NIGERIA: NAFDAC bans ogogoro consumption
The honeymoon is over for local gin aka ogogoro lovers as the federal government has placed a ban on the drinks. The ban comes in the wake of several deaths...
NIGERIA: Lagos State Governor rejects use of siren
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode will not be using sirens during his stay in office, his spokesperson has said. According to Ambode’s media aide, Habib Aruna, the Governor will stay...
APC: Rancour in party over Gbajabiamila’s House of Reps Speakership endorsement
Following the endorsement Femi Gbajabiamila by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the party's consensus candidate for the office of Speaker in the House of Reps., his main challenger, Yakubu...
Bukola Saraki: Why Senator shunned APC Senate mock primary election
Senator Bukola Saraki, who boycotted the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) mock primary organised to elect a Senate President, has given reasons to his action. Saraki is in the race to...
Abuja prostitutes protest incessant arrest by officials
More than 500 commercial sex workers in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, took to the streets protesting the incessant and indiscriminate arrests and extortion of their members by the FCT...
NIGERIA: David Mark’s Senate says goodbye
The Seventh Senate led by Senate President, David Mark has wound down after four years. The upper legislative house adjourned indefinitely on Thursday, June 4, 2015, after a valedictory session...
Buhari Inauguration: Committee member allegedly pockets N500m ceremony fund
About N500 million in funds set aside for the inauguration ceremony of President Muhammadu Buhari has gone missing, according to reports. The money, which is meant for the payment of...
Former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, Surrenders to EFCC over £978m Case
FORMER Borno State governor and alleged Boko Haram financier Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff has handed himself in to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after the agency threatened to...
NIGERIA: Police uncover fake currency factory in Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command has discovered a place in a remote village of Ibadan, where thousands of fake pounds, euros, dollars and other foreign currencies were being produced. The...
Impeached Vice Speaker in 7th Assembly becomes House Speaker in 8th Assembly
The member representing Mbamnga State Constituency in the Taraba 8th Assembly, Abel Diah, on Wednesday, June 3 emerged as Speaker. Diah, who was a Deputy Speaker in the 7th Assembly,...