Unidentified gunmen kidnap 91-year-old former CBN Director, Ogedegbe
One-time Director of Foreign Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Joseph Ogedegbe has reportedly been kidnapped by some unidentified gunmen. The 91-year-old Ogedegbe was abducted on Sunday...
View ArticleCable thief electrocuted in Akwa Ibom
A middle aged man suspected to be a cable thief has been electrocuted at the early hours of Tuesday at Eket, in Akwa Ibom State. In a release signed by the Manager, Corporate Communications of Port...
View ArticleBuhari hails Pastor Adeboye at 74
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye on his 74th birthday. The president, in a statement by his...
View ArticleSiasia is better than Oliseh – Onigbinde
Former Super Eagles handler, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, has stated that Samson Siasia is a better tactician than Sunday Oliseh. Siasia has been appointed as the interim coach of the national team, after...
View ArticleGunmen abduct retired SSS officer in Taraba
A retired officer of the State Security Service, Mr Hosea Danjuma, was on Tuesday abducted by gunmen at his residence in Baisa, headquarters of Kurmi Local Government Area of Taraba. The Caretaker...
View ArticleTSA: Presidency studying Senate’s position as SystemSpecs insists it ran...
In response to the Senate’s investigation on the FGN TSA initiative, the CBN-appointed payment technology gateway provider, SystemSpecs, has maintained that it, at all times, respected the terms of its...
View ArticleDavid Mark returns to Senate for 6th time
Former Senate President, Chief David Mark was on Wednesday sworn in by the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, thereby making it the 6th time he would be inaugurated to represent the people of...
View ArticleNDDC: Governor Wike seeks greater contribution of states in projects conception
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called for greater inputs of states in the conception and execution of key projects by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. In a statement signed...
View ArticleCAF names officials for Nigeria vs Egypt double header
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has confirmed Janny Siakzwe from Zambia, as the centre referee for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria and Egypt. The game will...
View ArticleProphet Kumoluyi corroborates Fr Mbaka’s prediction, says Buhari may be poisoned
The General Overseer of the Word Bible Church, Ajelogo, Ketu, Lagos State, Prophet Julius Babatunde Kumoluyi, has corroborated predictions by the head of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Reverend Father...
View ArticleMy son cannot marry Ese, he is engaged – Yunusa’s father
Fresh twist emerged on the abduction of Ese Oruru on Wednesday as father of Yunusa Yellow, the man in the centre of the storm, has declared that his son cannot marry the teen from Bayelsa because he is...
View ArticleHow Suswam instructed me to sell Benue shares – Witness
Aluyi Victor, Portfolio Manager of Elixir Investment Partners Limited, a brokerage firm, testifying at the on-going trial of a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, and his Commissioner of...
View ArticleKidnappers demand N200m ransom for Lagos school girls
The kidnappers of three girls from Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary (BMJS) have slammed N200 million ransom on the schoolgirls. The trio of Timilehin Olisa, Tofunmi Popoolaniyan and Deborah Akinayo,...
View ArticleEse’s father confirms she is 5 months pregnant
Mr. Charles Oruru, the father of the girl abducted from Bayelsa and purportedly forced into marriage in Kano has confirmed that the 14-year old, Ese, is 5 months pregnant. He stated this at the Bayelsa...
View ArticleNigeria rise in March FIFA rankings
The Super Eagles are now ranked 62nd in the world, after the latest FIFA rankings were published on Thursday. The latest ranking shows one step up for the former African champions, who are now 11th on...
View ArticleProstitute found dead in Kubwa brothel [PHOTO]
ostThe lifeless body of a 35-year-old prostitute was found dead on Tuesday in a brothel in Kubwa area of Abuja. Identified as Ome Enyi and a native of Cross River State, City News reports that the...
View ArticleNigerians only attack NASS; Ministers, LG Chairmen, others use over 2 cars –...
Sen. Foster Ogola, (PDP-Bayesla West) says the proposed purchase of vehicles by the National Assembly is not a waste of public funds contrary to misconception by some Nigerians. Ogola told the News...
View ArticleBREAKING: DSS arrests Victor Umeh for sponsoring MASSOB, IPOB
The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested Sir Victor Umeh. DAILY POST reports that Umeh was picked up at his Enugu residence Thursday afternoon. Umeh, a former chairman of APGA is the party’s...
View Article2016 budget: Buhari’s N500bn intervention fund not feasible – Senate
Implementation of N500 billion intervention fund contained in the 2016 budget proposal will not be feasible since there are no clear implementation strategies, the joint committee on Appropriation has...
View ArticleUche Secondus accepts receiving cars from Omokore
PDP Deputy National Chairman Uche Secondus, has expressed optimism that he would get justice in the ongoing investigation into allegation of receiving cars as gift from his friend. Secondus made the...
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