Nigerian jailed in US over $6m inheritance fraud
A United States court has sentenced a Nigerian, Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, to over eight years in prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded more than…
SSANU, NASU issue strike notice over unpaid allowances
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions have given the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum over unresolved welfare issues, warning…
Tax ID Not Mandatory For Ordinary Nigerians To Open Bank Accounts – FG
The Federal Government has moved to calm public anxiety over reports that every Nigerian must obtain a Tax Identification Number (Tax ID) before opening or maintaining a bank account. Chairman…
Oyo APC makes my work easier !! They are too lazy …..Oyo Pdp Spokesman blasts APC
Mr Michael Ogunsina,the Oyo state Pdp Public Relations Officer and Youth Leader said that there is no virtually no opposition to the Government of Governor Seyi Makinde and the Oyo…
720,000 people commit suicide annually — WHO
More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year, and many more attempt it, the World Health Organisation has said. The Director-General of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, is calling for “shifting the…
Ghana accepts Nigerians, other West Africans deported from US
Ghana has begun accepting West African nationals deported from the United States, including Nigerians, President John Dramani Mahama said on Wednesday. According to Reuters, Mahama disclosed that a first batch…
JUST IN: Resident doctors give FG fresh 24-hour ultimatum
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has issued the Federal Government a fresh 24-hour ultimatum to meet its outstanding demands, following the expiration of its earlier 10-day deadline on September…
Parties clash over El-Rufai’s probe for criminal conspiracy
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress have accused the Federal Government of intimidation and witch-hunt following a police invitation to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai,…
Policemen killed my son for attempting to preach to Cross River gov – Mother
A businesswoman, Victoria Mba, whose 22-year-old son, Moses Mba, was allegedly shot by police officers at the former residence of the Cross River State Governor, tells GRACE EDEMA about her…
Tinubu seeks NASS backing to fast-track State Police
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday said his administration would work closely with the leadership of the National Assembly to remove political and bureaucratic bottlenecks stalling the operationalisation of state…
