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Following the unexplained absence of President Muhammadu Buhari, pundits are speculating that the ailing President may have had a relapse of the illness he went to London to treat. In a swift response, the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed dismissed the reports suggesting that President Muhammadu Buhari was ill and that was the reason for […]

The Receiver Manager of Arik Air, Mr Oluseye Opasanya, has said the embattled airline was indebted to its trade and finance creditors to the tune of N375 billion. Opasanya made the disclosure in an affidavit filed in support of the airline’s receivership by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), before Justice Muhammed Idris of […]

It would appear the last is yet to be heard of the controversial Malabu oil deal, in which a whopping US$1.3 billion was paid in 2011 to Malabu Oil and Gas, an indigenous Nigerian company by the government under President Goodluck Jonathan. The EFCC has filed three separate charges against former attorney general of the […]

Investigations revealed the dark secrets and how unseen hands across the chessboard conspired to secure one of Nigeria’s most prized off-shore oil blocs for Shell for $1.3 billion A joint investigation by the US-based online news portal, BuzzFeed; Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore; the UK-based Observer newspaper and journalists from Finance Uncovered, an NGO […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, forwarded the list of his nominees to the Senate for confirmation as Non-Executive Directors of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). A statement issued by Femi Adesina, said, the letter, addressed to the Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki,  is  in accordance with Sections 6 (1) (d) and 10 […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the public about its continued effort in ensuring that the activities of Boko Haram insurgents, kidnappers and other criminal elements are drastically reduced or decimated. To this effect, their capabilities are daily being downgraded. Between 25th and 26th March, 2017, the Service busted a ring of […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) met today to consider the report of its expanded Appointment, Promotion and Disciplinary Committee on the EFCC Interim Report on Bribery Corruption and Money Laundering Charges During the 2015 General Elections. Recall that late last year, the Commission received an Interim Report from the EFCC detailing allegations against 202 serving […]

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday in Abuja released detail of his salary. Releasing the payslips of October, 2016 to March, 2017 to newsmen, Chairman, Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Abdulrazak Namdas said that the move was in furtherance of his commitment to transparency and accountability in governance. From […]

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has said he didn’t receive any $200 million as proceeds from the Malabu oil deal. The former president denied the allegation through his media office on Tuesday. Gossip website, Buzzfeed had published the allegation and it had been republished by some other newspapers. A statement by the Media Adviser […]

The Kaduna State governor has released details of the security votes that comes to the state and how it is to be expended.  The governor made the move after a challenge by Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives, calling on Kaduna State to make public its Security Votes and Local Government expenditure.  […]

Security personnel at checkpoints in the North-East have been accused of sexually harassing girls under the guise of conducting checks. The allegation was brought against the officers on Tuesday by a member of the House of Representatives, Abudulrahman Abubakar  representing Adamawa-APC. Abubakar made the allegation while moving a motion on the need to investigate the […]

A High court in Jos, Plateau State discharged two armed robbery suspects on Tuesday over lack of diligent prosecution by the police. The presiding judge, Justice D. D. Longji freed the accused robbers, Mustapha Mohammed and Amos Emmanuel, saying the police prosecutor gave him no choice because of his ill preparedness on the case. “I […]