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EFCC appeals Omatsuli, firms' acquittal in N3.6bn money laundering trial

Nigeria, April 9 -- KThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the Court of Appeal in Lagos to overturn a Federal High Court judgement that cleared a former Executive Director of P... Read More


Eno will use 'koboko' on people if he wins re-elect seeion - PDP official

Nigeria, April 9 -- A member of the Peoples Democratic Pwarty (PDP) caretaker committee in Akwa Ibom State, Unwana Assam, has warned that Governor Umo Eno's "I'm not your receptionist" remark foreshad... Read More


Eno will use 'koboko' on people if he's re-elected - PDP official

Nigeria, April 9 -- A member of the Peoples Democratic Pwarty (PDP) caretaker committee in Akwa Ibom State, Unwana Assam, has warned that Governor Umo Eno's "I'm not your receptionist" remark foreshad... Read More


Nigerian govt counters US advisory warning citizens against travel to Nigeria

Nigeria, April 9 -- The Nigerian government has described as unbalanced a US advisory authorising the departure of non-essential personnel and urging Americans not to travel to the West African countr... Read More


Edo shuts event centre where Nigerian rapper criticised Tinubu

Nigeria, April 9 -- The Edo State Government has sealed an event centre in Edo State, after a party in which popular Nigerian rapper Eedris Abdulkareem, who performed there, criticised President Bola ... Read More


Pipeline Security: NASS backs Tantita, dismisses petitions over surveillance contract

Nigeria, April 9 -- More than 300 federal lawmakers have endorsed the continued engagement of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited for pipeline surveillance, passing a unanimous vote of confidenc... Read More


Bauchi APC caucus divided over Gov Bala Mohammed's possible defection, constitutes committee

Nigeria, April 9 -- The Bauchi State Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is grappling with internal divisions over moves to bring the state governor, Bala Mohammed, into the party, exposing ... Read More


Last surviving child of 48th Ooni of Ife dies at 102

Nigeria, April 9 -- The last surviving child of the 48th Ooni of Ife, Alhaja (Princess) Rafatu Ademinure Awofisayo (nee Ademiluyi), has died at the age of 102. Her passing, which occurred peacefully ... Read More


'No one touched him except me; I slapped him twice, ' - Burna Boy gives account of altercation with DJ Tunez

Nigeria, April 9 -- Grammy-winning singer Damini "Burna Boy" Ogulu has broken his silence days after a physical altercation with disc jockey Michael "DJ Tunez" Adeyinka. PREMIUM TIMES reported that t... Read More


WHO condemns killing of health workers in Ethiopia, calls for investigation

Nigeria, April 9 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has condemned the killing of health workers in Amhara region of Ethiopia. In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, WHO Dir... Read More