How Magu used ‘Pastor’ to launder re-looted funds abroad – Report
Suspended EFCC boss Ibrahim Magu
A report by the Presidential Probe Panel has revealed details of how the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Nile Dam row: Egypt and Ethiopia generate heat but no power
While for Ethiopia, the dam, pictured here in 2019, is vital, Egypt sees it is as a threat to its existence
The polite diplomatic façade was maintained but the words of the…
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Mali president dissolves constitutional court amid unrest
There are growing calls for President Keita to resign
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has announced the dissolution of the constitutional court in an attempt to calm unrest…
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Coronavirus: Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan tests positive
Bachchan has been a star for five decades
Amitabh Bachchan, one of India's best known film actors, has tested positive for Covid-19, he told his millions of Twitter followers.
"I…
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Coronavirus: Donald Trump finally wears mask in public
"I think it's a great thing to wear a mask," the president said
US President Donald Trump has worn a mask in public for the first time since the start of the coronavirus…
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Anambra Police Command clamps down on illegal COVID-19 task force teams
Anambra Police commissioner,John Abang
By Sunny A. David
The Anambra State Police Command has expressed concern over incessant extortions, harassment, intimidation and…
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Anambra revenue service generates over N26b internal revenue
By Sunny A. David
The Anambra State Internal Revenue Service says it generated over N26billion for the state government in 2019.
The Chairman of the agency, Dr. David Nzekwu…
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Borno deputy governor, Kadafur commends WHO, partners on seasonal malarial chemoprevention
Borno deputy governor, Alhaji Usman Umar Kadafur
By Dauda R. Pam, Maiduguri
Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Usman Umar Kadafur has commended the World Health…
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England v West Indies: Late slump leaves tourists as favourites
England lost five wickets for 30 runs late on the fourth day to leave West Indies as favourites to win the first Test in Southampton.
Zak Crawley's 76, allied to 46 from Ben…
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South African church attack: Five dead after ‘hostage situation’
Police released images of suspects lying on the ground
Five people have been killed after attackers stormed a South African church, reportedly amid an argument over its…
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Igwe Achebe, ACP Ogbuakpaka bag Seal of Honour, ‘Ambassador of Good Service’ awards
Igwe Achebe receives his award
By Sunny A. David
Onitsha North Transition Committee Chairman, Mr. Patrick Agha Mba bestowed an award of Seal of Honour, Ambassador of Good…
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Closure of schools: Students sneak back to hostels in Awka
Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Professor Charles Okechuwku Esimone
By Sunny A. David
With the easing of interstate boundary lockdown, our correspondent has…
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Taraba correspondents’ chapel of NUJ elects new exco
Sadiq Adamu is chair, Taraba correspondents' chapel
By Hameed Abubakar, Jalingo
The Taraba State Correspondents' Chapel of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Saturday…
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COVID-19: Kwara health workers demand hazard allowance
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State
By Emmanuel Kehinde, Ilorin
Health workers in Kwara State have appealed to the state government to pay their Coronavirus pandemic…
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Niger govt says will not compromise standard on road construction
Niger government on Saturday warned contractors handling the rehabilitation of Maje-Kwamba road in Suleja against compromising with the quality and standard of the road.
The News…
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Troops eliminate notorious bandits, recover cache of arms in Taraba
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of “Operation Whirl Stroke”, on Friday, eliminated two notorious bandits who had been attacking communities in Benue and Taraba.
The…
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