Yoruba militia draw battle line with Ijaw counterparts
The battle line seems drawn while an end to the lingering bloodletting by ethnic militias remains elusive, as the Yoruba groups are now poised...
Electricity tariff: NERC’s effort to stop judgement suffers setback
Attempt by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to stop delivering of judgement in a suit filed by a rights activist, Toluwani Yemi Adebiyi,...
N119.8m fraud: EFCC arraigns two capital market operators
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned two capital market operators, Nneka Okechukwu and Nkeiru Okoro, before a Lagos High Court over...
Illicit drug: Court adjourns trial of two Diamond Bank Managers till July 8
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, adjourned further trial in a criminal charge filed against two managers of Diamond Bank Plc, and...
Alleged N5.5bn debt: Court strikes out Ecobank’s application to wind-up Honeywell
Justice Jude Kanyioh Dagat of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday, struck out an application by Ecobank Nigeria Plc seeking to...
Nigerian accountant jailed in UK for stealing £4.1m
A Nigerian, Sam Kayode has been jailed for nine years in UK after he was found guilty of stealing £4.1million of taxpayers’ money –...
Fresh graduate on leadership training programme in US dies
A fresh graduate from University of Ilorin, John Paul Usman, has died in the US where he was a participant at the ongoing United...
Inmate ‘converts’ to Islam to escape from Kuje Prison
Two inmates, Maxwell Ajukwu and Solomon Amodu, who are facing trial for alleged murder escaped from Kuje Prison, by 'converting' to Islam and 'became'...
NUC shut down illegal university weeks to graduation ceremony
The Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC) on Thursday shut down an illegal university, World Mission University (West Africa) at Abraka in Delta State.
A team made...
Lekan Shonde killed wife with Punches, says prosecutor
Late Ronke Shonde was killed by her husband, Lekan Shonde, with punches to the head.
The allegation was contained in the document on which the...
Fidson to reward kids with Astymin Brilliance Reward
Fidson Healthcare Plc. is set to commence this year’s edition of its flagship children academic reward programme, Astymin Brilliance Reward.
The annual Astymin Brilliance Reward...
Nigerian Breweries host beer symposium
Nigerian Breweries Plc will hold its third beer symposium next Thursday in Lagos.
The one-day symposium scheduled for June 30, 2016 at Eko Hotel and...
Fayose is doing everything possible to discredit EFCC: sources
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has launched an all-out war against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to discredit the anti-graft agency's claims...
Redeemed Church Pastor under EFCC Interrogation over N50m land scandal
A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Jude Obaro Orohwosa, is in trouble waters after a land deal he was...
NYSC sued over alleged N2.4bn illegal fees
A non-governmental organisation, Citizens Advocacy Initiative for Accountability Leadership (CAIFAL), has asked a Federal High Court in Lagos to order the National Youth Service...
2016 Cowbellpedia Winners to go home with N6m
As the National Examination Council, NECO, released the results of the 2016 Cowbellpedia Mathematics Qualifying Examination, conducted on Saturday, 19th March, 2016, the Managing...
I ‘ve eyes only for my wife, says lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct
One of the three House of Representatives members accused of sexual misconduct while attending a leadership programme in United States, Hon. Mark Terseer Gbillah,...
Lagos Assembly passes bill establishing Agency for Vigilante Groups
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to establish the State Neighborhood Safety Agency and for the control...
Money laundering: Judge’s absence stalls Fani-Kayode’s arraignment
The absence of Justice Sule Hassan of a Federal High court in Lagos, on Tuesday, stalled the arraignment of a former Minister of Aviation,...
Female students back sexual harassment bill
The National Female Students Association of Nigeria, the umbrella of female students in Nigeria, has expressed its desire for the passage of the sexual...
