A 39-year-old businesswoman, Shodiyan Bisoye, was on Monday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly issuing N4.1 million dud cheque to an investment company.

Saudi Arabia on Monday rejected recent moves of the U.S. Senate over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Press Agency reported.

Nigerian celebrities displayed eccentric northern-inspired fashion pieces at the grand premiere of Tope Oshin’s new film, ‘Up North’.

In the final months of transition from military to civil rule between 1998 and 1999, I never felt the enthusiasm that gripped most people in the country. My lethargic disposition at that time was not due to the uncertainty of whether the process would work – it was largely seen as an attempt, an experiment, a trial at that time because no one was certain the military will retreat to their barracks and stay put for one year without overthrowing the elected government, so any thought of a decade without military rule was stretching it.

The camp was surrounded with barbed wire, and the enemy fire was coming from the direction of the entrance. We were completely surrounded

The Lawmaker representing  Delta Central in the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has extended his cash empowerment to market women to churches in Delta Central.

After watching the video of the governorship campaign launch of factional candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State, Mazi Alex Otti,  it dawned on me that he just might be a closet fan of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s school of good governance, only that quest for the title of “Governor of Abia State” has made it difficult for him to acknowledge that and join hands with the incumbent to develop the state.

Lionel Messi continued his sublime form by netting his 31st La Liga hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Levante 5-0 on Sunday to regain their three-point lead at the top of the table.

Manchester United had not lost to Liverpool in the Premier League for eight games and over four years prior to Sunday’s 3-1 defeat, but the current chasm between the two sides was exposed as Jose Mourinho’s men fell 19 points behind the league leaders at Anfield.

ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, weekend, met behind closed doors with Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum, Downstream, Kabir Marafa, on measure taken to avert fuel scarcity during the festive season, following the threat by Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG.

DISTURBED by the incidents of vote-buying that tainted recent elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared its readiness to collaborate with the security agencies to stop the emerging trend.

ABUJA—A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Independent Corrupt Practices and  other related Offences Commission, ICPC, to unfreeze the account of Pinnacle Communications Ltd, a firm the Federal Government engaged to implement the transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television broadcasting in Nigeria.

The Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc has been accredited by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) to perform all Local Operating Unit (LOU) services in Nigeria.

ABUJA—THE arrowhead of the 71 legislators, who  moved for the reversion from presidential system to parliamentary governance in Nigeria, Kingsley Chinda, has adduced reasons why he promoted the Bill seeking for a change.

THE Senior Special Assistant to  Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications, Segun Dipe, has absolved the All Progressives Congress, APC, of any blame over the booing of the immediate past governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose at the weekend.