A yet-to-be-identified Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, lecturer is at the centre of a sex-for-grade scandal that blew open in his face and culminated in his public disgrace. This was consequent upon his being caught in the adulterous act. He was “sleeping” with a married woman in her matrimonial home, not in …
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The Federal Government has listed for sale two aircraft from Nigeria’s presidential air fleet, including a nearly two-decade-old Boeing 737‑700 Business Jet (BBJ), through Swiss-based AMAC Aerospace in Basel. According to sources in the Presidency, the BBJ—acquired in 2005 during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration for $43 million—has become increasingly …
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The newly rehabilitated Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja, has generated more than N700 million in three weeks. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, disclosed this on Sunday, during a Thanksgiving Service at St. James’ Anglican Church, Asokoro, Abuja. The thanksgiving was for the …
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The Lagos State Government (LASG) says it will continue with the single-use plastics ban enforcement to improve the state’s infrastructure and protect the environment. The Commissioner For Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this on Sunday while speaking with journalists after an inspection tour of the projects at …
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The federal government is currently in discussions with private investors to secure nearly $60 million in funding to electrify the Onne Port in Rivers State and transform it into Nigeria’s first green port. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this during the ‘Decarbonising Infrastructure in Nigeria Summit’ held at the Presidential …
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The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Katoge Village, Kazaure Local Government Area. In a statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Dutse, the spokesman for the Jigawa Command, Shi’isu Adam, said the arrest was made possible by …
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he chose to join President Bola Tinubu’s administration because he is confident it will deliver true dividends of democracy to Nigerians. Speaking on Sunday during a Thanksgiving service held to mark the successful completion of various project commissioning in the …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) said on Sunday that it has intercepted a total of 52 pieces of travelers cheques concealed in children books worth $17.7million. The cheques, according to a statement issued by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi in Abuja, were enroute to Malaysia through Istanbul on …
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Atiku Abubakar said that the choice of Senator David Mark as the interim national chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC was evidence of the seriousness of the coalition leaders to transition into a serious alternative in the polity. His media aide, Paul Ibe, quoted him [Atiku] to have said …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has destroyed 24,175 kilograms of skunk on 9.67 hectares of cannabis farmland at Ikaka, Oke-Ila forest, Osun. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that NDLEA operatives had raided the area …
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