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South African court finds policeman guilty of killing, robbing Nigerian

In a bold step to end xenophobia in South Africa, a trigger-happy police constable, Austin Luciano Reynolds, has been prosecuted and found guilty...

Buhari honours Elumelu, Dangote, Momoh, Otudeko, 22 others with National Merit Award

  Mr Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) and Heirs Holdings, Africa’s richest...

P&ID’s $9.6 Bn judgment debt: UK Court rules in Nigeria’s favour

    …okays FG’s plea   A United Kingdom Court on Thursday ruled in favour of Nigeria in its moves to overturn the US$9.6 billion...

Tourism effective platform to strengthen ties with South Africa- Lai Mohammed

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said Nigeria will continue to explore culture and tourism as veritable platforms...

President Buhari Seeks Senate Approval For $30 Billion Economic Stimulus Infrastructure Fund

  President Buhari informed the Senate that the borrowed funds will fund 39 emergency projects in the Power, Agriculture, Transport & Mining sectors of...

HEDA’s False Alarm Over New Rule By AGF Malami

By Taiwo Odulana A civil society organization, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA, uncharacteristically raised a false anti-corruption alarm a few days ago...

U.S. Congress to DSS: Stop harassing, detaining journalists, activists

    …obey court orders, Nigerian constitution   …continued detention of Sowore, others, use of force affecting Nigeria’s image   The Congress of...

In spite of killings, Kogi Senatorial Supplementary Elections hold Nov. 30 — INEC

    Barring any last minute logistic hitch, the Kogi State supplementary elections for West Senatorial District and Ajaokuta Federal Constituency respectively will...

In far away Addis Ababa, Obasanjo backs Buhari’s govt over border closure

  Kunle Akinsola   In a rare gesture, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has thrown his weight behind the closure of Nigeria’s borders, describing...

Zamfara: No more pension for ex-governors, others, as assembly nullifies law granting payment

  The Zamfara State House of Assembly, on Tuesday repealed the law which enabled the payment of pension and other allowances to former governors...

EFCC arrests controller, doctor of Kirikiri Maximum Prison over $1m scam

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested a Deputy Controller of Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Emmanuel Oluwaniyi, and the head of...

Court grants Maina’s Son N60m bail

The Federal High Court in Abuja, has granted bail to Faisal Maina, the son of ex-pension reform chairman, Abdulrasheed Maina, in the sum...

Murder of PDP Women leader: Buhari’s directive puts police on the spot, announce arrest of 6 suspects

Three days after the Presidential directive, the Police in Kogi State say they have arrested six people in connection with the gruesome murder...

NDDC and the danger of executive complacency

    By Femi Anjorin   The reports coming the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in the last few weeks have been embarrassing,...

Seller and buyer of day-old baby for N300, 000 nabbed, face trial in Lagos

Both the seller of a day old baby (the mother) and the buyer for N300,000, have been caught by the long arm of...

Winners’ Chapel headquarters’ pastor/accountant, woman face $90, 000, N4.5m theft charge

    …remanded in Kirikiri, Lagos   A pastor serving in Faith Tabernacle, headquarters of Living Faith Church worldwide, Ota in Ogun, Afolabi...