Thugs attack VON DG during Enugu LG rerun election
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The Director General, Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, was on Thursday attacked by some suspected thugs at a polling centre in his hometown, Eke, in Udi Local Government...
View ArticleBudget: Reps want Lagos/Ibadan road, 2nd N’Bridge completed in 2018
John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives on Thursday explained its decision to approve the $5.5bn loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari. It said lawmakers had confidence in Buhari to spend...
View ArticleLawyer asks court to order Baru’s arrest
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja has granted leave to a lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, to proceed against the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National...
View ArticleEFCC re-arraigns ex-Niger gov, Aliyu, for N2bn fraud
Enyioha Opara, Minna The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday re-arraigned a former governor of Niger State, Babaginda Aliyu, for an alleged fraud of N2bn. Aliyu was arraigned alongside...
View ArticleCourt stops Senate from probing IG for fraud
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Jabi, Abuja, on Thursday restrained the Senate from investigating the allegations of corruption and unethical practice levelled...
View ArticleMedical vacation: I’ll repay Nigerians’ goodwill, says Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he had resolved to pay back the goodwill Nigerians extended towards him during his recent health challenge by protecting their...
View ArticleRecovered N23bn mustn’t stop Maina’s prosecution, CSOs insist
Eniola Akinkuotu and Olaleye Aluko The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has so far been able to recover over N23bn based on the report it received from the wanted...
View ArticleBelgian judge weighs extradition bid for Catalan ex-leader
A Belgian court will on Friday consider whether to send axed Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont back to Spain to face charges of rebellion and sedition over his region’s independence drive....
View ArticleAlleged bribery: I’ve no case to answer, says Rickey Tarfa
Ramon Oladimeji A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Rickey Tarfa, has filed a no-case submission in response to the criminal charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The...
View ArticleAnambra poll: INEC begins distribution of sensitive materials
Alexander Okere, Awka Ahead of the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State, the Independent National Electoral Commission has begun the distribution of sensitive materials to the 21 local...
View ArticleBuhari made me to take salary cut, says Osinbajo
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to take only half of his salary was what made him (the Vice-President) to do same. He...
View ArticleDo more to address Nigerians’ suffering, Tinubu tells Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to do more to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians. He...
View ArticleRelease my $5.8m, N3.35bn, Patience Jonathan urges court
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Thursday asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the order made on May 30,2017 freezing her 16...
View Article93-year-old Mugabe resists military pressure to resign
The Zimbabwean’s President, Robert Mugabe, has refused to resign after a military coup, insisting that he remains the only legitimate ruler of the country. But pressure is mounting on the 93-year-old...
View ArticleI rejected N8m bribe offered by arms importer – Witness
Oladimeji Ramon The trial of five men who were accused of unlawful importation of 661 pump-action rifles into the country opened on Thursday before the Federal High Court in Lagos, with the first...
View ArticleZimbabwe’s ousted vice president back in the country
Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking last week triggered the military takeover, has returned to the country, a senior aide told AFP on Friday. “Yes, he is back,” said the...
View ArticleThere’s no going back, ZANU-PF tells Mugabe
Leaders of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party are meeting on Friday to draft a resolution to dismiss President Robert Mugabe at the weekend, a senior party source said The source said the leaders will lay...
View ArticleMaina: Reps to question Dambazau, AGF, HoS on live telecast
John Ameh and Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The House of Representatives has invited the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, in connection with the investigation into...
View ArticlePresident, Osinbajo’s trips to gulp N1.3bn in 2018
Niyi Odebode and Olalekan Adetayo President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will spend N1.3bn on their numerous trips in 2018. The figure was part of the details of the 2018...
View ArticleZimbabwe: U.S. wants Mugabe out, calls for ‘new era’
The U.S. is seeking “a new era” for Zimbabwe, the State Department’s top official for Africa said, implicitly calling on long-time President Robert Mugabe to step aside as a political crisis mounts. In...
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