The Sun Newspaper announced that they have returned the N9million compensation it received from the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), given to them from the office of the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The money was compensation given to some newspaper houses whose offices were raided by …
Read More »Hiddink takes over at Chelsea
helsea have appointed Guus Hiddink to replace Jose Mourinho on a short-term basis following the latter’s sacking, issuing a statement confirming the news on Saturday. The Dutchman, who previously took control of the Blues in 2009 on an interim basis, will be in the stands when the club take on Sunderland on Saturday, and his …
Read More »3 Konga staff members docked over N9.6m phone theft
Three staff of an online retail outlet, Konga, on Friday appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing 500 units of Infinix Hot2 mobile phone valued at N9.6 million. The men, Ibrahim Maradesa; 31, Oluwatoyin Salau; 41, and Jerry Idenudia; 27, who all reside at Ogba …
Read More »Dasuki,four others granted bail
The former national security adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, currently on trial for alleged money laundering and criminal breach of trust, has been granted bail by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Dasuki, facing a 19-count charge, is standing trial alongside Shuaibu Salisu,a former director of finance at the office …
Read More »#Breaking News: Alison Diezani-Madueke reportedly dead as family denies death news
Nigeria’s former Petroleum Minister and former chairman of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mrs Alison Diezani-Madueke is reportedly dead. She was said to have died earlier today at a London hospital where she’s undergoing treatment for Cancer. A family source who prefer anonymity,disclosed this today. In a twist …
Read More »Platini to boycott FIFA hearing
Michel Platini has decided not to attend his hearing before FIFA’s ethics committee in Zurich, scheduled for Friday, his lawyers told AFP on Wednesday. A statement from the legal representatives of the suspended UEFA president said he chose to boycott the hearing after “the verdict was already announced to the …
Read More »Nicki Minaj told to cancel Performance in Angola
Rights groups today,has called on US hip-hop star Nicki Minaj to cancel an upcoming concert in Angola, saying her performance would endorse the authoritarian rule of long-time PresidentJose Eduardo dos Santos. Minaj is due on stage on Saturday in the Angolan capital Luanda for a Christmas concert hosted by the …
Read More »FG withdraws criminal charges against Kanu
A Nigerian court on Wednesday struck out the case against a pro-Biafra activist after the prosecutors withdrew criminal charges against him. Nnamdi Kanu, whose arrest in October has sparked a wave of protests across the southeast, is however still held by the Department of State Services (DSS), the country’s secret …
Read More »Naira hits new low at unofficial market
Nigeria’s naira fell 1.5 percent to a new low of 265 to the dollar on the unofficial market on Wednesday after the central bank rationed dollar supplies this week, traders said. The bank cut the amount it sold to each of the 2,270 retail money exchange brokers that participated in …
Read More »Appeal Court Sacks Wike,orders rerun election in 90 days
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of Nyesom Wike as Governor of Rivers state. The three man panel today ruled on the appeal filed by Wike following the October 24th verdict of the Rivers state Governorship tribunal which nullified his election as governor of the …
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