Justice Adeniyi Ademola pulled a fast one on the National Judicial Council, by hurriedly announcing his resignation, a spokesman for the council revealed today. According…
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Two teens killed in US school shooting, attacker dead
Two teens were killed in a shooting at their high school in the southwestern US state of New Mexico on Thursday, police said, adding that…
View More Two teens killed in US school shooting, attacker deadPolice lose DCP Nwanedo Ndubuisi
A Deputy Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State Police Command, Nwanedo Ndubuisi, has died. He was aged 55. He died at the National Hospital in…
View More Police lose DCP Nwanedo Ndubuisi‘Ademola will continue with Sule Lamido’s trial’
The court of appeal in Abuja has upturned a decision which re-assigned the trial of Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa state, from Adeniyi…
View More ‘Ademola will continue with Sule Lamido’s trial’Justice Ademola voluntarily retires as FHC judge
Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has voluntarily retired from the Bench as a judge. Justice Ademola was said to have…
View More Justice Ademola voluntarily retires as FHC judgeSARS IS POSITIONED TO RIG ELECTIONS IN 2019 –GOVERNOR WIKE
FROM Bestman Orji PH Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has said that the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) is being prepared by the…
View More SARS IS POSITIONED TO RIG ELECTIONS IN 2019 –GOVERNOR WIKEFayose has right to probe Fayemi – Court
An Ekiti High Court on Wednesday affirmed the legality of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the state government to look into financial…
View More Fayose has right to probe Fayemi – CourtSEC begins forensic audit on Oando
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun its forensic audit on Oando, two months after the commission notified the company of a possible audit on…
View More SEC begins forensic audit on OandoIGP orders immediate restructuring of SARS
Ibrahim Idris, inspector general of police (IGP), has ordered the immediate reorganisation of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). The IGP’s directive came on the heels of calls…
View More IGP orders immediate restructuring of SARSSyrian air defense intercepts Israeli missiles
Israel has launched several missiles at a Syrian military facility located close to the capital Damascus. “Our air defenses are confronting an Israeli missile attack…
View More Syrian air defense intercepts Israeli missilesNigeria sign MoU with Switzerland to return $321m Abacha loot
Nigeria and Switzerland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the return of $321 million looted by the former Nigerian military ruler, Sani Abacha.…
View More Nigeria sign MoU with Switzerland to return $321m Abacha lootLagos Assembly wades into government-owned estates’ dilapidation
Worried by the deplorable state of Lagos owned estates, the State House of Assembly has set up a seven-man committee to address the situation. Speaker…
View More Lagos Assembly wades into government-owned estates’ dilapidationTrump says FBI’s reputation “in tatters’’
Donald Trump lashed out at the FBI on Sunday, issuing a fresh denial that he asked former director James Comey to drop an investigation into…
View More Trump says FBI’s reputation “in tatters’’Explosion destroys missionary school in Abia capital
A huge fire from an explosion at Saclux Paints Industry in Umuahia, the Abia capital, on Sunday destroyed a missionary school building in the neighbourhood.…
View More Explosion destroys missionary school in Abia capitalAdamawa residents flee as gunmen kill four policemen
The Adamawa police command has confirmed the death of four of its men in a clash with gunmen in Numan local government area of the…
View More Adamawa residents flee as gunmen kill four policemenJonathan to Shettima: You frustrated Boko Haram war, failed to secure Chibok girls
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has accused Kashim Shettima, Borno state governor, of frustrating the war against Boko Haram during his administration. He said the governor…
View More Jonathan to Shettima: You frustrated Boko Haram war, failed to secure Chibok girlsI encouraged Malami to meet Maina abroad, says DSS DG
Director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, says he advised Abubakar Malami, minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, to meet…
View More I encouraged Malami to meet Maina abroad, says DSS DGFalana sues FCDA for N100m over manhole accident
Lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has sued the federal capital development authority (FCDA) for N100million after claiming he fell into a manhole. Falana had said…
View More Falana sues FCDA for N100m over manhole accidentRapper DMX faces 5 years jail term over tax evasion
DMX, the US rapper best known for his taunting song “Party Up (Up in Here),” faces prison time after he pleaded guilty Thursday to evading…
View More Rapper DMX faces 5 years jail term over tax evasionI never reinstated Maina, says Oyo-Ita
Winifred Oyo-Ita, head of service, says Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms (PTFP), was never reinstated into the civil service. She…
View More I never reinstated Maina, says Oyo-Ita25 Nigerians die in the Sahara Desert: Libyan returnee
A Nigerian returnee from Libya has revealed that 25 compatriots, ferried from Nigeria to Libya by a trafficker identified as Charles, perished in the Sahara…
View More 25 Nigerians die in the Sahara Desert: Libyan returneeInterior ministry perm sec takes blame for Maina reinstatement saga
The permanent secretary, ministry of interior, Abubakar Magaji, has owned up to administrative lapses in the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman, Pension Reform Task Team.Abdulrasheed…
View More Interior ministry perm sec takes blame for Maina reinstatement sagaNo traffic management agencies in 18 states— FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged state governments that have yet to establish their traffic management agencies to do so in line with…
View More No traffic management agencies in 18 states— FRSCSEC DG Mounir Gwarzo suspended by Adeosun
Minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun has suspended the director-general of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo. Adeosun said his suspension is to allow an…
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