The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an independent investigation into the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding by the National Assembly. The PDP said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja. Ologunagba…
The bandits who abducted 287 pupils last week at a public school in Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State are asking for N1 billion ransom for the release of the children. The kidnappers made contact on Tuesday…
Despite the hurried suspension of budget padding whistle-blower, Senator Abdul Ningi, by the Senate on Tuesday, there were more calls yesterday for a thorough probe of the allegations. The calls got louder as BudgIT, a public data organisation, fact checked…
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Emmanuel Ogalla, says there has been no record of piracy on Nigerian territorial waters in the last two years.Mr Ogalla, a vice admiral, disclosed this on Wednesday in Calabar while addressing participants of Naval…
• 272,400 die of kidney diseases yearly• Dialysis patient requires N160,000 weekly, N500,000 drugs monthly, N16m for transplant• Practitioners bemoan organ harvesting, commercialisation Growing patronage of poor lifestyle habits and other abuses are exposing more than 27 million Nigerians to…
Mobile network operator Airtel Africa, which has Nigeria as its biggest market, is giving thought to launching a public shares sale for its mobile money arm, whose valuation exceeds $4 billion once the transaction is completed. It has been in…
1 day ago A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of three men, who allegedly had unnatural sexual intercourse with 11 underaged boys. The police charged Uzaifa Rabiu, Aminu Ahmed and Mohammed Bello, all residents of Jakara…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said some of the reported kidnap incidents within Abuja were ‘stage managed’ The minister stated this on Wednesday shortly after he held a closed door meeting with the Senate on…
Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has said the investment drive of his administration over the past nine months in office had started to lift poor citizens out of the pit of poverty through government’s deliberate efforts and determination. The…
Adetokunbo Abiru, representing Lagos East on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has emerged the chairman, Southern Senators’ Forum (SSF). He took over from Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), who had been the leader of the forum since…