Former Governor of Akwa Ibom and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Obong Godswill Akpabio has denied making any sexual advances to Ms Joy Nunieh as widely reported. Akpabio said the allegation by Nunieh was unfounded, wicked and calculated attempt to tarnish his image. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the minister, he vowed to seek legal redress ...

Suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has described the allegations of financial improprieties against him as a load of nonsense. After he was freed from detention, he said the allegations were designed to tarnish his image. “They are nonsense. They are mere trump up allegations to tarnish my image and that of the ...

The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has confirmed the match schedule for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. A statement on the world football governing body’s website said that the host, Qatar would kick off the 2022 tournament at Al Bayt Stadium. ”Al Bayt Stadium, a 60,000-capacity arena that takes its name and shape from the traditional tents ...

Detectives are hunting for a suspect in the gruesome murder of Fahim Saleh, the Chief Executive Officer of Lagos-based motorcycle-hailing company, Gokada, in New York, United States of America on Tuesday. The decapitated and dismembered body of Saleh, 33, was found in his luxury Manhattan apartment following an alarm raised by his distraught sister. According to the New York Post, ...

About 12 directors and top staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been suspended with immediate effect. The notice of suspension was communicated to the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Mohammed Umar, on Tuesday night by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation. The action was said to be in connection with the ongoing investigation ...

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Tuesday, said he had got the approval of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to supervise the recruitment of 774, 000 youths under the Special Public Works Programme. Keyamo, said the President had directed him to supervise the recruitment. Buhari’s order contradicted a directive of the National Assembly, which, earlier ...

Odutola, who is the senior Pastor of Jesus House Baltimore, told his congregation on Sunday that he was leaving the church after 30 years of service. He is leaving with his wife, Kofo, who is also a pastor of the church. Odutola cited lack of care by the church leaders. The church, with headquarters in Nigeria, was founded in 1952. ...

The Senate has amended the Criminal Code Act which recommends life imprisonment for kidnappers and deletes the statute of limitations on cases of rape. Section 218 of the Criminal Code Act (amended) removing the statute of limitations implies that the defilement cases can remain open for as long as possible against the earlier limitation of two months. The Criminal Code ...

Living Faith Church Deaconess Who Brutalised 14-year-old Girl With Hot Knife In Genital Area, Pleads Guilty, Remanded In Prison Yemi Awolola, a deaconess with the Living Faith Church also known as Winners’ Chapel, who brutalised a 14-year-old girl put in her care with a hot knife and gas lighter in her genital area, has pleaded guilty to the charges against ...

Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections have risen with 463 new cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 33,616. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this in a tweet on Tuesday night. The new infections were identified in 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Lagos State maintained its lead position with 128 new infections, ...