An Abuja High Court, on Monday, June 27, 2016, granted bail to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. The Senate President was brought before the court on allegation of forging the Senate Standing Rules. The Federal Government filed the case against Saraki, Ekweremadu and two others. At the court on Monday,…
Argentine footballer, Lionel Messi, has announced his retirement from international football. The Barcelona star made this known shortly after his team lost the 2016 Copa America competition to Chile, a team that denied then of the same title in 2015. Messi, speaking with Argentine national television after the game, told the world that he will…
President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday, June 27, appeared before a High Court sitting in Abuja for an alleged forgery case filed against them by the Federal Government. The duo alongside two others were accused by the FG of tampering with the Senate Standing Rules, which brought…
Reports gathered by us indicate that the body of the missing Abuja-based mother of four children, Charity Aiyedogbon aka Deepdeal ChaCha Dehammer, has been found. It was learnt that the body of the beautiful woman was found already dismembered and dumped along the Bwari Expressway, Dutse Abuja, opposite the Lower Usman Dam. Friends of the…
A pan-Yoruba socio-political group known as Afenifere, has accused the Federal Government of failing the Yoruba nation. The group, via its spokesman, Yinka Odunmaki, made this known following the recent killing of 15 persons in Imushin, Ogijo area of Ogun State and another 50 people killed last Thursday by suspected militants in Elepete and Igbo…
Today, Monday, June 27, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, are expected to be brought before an Abuja High Court by the Federal Government over an alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rules. Two other persons would be charged alongside Saraki and Ekweremadu. It is believed that it would be a…
According to reports, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has confiscated not less than 29 properties from former Air Force chiefs. Those affected include the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu; a former Chief of Accounts and Budgeting in NAF, Air Vice Marshal Jacob Adigun (retd.); and a former Director…
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Engr Babachir David Lawal, has explained why the Federal Government has not gone after members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in its fight against corruption. Since the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration came into power on May 29, 2015, members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party,…
Nigeria is a dynamic and prolific location for businessmen and job seekers from around the world. People visit the country regularly on business and some even relocate to settle in the country. Unfortunately, with the budding recession, many have been laid off and are in search of new jobs. Even citizens who return to the…
Before the commencement of the 2016 Copa America competition in the USA, a lot was expected from Lionel Messi and Argentina. They were tipped as favourite to lift the trophy, but on Sunday, they were prevented again by the familiar woes, Chile. After the match, which was decided on penalties after a goalless draw in…