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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has once again asked its member to continue praying for President Muhammadu Buhari until he returns back to the country hale and hearty from the United Kingdom where he has been since January 10,2017. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday in […]

Angry Nigerian protesters on Thursday attacked and vandalised the head office of South African owned telecommunications company, MTN in Abuja in apparent retaliation of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, an MTN spokesman said. “They are protesting against the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. It’s our regional head office in Abuja. That’s […]

  A vessel belonging to oil thieves has been arrested along with its crew and 800, 000 liters of diesel, Police authorities have announced. The suspects were arrested on 6th February in the creeks of Port Harcourt. According to Force Public Relations Officers Force Headquarters Abuja, Jimoh Moshood the arrest follows a period of sustained […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered 17 “exotic vehicles’’ in a warehouse belonging to a former Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko Inde. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, said on Wednesday in Abuja that the vehicles were recovered from Inde’s residence located at Nnamdi Azikwe Street, […]

A Lagos Federal High Court has restrained Stella Oduah and Sea Petroleum and Gas Company  Ltd., from making any withdrawal from 21 accounts domiciled with some banks. The other companies include: Sea Shipping Agency Ltd, Rotary Engineering Services Ltd, and Tour Afrique Company Ltd. The court issued the orders over an alleged indebtedness of the […]

The Senate has given Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs), until 22nd and 23rd February  to defend their 2017 budget proposals. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki gave the ultimatum at plenary on Wednesday. He decried the non-challant attitude of some ministers and heads of agencies towards budget defence. He expressed concern that few persons […]

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Kola Awodein, has denied rumours that he gave Justice Niyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, currently standing trial for alleged corruption, the sum of N500,000.00 on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, during the contrived certificate issue affecting the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Awodein (SAN) […]

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has declined approving four bills the national assembly forwarded to the executive for assent. Osinbajo conveyed his decision in a letter read on the floor of the senate by Bukola Saraki on Wednesday. The bills are –  Dangerous Drug Amendment Bill, 2016; National Lottery Bill, 2016; Currency Conversion Freezing Order Amendment […]

Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II has warned Local Government chairmen in the state to desist from actions that were likely to encourage disputes between herders and farmers. Emir Sanusi, who gave the advice at a two- day workshop organised by the Kano State Ministry of Local Government, stressed that many Local Government Chairmen in […]

Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora Affairs,  Abike Dabiri-Erewa has blamed the lack of adequate sanctions for the thriving corruption in Nigeria.  Dabiri-Erewa made the remark at the flag-off of South-West Women Against Corruption (WAC) project in Lagos; DAILY POST reports. She said: “The reason there is so much corruption in Nigeria […]

The Senate has observed that the fight against corruption in Nigeria may be scuttled by the growing underfunding of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and other anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria. Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Chukwuka Godfrey Utazi, who raised the concern during the budget defence […]

The Kaduna State Security Council has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Jema’a and Kaura Local Government Areas of Kaduna State with immediate effect. The state made this disclosure in a statement issued by Samuel Aruwan, Special Assistant to the Governor (Media and Publicity. The statement said, “the action became necessary to protect life and property […]