LAGOS—JUSTICE Deborah Oluwayemi of the Lagos High Court, sitting in Igbosere, has granted bail to Oyebode Atoyebi, the Personal Assistant, PA, to the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly over alleged N672m fraud.

POLITICAL Adviser to Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, Alhaji Yusuf Adamu has said that the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) would retain the state’s governorship seat in 2015 because the party was fulfilling its campaign promises by delivering dividends of democracy to the electorate.

OHANZE community in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State was, Tuesday, thrown into mourning following the discovery of the body of a three-year-old Miss Chigozie Ufomba with her eyes and genital organs removed.

Supporters of Pakistan’s main religious party staged a noisy protest against Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, denouncing it as un-Islamic and calling for a “day of modesty” instead.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange plans to expand its ownership including selling its shares to the public, Chief Executive Officer Oscar Onyema said.

Guinness Nigeria Plc on Monday released its half year results for the period ended December 31 2012, which show a five per cent growth in total revenue as well as 15 per cent decline in profitability.

Over the past few years, Damilola Adegbite has become one of the most recognizable actresses in Africa. She plays the role of ‘Thelma Duke’, the gorgeous actress in the day time soap, Tinsel on Africa Magic; a role which has seen her become a favourite of soap lovers. Damilola, who recently left the set of Tinsel to explore the film industry, during a courtesy visit to Vanguard, spoke on why she left the soap, life outside Tinsel, her relationship and more. Enjoy!

Expatriate workers in the Nigerian oil and gas sector are the highest paid in Africa and 11 most paid in the world, with an average annual salary of N22.246 million ($140,800), according to a global oil and gas salary survey.

The Nigerian police have charged two journalists and a controversial Muslim cleric Tuesday over a radio programme that allegedly repeated conspiracy theories about polio vaccinations days before deadly attacks on polio clinics.

Nigeria’s Super Eagles arrived back home here on Tuesday, after winning the country’s first Africa Cup of Nations trophy in nearly two decades and were welcomed by adoring crowds ahead of meeting the president.