The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, his Finance counterpart, Kemi Adeosun and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over alleged payment of $462 million to an American firm for the purchase of helicopters – Helicopters Techno Fight. The upper chamber asked Dan-Ali, Adeosun and Emefiele to appear before its Appropriation Committee ... Read More »
The young twins of the Otun Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Lekan Balogun, have regained freedom from their abductors with payment of N10 million ransom. The five-year old children were kidnapped with their mother last week but the latter was pushed out of their vehicle after her mobile phone’s SIM card was seized. The children regained freedom Monday evening. The ... Read More »
Thirty four ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos between Monday and April 27. The Nigerian Ports Authority ( NPA ) stated this in its publication, ‘Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to our correspondent in Lagos on Monday. 15 of ... Read More »
Breaking: 15 out of 113 remaining Boko Haram abducted Chibok schoolgirls alive – Salkida Ahmad Salkida, a journalist known to have access to the leadership of the Boko Haram, says only 15 out of the remaining 113 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls with Abubakar Shekau insurgents group are alive. Salkida made this known in a series of tweet on his official twitter ... Read More »
An Agege Customary Court, Lagos, on Thursday dissolved the 11-year-marriage between a civil servant, Adeola Ajulo, 45 and his wife, Isiwat, over incompatibility. The President of the court, Mrs Ibironke Elabor said she observed that the estranged couple was tired of the marriage as all efforts to reconcile them failed. “Since both parties consented to the dissolution of the ... Read More »
Professor Richard Akindele, a lecturer in the Department of Management and Accounting of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, who was allegedly heard in an audio recording which has now gone viral demanding for sex to pass a student has gone into hiding. The audio recording of the professor seeking to have sex with a student five times ... Read More »
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed July 6 for judgment on the appeal filed by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who is standing trial for false asset declaration. The apex court will also deliver judgment on the cross appeal filed by the Federal Government on the charges. Justice Musa Dattijo, who presided over the matter, picked the date after taking ... Read More »
It’s second year running since we reported the case of one Mr Christian Obaji whom according to the people of Ebonyi was declared wanted for the act of homosexuality. Our correspondent learnt that incident occurred on the 22nd of march 2016 after he was caught with one Mr Jude from Amagu near the family resort. The issue was raised again ... Read More »
Court to Abaribe: Produce Kanu or go to jail A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and two others to produce leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, or risk being imprisoned. Justice Binta Nyako stated this at the resumption of proceedings in the case of treasonable felony involving Kanu. Abaribe, who ... Read More »
Shell files criminal complaint against ex-staff in Nigeria’s oilfield saga Royal Dutch Shell has filed a criminal complaint against a former senior employee over suspected bribes in the $390 million sale of an oilfield in Nigeria, where the company is already under investigation over a separate deal. Dutch prosecutors confirmed they had received the complaint against Peter Robinson, a former ... Read More »
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