A magistrate court has ordered the detention of one AbdulGaniu Mohammed for the alleged sexual assault of a minor. Mohammed, a 59-year- old farmer, was reported to the police by one AbdulGafar Mohammed that the defendant allegedly defiled his younger sister The defendant allegedly inserted his finger into the victim’s …

Governor of Ekiti and presidential hopeful, Kayode Fayemi has stated that if he is elected president, he would address the “imbalance” in the federal capital territory (FCT). Fayemi while speaking at a meeting with FCT All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates on Tuesday said he would ensure that the indigenous people …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has finally arrested Rochas Okorocha, an All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant. EFCC picked up Okorocha from his residence in Maitama area of Abuja on Tuesday evening. The anti-graft agency had earlier invaded the residence of the former Imo State governor in an …

A former lawmaker representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, has lost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to a serving House Representatives member, Hon. T.J Yusuf. Sources recalls that there was a deadlock in the Kogi West PDP Senatorial primary election where Dino Melaye scored 88 and TJ Yusuf polled …

The Federal High Court, Lagos Division has restrained a former chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos branch, Alhaji Musilu Akinsanya, a.k.a. MC Oluomo and seven others from collecting union dues and levies from commercial drivers that are non-union members in all motor parks in Lagos …

The policy-setting committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted to raise the monetary policy rate (MPR), which measures interest rate, to 13 percent to tame rising inflation. The monetary policy rate (MPR) is the baseline interest rate in an economy, every other interest rate used within an …

The Imo House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill for the establishment of the Imo Public Complaints, Financial Crimes and anti Corruption Commission and other related matters. The 67 section bill was presented by the Majority Leader, Mr Kanayo Onyemaechi (APC Owerri) at the plenary session of the house …

Coalition for Peter Obi, a political group has asked the former Anambra governor to pursue his presidential bid in another political party. Obi is one of the presidential hopefuls of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement on Tuesday, Zubairu Mohammad, spokesman of the coalition, alleged that some PDP …

Rochas Okorocha, a presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress, has allegedly been held hostage. The remark was made by Okorocha in response to the presence of EFCC operatives in his Abuja residence. The Imo West senator’s residence in Abuja’s Maitama neighborhood was besieged by EFCC operatives on Tuesday. In reaction to their …

The Federal Government on Tuesday said N999 million would be spent daily to feed approximately 10 million pupils in the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) across the country. Hajiya Aishatu Digil, the Team Lead of NHGSFP disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting on disbursement modalities for the review cost …