LAGOS—A 27-year-old man, Oluwayelu Adeboye, has been arrested by the Lagos State Task Force, for allegedly posing as a 2nd Lieutenant of the Nigerian Army.

A 24-year-old man, Jeremiah Ethe, allegedly defiled a 12-year-old girl and was charged before an Evbouriaria Magistrate’s Court in Benin, yesterday.

Lagos—VIOLENCE yesterday broke out at the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Lagos State, which led to the seal-off of the secretariat.

BENIN CITY—GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has raised alarm over the increasing cases of child defilement in the country, calling on state Houses of Assemby to pass stringent laws that will check the situation which he described as unacceptable.

By Mike Eboh ABUJA—The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has called on the Federal Government to reopen the probe on the N10.9 billion alleged subsidy fraud involving IPMAN Investments Limited. Speaking at IPMAN’s Extra-Ordinary General Meeting in Abuja, factional President of the association, Mr. Chinedu Okoronkwo, said this became necessary as individuals allegedly […]

As part of its corporate social investment campaign for 2016, management and staff of Stanbic IBTC, a member of Standard Bank Group, devoted a day to mentor students of Lagos Progressive Schools, Surulere, on career choices and leadership. The mentorship class provided an opportunity for the students to have a one-on-one interaction with the staff members in a lively and stimulating class session.

LAGOS—Global credit ratings and research agency, Fitch Ratings, has reaffirmed Diamond Bank’s strong fundamentals in its 2016 ratings Review of Nigerian banks.

Akure—THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South West has called for measures that will ameliorate the sufferings of the masses in the country.

Mr. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of misinterpreting the law by accepting Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu rather than him as candidate of the party in Edo state.

Ahead of the November 26 governorship election in Ondo State, the pulse of majority stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress, APC, seems swayed towards the emergence of Senator Ajayi Borrofice as the flag bearer of the party, acording to an on-line report by Sahel Standard.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hailed the transformation in the Nigerian Armed Forces, describing it as unprecedented within a short period.

ABUJA—The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, OAGF, has engaged 18 professional audit companies to undertake the audit of federal paraststals and agencies with more than N100 billion annual turnover. According to the Accountant-General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, the audit which would cover 2010 to 2015, would be completed in 18 months.

The issue of double taxation in the Nigerian sports betting industry may soon be resolved as federal and states representatives have agreed to proffer a solution to the lingering problem. Operators of sports betting companies in the country last month in Lagos lamented the issue of double taxation by the Federal Government and states at […]

Theresa May, who took over as Britain’s new prime minister on Wednesday charged with pulling the country out of the EU, caused surprise by immediately appointing leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson as foreign minister.

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