EFCC writes foreign minister, insists payment of embassies in dollars for services illegal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told embassies operating in Nigeria that it is illegal for them to…
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Nigerian journalist released from prison after IPI Nigeria intervention
The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has secured the release of a Nigerian journalist, Ibraheem…
Binance: Lawmaker denies receiving $140m bribe
Member of House of Representatives, Dominic Okafor (APGA-Anambra) has denied receiving 140 million dollars bribe from Mr Nadeem Anjarwalla, the…
Bandits invade Kogi varsity, abduct students
Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi, and abducted some…
NHRC seeks strict legislation to ban cultism in schools
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for a strict legislation to ban cultism in the country’s institutions of…
Drug traffickers will henceforth die by hanging—Senate
The Senate on Thursday approved death penalty for convicted dealers and importers of cocaine, heroin and other hard drugs into…
Family petitions military chiefs over seizure of 700 cows, others by soldiers
The Fulani Waziri family of Rafin Sarki village in Fatika District of Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna State, has accused…
$150m Bribery: FG blasts Binance CEO, says allegation against govt officials diversionary
The Federal Government has dismissed an allegation by Binance Chief Executive Officer, Richard Teng, to the effect that unidentified Nigerian…
Nigeria’s detention of our executives, a dangerous precedent—Binance CEO
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of cryptocurrency Exchange Binance, Richard Teng on Tuesday dismissed the decision by Nigeria to detain…
Police arraign 24-year-old for alleged possession of pistol
The police on Tuesday arraigned a 24-year-old, Abdulateef Giwa, for alleged possession of a locally made pistol. Giwa, whose address…