THE Nigeria Police told the Senate that if it must perform effectively and efficiently, it would require  nothing less than N1.13trillion for its overhead cost annually, against N31.6billion earmarked for it in the 2017 budget. According to…

The Nigerian Army yesterday said its troops had killed 20 Boko Haram insurgents in a clearance operation in the Lake Chad Basin. Timothy Antigha, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, made the disclosure in a statement in…

THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting yesterday approved over N377. 53 billion for projects covering roads, power, education, water, health among other projects, after over six hours meeting. Ministers of Transportation Rotimi…

THE Senate, the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern consultative Assembly (ECA) yesterday faulted the arrest and detention of the Managing Director of Innoson Motors, Dr. Innocent Chukwuma. The upper chamber, at…

An Italian court has approved the prosecution of Royal Dutch Shell and Eni in the controversial sale of OPL 245 oil block. OPL 245 is located in an extremely rich oilfield in the Niger Delta, estimated to worth half a trillion dollars. The…

Barely 24 hours after his arrest,  the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the owner of Innoson Motors, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, on bail. The anti-graft agency, however, said Chukwuma and his brother, Charles…

House of Representatives on Tuesday waded into the denial of call to bar for Ms. Amasa Fidaus by the Nigerian Judiciary, mandating its Committee on Justice and Committee on Judiciary to investigate the matter. The House also mandated its…

England  have lined up a Wembley friendly against  Nigeria  as part of their World Cup preparations. The Super Eagles will be one of two opponents for England, the other likely to be against Latin American opposition, before they depart for…

Sixteen Local Government Chairmen in Ekiti state, on Tuesday, dragged the Federal Government and Governors of 36 states of the federation to court over the approval of $1billion from the Excess Crude Account to support the ongoing war…

Human rights lawyer and activist, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has challenged the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, to arraign and jail a serving minister or any other official indicted in the past of…