TONY OSAUZO, BENIN A clash between Uneme- Ekpedo and Bekuma- Okpameri communities in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State over mango, has reportedly left two people dead. Trouble was said to have started on Wednesday, when one out of four […]
US abortion laws are set for now, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said Friday, reiterating that he thinks abortion is “murder” days after igniting a firestorm by suggesting women who have them should be punished. Trump has been criticized by […]
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the cancellation of the usual restriction of movement during state-wide sanitation exercise, often held on the last Saturday of every month in the state. This may, however, not become […]
A Florida jury has awarded Hulk Hogan $115m (£79m) after the gossip news website Gawker published a sex tape of the retired professionalwrestler. Mr Hogan’s legal team argued the New York-based website violated his privacy and thevideo was not newsworthy.The […]
Lawmakers have uncovered 25 fresh errors in this year’s budget, it was learnt yesterday. The items involved are allocated about N37, 025, 238, 407. Of the amount, about N21,623,323,649 voted for office repairs was rated “avoidable” by the Senate and […]
The police have smashed the gang that allegedly robbed the Festac branch of a popular online retailer, JUMIA, last October. It was busted following a tip-off received by the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) that a member of the gang identified […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday alleged that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Rickey Tarfa, bribed Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court with N225,000. It alleged that Tarfa, last January 7, transferred the money to […]
The Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS), Tin-Can Island command, Tuesday intercepted arms and ammunitions concealed in a container and arrested a suspect. Speaking while handing over the contraband cargoes, NCS Area Comptroller, Mr. Yusuf Bashar said that the healthy collaboration amongst […]
By Daniel Eteghe There was a mild drama as Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday arrested a mother of three, Mrs. Saidat Bola Hassan who vomited about fifteen wraps of white powdery substances that tested positive […]
Three contractors handling the Eko Atlantic Project have urged the Federal High Court to dismiss a suit seeking to stop it. The plaintiff, Mondinvest Limited, is demanding N2billion in general damages for the alleged damage of its property due to […]