Gunmen Attack Emir of Kano; Kill Driver, Aides
Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero has been attacked within the Kano metropolis by unidentified gunmen who ended up killing his driver and three of his aides, Huhuonline.com can report.…
Court Adjourns Hearing on Akingbola till February 12
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday fixed February 12 for hearing in a suit filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by embattled former Managing Director…
NLC Wants Police to Produce Oyerinde’s Killers
Amidst the latest controversy raging over the death of Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde, erstwhile principal private secretary to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has charged…
Nigeria Sends Two Fighter Planes to Mali
Two Nigerian Air Force fighter jets have left the shores of the country for Mali in support of the battalion earlier deployed to the troubled fellow West African country. At…
EFCC Arraigns Retired Army Colonel Over N34m Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Eugene Okpala, a retired colonel, before the Federal High Court, Enugu on a seven-count charge of forgery and obtaining money under…
Court Fixes Jan. 21 for Sentence on $188,858 Smuggling Suspect
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will on Monday January 21 sentenced one Abdulrasheed Ibrahim for attempting to smuggle $188,858 out of the country. The accused person had on…
Government on Top of Security Travails, Jonathan Assures
Current security challenges in several parts of the country, particularly the North, are under government control and would soon become issues of the past, President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday.…
Finally, EFCC Arraigns Babalakin; Court Grants him Bail
Embattled Chairman of Bi-Courtney Ltd, Mr. Wale Babalakin was finally arraigned on Thursday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N4.7bn fraud, following a dramatic pro…
Inside the PDP: Anatomy of a Crisis
The crisis rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is far from over as the sacked National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has appealed his destitution by the Federal High Court…
In Search of Leadership (1) – Roots of Historic Crisis
In 2012, President Goodluck Jonathan’s New Year gift to Nigerians was a massive hike in the prices of petroleum products which ultimately translated into a tax of about N4,000 paid…