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The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) on Friday, condemned the increasing insecurity in the Niger Delta and loss of lives on the part of military and civilians. The spokesman for IYC, Eric Omare, made the condemnation in a statement released in Yenagoa on Friday. The statement said insecurity in the region was getting out of control. The group urged President Muhammadu Buhari to personally take over the Niger Delta peace process to ensure a rapid return of peace.

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, on Tuesday, threatened to jail senators attending court sessions in solidarity with Senate President Bukola Saraki and throw them out of the tribunal. The chairman got angry over ‘rude’ comments from senators and other supporters of Mr. Saraki. The individuals, seated in the court gallery, had repeatedly asked Rotimi Jacobs, prosecution counsel, to “sit down.”

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has spoken out about how the excess crude oil revenue account, which stood at over $20 billion at the inception of his administration, was depleted to about $2 billion when he left office on May 29, 2015.

e Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, June 6, 2016, in Maiduguri, Borno State, grilled two former ministers- Mohammed Wakil, a former Minister of Power and Alhaji Abdu Bulama, a former Minister of Science and Technology. Both were PDP campaign coordinators for Borno and Yobe state respectively during the last Presidential Election.

An audio clip of a University of Ilorin lecturer sexually harassing one of his students has led to his resignation.

A witness in the ongoing trial of Abdulsalam Ibrahim, Executive Director,  Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, today informed the Federal High Court Lagos how the sixth defendant Bola Akinribido and the second defendant Segun Agbolade connived and diverted the sum of N855,000,000.95 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Five Million, Ninety Five Kobo) property of NAMA.

The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) will start a nationwide strike on Thursday, June 9, its National President, Muhammad Askira, has announced.

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday heard that a former Chief of Air Staff, Mohammed Umar, had commenced an out-of-court settlement negotiation in the money laundering charge against him. Mr. Umar is being tried on a seven-count charge of laundering N4.8 billion, while he was Chief of Air Staff.

The Nigerian government has ordered the immediate withdrawal of troops from communities in the Niger Delta region, amid allegations of a heavy-handed military response to renewed attacks on oil and gas installations in the area. A new group called the Niger Delta Avengers has declared war on the installations, vowing to ground Nigeria’s oil production.

14 year old Amina Ibrahim who suffered severe burns after allegedly taking popular antibiotics, Septrin, has died.

Agege bread seller cum model, Olajumoke Orisaguna, visited the Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Kuchingoro, Abuja recently.  Olajumoke took her corporate social responsibility campaign as the brand ambassador of Shirleys Confectionery to the IDP camp to show love and care to the displaced persons. Olajumoke took her corporate social responsibility campaign as the brand ambassador of Shirleys Confectionery to the IDP camp to show love and care to the displaced persons.

   Could this be true? A viral photo of a purported Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)’s sacrifice form has been the talk of the town. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter In the sacrifice form, it is noted that N1m and above is a “divine sacrifice” while full month salary is an abundant sacrifice, but if you give your half month salary, it is dominion sacrifice.    N200,000 is called greatness sacrifice, N50,000 – golden sacrifice and N20,000 is a sacrifice for those wishing for the next level. Photo was revealed online 11 hours ago after The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Region 14 explained the benefits of sacrificial giving. See the post below: In the sacrifice form, it is noted that N1m and above is a “divine sacrifice” while full month salary is an abundant sacrifice, but if you give your half month salary, it is dominion sacrifice. N200,000 is called greatness sacrifice, N50,000 – golden sacrifice and N20,000 is a sacrifice for those wishing for t...

  The embattled cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Roberts Azibaola, his wife, Stella and their firm, One Plus Holdings Nigeria Limited, will be arraigned tomorrow in Abuja over alleged payment of $40 million into their company by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).

SaharaReporters has exclusively learned that President Muhammadu Buhari’s urgent 10-day trip to London to treat an ear infection may be extended because he also needs attention for “a terrible cough that has persisted longer than the ear infection.” The President began his trip on Monday.  In a statement, the presidential Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, described his principal’s ear infection as “persistent”. Last week, Mr. Buhari cancelled an official visit to Lagos State on account of the same problem, according to statements by the President’s Office at that time.  He subsequently also canceled scheduled visits to Ogoni for the launch of a major clean-up campaign, and to Senegal for an ECOWAS engagement.

The recent trend of retrenchment of workers in the financial services sector on Monday extended to Skye Bank Plc, which sent 175 of its employees into the labour market. The bank confirmed the development in a statement through which it explained that the affected workers failed the year 2015 appraisal exercise.

According to the hacker, the Facebook boss made the mistake of using the same password across various accounts. The hackers sent a number of tweets from Zuckerberg’s @finkd Twitter account which have since been removed, though not before Engadget snapped them and posted them online.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Several media outlets projected Monday night that Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic presidential nomination, but the former secretary of state was not eager to embrace that title yet.

Founder and Spiritual leader of Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele says notable religious leaders, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, Pastor E.A.Adeboye and Bishop David Oyedepo are disgracing God with their actions by hobnobbing with people in power and not having the courage to tell them the truth. The clergyman said this in an interview with Yes! Magazine. “Oyedepo, Oritsejafor and Adeboye have disappointed God. They see the truth but they are not saying it. I will be frank. These frontline pastors; Adeboye, Oyedepo, name them, PFN, CAN have they not disappointed the Nigerian masses now? Politicians have corrupted all church leaders. They are not saying the truth. Adeboye, Oyedepo and other big pastors are not saying the truth. We know that the economy is bad, things are not going right but they should have the courage to face them. For the first time let us be bold enough to tell them “What you are doing is bad”. Tell them, “change from bad to good”. “They say Lagos i...