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EFCC charges four with N1.2 billion pension fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 arraigned four persons…

Uba v Ndukwe: Lawyers give final addresses 5 October

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Anambra state has fixed Oct. 5 for adoption…

Buhari: Boko Haram wants bomb maker freed for Chibok schoolgirls

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed for the first time why exploratory talks between his government…

Obioma, Nigerian writer makes Man Booker shortlist

Nigerian writer, Chigozie Obioma has again made the shortlist of the prestigious Man Booker Prize,…

Judge orders detention of 7 journalists, snake frees them

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Justice N.I. Agbelu of the High Court 1, Ota ordered the arrest and…

Kogi election: Philip Salawu emerges candidate for Labour

A former deputy governor of Kogi state, Mr Philip Salawu, has emerged as the candidate…

‘Khan of Worms’ : 293,072 accredited; 1,029,102 voted in Rivers

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said that only 293,072 voters were accredited…

Card readers didn’t malfunction in Akwa Ibom guber poll, says witness

Head of ICT unit of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state  said…

Electoral rules complied with in Delta governorship poll, says INEC staff

An official of INEC on Tuesday told the Election Petition Tribunal in Asaba that the…

FG moves to pay its workers salary arrears

Nigeria's Federal Government on Tuesday ordered its Ministries, Departments and Agencies  to compile the names…