Former Malaysian PM Najib takes stand in 1MDB scandal-linked trial

Former Malaysian PM Najib takes stand in 1MDB scandal-linked trial

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak took to the witness box for the first time on Tuesday to defend himself on criminal charges linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). Najib is accused of illegally receiving 42 million ringgit ($10 million) from former 1MDB unit SRC International and was ordered […]
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Mourinho not thinking of time at Man Utd ahead of Old Trafford return

Mourinho not thinking of time at Man Utd ahead of Old Trafford return

Mourinho Jose Mourinho says his time at Manchester United is “a closed chapter” and he is only interested in beating them when he takes his in-form side to Old Trafford on Wednesday. It is the new Tottenham manager’s first return to the touchline at United’s home ground since his sacking by the club last December. […]

Corps members didn’t attack Ifeanyi Ubah FC bus ― NYSC

Corps members didn’t attack Ifeanyi Ubah FC bus ― NYSC

By Luminous Jannamike – Abuja The management of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has dissociated the Scheme and its serving corps members from the robbery attack on players and members of the coaching crew of FC Ifeanyi Ubah. Recall the Anambra-based team last Friday came under attack by suspected gunmen dressed in NYSC uniform in […]

Gunmen abduct three female students in Bayelsa

Gunmen abduct three female students in Bayelsa

Emem Idio – Yenagoa Three final year students of the Bayelsa State College of Health Technology in Ogbia local government area of the state have been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen. The students of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences were reportedly taken hostage at about 11:00 a.m. on Monday near the same spot where […]

Abducted female Corps member rescued after four days in kidnappers den

Abducted female Corps member rescued after four days in kidnappers den

***CP Odumosu leads police team, arrest suspected gang leader By Evelyn Usman A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Onyiwara Faith, who was abducted four days ago while on her way to attend the Community Development Service (CDS) meeting at Ilamija, Epe area of Lagos has been rescued. Faith, was rescued at about […]

BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu renames Onikan Stadium after late Mobolaji Johnson

BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu renames Onikan Stadium after late Mobolaji Johnson

  By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has renamed Onikan Stadium the Onikan Stadium after late first Military Governor of Lagos State, Brig Gen Mobolaji Olufunsho Johnson, to honour and immortalise the deceased. ALSO READ: EFCC’S action is abuse of court process – Saraki Sanwo-Olu announced this Tuesday, at an event tagged: […]

President Buhari departs Daura

President Buhari departs Daura

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday departed from his home town of Daura in Katsina State after a five-day official engagements. READ ALSO: Photos: Impounded Opay bikes seen in Lagos police station The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Buhari was in Daura to perform the ground breaking ceremony of the newly established University of Transportation. NAN […]

Mobile Phone Innovation- A peep into the Nigerian market

Mobile Phone Innovation- A peep into the Nigerian market

The mobile phone market has witnessed many competitions since its emergence into the Nigerian market in 2000 and only a few mobile phone brands have been able to keep their heads up. In such a market where competition is inevitable, the only way to stay relevant is by being exceptional. READ ALSO: I sometimes forget it’s […]

Why Nigerians should have hope in this present administration ― Lagos Archbishop

Why Nigerians should have hope in this present administration ― Lagos Archbishop

… Despite the odds, we should learn to celebrate, it’s biblical – Most Rev. Ladigbolu By Elizabeth Uwandu The need for Nigerians to have hope in God in this present administration was reaffirmed by the Archbishop of Lagos, Methodist Church of Nigeria, MCN, Diocese of Lagos, Most Rev. Isaac Olawuyi. Dr Olawuyi who marked his […]

NDLEA arrests 29 suspected  drug traffickers in Edo

NDLEA arrests 29 suspected drug traffickers in Edo

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo command said on Tuesday it has arrested 29 suspected drug traffickers in the state. The State Commander of the NDLEA, Buba Wakawa, disclosed this in Benin, the state capital. Wakawa said the suspects, comprising 23 males and six females, were arrested in November. He said the suspects […]

Photos: Impounded Opay bikes seen in Lagos police station

Photos: Impounded Opay bikes seen in Lagos police station

A large number of Opay bikes were on Monday seen in a Police station at Victoria Island of Lagos state. A truck filled with Opay bikes was also seen on Lagos road. It was gathered that the bikes were impounded due to noncompliance from Opay riders but however, the real reason for impounding the Opay […]

Ex-militant leader appeals to FG over dilapidated East-West road

Ex-militant leader appeals to FG over dilapidated East-West road

By Chancel Sunday – Yenogoa The National chairman, Phase 2 ex-militants, Mr Stephen Ebisinte, has appealed to the federal government to give speedy attention to the ongoing East-West road project, saying that the state of its dilapidation was horrible. The ex-militant leader made the appeal on Tuesday sequel to a protest jointly carried out by […]

ICRC will facilitate funding of regional roads — Fashola

ICRC will facilitate funding of regional roads — Fashola

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) will facilitate funding of regional roads for the development of the West African Region. Fashola made this known during a meeting with the representatives of the commission led by its Director-General, Mr Chidi Izuwah, in Abuja. In a statement […]

UniCredit bank to shed 8,000 jobs by 2023

UniCredit bank to shed 8,000 jobs by 2023

Italian bank UniCredit said Tuesday it would eliminate 8,000 jobs in Western Europe and close 500 branches by 2023 to cut costs by a billion euros. The mesures, which were outlined in UniCredit’s 2020-2023 Strategic Plan, represent 12 percent of full time equivalent (FTE) positions and 17 percent of its branches in Western Europe, the […]