Abdullahi’s donation of N50m was made via a bank transfer, in full compliance with the law – Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday said that donations to institutions for promoting peace in Nigeria and Africa ought not to be criminalised. Abubakar, in a statement issued by his…
Alleged N7.6bn Fraud: Absence of lawyer stalls Kalu’s trial
The trial of the former Governor of Abia State, and the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has been stalled at the Federal High Court sitting in…
Police arrests 25 suspected cultists in Lagos
Operatives of Operation Crush from the Anti-Cultism Unit have arrested 25 suspected cultists in the Ijora, Mushin, and Bariga areas of Lagos State. The spokesman for the Lagos State Police…
e-migrant policy: NIS vows to deport unregistered visitors after amnesty programme ends in Jan. 2020
Comptroller-General of NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has warned visitors staying in the country to take advantage of the e-migrant policy to register their status….
AFRIMA 2019 entries: West Africa leads with 38%
West Africa leads in entries for the 2019 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) with 38 percent. Nigerian artistes David Adeleke, a.k.a ‘Davido’ and Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy were nominated for…
Davido, Burna Boy, Nasty C lead 2019 AFRIMA Continental Nominees’ List
Afropop star David Adeleke, a.k.a ‘Davido’, Afro-fusion singer, Burna Boy and South African musician Nasty C scored the most nominations for 2019 AFRIMA awards. The list was released by the…
Accelerated R&D key to eradicating malaria globally -WHO
The WHO said accelerated Research and Development (R&D) in new tools for malaria prevention and treatment is key if the world is to eradicate the disease in the foreseeable future….
12th Africa Games: Nigeria wins 3 golds in badminton, basketball, weightlifting
Nigeria on Sunday increased its medals at the ongoing 12th All Africa Games in Morocco, winning 3 gold medals in badminton, basketball and weightlifting. Team Nigeria defeated Algeria 3-0 in…
25 escape death in Anambra auto crashes – FRSC
No fewer than 25 passengers including four children on Sunday narrowly escaped death in two separate auto crashes that occurred in Awka and Onitsha, Anambra. Mr Ayodele Kumapayi, State…
New Executive Orders will be given to tackle international fraud – Presidency
The Presidency has said that new executive orders will be given to tackle international fraud. This is according to Mr Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on media…