State your role in Mainagate, Agbakoba, CSOs tell President
Some Civil Society Organisations, as well as a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to state his role in the controversy surrounding the...
London mayor chides Trump over anti-Muslim videos
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, on Thursday, accused U.S. President Trump of betraying the “special relationship” between Britain and the U.S. by re-tweeting anti-Muslim videos posted by the far-right group Britain First.
Khan joined...
Libya Slave Trade: Government to bring back stranded Nigerians in Libya
Nigerians stranded in Libya and other parts of the world would be brought home and rehabilitated, President Muhammadu Buhari has stated.
He spoke against the backdrop of recent reports that hundreds of African refugees and...
Anti-graft Agencies Looting Recovered Funds- Saraki
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Tuesday accused anti-graft agencies of looting funds and property recovered from corrupt persons and said this untoward act was the major reason why foreign countries harbouring monies stolen...
Scandal! Grant Properties accuses Sterling Bank of illegally selling its collateral — for peanuts
Sterling Bank, the “one-customer bank”, has one customer giving it sleepless nights over a loan that not only went bad but has now snowballed into a major scandal in the banking industry, TheCable can...
Wike to King Bob-Manuel; You remain Amayanabo of Abonema
GOVERNOR of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has declared that the Amayanabo of Abonnema, King Disrael Bob-Manuel remains a duly recognised First Class Traditional Ruler in the state and Amayababo of Abonema.
He declared that nobody...
Libya Slave Trade: ‘Sale of Nigerians as slaves, slap on our face’ – Senate
The Senate has begun the investigation of the alleged sale of illegal African migrants “mostly Nigerians” as slaves in Libya, which it described as a slap in the face of Nigeria.
The probe was based...
Female guard faces trial for having sex with prisoner
Nakisha Newell, a female corrections officer in Ohio, U.S., will face criminal charges for allegedly having sex with a male inmate as well as bringing illegal imports into the county jail, authorities said.
Newell who...
Bitcoin breaks $10,000 barrier
Bitcoin broke through the $10,000 barrier for the first time on Wednesday as it extends a stratospheric rise that has delighted investors but sparked fears of a bubble.
The virtual currency hit a high of...
UN considers sanctions to fight Libya slave trade
France's ambassador to the UN has urged the Security Council to impose sanctions on the people involved in Libya's slave trade of African refugees and migrants.
Francois Delattre's comments come as human trafficking in Libya has become a burning...