PDP regroups in Minna for IBB’s daughter’s wedding; Jonathan, Sambo lead dignitaries, 30 aircraft berth in Minna
No fewer than 26 private jets, four police and Air Force aircraft completed the ensemble of jets that landed in Minna, Niger State for the wedding of the daughter of…
Bala Mohammed gets bail; to deposit international passport with court registrar
Justice Abubakar Talba of FCT High Court, Gudu, on Friday granted bail in the sum of N500million to the former FCT Minister, Sen. Bala Mohammed. The court also ordered Mohammed…
Jubilation in Abia as Ikpeazu remains governor; it’s victory for all Abians – Iwuoha
The Supreme Court affirmation of the election of Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Abia State has thrown the state into a frenzy of jubilation…
The President treats me like his son – Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN on Thursday gave some glimpses into the personal and official relationships he has shared with President Muhammadu Buhari. On a visit to Katsina to launch…
Two men sentenced to 21 years in prison for stealing phones, N20,000
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two persons, Ajibade Adeniyi and Tosin Ojo, to twenty one years imprisonment each after being found guilty of robbery. Justice…
Dasuki: FG Adamant on Secret Trial, Dasuki Insists on Open Trial; Judge to Rule June 15
The federal government will on June 15 know its fate in the fresh bid for protection of 14 witnesses it assembled to testify against the former National Security Adviser (NSA)…
Lagos generated N302bn IGR in 2016, Rivers N85bn; Ebonyi lowest at N2.34bn
The National Bureau of Statistics has published the Internally Generated Revenue at state level for January to December 2016. Details show Lagos State recorded the highest Internally Generated Revenue (IGR)…
N1.5bn fraud: Court of Appeal reverses Omatseye’s conviction
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Thursday reversed the sentence on Raymond Omatseye, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on allegations of N1.5…
NASS passes 2017 appropriation bill; publishes own budget; Senate gets N31bn, House N49bn
The National Assembly has at last passed the 2017 Appropriations Bill, raising the budget from N7.28 billion earlier proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari in December last year, to N7.44 trillion….
Govt forces Facebook to block access in Thailand over inappropriate language against royal family
Facebook has blocked access in Thailand to 178 pages with “inappropriate” content, including some containing alleged insults against the royal family, upon the military government’s request, officials said on Thursday….