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The residence of Dr Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources in Asokoro, Abuja was on Sunday engulfed in fire. It was gathered that the fire was put out by security personnel and some first responders who were on the ground at the time of the incident. It was also gathered that the […]

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship, concluded its 3rd annual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum on 14th of October 2017 in Lagos. The Forum hosted more than 1,300 participants from 54 African countries. The most diverse and inclusive gathering of African entrepreneurs on the continent, the Forum continued its strong tradition […]

The attention of the Presidency has been drawn to recent media reports suggesting that the State House Medical Centre had received N11.01billion as appropriation for the period 2015-2017. According to the Permanent Secretary, State House, Jalal A. Arabi, contrary to the above claims, out of the total Capital Appropriation of N2,941,062,044.00 and Recurrent Appropriation of […]Read More

Accused kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a. Evans, has accused seven senior police officers and others on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team of extortion and sexual assault. Evans alleged that the investigators forcibly obtained his cash in local and foreign currency, phones, wrist watches, jewellery, television, cars and trucks. He claimed claimed that […]

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Saturday killed at least  six people and burnt several houses in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident which happened in the night in Taagbe village, near Kent Academy in Bassa LGA reportedly lasted for many hours. The attack followed reported threats of attacks in a […]

Neither the report that $25 billion worth of oil contracts were awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC) nor that $25 billion in NNPC funds was missing was true, the Presidency has said. The revelation was made on Sunday when the Presidency hosted Eid al-adha lunch at the Banquet hall, State House, Abuja. […]

Three officers of National Drug and Law Enforcement Agent (NDLEA) were on Friday evening shot to death by unknown gunmen in Okene Local government area of Kogi State. The killers reportedly took the firearms belonging to the deceased after the attack which occurred around 8:30 pm. The slain officers, identified as Onwumere Nicholas, Peter Ebun […]

The just released Ekiti State  Commissioner for Finance , Mr Toyin Ojo and Accountant General, Mrs Yemisi Owolabi , yesterday revealed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  had succeeded in only detaining them for 14 days for no just cause, saying that they could not be charged to court by the anti-graft agency as […]

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, says he did not approve any contracts for the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He said he only approved two loans. Osinbajo’s denial contradicts the statement credited to his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, who had earlier said that the Vice President approved contracts for NNPC. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Mr Uchechi N. Orji as Managing Director of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). Mr Orji was first appointed in October 2012 for an initial term of five years, renewable for another term of five years. Under his leadership, the NSIA has made remarkable strides, and its assets now stand […]

The Lagos Federal High Court judge scheduled to hear the fundamental rights suit filed by suspected kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans on Wednesday  declined to hear the case. The judge, Justice Abdulazeez Anka said that the case file would be returned to the Administrative Judge for further directive. Evans approached the court, seeking N300 million […]

Four directors At the National Theatre Iganmu, were nabbed at their office recently by operatives of the EFCC. The directors were said to have diverted the Institution’s statutory allocation to personal use. It was learnt that the directors allegedly failed to remit revenues realised from the use of facilities at the National Theatre into the […]