The immediate past Minister of Finance, and Co-ordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was said to have illegally approved the transfer of at least N61.4 billion ($300 million and £5.5 million) from funds recovered from late dictator, Sani Abacha, to the Office of the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, few weeks to the 2015 presidential election, it was gathered, yesterday

Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced a 27-year old unemployed graduate, Mukaila Akanni, to one month imprisonment for stealing a laptop at the American Embassy in Abuja.

FIFA under-17 world cup winning coach, Emmanuel Amunike has turned down Nigeria Football Federation offers to continue with the Golden Eaglets and also assist Manu Garba with the Flying Eagles job.

MICHAEL Okprara University of Agriculture, MOUA, Umudike, Abia State, will graduate 4,790 students during its 7th convocation ceremony coming up on Saturday.

THE Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed has demanded explanation from Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court, over a petition sent to the National Judicial Council, NJC, by a businesswoman, Abdou Rachidatou over alleged misconduct.

AMID dwindling international oil price and its attendant negative impact on the nation’s economy, the federal government has been advised to look beyond oil as a solution to the present down turn in the current economic situation in the country. Foremost commercial lawyer and expert on energy matters Mr George Etomi, gave this piece of advice in Lagos during an interactive media session.

Lagos—The Lagos State University, LASU, Joint Committee of Senate and Governing Council had selected three out of the nine professors initially shortlisted to contest for the post of the Vice-Chancellor.

Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu and former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Alhaji Sani Ahmed Toro have congratulated Under -23 team ‘the Dream Team for picking Rio 2016 Olympics ticket and also qualifying for the final of the CAF U-23 AFCON after beating the hosts country, Senegal yesterday.

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Port -Harcourt zone, has faulted the Vice Chancellor of Michael Opara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU, Professor Hilary Edeoga, over the appointments of academic staff in the institution.

A don, Prof. Sarah Anyanwu, says the Federal Government’s N6 trillion budget proposal for 2016 is achievable with prudent management of funds and transparency in implementation process. Anyanwu, the Head of Economics Department, University of Abuja, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the budget was realistic.

FOUR finalists who will contest for the star prize of the 2015 PZ Cussons Carex Chemistry Challenge have emerged after the second stage of the examination held last weekend in Lagos.

My girlfriend of two years smokes like the proverbial chimney. She was a smoker when I met her, a habit she picked up abroad when she was a student.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, has signed and released 3, 200 Certificates of Occupancy, Cs of O, between September and November, 2015 to various applicants in the state.

THE Borno State Government has revealed that not less than 350 teachers have been killed, with over 520 schools and 1,000 classrooms destroyed by Boko Haram since 2009.

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Anti-Corruption Commission, has promised to assist the anti-corruption agencies and related bodies in the country on ways and means to duly and effectively tackle corruption issues with dispatch.