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An Abuja Federal High Court has convicted Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reform Task Force. Justice Okon Abang convicted Maina of money laundering charges. The judge found the former…
Unknown gunmen have attacked the University of Abuja, UNIABUJA staff quarters, abducted unspecified number of members of staff and some of their family members. The unfortunate incident occurred in the early hours of…
Popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for money laundering. The Anambra-born club owner, who arrived at the headquarters of…
The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja amidst tight security. He was brought to the Court on a black Sports Utility Vehicles at about 8am, although sitting had…
Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, on Monday reacted to the travel advisory issued by the United Kingdom, UK. Sani said the UK government has warned its citizens against travelling to the southeastern part of…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order of interim forfeiture of 11 high-end designer items confiscated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha. The items –…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, slumped at a programme at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday The incident happened when Bawa was giving a goodwill message at the…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo led prayers for Nigeria on Sunday during his visit to two worship centres in Abuja. At the All Saints Anglican Church in Wuse Zone 5, and the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of…
Following a recent order by the federal high court in Port Harcourt issuing an order restraining the FIRS from collecting VAT and personal income tax (PIT) in Rivers state, the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has ordered…
No fewer than three persons have been abducted from their home in Pegi community in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The incident, it was gathered, happened late Saturday. The kidnapped…
There was mild drama at the headquarters of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) Bwari, FCT as a 19-year-old candidate in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Chinedu Ifesinachi John, who…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged Nigerian graduates to apply for the Jubilee Fellows Programme. The programme, a Federal Government initiative in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme…
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 1,149 cases of COVID-19 in sixteen states across the country. The health agency made the revelation on Thursday morning via a post on its verified Facebook…
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has revealed why his principal cannot seek medical attention in Nigeria. Adesina said Buhari could not be treated in Nigeria because he…
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has dragged Nigeria and Kenya before an international tribunal over his rearrest and rendition. Kanu is demanding to be restored to his initial state before…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has raised the alarm over the state of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. IPOB’s mouthpiece, Emma Powerful, alleged that Kanu may have…
Major General Hassan Ahmed, former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, has been assassinated in Abuja. He was murdered Thursday night in the Abaji area. The assailants also kidnapped his wife. A source close to the…
Nigeria’s former finance minister Kemi Adeosun, who was caught in a certificate forgery scandal, got what appears to be a reprieve from a court on Wednesday. The Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that Mrs Adeosun did…
Teachers in Bwari Local Government Area of the Federal Capital Territory have shut down schools due to unpaid salaries. According to PUNCH, students were sent back home on Wednesday morning, two days before the start of…
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, on Monday reacted to the 72-hour ultimatum given by Fulani jihadists and Miyetti Allah to the Delta State Government to review its ban on open grazing, saying he is extremely…
