Police forced me to copy, sign written statement, Evans co-defendant tells court

Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, one of the co-defendants of alleged kidnap kingpin Evans told Justice Hakeem Oshodi of Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday that police forced him to copy and sign…

APGA crisis deepens as National Chairman emerges Anambra guber candidate

The crisis rocking the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has deepened following the emergence of the factional National Chairman of the party, Chief Edozie Njoku, as the governorship candidate of…

Facebook hits $1 trillion valuation for first time

Social media giant, Facebook, has hit a $1 trillion valuation, following a dismissal of two antitrust lawsuits against the company. Facebook’s stock closed higher on Monday at $355.64 per share…

We’re not using FG’s funds to acquire stakes in Dangote Refinery – Kyari

Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, on Tuesday, clarified no dime of Government funds will go into the planned 20 per cent equity…

COVID-19: Senegal to pull out of final Olympic basketball qualifier

Senegal have been forced to pull out of the International Basketball Federation Olympic Qualification Tournament due to a COVID-19 outbreak. FIBA has confirmed that the Senegalese team withdrew due to…

FCT police arrest notorious ‘one-chance’ kingpin, killer

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says that it has arrested a notorious ‘one-chance’ (hit and run) robber who had been terrorising residents of Abuja. The suspect, identified as…

Ohanaeze: Igbo youth group alleges plot to sabotage Obiozor presidency

The Igbo Youth Alliance for Self-Determination has alleged a plot by internal forces within the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to blackmail and arm-twist its President-General George Obiozor. A statement issued Tuesday and…

DSS operatives produce IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu in court

The operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), on Tuesday, produced the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court,…

Senate passes N329.963bn 2021 FCT budget

The Senate on Tuesday approved N329,963,491,523bn as statutory budget for the Federal Capital Territory for the year 2021. The passage followed the consideration of the report of the Committee on…

BREAKING: FG arrests IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, returned to Nigeria to face trial

The Federal Government has arrested the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar dMalami(SAN), who…