Refund to Local Councils, beyond sharing of largesse
When Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom recently announced the receipt of N12.7billion refund from the Paris and London Clubs, he did so with some sense of relief.
N1.4 b fraud: How Badeh contracted me to build churches, mosques and homes for diverse beneficiaries-witness
Stunning revelations were made by a witness in the ongoing trial of the former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, who is facing a multiple count charge over the diversion of Nigerian Air Force cash to the tune of N1.4billion.
Human Puppies: Pretty Mike signs undertaking to stop using chains on girls
Lagos State Police Command has arrested a socialite, Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu, 30, popularly known as Pretty Mike, for allegedly dehumanising young girls and boys by turning them into human puppies with chains round their necks.
3 dead, as Hausa/Fulani go haywire over harassment in A-Ibom
Uyo—NO fewer than three persons are feared dead following a clash between Hausa\Fulani scavengers and some local residents of Itiam Etoi in Uyo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.
PDP, APC trade words over arrest of 21 INEC staff
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart in Rivers State, yesterday, traded words over purported arrest of 21 Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, adhoc staff who served in the last re-run elections.
CBN to resume dollar sales to BDCs next week
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will resume sales of dollar proceeds of international money transfer (IMT) to bureaux de change (BDC) operators next week.
