NASS hands over 2016 budget to Presidency
ABUJA—Finally, the corrected version of the 2016 budget was, yesterday, handed over to the Presidency through the Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters Senate (Senator), Ita Enang.
Creating scapegoats: A dysfunctional anti-corruption strategy
NOW that a year has passed since the historic Presidential election that brought former General Muhammadu Buhari to power and recorded the first ever electoral defeat of an incumbent President in Nigeria, it is only to be expected that concerned analysts will try to comprehend the nature of the new order.
Man attempts suicide, demands N5m in Lagos
There was panic Thursday in Lekki area of Lagos, after a Cameroonian who attempted to commit suicide, climbed an electric pole, threatening to jump down from it.
I’m not hiding from EFCC, says Fani-Kayode
ABUJA— FORMER spokesperson to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has denied hiding from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, saying he was not a coward.
Pirates attack: 6 floating corpses recovered in Bayelsa creek
Yenagoa—Six floating corpses have been reportedly recovered along the Brass River in the Bayelsa East senatorial district.
Tinubu mourns as Ademola Adeniji-Adele dies at 60
Former Chairman Lagos Island Local Government Area, and Commissioner of Sports, in Lagos State, Prince Ademola Adeniji-Adele is dead.
Aregbesola, Ooni advocate youth empowerment
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has said the only option open for states to stem the rising tide of criminality is to intensify efforts on adequate engagements of youths through various empowerment strategies.
3 PDP factions hold LG congress in Ogun
ABEOKUTA—The crisis rocking Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State, yesterday, worsened as three factions held parallel congresses across the 20 local government areas in the state.
IG takes over investigation of attack on Odubu
EDO State Commissioner of Police , Mr. Chris Ezike, said yesterday, in Benin, that the office of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has taken over investigation into the alleged assassination attempt on Edo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Pius Odubu, in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.
Niger gov, Andy Uba, Gobir, 107 others named in PanamaPapers reports
LAGOS— At least 110 Nigerian individuals and companies, including Governor Abubakar Sadiq Bello of Niger State, Senators Andy Ubah and Ibrahim Gobir have so far been identified in the leaked PanamaPapers to operate offshore shell companies in tax havens.
Diezani’s N24b Payout: EFCC grills Anyanwu, Ahamba over N700m cash
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has quizzed two leading politicians in connection with the $115 million cash allegedly disbursed by Fidelity Bank on the instruction of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
