By Henry Umoru/ Joseph Erunke ABUJA- WORRIED by the present economic state of the country, the Senate has summoned the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele to appear before it and brief the upper chambers on the Monetary and fiscal policies adopted to […]

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh-Churchill, has lavished praise on her step mother, describing her as the best mum ever.

A 28- year –old man, Sa’abi Yahuza, is to clean the premises of a Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, as punishment, for punching the nose of his friend.

Bothered by the plights of returning Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), whose homes have been ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgency, in the North-East, a non-governmental organisation, PRRI, has given them a cash support of N2.5million, food items worth N5million and improved seeds and crops worth N2.5million.

Arsenal announced the signing of Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka from Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday.

The Head of the Continuous Audit team of the Federal Government, Mr Mohammed Dikwa, on Tuesday said N50 billion was saved so far through the audit of security agencies payroll.

A second day of negotiations to make Jose Mourinho the next manager of Manchester United were taking place Wednesday ahead of an expected announcement that he will take the job this week.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, says plans have been concluded to sign visa-free pacts with a bloc of eight African countries to promote economic partnership on the continent.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, says the Federal Government is in the process of repatriating from Jersey the stolen 300 million pounds.

A Nigerian state governor has declared “war” against nomadic herdsmen, after another deadly attack in an escalating conflict killed two people.

As I went round the city of Lagos observing things during the past few weeks and from feelers received from other parts of the country since the fuel price increase, I could not but wonder about the resilience of the Nigerian masses. They displayed strong character and bravery in the face of daunting challenges that have been put in place by people they elected to bring succor to their existence. They were ready to bear, suffer more for the change that has been promised them. For those people that have specialized in type casting the average Nigerian as fraudulent both at the international and local media, they are seeing the true Nigerians now; resilient, hard working, patient and faithful.

……….declines defendants’ plea for bail By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—–The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed the appeal that was lodged before it by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu and two other pro-Biafra agitators, David Nwawusi and Benjamin Madubugwu, had gone before the appellate […]

The Ebonyi Police Command has confirmed the retrieval of the corpse of a Second Republic Senator, Dr Offia Nwali, from a pond behind his house.

FORMER Commissioner of Police, Chief Ikechukwu Aduba, Tuesday, fired at the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, over his comments that Nigeria was a ‘fantastically corrupt’ country, saying that corruption in Nigeria originated from Britain.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja, yesterday, granted bail in the sum of N10 million to one Victor Ochala who is standing trial on a 27-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence and forgery to the tune of over N300million.