Court acquits woman accused of fatally stabbing husband
A Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday released and acquitted a woman, Christiana Odo, accused of stabbing her husband to death during a fight. The judge,…
EFCC Arrests Suspected Dollar Counterfeiters
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Tuesday that it had arrested members of a syndicate of counterfeiters of foreign currencies, especially the dollar. Wilson Uwujaren, a spokesman…
Governor Masari briefs Buhari on the security challenge in Katsina, says the commissioner was not killed by bandits
Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari briefed President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Tuesday on socio-economic and security developments in the state. Masari, who spoke with House correspondents at the end…
We are not the ‘rubber stamp’ National Assembly, Lawan tells Nigerians
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has discredited the public perception of the Ninth National Assembly as a rubber stamp of the executive. Lawan said this at the Conference of Distinguished Parliamentarians…
Airtel loses while MTN, Mafab wins bid for 5G spectrum
MTN and Mafab Communications Limited won the tender for the 5G spectrum auctioned by the Nigerian government on Monday. The Nigerian Communications Commission held the auction at the Transcorp Hotel…
Bandits kidnap 20 villagers in separate attacks in Sokoto
No fewer than 20 villagers have been abducted by bandits in the Wurno local government area of Sokoto state, residents said. The bandits carried out simultaneous attacks Sunday night in…
Support the hustle and bustle of Nigerians, Osinbajo tells NAFDAC, CAC, SON, others
In the annual review of how Federal Government agencies relate to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo sent a clear message to the relevant…
Nigerian government seeks to turn Amazon and others into VAT collectors
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said that the proposed amendment to the Finance Law will ensure that Amazon and other digital companies become Value…
Soyombo, journalist detained, released from police custody
Nigerian police released Fisayo Soyombo, a journalist and founder of the online newspaper FIJ, who was arrested on Monday. FIJ made this known in a tweet shortly after announcing his…
Nigeria to have the widest 5G coverage in Africa in 2022 – Pantami
Nigeria hopes to have Africa’s broadest 5G in 2022, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has said. Pantami said this at the 3.5 gigahertz (Ghz) spectrum auction…