$200m Diesel Scam: Defendant Jumps Bail as Police Begins Manhunt
A Lagos Special Offences court was on Monday told how a defendant in a $200 million oil scam, Yusuf Yahaya Kwande jumped administrative bail granted to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The second defendant, Osahon Asemota was also absent in court. The two defendants were billed to be arraigned before Justice […]
Edo Governor, NAMA Boss to Attend NACAN AGM in Benin
The ancient city of Benin, Edo State capital will host members of the National Air Traffic Communicators Association of Nigeria, NATCA, as it holds its Annual General Meeting/Conference on Friday. Already, all is now set for the epochal event which would have in attendance the Executive Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and the Managing […]
Kaduna Crisis: Death Toll Soars to 81
The number of casualties in the ongoing crisis in Kaduna continue to rise as three unidentified youths were killed today in Kaduna despite the round-the-clock curfew imposed on the city and its environs by the Kaduna State government. It was learnt that the three youths were shot dead in the early hours in Nayari area […]
How Khashoggi’s Killers Tried to Cover Murder
Surveillance video recorded by Turkish law enforcement appears to confirm reports that Saudi agents accused of carrying out the killing of Jamal Khashoggi used a body double as part of an attempted cover-up, the Washington Post revealed today. The video — obtained and broadcast by CNN on Monday — purportedly shows a Saudi agent walking […]
Xenophobia: 9 Nigerian-owned shops burnt in South Africa
As Xenophobia on Sunday reared its ugly head again in South Africa, Nigerians have lost more than nine shops to arsonists in Hillbrow, central Johannesburg. The Publicity Secretary of Nigerian Union in South Africa, Mr Habib Miller, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone from Pretoria on Monday that South Africans allegedly […]
Supreme Court Nullifies Rivers APC Primaries
The Supreme Court, on Monday, set-aside an interim order of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, which gave the All Progressives Congress, APC, the nod to conduct its Ward, Local Government and State Congresses in Rivers State. The apex court, in a judgment that was delivered by Justice Centus Nweze, faulted the appellate court […]
Don’t Underrate The Conspiracy Of Nigerian Vultures By Senator Babafemi Ojudu
In 1985, the military and civilian arms of the Nigerian looters came together and aborted the march of Nigeria to true independence and development. At the time, the duo of Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Tunde Idiagbon held sway as Head of State and Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters respectively. Prior to their assumption of office […]
Monkeys Stone Man to Death October 22, 2018
A 72-year-old man Dharampal Singh, has died in India after a group of monkeys threw bricks at him from a tree. Singh had been collecting pieces of dry wood before the incident in Tikri, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday. Police said monkeys rained bricks on the man from a treetop after collecting them from a nearby […]
Kaduna Crisis: First Bank MD, others Hooked, Charter Jet, Engage Military Escort
The Managing Director of First Bank, Mr Adesola Adeduntan, was among several dignitaries stuck in Kaduna following the imposition of 24-hour curfew on the city and its environs by the state government yesterday. The dignitaries were reportedly in the state to attend the Kaduna Polo Tournament which ended yesterday. It was learnt that many big […]
VIDEO: Fayose Arrives Court For His Trial
Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, is currently at a federal high court in Lagos where he is being charged with money laundering and abuse of office. Surrounded by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Fayose walked into the court around 8:30am on Monday. Below is a video of the […]
