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Gunmen kidnap 19 bus passengers in Rivers state
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]unmen kidnapped 19 bus passengers in Rivers state, police said on Friday, in the latest of a series of abductions in recent weeks....
I don’t own a $1.2m property in England- Stella Oduah
Sen. Stella Oduah,( PDP Anambra) has vehemently denied allegation that she bought a 1.2 million dollars house in England while she was Minister...
ASUU agrees with FG, to suspend strike
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, have reached a truce after a 14-hour meeting, giving the union a one-week...
Risky Diamond Debt: Standard Chartered Lose $400 Million… owe about $1.7 billion
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]resh report Thursday revealed that since 2013, Standard Chartered has accumulated about $400 million in actual and provisioned losses on a portfolio of...
The Day in Pictures: Osinbajo visits Benue Flood Victims
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, visit victims of the Benue flood at the Ultra Modern International Market where they have been camped, bringing a...
FG Launches Pre-Offer Roadshow for N100 Billion Sukuk
The Debt Management Office, DMO, today kicked off activities preparatory to the Issuance of the much awaited N100 billion non-interest bearing bond popularly...
Obama slams Trump’s ‘cruel’ amnesty move
In a rare re-entry onto the political stage, former US president Barack Obama decried his successor’s decision to end an amnesty for 800,000...
Why suspended Babachir won’t return as SGF
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari is set to announce that the administration is pursuing disciplinary action against suspended secretary to the federal government Babachir Lawal. Per...
Eccentric Fayose fires chief press secretary in latest purge
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has fired his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, over “dereliction of duty, according to a statement by his...
Presidency reacts to killing of Kingsley Ikeri by police in South Africa
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he death of Kingsley Ikeri, the 27 year-old business man and Nigerian citizen who was killed last week by South African police, was...
Court annuls presidential polls in Kenya
Kenya’s Supreme Court has nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election win last month and called for new elections within 60 days, shocking a country...
Notorious kidnap kingpin, Evans, 5 others arraigned in Lagos, plead guilty, remanded in prison
Notorious multi-billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans and five others were on Wednesday arraigned at an Ikeja High Court in Lagos several...
Suicide Bombing Kills Five At Bank In Kabul
Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has blown himself up at a bank in the center of Kabul, killing at least five people...
Repatriation of Corruption Proceeds: We are working with US government, says VP
The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Monday disclosed that Nigeria has reached out to the US government to step up its assistance in ensuring that corrupt...
Suspected Boko Haram extremists kill 16 in north Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Residents say suspected Boko Haram extremists killed at least 16 people and burned homes in two villages in Cameroon’s...
Corruption rendered Nigeria’s economy prostrate – Ndoma-Egba
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]orruption can no longer be viewed as the “victimless crime”. Corruption is a crime against humanity. Corruption has existed since time immemorial; even...
