Senate to probe N2 trillion pension fund

THE Senate is set to probe the sum of N2 trillion paid to an unspecified number of pensioners, just as it implored states that have not joined the contributory pension fund of the Federal Government to join in time, in order to avoid delay during payment. 

Slain banker’s trial: Court admits weapon as exhibit

JUSTICE Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, admitted the alleged weapon (a kitchen knife) that was used to murder former Skye Bank staff, Omozoje Titilayo Arowolo, by her husband, Akolade Arowolo, in addition to some other exhibits tendered by the prosecution in the trial.

Nigeria: Again, NURTW Clash Claims 15 in Lagos

A clash between rival factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos brought business and normal activities to a standstill in the Lagos Island axis of the state , leaving 15 people dead and several others severely injured.

Corruption trial: Alao-Akala, others fight back

FORMER governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, his former Commissioner for Local Government, Senator Hosea Agboola and an Ibadan-based contractor, Mr Femi Babalola, currently on trial for corrupt practices at an Ibadan High Court, have asked the court to strike out the 11-count charge preferred against them because the charge did not disclose any offence known to law.

Nigeria: Court Stops Cross River Governorship Election

An Abuja Federal High Court yesterday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from going ahead with Saturday's governorship election in Cross River State.

Stop 2015 campaigns, Jonathan tells PDP members, ministers

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday warned members of the Peoples Democratic Party and his cabinet to stop campaigning ahead of the 2015 elections.

Nigeria steps up security in restive Maiduguri

Nigeria on Tuesday stepped up security in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri with the military launching patrolling, a day after radical sect Boko Haram launched a revenge attack killing 30 people.

Iran sets conditions for oil to European nations

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has laid out conditions for future oil exports to other European countries after halting sales to Britain and France earlier this week, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

19-year-old mother strangles daughter to death in Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command yesterday paraded a 19-year-old mother, Nsidibe Effiong, who allegedly strangled her three-week-old baby girl to death. 

Onitsha killer policeman dismissed, remanded in prison

The Nigeria Police Force yesterday dismissed the police corporal, Samuel Ojana, who shot and killed a bus driver in the commercial city of Onitsha, for allegedly refusing to give him N20, which resulted in the violent protest in the city.

How Boko Haram escapee Kabiru Sokoto was re-arrested How Boko Haram escapee Kabiru Sokoto was re-arrested

Kabiru Sokoto,the Boko Haram strategist who cost the immediate past Inspector General of Police and six of his lieutenants their jobs and put the nation on edge, was re-arrested yesterday hiding behind a rack of drying clothes.

Four bombers dead as blasts rock Nigerian flashpoint city

Two explosions went off Friday outside a customs building in Nigeria's flashpoint city of Maiduguri, killing four bombers and wounding two soldiers, the military and residents said.

Ajayi Crowther Varsity shut indefinitely

Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, has been shut indefinitely by the authorities following a protest by the students.

Six ex-militants arrested over hotel blast

There were fresh security concerns in Delta State yesterday following the bombing of the popular Lawfab Hotel, located barely one kilometre from the Shell Petroleum Development Company-operated Osubi Airport, near Warri, Delta State.

SSS man killed in Yobe attack

State Security Service (SSS) officer was on Sunday night killed by some gunmen in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. He was identified as Mamman Shettima.

5 suspects escape from NDLEA custody

FIVE high-profile drug suspects have escaped from the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Abuja.

FirstBank ranked no 1 in Nigeria

FIRSTBANK of Nigeria has been ranked as the number one bank brand in Nigeria by Brand Finance, London, United Kingdom in its current Top 500 World Bank Brands Ranking as published in the February edition of The Banker Magazine of the Financial Times Group, London, United Kingdom.

Ekiti PDP, ACN trade words over LG administration

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has alleged that the state government was planning to appoint the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidates as caretaker chairmen in the 16 council areas in the state.

Atuche’s trial : Court admits cheques, others as exhibits

LAGOS — A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, weekend, admitted as exhibits, bank cheques, and other vital documents at the on-going trial of the former Managing Director of Keystone Bank (formerly Bank PHB), Mr. Francis Atuche, his wife and the former Chief Operating Officer of the bank, Ugo Anyanwu, over financial impropriety.

Conductor’s death: LASTMA, Police differ on hand-over of suspects

LAGOS —THE Lagos State Government said it handed over to the police, three officers of the state Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, suspected to be involved in last Thursday’s tragic death of a commercial bus conductor to serve as deterrent to others.