EFCC visits Sterling Bank, grills Udenwa over PDP campaign funds
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday stormed the headquarters of Sterling Bank Plc in Lagos for an undisclosed investigation. One of our correspondents gathered that…
Shame as Northern Senators Defend Fulani Herdsmen, Say Igbo, Yoruba also Rear Cattle
The Northern Senators Forum has cautioned state governors and community leaders against making inflammatory remarks on the crisis of herdsmen attacks plaguing parts of the country. The senators who gave…
Senate Prescribes Death Sentence for Kidnappers
The Senate has resolved to make death penalty as the punishment for kidnappers to serve as deterrence to others contemplating the crime. The decision aimed at curbing the menace of…
Court Remands Business Woman for N25.9m Dud Cheques
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has arraigned one  Obiageli Funmilayo Nwagu on a six-count charge of Obtaining Money by False Pretence and Issuance of Dud Cheques before Justice…
$9,200 Internet Scam Lands Man in the Dock
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Ighofose Oyoma before Justice E. A. Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State on a 7-count…
While Nigeria Stalls, Israel Fines Siemens $42m in Bribe-for-Contract Scam
As successive Nigerian governments continued to play the Ostrich in the bribe-for-contract Siemens scandal in which top politicians and military top cats were indicted the Israeli government has imposed a…
Nigeria, Cameroon Vow More Onslaught Against Terror
President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the people and government of Republic of Cameroon for hosting over 56,000 Internally Displaced Persons from Nigeria since July 2014. The president made the commendation…
Okowa Inaugurates Justice Sector Reform Team, Decries Media Trial and Persecution
Delta State Governor Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has inaugurated a 15-man Justice Sector Reform Team, urging them to build a sector that is professional, impartial, efficient and transparent. Governor Okowa…
12 Injured as Petrol Explosion Rocks Onitsha
No fewer than 12 persons sustained various degrees of burns following an explosion which rocked a settlement known as Kara Market along Atani Road, Ogbaru near Onitsha in Anambra State….
Bill to Boost Funding for Agriculture Enters Second Reading
The Senate has considered for Second Reading ‘A Bill for an Act to establish the National Agricultural Credit Fund to Promote Commercial Agriculture in Nigeria.’ According to the Senate President,…