The United States Department of Justice Thursday named 80 persons, many of whom are Nigerian nationals, whom it said conspired to steal millions of dollars from Americans and American businesses through online scams. In the 252-count federal indictment statement seen…
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has forwarded a bill highlighting his various initiatives to drive economic growth, counter poverty, and ensure equitable distribution of resources in the state, to the State House of Assembly to give legal teeth to it.…
The Edo State House of Assembly, and its Speaker, Francis Okiye, on Thursday, withdrew the suit they filed to stop the moves by the National Assembly to take over the state assembly’s functions. This came barely two weeks after Justice…
The ongoing 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace has elected three religious leaders from Nigeria into her council. The Sultan of Sokoto and President, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, was elected co-moderator of the organisation…
A coalition of international organisations has expressed concern over the condition of Nigerian prisons, adding that over 2,000 inmates are on death row in the country as of the end of 2018. The group, however, commended the Federal Government for…
The Presidency on Thursday alleged that some traditional rulers and government officials were sabotaging the Social Investment Programme by collecting bribes from the poor beneficiaries of the N10,000 TraderMoni scheme. The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on the SIP, Maryam Uwais,…
Three children were swept away by flood in the Saidawa area of the Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano State during Wednesday’s downpour. The Information Officer of Danbatta LGA, Nura Umar, who confirmed the incident, said two girls and a…
A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Maurice Iwu, has said his ordeal with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission started on February 23 during the presidential election. Iwu said the operatives of the anti-graft agency prevented…
The Lagos State Police Command has promised to investigate the alleged extortion of a motorist by some of its personnel. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, told PUNCH Metro that the command was already in contact with the victim and…
One Moses Eze has died after being allegedly beaten at an electronic gadgets’ repairer’s shop in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, on Igboya Street, caused panic as residents fled in different directions. A…
