Category: News
ISWAP, Al-Qaeda taking over West Africa, US warns
The United States has said that the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda terrorist groups were gradually taking over the West African region after being displac [...]
Edo deputy speaker, impeached for fraternizing with Uzodinma
The Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Yekini Idiaye has been impeached. Idiaye was impeached on Wednesday during the House’s ple [...]
UBA leads consortium in $1.5bn oil financing deal for NNPC
The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), the leading pan-African financial services group, is the lead arranger of a consortium of Nigerian commercial an [...]
Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd is seeking protection from creditors in the United States under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, which allows a for [...]
DSS, Police arrest, disperse #RevolutionNow protesters in Lagos, Abuja and Oshogbo
The Department of State Services, Nigerian Police Force, and the army have dispersed and arrested some #RevolutionNow protesters in some of the 36 sta [...]
Amaechi dodges question on Hong Kong as third party in Nigeria-China loan deal
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, failed to answer a question posed to him during a Channels Television programme on why Hong Kong is the th [...]
Soldiers, not Boko Haram attacked my convoy – Zulum
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, says the attack on his convoy was carried out by soldiers.
On Wednesday, the governor’s convoy was attacke [...]
NDDC shared scholarship grants to MD, directors – Report
Top officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) paid themselves scholarship grants at a time hundreds of deserving scholarship benefici [...]
Humanitarian affairs ministry, cesspool of corruption – HURIWA
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has described the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management as a cesspool [...]
NBA, activists slam FG for raising hate speech fine to N5m
The Nigerian Bar Association, senior lawyers and human rights groups on Tuesday took a swipe at the Federal Government for raising the fine for hate s [...]