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Budget Padding Scandal: Sagay Committee to forward findings to EFCC, Presidency
The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption's findings on the budget padding scandal would be forwarded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Presidency, when comp…
First Nation suspends operations
First Nation Airline has announced the indefinite suspension of its operations.This comes barely 24 hours after another airline, Aero Contractors, suspended its operations indefinitely and sent its w…
Kenya's anti-corruption boss steps down after accusations of conflict of interest in corruption case
After being recommended for removal from office by lawmakers over an alleged conflict of interest between his family business and another state-run agency, the Chairman of Kenya's anti-graft body, Ph…
We are not involved in IPOB crisis- OYC
Igbo group, the Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has said it has no involvement whatsoever, in the crisis currently rocking the pro-Biafra group, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, which led to the emerg…
Shiites renew call for release of El-Zakzaky
A call for the release of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shiites, Sheik Ibraheem Zakzaky, has been reiterated by members of the group.The Shiites made the call once agai…
PDP crisis: Makarfi dissociates self from suit filed against Justices Auta, Abang
The Chairman, National Caretaker Committee, People's Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has dissociated himself from a suit purportedly filed in an Abuja High Court against Justices Ibrahi…
Nigeria's economy is not in confusion- Finance Minister
Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, Minister for Finance, Kemi Adeosun, declared th…
Borno State uncovers 10,000 ghost workers
In a radio and television broadcast in Maiduguri on Wednesday, the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, disclosed that after a verification exercise, the State Government had uncovered more than 10…
Nigeria would be the biggest beneficiary of my crusade against corruption- Jibrin
Speaking with National Assembly correspondents at the Advisory Council office on Wednesday, the embattled former Chairman, Appropriation Committee, House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, said h…
Dilma Rousseff has been impeached by Brazil's Senate
In an impeachment trial set to end 13 years of leftist rule in the country, the Brazilian Senate has voted in favour of permanently removing President Dilma Rousseff from office, Al Jazeera reports.A…
CBN readmits 9 previously suspended banks to FOREX market
The 9 banks which were previously suspended by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, from trading FOREX due to their non-remittance of $2.12bn belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, ha…
Boko Haram is ready to negotiate with FG and release Chibok girls- Aisha Wakil
The woman believed to have close ties with the Boko Haram leadership, Barrister Aisha Wakil, has revealed that the terrorist group is now ready for talks with the Federal Government on the fate o…
No going back on Lagos clean-up- Ambode
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has reiterated his commitment to sanitizing every nook and cranny of the state.He said his resolve was non-negotiable, as his administration was determined…
Iheanacho topples Mikel to become Nigeria's highest EPL earner
Manchester City starlet Kelechi Iheanacho has signed an ?85,000/week deal with City, thereby knocking off Chelsea player, Mikel Obi, to claim the top spot as Nigeria's highest earner in the English P…
PDP crisis: Sheriff rejects BoT leadership, says Makarfi must resign
The embattled factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, on Tuesday rejected the leadership of the party's Board of Trustees, thereby taking the ongoi…
Sanusi and Soludo would not be probed for criticizing Buhari- Presidency
Recent reports on social media that the tenures of Lamido Sanusi and Charles Chukwuma Soludo, as Central Bank Governors, would soon be probed by the Federal Government because both had aired their vi…
Court refuses Kashamu's request to prevent arrest, extradition
A fresh application by the Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial district in the upper legislative chamber, Buruji Kashamu, seeking to stop the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police…
Rohr resumes duties as Eagles coach
As the Super Eagles begin training sessions ahead of Saturday's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania, new Coach, Gernot Rohr, has resumed duties.Rohr and a number of players landed i…
Mark Zuckerberg arrives Nigeria unannounced
Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, 32, on Tuesday arrived Nigeria unannounced.The tech entrepreneur surprisingly made a sudden visit and inspection of activities at the Co-Creation Hub, Yaba Lagos.Hi…
Sheriff faction picks Jimoh Ibrahim as PDP flagbearer for Ondo Governorship Election
As the crisis between the 2 factions of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lingers, the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction has elected Mr Jimoh Ibrahim as the party's candidate for the forthcoming …