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Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has alleged that some state governors are afraid of organising flamboyant parties because of the commission’s eagle eyes. Mr Magu said on Monday during his working visit to the commission’s zonal office in Makurdi that some of the governors were now maintaining low profile. He said the […]

Last month, the Saudi Kingdom announced the launch of a new tourist visa program, opening up the country to mass tourism for the first time. And now, Saudi Arabia has gone one step further in its bid to encourage international tourists. Unmarried couples will now be allowed to share rooms while on vacation in the country. […]

The governor of Ebonyi State, South-east Nigeria, David Umahi, has ordered his security details to shoot anyone who blocks his convoy. Even if such gunshot results to death, Mr Umahi said, it is still within the law. Mr Umahi gave this order on Saturday while narrating how his convoy was blocked the previous night by […]

The Nigerian Government has asked travellers and tourists to be careful wherever they notice the presence of Bobrisky, mostly as it affects sharing of public facilities, including toilets. The report followed a report received by the Federal Government on how Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, caused a stir at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says ex-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, is against him because he signed the Ant-Same sex Marriage Bill into law. Jonathan said this while reacting to claims by Cameron that he (Jonathan) prevented UK troops from rescuing some of the 276 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from Chibok, Borno […]

A Florida man, Richard Dennis, shot dead his son-in-law, Christopher Bergan, 37, who had knocked on his door at 11:30 p.m. as part of a surprise move for his (Dennis) birthday the next day. According to Washington Post, upon hearing the knock, Dennis, 61, had gripped a gun as he stepped outside his home in Gulf Breeze, […]

Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, is still in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) because his bail conditions have not been met. The federal high court in Abuja on Friday granted a N100 million bail to Sowore with two sureties who must be resident in Abuja and have landed properties within the federal […]

Two members of a fraudulent gang have been arrested by the police for allegedly parading themselves as officials of the Kaduna State Government to commit fraud. The suspects are Adamu Garuba, who impersonated a lawmaker in the state and his sister-in-law, Rita Waziri, who acted as the Commissioner for Works. They reportedly connived with one […]

Counsel to Sowore,  Mr.  Femi Falana, SAN, on Friday told the court that President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2003 after he lost election under the defunct ANPP decided to stage protest all over the country and was never arrested or prosecuted, rather he was disbanded by police, who briefed him to go to court to […]

A yet to be identified middle-aged​ man narrowly escaped death from angry mob after he was accused of mysteriously causing the disappearance of another man’s genital organ. The incident which occurred on Wednesday in Benin City, Edo State, at one of the new generation banks located along Sapele Road, caused commotion inside the banking hall, […]

Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu outlined yesterday reforms towards delivering a modern Nigerian Police Force with the launch of a new rule of engagement and the announcement that he has placed an order for tasers or stun guns, to reduce killings of suspects. Special trainings, he said, have also been lined up for special […]

The senate has introduced a bill which seeks to impose a tax on all communication services including electronic messaging and data usage. The ‘Bill for an act to establish the communication service tax’ introduced for first reading during Wednesday’s plenary session, recommended a 9% charge for using the service It specifically provides that such tax […]

Former Super Eagles striker, Isaac Promise has died at the age of 31. Promise was the captain of the Beijing Olympics’ Eagles squad that won silver. A statement from the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, said the federation was saddened by the death of Promise. “We are sad to hear of the sudden demise of former […]

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday rejected plans by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to return toll gates to highways in Nigeria. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement, said the idea was insensitive and lamentable. He stated that the insensitive idea, in the midst of excruciating economic hardship and high costs […]

A 27-year-old housewife, Faiza Yusuf, on Wednesday dragged her husband, Muhammad Abubakar, before a Shari’a court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna State, seeking divorce over his lack of/ interest to have more children. Yusuf, who resides in Nasarawa area of Kaduna, told the court that her husband does not want her to give birth. “We have […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced plans to ensure the return of toll gates on federal highways in the country. The decision came after being phased out more than a decade ago. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, stated this while briefing State House Correspondents on the decision taken at the Federal Executive […]