The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened an investigation into possible corrupt enrichment by Hassan Danbaba, a grandson of Sir Ahmadu Bello, a former Premier of Nigeria’s Northern Region who was also the Sardauna of Sokoto. Mr. Danbaba is accused of partaking in the illegal sharing of funds …
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A Lagos-based comedian, Chinedu Paul, aka Think Twice, has been identified as one of the three persons mistaken for members of the Badoo cult and lynched on Saturday by angry residents in Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos State. This is just as residents continued to buy weapons, especially cutlasses, in a desperate move to stop the Badoo members …
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The National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners has said its members can cure the ailing President Muhammadu Buhari of any ailment if consulted. The Patron of the NANTMP, Dr. Adesunmiboye Fawawo, said this in an interview with our correspondent in Osogbo on Tuesday on the sidelines of the inauguration of …
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Since its foray into the market in 2001, La Casera has managed to leverage on its brand equity to carve a niche in the carbonated soft drinks sector of Nigeria’s food and beverage industry. Although, the beverage maker later took the back seat in the heat of stiff competition, it has …
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Senator Ali NdumeA Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the terrorism charges instituted against a former Leader of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, in 2011. Justice Gabriel Kolawole, in his judgment on Tuesday, upheld Ndume’s no-case-submission on the grounds that the prosecution was unable to establish any prima …
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A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced one Collins Okorodudu to six weeks imprisonment for beating up a woman. The judge, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, however, gave Okorodudu an option of N6, 000 fine, and also ordered him to pay N25, 000 compensation to the complainant, one Titus Mercy. …
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Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), SaharaReporters can exclusively reveal, is meddling in the trial of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court, who standing trial along with Mr. Godwin Obla, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on a 30-count charge bordering on alleged perversion of the …
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No fewer than five persons were shot at the Kogi State polytechnic gate, Lokoja where senator Dino Melaye was holding a protest against the state government. The protest which stated around 11am turned bloody when gunmen yet to be identified invaded the venue of protset. The gunmen who stormed the …
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The acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday signed the 2017 Appropriation Bill into law. Osinbajo appended his signature on the document at about 4:41pm inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The brief event was witnessed by principal officers of the National Assembly, presidential aides and other top government officials.
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A former international, Edema Fuludu, says the absence of Mikel Obi and Odion Ighalo will not make any difference in the Super Eagles formation when they play South Africa’s Bafana Bafana on Sunday. The Eagles will host the South African national team at Uyo in the ongoing qualifiers for the …
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