Members of the umbrella body of cattle owners, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), will now be part of the patrol teams to enforce the new law to […]
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Human Rights Watch Chronicles In A Damning Report How Government Officials Rape & Abuse Women And Girls In IDP Camps
Government officials and other authorities in Nigeria have raped and sexually exploited women and girls displaced by the conflict with Boko Haram. The government is not doing enough to protect […]
Corruption: EFCC Re-Arraigns Orji Kalu In Lagos
A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, is currently in the dock before a Federal High Court in Lagos answering alleged corruption charges. Kalu and others had been initially […]
“You Shouldn’t Be Asking For Foreign Loans Without Economic Blueprint” – World Bank Tells FG
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund, IMF, have piled pressure on the Federal Government to come up with an economic blueprint, if its drive for foreign loans was not […]
No Nigerian Was Sent To Prison For What They Said Or Wrote Under Me – Goodluck Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has implored Nigerians to continue to support democratic governance. The former Nigerian leader spoke at a dinner he attended in the United States on Saturday evening. […]
“I Made Folorunsho Alakija, 25 Others Billionaire” – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Saturday in Lagos that Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, Africa’s richest woman by Forbes reckoning, was among the 25 billionaires he made during his tenure as […]
We Won’t Teleguide EFCC To Arrest Jonathan – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the present administration will not dictate to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on former President Goodluck Jonathan. Osinbajo, who said this […]
Buhari To Launch $10billion Niger Delta Reconstruction Fund
The federal government under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari plans a $10 billion infrastructure development fund for the oil-rich but restive Niger Delta, the Minister of State for Petroleum, […]
Don’t Borrow Above $22 Billion – Debt Management Office Warns Buhari
The Debt Management Office, DMO, has advised the Federal Government not to borrow above $22.08 billion in 2017. The DMO gave the recommendation on Tuesday in its 2016 Debt Sustainability […]
How Obanikoro, Others Airlifted N1.2bn Cash For Fayose – Zenith Bank Official
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday called its first prosecution witness before a Federal High Court in Abuja in the trial of an aide of Governor Ayo Fayose […]