Yusuf Alli and Tony Akowe, Abuja THE row generated in the House of Representatives following the probe of the Chinese loans taken by the Federal Government for infrastructure development has deepened. Many House members have protested to Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila on the
The Police Public Relations Officer, Gbenga Fadeyi confirmed the development to Channels Television on Sunday. Mr Fadeyi did not give details of where the suspect is being kept at the time of this report. His arrest comes some days after he escaped from
By Nduka Chiejina (Assistant Editor) The Debt Management Office (DMO) has vowed to deal with any of its staff responsible for leaking official documents. According to a statement issued Saturday evening, the DMO said it “will brief relevant security agencies in the country
Igboeli Arinze Recently, it seems like the Nigerian police has been conducting secretly a war against a group of people. These people are not terrorists, nor are they members of the mafia, cutthroats, thieves and economic saboteurs, no! The police is busy fighting
Kayode Idowu, Maiduguri One hundred and six persons who reportedly escaped from Boko Haram captivity have found their way into the hands of the troops of the Multinational Joint Taskforce. Ninety-four of the escapees who are Nigerians were said to have been
The lingering battle between a former Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and the sitting Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has resumed in the law courts. Recall that Uzodinma had continued with the probe panels inherited from the Emeka Ihedioha government which Okorocha
Keying into calls by Nigerians to up security architecture of the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the sum of N13.3 billion to be used for Community Policing Initiatives in the country. The approval was announced, Thursday, at the end of
By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has called for stiffer sanctions on the new military regime in the Republic of Mali to force a speedy return to democratic rule in the country. This was part of President Buhari’s position at a virtual
Onimisi Alao, Yola A High Court in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, has jailed one woman, Fatima Bello, for posing as a famous politician and extorting money from members of the public. The same Court, sitting on Thursday, sentenced another woman, Mercy Elder,
By Melissa Bell, Mamadou Tapily, Zamira Rahim and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN)Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his immediate resignation on state television late Tuesday, hours after he and the Prime Minister were arrested by mutinous soldiers in a coup. Tuesday’s events sparked