A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, dismissed the suit by Industrial and General Insurance Plc, IGI, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and seven others, seeking to stop the anti-graft agency from investigating an alleged N141 million private share allotment fraud involving the firm.

The Police in Kogi confirmed that six persons were killed with some houses burnt by unknown gunmen in a Monday morning attack on Bagana community of Omala Local Government, Kogi. The Commissioner of Police in Kogi, Idrisu Dabban, confirmed the incident to newsmen after a visit to the area. Dabban had assured the people that […]

By Arogbonlo Israel A London High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, has ordered a United Kingdom based Nigerian blogger, Maureen Badejo to pay the sum of One Hundred Thousand pounds sterling (£100,000) to both Pastor and Mrs. Daniel Olukoya immediately, for her defamatory publications against the couple. The Court gave the judgement on October […]

The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has said the economic challenges that have followed the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitate that people should be more humane and considerate of others

By Sodipo Mofiyinfoluwa In today’s digital economy, simply knowing how to use a smartphone or navigate a search engine is no longer enough. While the early goals of digital literacy focused on access, which is getting devices and internet connectivity into more hands; we now face a more significant challenge which is ensuring that people […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Nigerians were desirous of its return to power at the centre to fix the myriad of economic, security and governance challenges bedeviling the nation.   Aniagwu, Commissioner for Information in Delta, and member of the PDP National Convention Publicity sub-committee, spoke on ‘Democracy’ on Africa Independent Television, AIT, in Abuja […]

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Wednesday urged the Nigeria Police to provide adequate security for the correctional centres in the state. This appeal is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Akure by Mr Richard Olatunde, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor. Akeredolu said that the appeal became necessary in view […]

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered that a 25-year-old man, Kole Ajagunla, who allegedly defiled a 14-year-old girl be remanded in a correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti. The police charged Ajagunla, whose address was not provided, with defilement. Magistrate Abdulhamid Lawal, who did not take the plea of Ajagunla, directed the police to return […]

Stakeholders and opinion leaders have admonished the Nigerian government and the citizenry to promote peace and unity for the country to attain its national development objective.

By Rotimi Ojomoyela Eight people were allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday at Itapaji Ekiti, in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State. This is coming a week after four persons were kidnapped in Ayebode-Ekiti, in the same local government. The kidnappers were said to have demanded N50 million ransom from the family of the victims on […]

Zamfara State Government will soon inaugurate its first social protection council, the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe has said. Balarabe disclosed this in Gusau on Wednesday while declaring open five-day training for trainers on social inclusion and inclusive social protection. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the training was organised by Save […]

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state, Wednesday presented an appropriation bill of N155.6billion for the fiscal year 2022 to the Benue State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. The bill christened, ‘Budget of Economic Advancement and Growth’ is about 13.6 percent or over N21billion higher than the 2021 budget of […]

By Adesina Wahab The Federal Government is set to implement the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) Project for the production of experts in procurement, environmental and social standards in the country.  In that direction, six federal universities have been selected to host the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Centres of Excellence […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has taken over the reconstruction of 21 federal roads across the six geopolitical zones of the country. The approval was given on Wednesday, at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Briefing State […]

By Damilola Ogunsakin Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ housemate, Ikechukwu Sunday aka Cross, has sparked reactions online after his nude video goes viral on SnapChat. The 30-year-old entrepreneur from Anambra was said to have mistakenly posted it on his snapchat. The video showed him n@ked, his tattoos and manhood were on display, and it came […]