There appears to be no respite for Nigerian officials involved in Halliburton and Siemens bribery scandal as a Swiss Court has ordered the handover of details of bank accounts to United Kingdom(UK) authorities investigating a $180million bribery scam in Nigeria. … read more
The Police in the early hours of Monday rescued two Spanish nationals from the hands of kidnappers who invited them into the country for business discussion. The duo, who are renowned cosmetic manufacturers in Spain, were invited to Nigeria on … read more
Lagos State government says it would soon begin to arrest school age children who roam the streets during school hours. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele disclosed this in Lagos at the weekend. Bamidele stated that … read more
The Federal Government has written to the United States government, demanding that individuals involved in the Halliburton bribery scandal be named. In a letter signed by the Attorney-General of Fede-ration (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), and … read more
Acombined team of the State Security Service, Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and the Police, on Sunday, raided Takwa Bay Island in Lagos and arrested about 40 suspected criminals. Some of the suspects are believed to be militants and sea pirates. … read more
The police in Lagos on Saturday gunned down six suspected kidnappers during an operation to rescue a Lebanese seized since Monday last week. Lagos Commissioner of police, Marvel Akpoyibo, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said N30m ransom was also … read more
Hope for peace in the Niger Delta dimmed at the weekend as the Joint Military Task (JTF), code named Operation Restore Hope, raised the alarm that militants from a camp in Delta State were planning to attack major oil and … read more
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have insisted on the N52,200 minimum wage as proposed by the NLC to the Federal Government. Besides, the unions tasked the Federal Government to commence the … read more
No fewer than 960 people out of the 17,500 cases of Cerebral Spinal Meningitis reported in the northern part of the country have died in the past three months. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said this in a statement made … read more
Barely a week after the House of Representatives raised alarm over N3.31 trillion un-remitted to the national coffers by ministries, departments and other agencies (MDAs), no agency can say where the money is or who is keeping how much. Investigation … read more