Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki says the application to the Federal High Court, Lagos, for interim forfeiture order on his Ilorin home by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is an abuse of the court process and a violation of a subsisting order of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Saraki, in a statement by […]
Creative_Doks, a Nigerian Ballpoint artist has gotten the attention of US President Donald Trump. The picture of the painting went viral after Creative_Doks went on his Twitter handle @Doks_Arts to share the image explaining that it took him about 70 Hours to work on and achieve the final result. He also tagged the US President […]
Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila in a separate statement on Monday expressed shock over the demise of a member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Jafaru Illiyasu Auna. Honourable Jafaru, who represented Rijau/Magama Federal Constituency of Niger State in the ninth National Assembly died on Monday morning […]
Nigeria is set to have a University of Transportation in Daura, Katsina State, the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the institution, the president re-echoed his administration’s commitment to prioritizing the participation of indigenes and application of local content to the development of infrastructure. He said the project is part […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a naval chief, Captain Dada Labinjo, 15 months in detention without trial. Labinjo, who has been in the custody of the Nigerian Navy since September 2018, was brought before Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday. He was arraigned on […]
The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo, believes regulating the posts on social media is the way to go in order to bring sanity into the society. Keyamo stated this in a series of tweets on Monday in reaction to the proposal of the Social Media Bill by the National Assembly. […]
Nollywood actor, Gbenro Ajibade has confirmed that he and estranged wife, Osas Ighodaro are finally divorced. Gbenro made the revelation in an interview on Rubbin minds on Channels Television. He revealed that they are currently divorced and are co-parenting their only child. There were speculations that the couple’s marriage hit the rocks months ago after […]
A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has asked the Federal Government to start complying with Nigerian Court injunctions the same way it heeds the ruling of foreign courts. Mr. Falana a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), accused the Federal Government of disobeying valid court orders in Nigeria while it complies with orders from Britain. […]
The Defence Headquarters has denied the absorption of some deradicalized Boko Haram ex-fighters into the Nigerian military. In a press release signed by the Director Defence Information, Brigadier Onyema Nwachukwu, the military says the claims are not only bereft of the truth, but laced with mediocrity emanating from poorly researched and uninformed positions. He adds […]
Cristiano Ronaldo scored from the spot to rescue a 2-2 draw for Juventus at home against Sassuolo to leave the way open for Inter Milan to claim top spot in Serie A later on Sunday. Leonardo Bonucci had scored early for the eight-time reigning Serie A champions but Jeremie Boga and Francesco Caputo hit back […]
