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  An Ikeja Special Offence Court on Friday granted the former executive director of the Punch Newspaper, Azubuike Ishiekwene, accused of forgery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) N2million bail. Granting Ishiekwene bail, Justice Mojisola Dada said he must provide two sureties who are owners of landed property...

  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State command, has arrested one Ezennia Onyeka for  allegedly operating illegal Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registration centre in Nnewi. The state Commandant of the corps, Mr David Bille, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency...

  The police in Plateau on Friday confirmed the arrest of an 18-year-old man, Marvellous Luka, who allegedly raped his 70-year-old grandmother. The police officer in charge of the case, Insp. Mulleng Alex, said that Luka, lives in Dangu-gu Village, Ampang West District of Mangu, Plateau. Alex said that the...

  The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has said that Africa can no longer be ignored because it has a huge market and investment opportunities to offer. Adesina said this on Thursday at the launch of the African Economic Outlook 2020, in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire....

MTN Group Ltd. is planning to sell a portion of its majority shares in the Nigerian unit and divest its stakes in a major towers business IHS in a bid to raise $4 billion. According to the mobile-phone company, it plans to sell around 14 per cent stakes in the...

  Five days after the tragic Helicopter crash, the cause of death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna has been confirmed by the LA County coroner’s office. The NBA legend, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter tragically died along with seven others when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed...

  The United States has reportedly denied a visa to Founder and General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, a.k.a Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo According to This Day, the embassy on Thursday said it denied Oyedepo visa because the Bishop did not qualify for visa renewal in its assessment....

The United States-Nigeria Bi-national Commission has summoned five ministers from Nigeria to discuss issues of trade, investment and particularly Nigeria's worsening human rights record. According to SaharaReporters, the meeting is set to take place from February 1 to 3, 2020 in Washington DC. The online medium said it can confirm...

  inaugurates NEWMAP committee   Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday announced the approval of the sum of N500 million as counterpart funding for the World Bank-supported Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) in the State. The project is to enhance the control and prevention of flood,...

  Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday told the 33 Caretaker Chairmen of local governments and 35 chairmen of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) that the people of the state expect massive development of the councils under his watch. The Governor, who spoke at the Executive Council chambers...