Nasarawa Assembly summons CP, other security chiefs over insecurity
THE Nasarawa state House of Assembly has summoned the state Commissioner of Police and other security chiefs in the state to appear before it over incessant kidnapping and other forms of criminality across the state.
Nigerians denied entry into U.S as groups vow to fight Trump’s travel ban
Following some complaints from some Nigerians that they were denied entry into the United States due to President Trump’s travel ban on some Muslim countries, the Nigerian community in U.S says it is prepared to legally defend any Nigerian traveller coming to the US if targeted by immigration officials hiding under President Donald Trump’s new travel ban on Friday.
Man sets up brother for robbery over money from land sale
Akure—A 21-year-old robbery suspect, Dayo Adegbohun, allegedly arranged the robbery of his brother for refusing to part with a reasonable amount of money from the sale of a family land, in Okitipupa area of Ondo State.
PenCom seeks approval of N79.2bn to settle benefits of 79,961 pensioners
The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has pleaded with the National Assembly to approve N79, 155,550,000.00 to pay pension increase of 79,961 pensioners on the Defined Contributory Scheme, DCS, from 2004 to 2014
Army jails soldier for assaulting Nollywood actress
he Nigerian Army has jailed one Pvt. Suleiman Olamilekan to 28 days with hard labour for allegedly assaulting a Nollywood actress, Ebere Ohakwe.
Court freezes 21 accounts linked to Stella Oduah
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained Senator Stella Oduah and Sea Petroleum and Gas Company Limited from making any withdrawals from their accounts and those of three other companies domiciled with 21 commercial banks.
Beware of S-South govs, militants tell Osinbajo
Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, a militant group, yesterday, warned Acting President Yemi Osinbajo not to allow governors of the South-South to hijack his fact-finding mission to the oil-rich region for their political benefit.
Senators kick, vow to override Osinbajo on assent to four NASS Bills
ACTING President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, wrote the Senate and House of Representatives, withholding assent to four bills already passed by both chambers of the National Assembly.
Newly introduced foreign exchange policy will strengthen naira — CBN
The newly introduced foreign exchange policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will help shore up the naira, an official of the bank has said.
“On Becoming”: Makinwa on book tour to UK in spite legal threat
Embattled Nigerian on-air-personality Toke Makinwa has proceeded to the United kingdom to promote her controversial book “On Becoming”, despite the threat to sue by her estranged husband, Maje Ayida, for continuous circulation.
N50bn land suit: Call your state govt to order, Ozekhome tells Anambra AG
THE N50 billion suit instituted by the Federal Government against Anambra State government over land revocation, has taken a new twist, with the counsel to the Federal Government, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, urging the state Attorney-General, A-G, and Commissioner for Justice, to call the state government to order over alleged continued disobedience to the directive of the Supreme Court on the matter.
