Barely 48 hours after the Department of State Services, DSS, had taken seven suspected corrupt judges into its custody, details of what led to their arrests and how they were picked up from their homes by operatives of the agency began to emerge last night.

Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force, yesterday, demolished over 2,500 illegal shanties allegedly used as hideouts by criminals and hoodlums at White Sand, Jakande Estate, along Lekki-Beach Road and the environs, in Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos.

Politicking in 2019, when President Muhammadu Buhari would have been nearing the completion of his first tenure shall be spiced by many considerations. It will certainly throw new alliances between groups and regions; heighten anxiety and the actors would deploy demonic intrigues to undo political rivals.

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has said he would apply for an order of Mandamus to force the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to investigate the deposit and loans granted by former governors of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to some banks in the country.

FORMER Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, yesterday, joined those clamouring for restructuring of the country, saying it was the only way to accelerate Nigeria’s development.

Electricity supply in the country declined to 3,568 megawatts, MW, yesterday, as against the peak generation of 4,000 MW recorded on Saturday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has stated.

IN a move to develop young tennis stars in Nigeria, a legal practitioner, Babatunde Fashanu, SAN, has called on corporate organizations and individuals to sponsor Tennis tournaments that would bring about home grown stars.

Pastor Joshua Iginla, Senior Pastor, Champions Royal Assembly, Kubwa, Abuja, has given N5 million to Jamila Yusuf, 26, who was allegedly bathed with acid by her fiance.

Nigeria Football Federation Technical Committee member Victor Ikpeba has blamed Kenneth Omeruo for the goal the Super Eagles conceded in their 2-1 opening Group B win in a FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier against Zambia at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium yesterday.

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu Nnewi—The Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe has said that the economy of Nigeria urgently needs a major overhaul and redirection from the cumulative decisions and actions of past regimes, just as it needs to be transformed from being consumption and import-driven to being production-oriented, self-reliant and diversified. Igwe Achebe […]

First-half goals from Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho saw the Super Eagles win 2-1 away to the Chipolopolo of Zambia in World Cup qualifying.

Former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, has described as lies, claims by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that an additional $25 million had been traced to her accounts, saying that the allegations were false and meant to hoodwink the public against her person.

Nigerians have an unenviable reputation for impunity. Whether as neighbours, in homes or offices, on the road, at social gatherings and even in places of worship, most Nigerians freely display their instincts of disregard for anything noble and decent.

Buhari was speaking the day before to people that were tagged “creative youths”. One only hopes they had brains as well. He also vowed to continue to blame past administrations. Whether that was a threat or promise is difficult to say. But, to Buhari’s stubborn insistence to continue to bore Nigerians, a late Vice President of the United States, Hubert Humphrey, 1911-1978, had given the appropriate riposte as far back as 1965 in Madison Wisconsin, on August 23.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) is set to address the current economic recession and lack of accountability in the nation’s financial system via its 46th Annual Accountants’ Conference.