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…Begs Senate To Stamp Magu’s Nomination  President Muhammadu Buhari has informed the Senate that the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, have been cleared of alleged corrupt practices following an investigation into allegations against them. Clearance […]

An Abuja High Court has again reaffirmed the bail granted former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambi Dasuki and five others in the arm deal trial involving $2.1bn. Justice Baba Yusuf reaffirmed the bail on Dasuki on the ground that he was entitled to it and having being admitted to same since 2015 when the federal […]

Two days after two UNIOSUN students identified as as Kazeem Adesola and Ibrahim Ajao, were hospitalised after sustaining gunshot wounds fired by policemen from the headquarters of Zone 11 of the Nigerian Police Force controlling Osun, Oyo and Ondo states, the school authorities have declared a holiday. The declaration was announced by the Acting Registrar […]

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Osun says it confiscated more than 1,000 under weighed bags of rice in Osogbo markets on Monday. Sunday Badewole, the SON State Coordinator, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo on Tuesday. Badewole said the agency made the confiscation during the […]

Following the backlash received over the shooting of Big Brother Naija Reality show in South Africa, Minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission to investigate the circumstances why it is shot in another country In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister said the NBC should determine whether […]

All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator, Comrade Shehu Sani representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District has lampooned President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government on its anti-corruption war over the clearance of Babachir Lawal on the North east grass cutting contract. Addressing the Senate during Plenary on Tuesday, Sen. Sani, said, “It is unfortunate that we have a political atmosphere […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his vacationing boss, President Muhammadu Buhari have been in touch, by phone reviewing local and international  developments including the situation in Gambia. According to a statement by Laolu Akande, the senior special assistant on media, Osinbajo spoke with Buhari on Sunday, on a day vicious rumour mongers peddled the president’s […]

The Nigeria Customs Service has dismissed 48 of its senior officers in a major nationwide shakeup. This was disclosed in a circular dated January 19, 2017 and signed by Ag. Comptroller in charge of Discipline, I. A Ganiyu. According to the statement, about 45 officers were dismissed, 11 retired while the appointment of three we’re […]

Nigeria government has denied making a fresh presentation to the Senate for the confirmation of Acting Chairman Eof Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu. The Presidency said on Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari has not written a fresh letter to the Senate insisting on confirming Magu. The Special Assistant to the President […]

Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, a former aide to ex-President Gooluck Jonathan, on Monday explained to a Federal High Court in Lagos that he was “tormented” by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in order to make him robe in the former president. Dudafa who was testifying before Justice Muhammed Idris in a trial-within-trial claimed that all […]

The House of Representatives on Monday declared that the Petroleum Products Price Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, is fraudulent and have been defrauding Nigerians. According to Reps, the pump price of petrol shouldn’t be more than N70 per litre, instead of the N145 per litre upper lid imposed by the NNPC.  The House’s ad hoc committee on […]Read More

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has banned University of Ilorin (Unilorin) from academic and non-academic activities, directing its members nationwide to boycott activities at the varsity. ASUU wielded the big stick following what it called University of Ilorin administration persistent acts of lawless, arbitrariness, violation of human and trade union rights and persecution […]