N7.65bn Fraud: Court denies Orji Kalu bail, remains in prison
Says no evidence to prove ill health A federal high court in Lagos on Monday, dismissed Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s bail application...
Oyo Rep. Shina Peller “detained’’ in Lagos by Police
A member of the House of Representatives, Shina Peller, has been reportedly arrested and detained by the Police in Lagos. Peller, who represents...
Just In: Sowore: Trial Judge Disqualifies Himself From Rights Enforcement Suit
A Federal High Court judge in Abuja, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, on Monday disqualified himself from hearing the fundamental rights enforcement suit by the...
Exam malpractice: UniAbuja dismisses 28 post-graduate students, 72 others
As penalties for examination malpractice, authorities of the University of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, says it has expelled 100 students. Out of the...
Saudi Arabia sentences 5 people to death over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
A Saudi court Monday handed death sentences to five suspects charged in connection to the gruesome murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Three others...
Turkey warns Europe of new refugee wave
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that his country is ill-equipped to handle a wave of Syrian migrants from Idlib, and warned...
How AfDB bails Nigeria out of recession with $600m, says Adesina
The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) supported Nigeria with $600 million to take it out of recession in 2017, Africa’s largest economy, the...
Crude Oil, Gas Export Sale: NNPC Nets $355.93m In Sept.
… a 52.84 Per Cent Increase Over August’s Crude oil and gas export sale of $355.93 million was recorded in...
Benin, Togo, 6 other Francophone West African countries dump CFA, adopt new currency
…French President Macron endorses decision Eight French-speaking countries in the West African region have dumped the CFA, severing links with their former colonial...
CBN reduces electronic transfer, ATM charges, others
…slams N2m fine on erring banks The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has intervened and pared down some bank charges including electronic transfer,...
Illegal duty: Court orders Nigerian Army to pay N50m for fatally beating man
The beating to death of a man, Otunba Ajayi Oladele, by some soldiers in Warri, Delta State, has cost the Nigerian Army N50...
After two weeks in office, two commissioners, special adviser quit
Barely two weeks after their inauguration, two Commissioners and a Special Adviser have called it quits with the Zamfara State Government. They are...
2 minors, ages 5 and 11, set aflame for alleged witchery
…NAWOJ calls for arrest, prosecution of suspects By Kunle Akinsola Two underage girls, who were suspected to be practicing witchcraft,...
Commercial motorcyclist beheads five-year-old boy, rapes mother in Oyo
A commercial motorcyclist, Gbenga Oduola, who allegedly beheaded a boy under five years and also raped his mother has been apprehended by the...
COZA: From Tiwa Savage to Davido, Celebrities Deny Endorsing Promotional Video
The Trio of Tiwa Savage, Davido and Wizz Kid has warned the COZA Church to retract a promotional video gone viral...
EFCC arrests Adoke on arrival at Abuja airport
Mr Mohammed Adoke, former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, was on Thursday on arrival from Dubai at Abuja airport...
