Buhari recommits himself to Nigerian unity
President Muhammadu Buhari declared, Wednesday that he was not only fully committed to the unity of Nigeria, but would also devote all his time and energy in promoting it for…
Tax evasion: Jay-Jay Okocha, Lagos Gov’t settle out of court
A Lagos State prosecutor, YA Pitan, on Wednesday said a former Super Eagles’ Captain, Augustine Okocha, accused of income tax evasion since 2017, had finally settled with the Lagos Internal…
EFCC secures court order to remand Maina in custody
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured an order of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, to detain former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Mr.…
ASUU seeks probe, sanctions over sex-for-grades scandal
The outrage over the alleged sex-for-grades scandal at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) continued yesterday with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) calling for an investigation and sanctioning of…
EFCC re-arraigns Atiku’s son-in-law
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, for alleged money laundering. He was…
Oil pipeline vandalism hits 115% in July, NNPC raises alarm
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has raised an alarm on the increasing menace of oil pipeline vandalism, which hit a record high of 228 pulverized points in July. The…
Taking bribe brings bad luck, Enugu Police Commissioner warns officers
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Ahmed Abdulrahman, has warned police officers to avoid bribe or extortion stressing that such money was poisonous and capable of bringing bad luck.…
Buhari presents N10.72 trillion 2020 budget to National Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday formally presented a N10.33 trillion budget proposal for 2020 fiscal year. The proposed budget is about N40 billion less than the N10.729 Trillion approved by…
Outrage as sex-for-grades scandal rocks UNILAG
Nigerian universities caught global attention yesterday not because of academic breakthroughs that earned them some laurels; rather, the focus on the nation’s universities was triggered by the release by BBC…
Another Pastor exposed for sexual harassment
Another pastor, Boniface Igbeneghu, who heads a Foursquare Gospel Church in Lagos, was caught on camera sexually harassing a BBC undercover reporter who pretended to be a 17-year-old secondary school…