authority of Osun State University has disclosed that 51 students will graduate with first class in the combined 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 academic sections’ convocation...
View ArticleLEAP Africa Launches eIntegrity to Promote Values-based Leadership in Nigeria
LEAP Africa is set to roll out eIntegrity, an online learning course in its fight against corruption and aid for teaching values-based leadership in Nigeria. Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability...
View ArticleAirtel TRACE Music Star Season 2 Begins
By Sunday Okobi and Ugo Aliogo The season 2 of Airtel Trace Music Star, the biggest pan-African talent search competition, has commenced in Nigeria, with renowned American vocalist and songwriter,...
View ArticleAmid Pomp and Pageantry, Adetunji Crowned Olubadan, Calls for Creation of...
By Ademola Babalola in Ibadan Ibadan, the Oyo State capital stood still for several hours on Friday as new Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogungunniso I, was installed in grand style....
View ArticleManufacturers Cry Out over N9bn Daily Expenditure Powering Generators
By Dele Ogbodo in Abuja The National President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Dr. Frank Udemba Jacobs has said that his members have been expending an average of N9 billion daily to...
View ArticlePower Generation Rises to 4387mw, as NERC Monitors Discos
Hineme Okafor in Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) last night said that nationwide power generation had again began to rise and was at 4387 megawatts (MW) as at yesterday...
View ArticleDasuki Loses Bid to Stop Trial As Badeh’s Bail Quest Falters
By Tobi Soniyi in Abuja For the second time in three weeks, an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, Abuja yesterday dismissed an application brought before it by the immediate past National Security...
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