NDDC making efforts to address challenges —Olorogun Egbo, Special Adviser on Media, Publicity to Interim Administrator By Festus Ahon & Ochuko Akuopha WHEN the Niger-Delta Development Commission, NDDC, eventually awarded the 17-kilometer Emevor-Orogun Road to WEKAMA Construction Company in 2017, after several decades of being in a deplorable state, the joy of indigenes of the […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday,reiterated his commitment to lift 100 Nigerians out of poverty, explaining that his administration’s ambitious policy of achieving the task did not come by accident. The president particularly explained that his administration’s policy of   lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty did not come by accident or “something we just bumped […]

By Kingsley Omonobi The Military High Command on Tuesday confirmed that troops of the Nigerian Army, Operations Lafiya Dole have liberated Matte Local Government area from the control of Boko Haram, in response to the 48 hours ultimatum given to the troops by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Ibrahim Attahiru. Director Army Public […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, how former Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, received N26million from the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, without executing any contract. The anti-graft agency told the court that the money was sent to the […]

Govt places N1m bounty on attackers Bans Keke, Okada operations from 7pm – 7am By Steve Oko – Aba The Abia State Police Command has confirmed the death of a cop when suspected hoodlums attacked a police station at Abayi Osisioma Location Government Area, near Aba. Police Public Relations Officer, Geoffrey Ogbonna who confirmed the […]

In preparation for the Zonal Congress of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the South-West Caucus of the party has affirmed the endorsement of the return of the Dr Eddy Olafeso led Zonal Exco, calling on delegates from the zone to elect them.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, how former Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, received N26 million from the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, without executing any contract.

By Bashir Bello Operatives of Police in Kano says it has arrested not fewer than 77 hoodlums who attempted to hijack the Monday protest by commercial tricycle operators to register their displeasure over N100 levy slammed on them by the state government. It was gathered that some of the protesters had took to the street […]

Vince Muscat, one of three men accused of murdering Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday after changing his plea to guilty. The judge accepted the plea bargain presented by Muscat’s lawyers and prosecutors after he had told the Valletta courtroom that he was admitting […]

Lagos State Taskforce on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods has shut 16 illegal, substandard and unregistered pharmacies, patent medicine stores and premises.