China Jails 17 For Smuggling $28m Pangolin Scales From Nigeria
The Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern city of Wenzhou on Tuesday jailed 17 people for smuggling pangolin scales into China. The members of the gang were convicted of importing…
260m Bribe: Chinese Court Sentences Ex-Banker to Death
The former chairman of one of China’s largest state-controlled asset management firms was sentenced to death Tuesday for soliciting $260 million in bribes, corruption and bigamy. Lai Xiaomin, a former…
Family Can’t Stop Investigation Of Ogun Commissioner, Over Allege ‘Sexual Harassment – Police
The Ogun police command says it will proceed with the investigation of sexual harassment levelled against Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, the state commissioner for environment. In a viral video, Melojuekun Barakat, a…
Just In: FG Okays Increases In Electricity Tariff
By Moses Godonu The Federal Government has again increased the electricity tariff payable by power consumers across the country. Approval for the hike in tariff was given by the Nigerian…
Update: Court Jails Sowore For Unlawful Assembly
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of Sahara Reporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and four other activists in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the…
Buhari Demands Justice For Nigerian Killed In Ireland
President Muhammadu Buhari has demanded justice for a Nigerian who was killed in Ireland. Buhari, through the Chairman and CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa also…
Major Events That Shaped The World In 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic cast a long pall over 2020 but it also saw President Donald Trump beaten by Joe Biden in a tumultuous US election and the Black Lives Matter…
Northern Coalition Hit At Kukah
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has said that the latest attempt by Reverend Father Mathew Hassan Kukah of the Sokoto Diocese to destroy the quest for national integration, was…
Police Storm Enugu Town Hall Meeting, Kill Monarch
No fewer than seven houses and several vehicles were razed by protesting youths of Oruku community in the Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State on Sunday following the…
Gunmen Kidnap Oyo Lawmaker’s Sister, Demand N20m Ransom
some gunmen have kidnapped Tejumade Babalola, a sister to a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Sunkammi Babalola. our correspondent gathered that Tejumade Babalola was kidnapped in…
