The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Friday officially assumed duty as the head of the anti-graft agency. Bawa replaces Ibrahim Magu as Chairman
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A defence witness in the N2.1billion money laundering trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman of defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), on Friday, failed to provide documents to support the claims
As the late veteran actor and broadcaster, Sadiq Daba, was buried at a cemetery in Agege, Lagos State, yesterday, many Nigerians continue to pay tributes to him. Daba died Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, directed Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, to improve surveillance and control around the nation’s borders. He directed the service to ensure that criminals do not find Nigeria
Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, has taken a veiled swipe at the club’s manager, Jurgen Klopp, and hailed Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel, following the Blues’ Premier League 1-0 win over the
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of being afraid of his rising profile. Bello made the remark while faulting the call for his
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar hailed ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday. The Ogun State native and one-time Head of State adds another year today. Atiku, on behalf of his family,
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has backed President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to security agents to shot any unauthorized person carrying an AK-47 rifle. Buhari gave the directive as a measure
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has appointed seven special advisers. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, announced this in a statement in Ilorin on Friday. The
Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, has named Chelsea star, Mason Mount, as the player who made the ‘difference’ during his side’s 1-0 defeat against the Blues on Thursday at Anfield. Klopp
Former Liverpool striker, Michael Owen, has predicted the position Chelsea will finish under their manager, Thomas Tuchel, this season. Owen said that Chelsea would finish in the top four positions
Seven Yoruba men were on Thursday remanded at Abolongo correctional facility in Oyo for alleged arson and murder during the Shasha market mayhem. The suspects are Tajudeen Oladunni, 50; Saburi
Nigerian troops on Wednesday evening foiled another Boko Haram attack on Marte town, in Borno State. This is just as military sources have described as ‘malicious’ reports that soldiers deserted
As part of efforts to continue to checkmate the spread of coronavirus in the country, the federal government has extended the work-from-home directive to civil servants on Grade Level 12
The Special Adviser (SPA) to the Governor of Enugu State, on Water Resources, Hon. Anthony Dubem Onyia, has reassured residents of the state that the issue of inadequate water supply,
The Deputy Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Oludare Kadiri, has been impeached. Kadiri was impeached on Thursday by 19 out of the 26 lawmakers of the Ogun State
A businesswoman, Emem Bassey, on Wednesday told a Chief Magistrates Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, that her boyfriend, Onokevbagbe Enikioye, allegedly sold her Lexus Jeep worth N2.3 million without her consent.
Four men on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly breaking into the Police College, Lagos and stealing aluminium window frames and glasses. The police charged Jerry Andrew,
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will on Saturday receive shots of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines. This was confirmed by Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary Health
An unknown number of crocodiles are on the loose after they escaped from a breeding farm in South Africa, conservation officials said on Thursday. The juvenile crocodiles, which measure between
