Man United, Barca to honour attack victims
Manchester United and Barcelona will honour victims of the terror attacks in their two cities prior to Saturday’s charity match between former players from the clubs at Old Trafford. The pre-arranged...
View ArticleCult attack: MSSN petitions Ambode, wants culprits punished
Sodiq Oyeleke The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria has demanded an investigation into the attack unleashed on students of Lagos State Polytechnic by suspected cult members. The demand was contained...
View ArticleNEMA receives 139 stranded Nigerians from Libya
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The National Emergency Management Agency has received 139 more Nigerians who were stranded in Libya. The returnees comprising 105 females including three children and one infant;...
View ArticleTrump goes on the road to sell tax plan
President Donald Trump hit the road to sell tax reform to voters and lawmakers Wednesday, a major campaign pledge that remains short on detail and a long way from becoming law. Trump departed the White...
View ArticleI’m still Lagos Police Commissioner, Owoseni says
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, on Wednesday said he was not aware of the appointment of a new police commissioner for the state. Owoseni told newsmen at the Lagos State...
View ArticleFG awards $5.8bn Mambilla power plant contract
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the contract for the engineering work of the Mambilla Hydro Electric Power Plant in Taraba State in the sum of $5.792bn. The...
View ArticlePDP bars committee members from elective party offices
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party says members of the state caretaker committees are not allowed to contest any executive position of the party in their states. It said that the...
View ArticleTerror suspect commits suicide in prison custody
A terror suspect in custody hanged himself in his jail cell, the Justice Ministry said on Wednesday. The terrorist, Abdullah K., was arrested in June alongside his three brothers on suspicion of...
View ArticleBuhari losing touch with Nigeria’s economic realities – Fayose
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s latest comment that he was pleased with Nigeria’s economic situation as another...
View ArticleCourt places 296 people on terrorism list
An Egyptian Court on Wednesday placed 296 people linked to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood on its terrorism list. The decision was issued by the Cairo Criminal Court. The 296 were charged with...
View ArticleI inherited over N220bn debt, Akeredolu claims
Peter Dada, Akure The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday said he met a staggering debt of N220,588,125,731.00 when he assumed office in February 2017, saying the economic situation...
View ArticleEkiti House suspends another member for 101 days
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State House of Assembly has suspended the legislator representing Ekiti-East Constituency 1, Fajana Ojo-Ade, for 101 legislative days without pay in the first...
View ArticleFrance seeks €600m in taxes from Microsoft
France’s tax authority is seeking 600 million euros ($715 million) from Microsoft’s local subsidiary for billing French customers from Ireland, the weekly L’Express reported on Wednesday. The magazine...
View ArticleLack of budgetary provision threatens 61 roads nationwide
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on Wednesday said lack of budgetary provision was affecting his ministry’s plan to intervene in 61 roads that are in critical...
View ArticleBillionaire kidnapper, Evans, was forced to plead guilty – Lawyer
Billionaire kidnapper “Evans” entered a guilty plea Wednesday to kidnap charges that his lawyers say was obtained through police intimidation. A lawyer for Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, who will face trial...
View ArticleEFCC recovers N434bn in eight months
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, says the EFCC recovered about N434bn between January and August 2017. Magu said this...
View ArticlePolice invite Misau for verification of his retirement letter
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Police Service Commission has invited the Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Senator Isah Misau, to appear before its Special Panel investigating allegations of corruption...
View ArticleRivers DPO arrested for ritual killer’s escape from custody
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt A Divisional Police Officer in Rivers State (name withheld) has been arrested on the orders of the State Police Command for his alleged involvement in the escape of one...
View ArticleEvans pleads guilty to kidnap charges
omojuyigbe oluwatosin The notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike alias Evans on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the kidnapping charges preferred against him. Evans and his five other accomplices...
View ArticleNigerian pilgrims most law-abiding –Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Arabia authority has named Nigerian pilgrims as the best in law abiding and exhibiting good behaviour during the 2017 Hajj. Alhaji Mannir Yakubu, the Katsina State Amirul-Hajj disclosed this...
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