Bi-Courtney, others: AMCON seeks injunction to restrain Babalakin
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Thursday filed an application for injunction to restrain Dr Wale Babalakin from executing a Federal High Court order of Sept. 29. Justice Ibrahim...
View ArticleEl-Rufai declares to contest Kaduna guber seat
Former FCT Minister Nasiru El-Rufai on Thursday declared his intention to contest the Kaduna State governorship on the platform ... The post El-Rufai declares to contest Kaduna guber seat appeared...
View ArticleLionel Messi to face tax evasion trial
Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi is to face trial for alleged tax evasion, a Spanish judge has ruled. The judge rejected a prosecution recommendation to drop the charges on the grounds the...
View ArticleOyo’s death is a great loss to Nigeria- PDP stalwart
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from Cross River State, Obol Patrick Okomiso, has described as shocking and tragic the death of former spokes person of President Olusegun Obasanjo,...
View ArticleMilitary imposes 4 days curfew in Borno
The military on Friday announced a four-day curfew in Borno State following intelligence report indicating plans by Boko Haram to attack public buildings, places of worship and markets. Spokesman of...
View ArticleAPGA chieftain extols Obiano for keeping campaign promises
A former Commissioner for Information and Culture in the Peter Obi administration, Chief Maja Umeh, has extoled the virtues of Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, for being a man of his...
View ArticleYobe spends N10b on fighting insurgency
Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam Friday said that over N10 billion has been expended by the state government on “logistics and payments of allowances” to personnel of security agencies and other...
View ArticleCool TV, Wazobia TV debut
Cool TV and Wazobia TV have been officially launched. CoolTV Channel 195 began test transmission on StarTimes on October 1 while WazobiaTV Channel 196 will begin test transmission on November 1. Amin...
View Article25 officers, 92 soldiers face court martial in Jos
A total of 117 Nigerian Army personnel, comprising 25 officers and 92 soldiers are facing a military court martial at the Headquarters of the 3rd Armoured Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, Jos....
View ArticleB’Haram decimates Boni Haruna’s village, his house torched in Michika
The ancestral town of former Governor and now Minister for Youth Development, Mr. Boni Haruna in Kuburshosho, Michika local government of Adamawa State was yesterday, confirmed destroyed and his...
View ArticleSA Banks to finance buyers of vehicles assembled in Nigeria
The federal government is in talks with some banks in South Africa to fund prospective buyers of vehicles assembled in Nigeria. The Director General, National Automotive Council, Aminu Jalal, stated...
View ArticleTax default: FIRS clamps down on Technoil, Heyden, others, recovers N333m
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Friday recovered N333 million from corporate tax payer in the Oil and Gas sector during its tax recovery drive in Lagos. The two-day exercise by the FIRS...
View ArticleYuguda urges EIB to invest in proposed Nigeria Development Bank
The Federal Government has urged the European Union (EU) to invest in the proposed Wholesale Development bank through the union’s development financing outfit, the European Development Bank (EIB). The...
View ArticleFirst womb-transplant baby born
A woman in Sweden has given birth to a baby boy using a transplanted womb, in a medical first, doctors report. The 36-year-old mother, who was born without a uterus, received a donated womb from a...
View ArticleEid-el-Kabir: Uduaghan cautions Nigerians against bitterness, hatred
The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has appealed to Nigerians to eschew bitterness and hatred and let peace reign in the country as Muslims mark Eid-el-Kabir. Dr. Uduaghan, who made the...
View ArticleUS unemployment rate hit a six-year low in September
The US unemployment rate dipped to 5.9% in September, a six-year low, official figures have shown. The rate fell from 6.1% in August and is the lowest recorded since July 2008. US Labor Department also...
View ArticleUS to citizens: Nigeria contained Ebola; We can
• Reels out FG’s success story to reassure citizens AT a time reference to Nigeria in global news and international affairs has been mostly about the unending killings by terrorists in the Northeast,...
View ArticleCatholic Diocese of Makurdi gets new Bishop
Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has ordained a co-adjutor Bishop, Monsignor Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe (CMF) to take over form ailing Bishop Athanasius Usuh who is also due to retire any moment. With his...
View ArticleEnugu State PDP Caucus ratifies Ugwuanyi as consensus candidate
Enugu State Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday formerly ratified the emergence of the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Marine, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, as the consensus...
View ArticleSultan cautions politicians to stop campaign of calumny against opponents
As the 2015 general elections draws nearer, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, on Saturday called on politicians in the country to stop the campaign of calumny against opponents...
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