At least four assets belonging to the wealthy and famous Saraki family of Nigeria, all tucked away in secret offshore territories, have been uncovered.

A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory, yesterday, sentenced two men to six weeks each in prison for stealing fish from a pond.

Akin Akinfemiwa, is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Forte Oil Plc, a foremost indigenous petroleum marketing company, with a substantial stake at Geregu Power Plant. In this interview with Sebastine Obasi, he talks about the challenges in the power sector, as well as the intricacies in the petroleum sector. Excerpts:

The Deputy Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Friday Osanebi, has called on opinion leaders, elders and statesmen to harness their strength and join hands with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to realise his prosperity creed for all Deltans and his commitment to transform the state.

HEAD coach of Nigeria’s senior women national team Florence Omagbemi has expressed delight following the arrival of Arsenal Ladies forward Asisat Oshoala for Friday’s African Women Cup of Nations qualifier against Senegal.

Nigeria is said to be losing about 90 percent of the freight component of all its oil and gas as well as other international transactions to unfavourable trade policy, stakeholders said at a recent workshop in Abuja.

Shareholders in the nation’s capital market have decried poor return-on-investment from insurance companies and called on the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to implement changes that will guaranty them better returns.

There are indications that the slowdown in economic growth recorded last year persisted in the first quarter of this year.

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said the Federal Government is determined to achieving the digital switch-over programme in Nigeria, as it would help in the acquisition of new technologies.

The Justice Department is reviewing the so-called Panama Papers and will follow up on wrongdoing or corruption linked to the US, an agency spokesman said Monday.

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In line with the decision of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Chairman, Sen. (Dr.) Ali Modu-Sheriff has constituted the four special committees in preparation of the PDP National Convention. This is according to a statement signed by Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha, National Organising Secretary.

Ahead of the 2016 governorship election in Edo State, leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ovia Southwest Local Government Area of of the state, have endorsed the candidacy of Earl Osaro Onaiwu, as their gubernatorial aspirant.

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki today said he has fully complied with the provisions of the law on declaration of assets by public officers.

The National Judicial Council, NJC, has given Justice Mohammadu Yunusa of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, 14 days to respond to allegations of judicial, abuse, compromise and misconduct levelled against him by a group, Civil Society Network Against Corruption, CSNAC.