The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday, accused the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi; and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, of “riling up” their supporters. In a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Keyamo said he had petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) to invite the LP leaders over their rejection...

Actress Funke Akindele has lauded street-hop act Portable for his originality after she watched a video of his performance with a live band. The Lagos Deputy Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Deputy Governorship candidate in the just concluded poll couldn’t hide her excitement about the “Zazu'” crooner’s enviable performance. “Just be real, that’s it. He’s real,” the film maker said amid chuckles. In December...

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has berated the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party for his suspension from the party. He also said he had no regret for supporting the All Progressives Congress to win the governorship election in his home state of Ebonyi. Anyim, who contested the party’s presidential...

Last week, it was widely reported that the President assented to sixteen new Bills sent to him by the National Assembly, most of which relate to the amendment of the Constitution. This has been in the pipeline for a long time, being a ritual with every legislative regime in Nigeria. It is taken as job for the boys, to...

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, arraigned the duo of Taiwo Oluwadahunsola and Adebola Adetayo before Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, following their alleged involvement in N999,950,000.00 fraud. Oluwadahunsola and Adetayo were arraigned alongside a company, Green Eagles Limited, on a 19-count charge bordering...

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, arraigned Mamman Nasir Ali, son of Ahmadu Ali, a former Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , and one Christian Taylor before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, following their alleged involvement in N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud. They were...

A convicted Nigerian fugitive, Florence Enwerim Onyegbu, was on Thursday, extradited to the United States of America, USA, where she is wanted to answer to criminal charges bordering on violation of the US Law involving the offer and payment of illegal remuneration in a health care matter. Her extradition was coordinated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),...

Nutrition experts have cautioned pregnant women against the consumption of rotten tomatoes, noting that they contain aflatoxins which could cause serious health problems to them and their unborn baby. Pregnant women, the experts said, should avoid consuming rotten tomatoes because they have mycotoxins which could lead to birth defects and delayed growth in children. According to them, large doses of aflatoxins,...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the African region has achieved a 26% reduction in TB mortality as the globe observes this year’s World Tuberculosis, TB, Day. In her statement to commemorate the occasion, the WHO Regional Director in Africa, Matshdiso Moeti, stated that the region is currently on the verge of achieving a 35% reduction in TB...

Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos has cleared the Edmark Management over alleged forgery case and awarded damages against Mr Maurice Anthony Etim for making false allegation. In its recent ruling, the court cleared Edmark over the alleged forgery case against the firm, stating that the police had acted improperly in investigating the firm. Etim,...