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EFCC Hands Over 53 Vehicles, $180,300 To Canadian Police

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, September 6, handed over 53 recovered vehicles and $180, 300 to the Royal Canadian Mounted...

Court Remands Lawyer For Alleged Murder, Disruption Of Proceedings

AN Abakaliki Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ebonyi State, on Friday, September 6, remanded a lawyer, Sunday Ununu, in custody for alleged murder and disruption of court’s proceedings. Ununu,...

Kukah Urges Tinubu To Reduce Fuel Pump Prices To Alleviate Hardship

*APC Commits To Transparent Leadership, Inclusive Policy Process THE Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Archdiocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, appealled to President Bola Tinubu to reduce petroleum pump prices to...

Court Jails Man Seven Years For Secret Cult Membership

AN Ogun Special Cultism Court in Abeokuta, on Friday, September 6, sentenced 29-year-old Tobiloba Ogunbo to seven years imprisonment for being a member of a secret cult. Ogunbo had pleaded...

Police Arrest Doctor In Botched Butt Enlargement Surgery

THE Lagos State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, identified as Idara Bassey, over the death of a 36-year-old woman, simply identified as Abiola, during a butt...

Dangote: NNPC Yet To Lift Petrol From Our Refinery

DANGOTE Group has dismissed reports that the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) had started lifting petrol from its refinery at the cost of N897...

ICPC Questions Ngige Over NSITF Contracts

THE Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has questioned a former minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, over contract irregularities...

Ajaero, Ugboaja To Face Police Sept 25 Over Terrorism Financing

THE President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, is to appear before the Police, for a second interrogation, along with the General Secretary,...

Labour Party Appoints Usman Interim National Chair, Nwokocha As Secretary

A STAKEHOLDERS meeting of the Labour Party (LP) held in Umuahia, on Wednesday, September 4, at the instance of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State,...

NANS Demands Reversal Of Fuel Hike

*Threatens Nationwide Protest Sept 15 BY GODWIN IJEDIOGOR (with agency report)  THE National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Federal Government to reverse the...

Nigeria’s Power Generation Hits 5,313Mw, First Time In Three Years, Says Minister

NIGERIA’S power generation rose to a three-year high of 5,313mw on Monday, September 2; hence the Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, charged electricity...

3,590 Inmates On Death Row In Nigeria, Says NCoS

*Dismisses Report Of Poor Feeding In Custodial Centres THE Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealled that not less than 3,590 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria...

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