A former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), has given the current AGF and Minister of Justice Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), seven days’ ultimatum to retract injuries
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Anti-corruption: PDP challenges FG to account for recovered loot
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, challenged the Federal Government to account for the N8 billion it claimed to have recovered from corrupt persons in its fight against corruption.
Read More »Gov. Ugwuanyi signs revised 2020 Budget into law
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has signed the revised 2020 budget of N146,374,641,080.00 into law, as against the earlier approved budget of N169,557,658,300.00.
Read More »Mob kills three alleged criminals in Oyo failed bank robbery
Three armed robbers were on Wednesday set ablaze by angry mob in a failed bank robbery which occurred at First Bank, Okeho in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Read More »Pastor kidnaps man to raise money for charity
A pastor, Adetokunbo Adenopo, has been arrested for allegedly abducting a delivery man, Jonathan Ekpo, in order to obtain ransom from his employers for Sallah celebration.
Read More »Finally, Police arrest alleged killers of Nigerian-born U.S soldier
The Nigerian Police have announced a breakthrough in their investigation of the murder of Nigerian-born American soldier, Oscar Chukwuneke Okebata who was killed by hoodlums in January 2017.
Read More »Sanwo-Olu approves new governing councils for tertiary institutions
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Chairmen and Governing Council members for the four State-owned Tertiary Institutions.
Read More »FBN Holdings records 56.3% profit growth in half-year results
FBN Holdings Plc Wednesday reported gross earnings of N296.4 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2020, showing an increase of 5.8 per cent, from N280.3 billion for the corresponding period of 2019.
Read More »USA 94: Westerhof sues Bonfrere Jo over match-fixing allegations
Two former Nigeria coaches, Clemens Westerhof and Johannes Bonfrere are locked in a legal battle in far away Holland, over allegations of match-fixing during Nigeria’s USA ’94 World Cup campaign.
Read More »English FA confirms Community Shield for August 29 at Wembley
Premier League champions Liverpool will take on either Arsenal or Chelsea behind closed doors at Wembley Stadium on August 29.
Read More »U.S Congress grills Facebook, Amazon, others
Fending off accusations of stifling competition, four Big Tech CEOs – Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple – faced a grilling by the US House Judiciary Committee's anti-trust
Read More »Checking rising cases of child abuse – The Sun
The recent reported brutality meted out to a 10-year-old girl by her guardians in Enugu has further exposed the plight of many children in Nigeria. According to reports, a couple, Mr. Jude and Mrs. Ifeoma Ozougwu, not only burnt
Read More »Of graft and public expectations – Thisday
One distinctive feature of democracy is the right of the people to expect and demand good governance from elected officials. It is also the duty of the latter to perform creditably. That, in a nutshell, is the essence of public trust.
Read More »Curbing medical brain drain during COVID-19 pandemic – Punch
A health crisis is hanging over Nigeria owing in part to the incessant emigration of medical doctors to advanced countries. The recent attempt by 58 Nigerian doctors to migrate to the United Kingdom, which was foiled by the Nigeria
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