Public money in fixed deposit account is unlawful: EFCC Witness tells court in alleged N54.3m fraud
An EFCC witness on Tuesday said that the law does not allow a public officer to put government money in a fixed deposit account. Mr Patrick Ewema, a staff member…
Panic in Aso Rock as Shiite protest claims 12 lives; Buhari holds emergency security meeting
Abuja was up in flames for much of Monday as a fatal confrontation between security agents and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shiites left…
How vandals set Ijegun on fire; two die, over 30 vehicles burnt
Two people were killed and over 30 vehicles burnt on Thursday after thieves breached a fuel pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, causing an explosion, emergency services said. The incident,…
Cyclone Idai: Nigeria donates $500,000, drugs, vaccines to Malawi
The Nigerian Government, on Monday in Lilongwe donated 30,000 tonnes of drugs, medical equipment, insecticide treated nets and 500,000 U.S dollars to the Republic of Malawi, that was hit by…
‘Collapsed building was marked for demolition but occupants resisted it’
A pregnant woman, the proprietor of the nursery/Primary school and 19 others, including no fewer than 12 pupils died in the collapsed building at Massey Street, Itafaji on Lagos Island…
Exposed: Rot in NEMA, DG Grounds Emergency Aircraft, Hires Unqualified Expatriate for Air Wing
There are indications that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) can no longer support any air emergency response in the country following the grounding of the agency’s air ambulance and…
Boko Haram kill one, burn 65 houses, steal 200 cows in night raid
Hundreds of villagers fled their homes in Nigeria’s northeast late on Saturday after an attack by Islamist militants from the Boko Haram group, militia officials and witnesses said. The raid…
Osinbajo fingered in N33bn NEMA DG fraud, approved N5.8bn illegally – Report
In contravention of constitutional provisions, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo illegally approved the release of the sum of N5, 865, 671, 939.26 in June 2017 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund Account…
Army finds missing General’s car, four others in Jos mystery pond
After eight days of intense search that involved evacuating water, the Nigeria Army on Saturday found the car of missing retired Maj. Gen. Idris Alkali in a pond located at…
NAPTIP, NEMA to empower 150 victims of human trafficking in Edo
April 9, 2018 The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it will train 150 victims of human trafficking in Edo zone on various skills by…