Court refuses alleged killers of Igbo woman bail
Five suspects believed to have conspired and murdered a Kano based Igbo woman trader, Mrs Bridget Agbaheme are to spend three weeks in prison following botched effort by the defence lawyer to secure their bail.
Sahara Group boosts war against cancer with N120m
CANCER patients in Nigeria will soon heave a sigh of relief as a leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, has donated N120 million towards the cause of acquiring Mobile Cancer Centres (MCC).
Total’s Ofon EPC creates 3,000 jobs
Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited has said that its Engineering, Procurement and Construction, EPC, contract for its 65,000 barrels per day Ofon 2 oilfield project, undertaken by Nigerdock, created over 3,000 jobs for Nigerians and recorded 3.2 million man-hours without Lost Time Incident, LTI.
Boy, 13, docked for allegedly defiling neighbour’s 6-year-old daughter
A teenager, 13, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling the six-year-old daughter of his neighbour.
UN releases $13m for life-saving assistance to 250,000 people in North-east
The United Nations on Monday released 13 million dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide life-saving assistance to 250,000 people in the North-east area of Nigeria.
Dasuki authorised payment of $40m to Jonathan’s cousin’s company – witness
A prosecution witness, Ibrahim Mahir, has testified that retired Col. Sambo Dasuki authorised the payment of 40 million dollars in favour of One Plus Holdings.
US cautions against militancy in Niger-Delta
The outgoing Deputy Consul-General of the United States in Lagos, Ms Dehab Ghebreab, on Tuesday advised Niger-Delta youths to desist from every form of militancy.
Akinyemi slams SGF for describing confab delegates as ‘boys’
Erudite Scholar and Deputy Chairman, 2014 National Conference, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has stated that members of the confab didn’t get N7million each, contrary to the position of the Secretary General of the Federation (SGF), Engineer Babachir Lawal, in a recent interview.
EFFC arraigns Fani-Kayode, 3 others for allegedly laundering N4.9bn
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, was on Tuesday hauled up before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly laundering N4.9 billion. Fani-Kayode, who served as the Director of Media and Publicity in the campaign organisation of former President Goodluck Jonathan, was arraigned alongside Nenadi Usman, ex-Minister of Finance. Also charged with Fani-Kayode […]
Egbesu : Return my symbol of authority, Tompolo begs Buhari
FORMER militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, complained to President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, that the military had not returned his symbol of authority as the chief priest of Egbesu Shrine, Oporoza, Gbaramatu Kingdom, removed from the traditional temple about a month ago.
Finance Minister re-opens NERFUND
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has directed all staff of the National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND), to immediately return to their duty posts as the crisis within the organisation has been resolved.
