Bishop Kukah to EFCC, Church Believes in Anti-graft War
The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Reverend Mathew Hassan Kukah has restated the Catholic Church’s support for the efforts of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at ridding the…
Two Oil Thieves Bag Three Years Jail Term Each in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, on Thursday, secured the conviction and sentencing of two oil thieves, Jacob Momodu and Onutu Anthony, to three years…
Visa ban: Restriction on perpetrators of electoral violence is the UK’s visa policy – Envoy
The United Kingdom (UK) says the issue of visa restriction on perpetrators of electoral violence was the UK’s visa policy. Ms Catriona Laing, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, made this remark…
Magu: My not appearing before Salami Panel purely constitutional– Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN) has disclosed that his non-appearance at Justice Ayo Salami Panel of Inquiry probing the suspended Chairman of…
At Least 16 Persons Critically Injured, 23 Buildings, 15 Vehicles destroyed in Lagos Gas Tanker Explosion – LASEMA
At least 16 persons were critically injured and scores of building and cars destroyed in the gas tanker explosion on Thursday in the Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos. This was confirmed…
BUHARI AT UN FORUM: CURRENT INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR ASSET RECOVERY, NOT STRONG ENOUGH
There is a compelling need to strengthen international cooperation in the global effort to curtail the menace of Illicit financial flows as current international mechanisms are not strong enough to…
Advertisers reach agreement with social media on steps to curb harmful content
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have agreed with big advertisers on first steps to curb harmful content online, following boycotts of social media platforms that advertisers had accused of tolerating hate…
Gov Bello expresses dismay over death of 23 persons in Felele tanker explosion
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has expressed shock and sorrow over the earlier morning tanker explosion in Felele, Kogi State that claimed the lives of 23 persons. In the…
Lagos court sentences dismissed policeman to 7 years imprisonment for manslaughter
A Special Offences Court in Ikeja, on Wednesday sentenced a dismissed police sergeant, Ologunowa Ojo, to seven years imprisonment for accidentally shooting a 45-year-old man, Taiye Akande to death with…
COVID-19: World’s workers lost $3.5 trillion in wages – UN
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavier toll on jobs than previously feared, the UN said Wednesday, with hundreds of millions of jobs lost and workers suffering a “massive” drop…