Buhari, in Niamey, Says Nigerian Army Still Capable of Routing Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Niamey, Niger Republic, expressed confidence in ability of the Nigerian military to overcome and eradicate Boko Haram. Speaking at an interactive session with journalists after…
US Investigators Close in on Sepp Blatter in Corruption Scam
The United States news outlets say FIFA President Sepp Blatter is under investigation in the United States in connection with the corruption scandal involving football’s governing body, reports the Voice…
Amnesty International Claims Nigerian Soldiers Killed 8000 Civilians in Terror War
The international human rights group, Amnesty International, has alleged that Nigerian security forces have the blood of as many as 8,000 Nigerian civilians on their hands, urging the international community…
SFO Saga: UK Defendants Acquitted For Nigeria Tax Payments
Three employees of Swift Technical Solutions Ltd were found not guilty at Southwark Crown Court in London of corruption offenses related to the tax affairs of a Nigerian subsidiary, the…
50 Feared Dead in Fresh Maiduguri Bombing
No fewer than 50 persons are reported killed by a huge blast in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Tuesday afternoon .The blast hit a busy market, killing as many as…
Buhari Wants 15 Advisers, Sends Request to Senate
President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, requested the approval of the Nigeria’s Senate to appoint 15 Special Advisers. This was contained in a letter transmitted to the Upper Chamber and read at…
N8b fraud: 6 CBN officials remanded in Prison
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned six staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, implicated in N8billion defaced and mutilated currency recycling scam before Justice…
Sepp Blatter Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal
Hours after his deputy, Jerome Valcke, was indicted by Federal authorities, Sepp Blatter says he will resign as president of football’s governing body Fifa amid a corruption scandal. In announcing…
Sepp Blatter’s Deputy Said to Make $10m Transactions Related to Bribery Scam
Federal authorities believe that Sepp Blatter’s top lieutenant at FIFA made $10 million in bank transactions that are central elements of the bribery scandal engulfing international soccer, United States officials…
John Fashanu interrogated by police after they discover illegal gun at his house in Abuja
John Fashanu has been questioned by the police after they found an unlicensed weapon in his house during a police raid. About 20 officers stormed the football star’s 20-room mansion…
