London Court acquits Alison-Madueke of all bribery charges
A former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was acquitted on Wednesday of six bribery charges following a high-profile corruption trial...
Lagos shuts Iddo Bridge for repairs
The Lagos State government, yesterday, announced plans to shut Iddo Bridge, Ijora, Apapa Local Government Area for five days to...
NYSC blacklists 3 Kebbi LGAs over insecurity
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has blacklisted three local government areas in Kebbi State for the posting of corps...
Senate panel clears Customs of N62.2bn under-remittance
The Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) on Tuesday vacated a query of N62.2 billion in under-remittances slammed on the Nigeria...
FG launches hybrid Digital TV platform today
The Federal Government will today unveil a new hybrid digital broadcasting platform that will give Nigerians access to 100 free...
Bandits kill Katsina businessman after N5m ransom payment
Bandits have killed Alhaji Alin Kawo, a prominent businessman and farmer in Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State, after...
Court dismisses Yahaya Bello’s application in alleged N110bn fraud case
A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed an application filed by former governor of...
NDC candidates sign affidavits as party moves against defections
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has unveiled a new internal political policy requiring all its candidates to sign legally binding affidavits...
Senate denies Oshiomhole’s forgery allegation over Natasha’s suspension
The Senate has denied allegations by Adams Oshiomhole that some signatures were forged in the process that led to the suspension of the...
Partey to miss Ghana World Cup opener as Canada rejects visa appeal
Thomas Partey will miss Ghana's World Cup opener against Panama after wrongly telling officials in Canada he had never been...
Messi equals World Cup goals record with hat-trick in Argentina win
Lionel Messi became the World Cup's joint-top all-time scorer with a hat-trick as reigning champions Argentina began their defence with...
Fear heightens as deadline for migrants to leave South Africa looms
South Africa has become a hostile place for undocumented migrants, as a deadline set by protesters for them to leave...
Slain General: When the protectors need protection
By Innocent Ezeugonwa The death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar in kidnappers’ custody should trouble the conscience of the...
Waste crisis in states – Punch
Nigerian cities are steadily turning into sprawling dumpsites. A recent alert by the Federal Ministry of Environment that heavy rainfall...
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