Ubi Franklin is one of the happiest men in the world at the moment and the reason is not far-fetched. As you read this, the Triple MG boss has welcomed a new bundle of joy into his young family. His actress wife, Lilian Esoro, has been delivered of a bouncing baby boy. It was learnt…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the judiciary to remain impartial in the fight against corruption in the country. The President made this known on Monday while declaring open an international workshop on Criminal Justice Administration, Development and ACJA 2015 held at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja. Buhari stated that the Judiciary must take steps…
As part of its efforts to boost international trade relations in Nigeria, the Federal Government has disclosed that it would collaborate with the United States of America, USA, on fair labour practices. This was made known via a statement issued in Abuja by the Deputy Director, Press, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere. Olowookere…
On Monday, July 18, 2016, an accident occurred on the popular and busy Third Mainland Bridge, TMB. According to information gathered by our reporter, the incident caused traffic gridlock on the bridge. The accident involved a 12-seater bus, which somersaulted. Officials of Lagos State Rescue team and LASTMA were on ground to rescue victims and…
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has granted bail to Olugbenga Obadina, Managing Director of Almond Projects Limited. Obadina was accused of collecting about N2.4billion from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, under Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) purportedly for a contract without contract award. The suspect was…
The Board of Directors of Nigerian Breweries Plc has declared a revenue of N157.37 billion for the first half of 2016. The unaudited and provisional results released to The Nigerian Stock Exchange show that the amount represents a 4 per cent increase over the N151.67 billion declared in the corresponding period in 2015. The results…
Reports reaching us indicate that troops of 101 Battalion, 7 Division Garrison on foot patrol along with some elements of Civilian JTF, intercepted a suspected male suicide bomber at Sabon Gari Jidari, Borno State. The suspect was said to be carrying primed Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) concealed in a blue stabilizer casing and gave his…
Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman, has said a total of 249 suspected Boko Haram terrorists and accomplices have been cleared and released by the Joint Interrogation as approved by the Chief of Army Staff in Maiduguri, Borno State. He said those cleared and released included 169 males, 46 women and 34…
Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, has stressed that there is no need to remove President Muhammadu Buhari from office. The All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, who spoke on Sunday in Bauchi, disclosed that the House had no single evidence of impeachable offence against the President. Addressing journalists in Bauchi, Doguwa, representing…
Some suspected terrorists were recently waylaid by troops of Forward Operation Base, 33 Brigade deployed in Burra, Bauchi State. It was said that the troops, along with some local vigilantes, had conducted patrol along Unguwar Kanawa-Rugar Abdulsalami-Diwa Village-Dutsen Zaki with the aim of clearing cattle rustlers, armed bandits and kidnappers operating in the general area.…