THE Senate has begun the screening of the newly appointed Chairman for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa.

LAGOS—Lagos State Judicial Panel of Restitution and Inquiry, set up to investigate cases of police brutality, especially involving officers of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, yesterday, summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammad Adamu.

A 50-year-old taxi driver, Francis Nwaoha, on Wednesday appeared in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly swindling his customer of N63,000. Nwaoha, a resident of Shomolu area of Lagos is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretences and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution […]

Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Ondo State Governor, has taken oath for a second term in office.

A 27-year-old auto mechanic, Michael Adeniyi, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating up his customer and knocking out his tooth. The police charged Adeniyi, who resides in Agege, Lagos with obtaining money under false pretences and causing grievous harm. The prosecution counsel, ASP Raji Akeem, told the court that the […]

Guinea launched an Ebola vaccination campaign on Tuesday after a fresh outbreak of the deadly disease struck the country this month, with officials hoping to eradicate the virus in six weeks. The country reported new Ebola cases on February 13  — the first in West Africa since a 2013-2016 epidemic that left more than 11,300 […]

Authorities of the Nigerian Army have dismissed as handiwork of unpatriotic elements, a trending video alleging that troops of 302 Artillery Regiment, Onitsha, were given orders to commence the killing of people at Orlu market.

Suzuki’s chairman Osamu Suzuki will retire after more than four decades at the helm of the Japanese carmaker, the company said Wednesday. The 91-year-old, who married into the firm’s founding family, will leave the post after a shareholder meeting in June and become an adviser, it said. After he became company president in 1978, Suzuki […]

The Bauchi State Government on Wednesday launched a campaign to vaccinate two million livestock.

Defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, pensioners, under the aegis of Concerned Pensioners, CPP, have appealed to the Federal Government to intervene over shortfalls in payment of their pension benefits by the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Limited, NELMCO. The CPP alleged unethical practice by NELMCO in shortchanging the retirees in payment of pension benefits. […]