Category: News
Why we can’t initiate death penalty bill for looters — Senate
The Senate has said it is not possible for it to initiate a bill that prescribes the death penalty for looters but pledged to support any executive or [...]
I told my wife, maintain good name, not focus on money – Madueke
Alison Madueke, husband to embattled former petroleum minister, Diezani said when his wife took up a ministerial appointment, he advised her to mainta [...]
Aisha Buhari expresses support for social media regulation
The first lady, Aisha Buhari has called for the regulation of social media, noting that China with about 1.3 billion people had done so, stressing tha [...]
Lagos searches for 60,000 HIV victims who absconded from treatment
The Lagos State Government is on the trail of about 60,000 people, who tested positive to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) but did not go back for t [...]
Buratai, Air Force chief establish military universities
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen Tukur Buratai; and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar; have decided to establish military universiti [...]
‘Instagram billionaire’ Mompha granted N100m bail for alleged N32.9bn fraud
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday granted N100m bail to embattled ‘Instagram billionaire’ Ismaila Mustapha, known as Mompha, over a N32.9 billio [...]
Buhari seeks NASS reconsideration, approval on $30bn loan
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sought the reconsideration and approval of the National Assembly on the 2016-2018 Ex [...]
Drop social media, hate speech bills, focus on insecurity and welfare – CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria has kicked against the proposed social media and hate speech bills, describing them as ploys to gag Nigerians. Th [...]
Bank official remanded in prison over Facebook posts on Gov Udom
A bank official in Nigeria has been remanded in prison for allegedly publishing “damaging and annoying” articles on Facebook against a state governor. [...]
We were humiliated, traumatised — sacked Osinbajo’s aides
Some aides of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who were recently relieved of their duties by the presidency, have lamented the injustice meted out to the [...]