Supporters of All Progressives Congress in Ondo State are currently protesting at the entrance of the state House of Assembly. The protesters said they would not allow the state governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko to enter the assembly complex to present the 2017 appropriation bill to the members of
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One of those accused of helping former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke to launder money is reportedly working for the government of President Muhammadu Buhari Stanley Lawson, former group executive director at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and close ally of ex-petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, is actually working for the
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC will today arraign Shamsudeen Mohammed, son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Bala Mohammed, for allegedly paying N1 billion cash for plots of land and houses. Shamsudeen is expected to be arraigning alongside four others – Bird Trust Agro Allied Limited, Intertrans Global Logistics […]
The U.S. government has granted waivers to let 872 refugees into the country this week, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order on Friday temporarily banning entry of refugees from any country, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security document seen by Reuters. A Homeland Security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the
The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Hameed Alli, on Monday said operatives of NCS intercepted 49 boxes containing 661 pieces of pump action rifles in Lagos State. Addressing reporters in Lagos, Alli said officials of the federal operations unit, FOU, Zone A, Ikeja, intercepted a Mark truck with registration number BUG 265 […]
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has advised the Southeast region to stop talking about an Igbo Presidency until after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure in 2023. Okorocha, who is the chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, spoke while addressing State House correspondents after a 30-minute closed-door meeting with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Okorocha,










