43,000 ‘ghost workers’ uncovered in Nigerian security agencies
The Head of the Continuous Audit team of the Federal Government, Mohammed Dikwa, on Tuesday said N50 billion was saved so far through the audit of security agencies payroll. Mr.…
PDP Crisis: Why court sacked Makarfi, reinstated Modu Sheriff
Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos Tuesday nullified the national caretaker committee constituted by the Peoples Democratic Party during last Saturday’s convention. In his ruling, Mr.…
Fuel price hike: FG, Oshiomhole, labour leaders in marathon meeting
The Federal Government-led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, alongside Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, met with organised labour…
Blood Flows In Ladipo As Yoruba, Igbo Clash, Houses Burnt
Report of serious fighting and gunshots between Igbos and Yoruba in Ladipo area in Mushin, Lagos state, has been made available to us. According to a government source, the Yoruba and…
METUH’S TRIAL: Find Out Why Even Court Agrees That Olisa Metuh Is Nice
The second defense witness in the trial of the spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh has said that the first defendant made inquiries on how money contributed…
MEND breaks silence, tackles ‘Niger Delta Avengers’
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, an armed group that engaged the Nigerian government in the past, has broken its silence and has condemned the recent…
73% of all abortions done by married women- Study
Not less than 41 million abortions totalling 73 percent of all abortions in the world between 2010 and 2014, were obtained by married women, according to a new study by…
B/Haram: Children dying in Giwa Barracks — Amnesty Int’l
Amnesty International, AI, yesterday alleged that 149 detainees, including children, had died in Giwa Barracks, Maiduguri, Borno State, between January and April, where some Boko Haram suspects were detained. AI…
N24bn payout: EFCC detains Ize-Iyamu, Imasuen; quizzes Imoke
Abuja—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has made a major breakthrough in pinning down and obtaining first hand information from the major beneficiaries of the $115 million (N24 billion)…
Niger Delta Avengers goes underground
WARRI—MEMBERS of Niger Delta Avengers, largely an Ijaw militant group, which admitted bombing oil and gas installations in Delta State, recently, have gone underground following a massive manhunt for them…
