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A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has described as irresponsible and cheap politics, a statement credited to the All Progressives Congress, which tried to link him with a cyber-crime suspect, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, who was recently arrested in the United Arab Emirates and extradited to the United States. This is contained in a statement […]

Over three million applicants have enrolled for about 400,000 job spaces in the third batch of the Federal Government’s N-Power programme. It was gathered that the applicants applied for the programme through the online portal of the N-Power scheme which was opened for applications on June 26, 2020. N-Power is one of the National Social […]

Alleged international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Ray Hushpuppi, on Friday made his first court appearance in an American court where the Federal Bureau of Investigation alleged that he attempted to dupe an English Premier League football club of £100m (N48.4bn). The allegation is contained in an affidavit deposed to by FBI Special Agent, Andre Innocenti, […]

The Lagos State Government has said worship centres would remain closed in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this on Friday during a televised briefing at Alausa Ikeja. He said the worship centres are to “remain shut until further notice”. Sanwo-Olu also reiterated that “all restrictions applying to mass gatherings will remain in force”. He […]

Suspected Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, could get a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted, the U.S. government has said. Mr Abbas, 37, who was resident in Dubai, was known for living an extravagant lifestyle and flaunting it on social media. Hushpuppi was arrested recently in Dubai, […]

The total public debt portfolio of Nigeria has risen to N28.63tn, the Debt Management Office announced on Thursday. In its Public Debt Portfolio report released on Thursday night, the DMO explained that the country’s total debt rose from the N27.4tn recorded in December 2019 to N28.63tn in March 2020. This indicates that within a space […]

The police have arrested a Chinese couple in Abuja for allegedly locking up their Nigerians employees in their apartment for the past four months. Eight domestic workers were rescued by the personnel of the Utako Divisional Police Station on Tuesday following a tip-off by a resident, who reported the incident to the Human Rights radio station. The […]

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday urged Nigerians to brace up for an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases as a result of the easing of the lockdown nationwide. He said that more cases of the virus are expected, especially as a result of the lifting of the ban on interstate […]

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has clarified the controversy surrounding the resumption of schools across the country. According to the PTF Chairman, Mr Boss Mustapha, the Federal Government has yet to approve the resumption of schools. Mustapha made the clarification on Thursday in Abuja at the PTF briefing on COVID-19, days after the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern that a large percentage of Nigerians currently live in various stages of poverty. He said the prospect of the population sliding further into extreme poverty was real. According to a statement on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President spoke in a recorded […]

The World Health Organisation, WHO has warned people against wearing masks while exercising, saying masks may reduce the ability to breathe comfortably. WHO gave the warning on Wednesday in an update of its Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters. It said that sweat could make the mask become wet more quickly which […]

The Federal Government has increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol from N140.80 to N143.80 per litre. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) announced the increment in a statement issued by its Executive Secretary, Abdulkadir Saidu on Wednesday. “After a review of the prevailing market fundamentals in the month […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday says domestic flights will resume effective July 8. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this known via his official Twitter handle. The minister explained that the restart of commercial operations would begin with the Lagos and Abuja airports which would both open on July 8. Sirika added that four […]

Police in Italy have confiscated a huge shipment of 14 metric tonnes (15.4 US tons) of amphetamines which they say was produced by ISIS in Syria. Officers tracked three suspect containers to the port of Salerno in southwest Italy and found 84 million pills with a market value of €1 billion ($1.12 billion) inside paper cylinders for industrial […]