The police in Lagos State are investigating an alleged rape case of a Primary five pupil that was ganged rape by six men in the Bariga area of the state. The 15-year-old victim was lured into an apartment in Opeloyeru Street where the men took turns to rape her, she was invited and lured into […]
Continue ReadingThe first high speed train in Nigeria which will be moving from Abuja to Kaduna will commence operation in March this year, according to the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr. Adeseyi Sijuwade He added that the corporation would take delivery of modern coaches that could run on the standard gauge track next month to […]
Continue ReadingAn age-long rivalry was back on Sunday, with Liverpool hosting Manchester United. It was Van Gaal’s fourth game against Liverpool and Klopp’s first.Kloop’s Liverpool side dominated the game, but could not do much with their possession, ultimately leading to their loss. It was Wayne Rooney who dealt the decisive blow in the 78th minute of […]
Continue ReadingA former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo, says former President Goodluck Jonathan ran the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) the way Idi-Amin Dada of Uganda ran his country. You could recall Idi-Amin, who ruled his country between 1971 and 1979, was regarded as a dictator based on his style of governance. […]
Continue ReadingA former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih, has written to the EFCC, stating that instead of refunding any money to the Office of National Security Adviser, he has a claim of N180 million to collect from former President Goodluck Jonathan for his failed re-election. Chief Anenih was among […]
Continue ReadingA human rights group, Access to Justice, has termed the continued detention of the leader of the Shi’ite sect, Ibrahim Zakzaky, and some of his members, an abuse of the constitution and their rights. The group posited more than one month after the Shi’ite sect clashed with military officers in Kaduna, the army are still […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, Mr. Nta Ekpo, said the anti-graft agency had been unable to successfully carry out its statutory responsibility of fighting corruption due to insufficient funding. Mr. Nta made this public, when he hosted members of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes headed […]
Continue ReadingThe Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hammed Ali, has issued a circular, directing all officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service to declare their assets within 14 days. In the circular signed by the comptroller-general himself and addressed to all deputy comptrollers-general, zonal coordinators and customs area controllers, he said the new measure was aimed […]
Continue ReadingJustice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday ordered that the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, be remanded in prison till Tuesday, when his bail application with respect to the charges of money laundering preferred against him will be heard. The PDP spokesperson was arraigned on seven counts […]
Continue ReadingThe Fire Service of Lagos State confirmed that a section of the Christ Embassy Church on Oregun Road, Ikeja, Lagos was razed by fire on Wednesday, destroying some property of the church. The fire was said to have started around 9pm after a spark in the switch room of the church. The spokesperson for the […]
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