The police have re-arrested Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district. Melaye was arrested after he was arraigned before a magistrate court in Abuja, on Wednesday. He was brought on a stretcher but journalists were prevented from going into the court premises. The court later granted him a N90 million bail, asking him to
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says health must be put on political agenda ahead of elections next year so Nigerians can hold politicians to account for health care delivery. The Nigerian Medical Association says health must be put on political agenda ahead of elections next year so Nigerians can hold politicians to account for health
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday challenged Vice President Osinbajo to name the three people he claimed stole $3 billion under the President Goodluck Jonathan administration and drag them before the anti-graft bodies rather than bandying figures about. According to the party in a statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, it’s National Publicity Secretary in
Some 11 governors from states affected by Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Region are to meet in Maiduguri this weekend in efforts to design a framework to address the crisis. It follows after the adoption of Resolution 2349 on Boko Haram and Lake Chad following the visit of the UN Security Council in
Retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, and four others are to be re-arraigned on Wednesday, May 16, in an FCT High Court, Maitama, on 32 amended charges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ). Dasuki, former National Security Adviser, under former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration was first arraigned in November, 2015. He was arraigned alongside
There is No Fire Incident at CBN Head Office Reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) head office building is on fire are false. Passersby who saw a pall of exhaust from the generator house far away from the building apparently mistook the exhaust for fire smoke. The CBN maintains a total security system
There was confusion at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria following scare of a fire outbreak at the premises of the apex bank. The fire was said to have started about a few minutes past six and lasted for about 30 minutes before it was put out. It was gathered that men from
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Acting Chairman Dr. Musa Usman Abubakar have accused lawyers of glorifying corruption rather than joining the fight against it. The ICPC chief spoke at the Fifth Criminal Justice Reform Conference in Asaba, the Delta State capital. It was organized by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Criminal
The federal government has banned the production and importation of codeine in the country. The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, gave the directive to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday, a day after a BBC documentary exposed the abuse of the syrup. WHAT IS CODEINE? It is