Senate To Investigate Seizure Of Saraki’s Car
The Senate is set to investigate the alleged seizure of a bulletproof car reportedly owned by Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The upper chamber on Tuesday directed its committee on ethics…
Nasarawa State Governor’s Son Arrested For Killing Secondary School Pupil
Khaleed Umar Al-Makura, son of Nasarawa State governor, Umar Al-Makura, has been arrested for killing a student of Government Secondary School, Lafia. The victim, Ovye Amos, died on Sunday night…
Court Grants Former NNPC Director, Andrew Yakubu N300m Bail
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has admitted Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to bail in the sum of N300 million with two sureties. The…
FAAC Shares N429bn February Allocation to Tiers of Government
A total of N429.127 billion has been distributed as Federal Allocation for the month of February, 2017 to Federal Government, State Governments and Local Government Councils. The communiqué issued by…
Ile Ife Crisis: Between Ethnic Conquest and the Glorification of “Yeyerity”
The March 8, 2017, crisis in Ile Ife between the host Yoruba community and the settler Hausa community that led to the unfortunate loss of lives on both sides has…
Police Arrests 38 Over Ile-Ife Fracas
The Police have arrested several suspects involved in the mayhem that occurred in Ile-Ife, Osun State on 8th March, 2017. The arrests were made after the Inspector General of Police,…
FG Will Protect, Reward Whistle-blowers – Minister
The Federal Government will protect and reward whistle-blowers who provide information that leads to the recovery of stolen funds or assets, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
Reps Back Senate On Magu’s Rejection
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Public Affairs, Abdurazak Namdas, expressed the House’s support for the Senate’s rejection of Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…
N1.162bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Dariye’s Trial to April 27
Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Gudu, has adjourned to April 27 and 28, 2017 for further hearing in the trial of Joshua Dariye, a…
PDP crisis: Sheriff accepts Dickson’s C’ttee report, says I won’t contest chairmanship election
The National Chairman the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff in Abuja on Monday pledged not to contest as a candidate in the proposed national convention of the…