Coloccini leaves Magpies for Pope’s favoured team
Veteran former Argentinian international Fabricio Coloccini is to leave relegated Premier League club Newcastle and join Pope Francis' favourite team San Lorenzo in his native Argentina.
Three 4-year-olds kidnapped in Lagos
Three four-year-old children have been kidnapped in Ago-Tapa community, Okokomaiko, Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, throwing the entire community into confusion.
Edo 2016: Ize-Iyamu kicks off campaign, assures Edo of better life
The PDP candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, yesterday, flagged off his campaign with almost all party notables in the state lining up behind him in a joint resolve to stop the APC from having a third successive stint in the governorship.
Outrage over retirement of 21 AIGs
IT came like a thunderbolt. The shocking news devastated not only the top hierarchy of the Nigeria Police Force but expectant Nigerians. Out of the blue, President Muhamadu Buhari announced the appointment of a seemingly ‘dark horse’, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, as the 19th Inspector-General of Police.
Omisore: EFCC’s bail conditions’re stringent — PDP
THE Osun State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has described as stringent the conditions given by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, for the release of Senator Iyiola Omisore, who it arrested in Abuja on Sunday morning after a raid on his house.
N-Delta crisis, failure of devt agencies —Okotie-Eboh
Mr. Emmanuel Okotie-Eboh, has blamed the unabated crisis in the Niger Delta region on alleged failure of developmental agencies and called for their reorganisation.
Why Twitter suspended Niger Delta Avengers’ account
Twitter suspended the account of Niger Delta Avengers, yesterday, following the group’s announcement on the micro-blogging site that it had carried out five attacks on key oil installations in the last few days.
Anambra PDP: Court threatens to arrest INEC Chair, Yakubu, for contempt
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and its Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu to appear before it to answer to contempt proceedings pending against them or risk arrest.
Why court failed to unfreeze Fayose’s account
The Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti yesterday failed to unfreeze Governor Ayo Fayose account, as it adjourned hearing in the case involving the governor and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the freezing of two accounts belonging to and operated by the governor in Zenith Bank Plc.
Nenadi Usman, Fani-Kayode granted N250m bail each
Lagos—Former Finance Minister, Nenadi Usman and former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, and three others charged with money laundering, were, yesterday, granted bail by a Federal High Court in Lagos, in the sum of N250 million.
Abia: My order sacking Ikpeazu stays – Justice Abang
The Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, dismissed as lacking in merit an application seeking to set aside the enrolled order of the judgment that sacked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State from office.
