Saudi Arabia deployed a chemist and toxicology expert to Istanbul after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in an attempt to cover up evidence of the killing, a Turkish newspaper reported on Monday. The murder of the Saudi royal-insider-turned critic…
Reps to reopen alleged $1.348b power fraud probe (Guardian)
GenCos claim non-payment since June, NBET disagrees The House of Representatives could reopen the probe into an alleged $1.348 billion power sector fraud levelled against General Electric (GE) and Rockson Engineering Nigeria Ltd. The issue, which has lingered for years,…
PDP seeks probe of WAEC, presidency over attestation certificate (Guardian)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the investigation of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and President Muhammadu Buhari by the International Police (INTERPOL) over the attestation certificate awarded to the latter. The party also asked the Nigeria…
Nine dead after river bursts banks and floods house in Sicily (Guardian)
Nine people from two families have been killed on the Italian island of Sicily after a river burst its banks and flooded a house outside Palermo. Fierce winds and rains have killed more than 20 people in Italy this week…
PDP promises to return fuel pump price to N87 per litre (Guardian)
NNPC moves against scarcity, augments shortfalls with $1b The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday promised to return the pump price of petrol from N145 to N87 per litre if its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is elected next year. The party…
Australian man jailed for assisting wife’s suicide in court first (Guardian)
An Australian man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for helping his wife commit suicide so he could access her life insurance, in what the judge called a precedent-setting case. Graham Morant, 69, was found guilty last month…
APC has lost five million members under Oshiomhole (Guardian)
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened yesterday as Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha urged the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, to stop dropping President Muhammadu Buhari’s name in perpetrating illegality in the party. Okorocha, who fielded questions from…
U.S. demands probe into killing of Shiites (Guardian)
The United States Embassy yesterday asked the Federal Government to investigate the recent killing of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites. The crackdown has come under criticism with some members of the public accusing…
FG begins new TSA tariff regime today (Guardian)
Effective today, November 1, the Federal Government will begin a new service charge through the Treasury Single Account (TSA) on all payments to its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The charges would be borne by the payer. Office of the…
Islamists killed 260 Christians, 100 Muslims in October’ (Guardian)
Islamic extremists killed no fewer than 360 defenseless civilians, including 260 Christians and 100 Muslims in the country in the month of October 2018. A report, released yesterday by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, was…