…Says ‘Our case is not peculiar, Senators steal as well’
There was mild drama Monday at the premises of State Criminal Investigations Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos when a robbery suspect boldly confronted reporters as he was being paraded with his partners in crime.

Africa’s relations with China have been the subject of interest for decades. At a deeply personal level, my own first contact with China was almost romantic. My father was Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Peoples’ Republic of China in the early seventies and lived in Beijing, at the time of Chairman Mao and the Cultural Revolution.

An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a painter, Gbadebo Oladejo, at the Ikoyi Prisons over alleged murder of his 40-year-old wife, Olajumoke.

MAKURDI – Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has described the controversial pardon granted former Bayelsa State governor, Dieprieye Alamieyeseigha by President Goodluck Jonathan as an “endorsement of corruption and corrupt practices in Nigeria.”

Following arguments as to payment for meters by electricity consumers in the country, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in its attempt to bridge the already existing 50 percent metering gap in the country has reiterated that the meters are meant to be made available free to consumers who pay their tariffs.

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, will organise an experiential event tagged ‘Schneider Electric Discovery Day’ in Lagos on the 20th and 21st March, for Electrical and IT consultants and contractors.

Multi-Billionaire businessman, Arthur Eze has dismissed the controversy trailing the presidential pardon granted former governor of Bayelsa state, Dipreye Alamaseigha and others saying it was God that directed president Jonathan to grant the pardon.

The former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon on Monday called on Nigerians to  pray for divine intervention on the lingering insecurity and other social problems in the the country.

Pope Francis toured a crammed St. Peter’s Square in an open white jeep on Tuesday to greet a huge crowd gathered for a Mass to inaugurate his papacy.

A total of $156.60 million or N24.9billion has being paid to the Federal Government by four bidders who emerged as core investors in the PHCN successor companies.