Oil spill destroys over 50 fishing settlements in Bayelsa community — NGO
July 6, 2018 The Oil and Gas Producing Areas Enlightenment and Empowerment Initiative (OGPAEEI), an NGO in Bayelsa, says over 50 fishing settlements have been destroyed by the recent oil…
Buhari has failed us but our God will not, says CAN; declares 3-day fast
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared July 9 to July 11 as National Day of prayers and fasting programme against the killings across the country….
Police, Senate probe killing of female corps member by a policeman
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) has joined the Senate to probe the alleged killing of a female corps member, Linda Igwetu, by a policeman on…
Senate summons IGP Idris over killing of 7 cops
The Senate has mandated its Committee on Police Affairs to summon the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over killing of seven Police officers at Galadimawa Junction in Abuja. This followed…
Nollywood actress arraigned for stealing, break-in
An upcoming Yoruba actress and film maker, Yetunde Akilapa, was on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court charged with break-in and stealing valuables worth N7 million. The Nollywood…
Online crook posing as US military officer gets jail
Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday sentenced to a year imprisonment, an online fraudster, Louis Usiaka, who impersonated a U.S. military officer. The News Agency…
After a long illness, Ciroma dies at 84
Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Adamu Ciroma is dead. Family sources said the elder statesman died in a Turkish hospital, Abuja, on Thursday after a protracted illness….
How two foreigners forged company documents to divert fund – EFCC
Moses Awonusi, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has narrated to an Ikeja Special Offences Court, how two male Beninoise forged documents of a Nigerian company,…
ELumelu boosts Okowa’s Wealth Creation Programmes with N500m
THE wealth creation programmes of Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa got a boost Thursday when Mr Tony Elumelu on behalf of the conglomerates under his watch, donated N500…