UgamatvAnambra floods displace 5,000, submerge houses, schools, churches
No fewer than 5,000 persons have been displaced by flood that submerged houses, schools and churches in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The Chairman of the council,…
Reps probe allocations to Rivers varsities, others
THE House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts said it was investigating how funds released to the Rivers State-owned tertiary institutions as well as other agencies and parastatals were spent…
Senate probes commercial banks over ‘illicit, excess’ charges
The Senate on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions to investigate the alleged illicit and excess bank charges by commercial banks operating in the country.…
Senate asks Buhari to scrap redundant federal agencies
The Senate, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to reduce the number of its agencies in order to save cost of governance. The red chamber took the decision following the…
Police commission pledges to address FSARS excesses
The Police Service Commission has said it would not allow “outlaw policemen” to tarnish the image of the Nigeria Police Force. The agency, which has the mandate to discipline and…
Buhari re-appoints Okhiria as NRC MD
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has renewed the appointment of Freeborn Okhiria as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation. Okhiria is the current managing director of…
FG announces three-day closure of Third Mainland Bridge
A section of Third Mainland Bridge will be completely closed for three days for repair works. The Federal Government announced this in a statement on Wednesday by the Federal Controller…
Nigerian rapper, Olawale Hassan, jailed for rape in UK
A Nigerian rapper based in the United Kingdom, Olawale Hassan popularly known as Goldie 1, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a woman. According to BBC.com,…
Kidnap kingpin, Evans, others open defence Oct 16
The trial of an alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, and five of his alleged accomplices will resume before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on October 16,…
Ondo: Buhari assures Nigerians of credible poll, says Adesina
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has assured all stakeholders of credible governorship election in Ondo…
