Lassa Fever: Gombe records 5 confirmed cases, one death in 7 months – official
Gombe State recorded five confirmed cases of Lassa Fever, with one death, from January to date, an official of the state Ministry of Health said on Monday. Dr Nuhu Ville,…
EFCC arrests Kwara SMED DG, 6 MFBs’ MDs over alleged fraud, mismanagement of N2bn
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained the Director-General of Kwara State Bureau of Small and Medium Enterprise Development (SMED), Mr Segun Soewu, over alleged N2…
Show more credibility, send names of ministerial nominees to EFCC – PDP tells Senate
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Senate to show more credibility with its ministerial screening by sending the names of the nominees to the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Ministerial screening: Melaye faults process, says we have been shooting in the dark since nominees have no portfolios
The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Dino Melaye, has said that Nigerians are not happy with the ongoing screening of ministerial nominees at the senate. Melaye said this…
Lagos Assembly to probe abandoned N5.6bn Cardio-Renal facility, invites stakeholders
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday moved to probe the abandoned N5.6 billion Ultra-Modern Cardiac and Renal health facility located near the General Hospital, Gbagada. The…
Senate screening: It is untrue that we didn’t pay salaries – Aregbesola
Mr. Rauf Aregbesola Mr Rauf Aregbesola, the ministerial nominee from Osun, has clarified issue around the alleged non-payment of salaries to workers when he served as a governor. The…
Shi’ites Proscription: Imperative, decisive – MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has endorsed the proscription of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shi’ites by the Federal Government. In a statement issued on…
NAPTIP arrests pastor, two others for allegedly raping, impregnating 12 year old orphan
The Benin Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has arrested a pastor and two others for allegedly raping and impregnating…
Inviting witnesses to defend PDP, Atiku’s petition would amount to being a partial umpire – INEC
INEC boss Yakubu Mahmood The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal that inviting witnesses to defend its conduct of the Feb.23 general…
Companies using Facebook ‘Like’ button on websites liable for data collection- EU court
Companies that embed Facebook’s “Like” button on their websites allowing users’ personal data to be transferred to the U.S. social network can be held liable for collecting the data, Europe’s…