The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has vowed to assist the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCO) to ...
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Court grants DSS permission to detain Sowore for 45 days
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted permission to detain the publisher of SaharaReporters and convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, for 45 days. Justice Taiwo ...
Read More »#RevolutioNow: Northern Coalition alleges South-West conspiracy to overthrow Buhari
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) on Wednesday alleged that the South-West region was attempting to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari through the #RevolutionNow marches ...
Read More »Soldiers kill three police officers, civilian in Taraba, release kidnap kingpin
The Nigeria police Force on Wednesday said that soldiers killed three officers of the Force and a civilian in Taraba State ...
Read More »Nigeria collapsing under Buhari, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the escalating insecurity, rising political uncertainties, biting economic hardship as well as prevailing tension in the country, were indications that the nation was collapsing ...
Read More »Kogi Assembly moves to impeach deputy governor
The rift between the Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, and his Deputy, Simon Achuba, became messy on Wednesday as the state House of Assembly commenced impeachment process against Achuba ...
Read More »EFCC to arraign former INEC Chairman for alleged fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will, on Thursday, arraign a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Maurice Iwu ...
Read More »Kaduna govt appeals El-Zakzaky’s release for medical treatment
The Kaduna State government has filed fresh suit before the state High Court against the planned trip of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, to India to seek medical ...
Read More »Insecurity: Police IG special squad set for South-West deployment
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, is to deploy a special squad in the South-West in the next two weeks to tackle kidnapping and other criminal activities in the area ...
Read More »Court sacks Buhari’s ministerial nominee
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Wednesday sacked Emeka Nwajiuba as a member representing Ehimembano/Ihiteuboma/Obowo Federal Constituency of Imo State at the House of Representatives ...
Read More »DSS re-arrests journalist for supporting Sowore on Facebook
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday in Kaduna State re-arrested a former Politics Editor with Daily Trust, Ibrahim Dan-Halilu, barely 24 hours after ...
Read More »Gov. Ihedioha swears in 17 new commissioners
The governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, on Wednesday inaugurated 17 people as commissioners who would serve in his cabinet. The new commissioners included a ...
Read More »CBN scrambles quick treasury bill auction to strengthen naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria held an unscheduled Treasury bill auction on Wednesday, selling a total of N114.6bn ($375m) worth of treasury bills to strengthen ...
Read More »Fidelity Bank rewards loyal customers with N2.6bn
The Fidelity Bank Plc says it has disbursed over N2.6 billion to customers as reward for their loyalty in the last four years. Richard Madiebo, ...
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