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Usifo Ataga, the slain Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, has been buried amid eulogies and tears from family members, close associates and other sympathisers. The remains of Ataga were on Friday interred in a private ceremony at the Ebony Vaults in Ikoyi, Lagos. The service of songs and funeral rites on …

The Kaduna state government has filed fresh charges against Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) an d his wife. This is coming about two days after a high court in Kaduna freed El-Zakzaky and Zeenat, his wife. While upholding a no-case submission by El-Zakzaky and his …

Details have emerged on why the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) quizzed and detained a former Governor of Nasarawa State and serving senator, Tanko Al-Makura, and his wife, Mairo Al-Makura. Premium Times reports that a worrying pattern of suspicious structured transactions that suggest money laundering may have caused troubles for …

Wednesday’s Supreme Court judgment, which ratified the victory of Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, has thrown up a major controversy over the legitimacy of Governor Mai Mala Buni as the All Progressives Congress (APC) national caretaker chairman. The Yobe governor was appointed after the removal of elected Chairman Adams Oshiomhole …

The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation illegally withdrew N665.8 billion from Development of Natural Resources Fund and Stabilization Funds and given as loans to various government agencies, the Senate has said. The Red Chamber said the funds were withdrawn between 2004 and 2015 contrary to the established …

File copy: IMN leader, El-Zakzaky A Kaduna High Court on Wednesday discharged and acquitted leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and wife, Zeenat. Justice Gideon Kurada delivered the verdict in an eight-hour ruling on the no-case submission application filed by the defendants. Counsel to the defendants, …

Tolani, daughter of billionaire Femi Otedola, has revealed how she has been battling with an undisclosed ailment for over a year. Tolani, who is a singer, took to her Instagram account on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, to share the story on her ill health. Accompanied with a new picture, she …

The Federal Government has urged landlords of private property to start charging their tenants monthly, quarterly or half-year rents, instead of the current practice of charging one, two to three years of advance rents. It noted that in the post-COVID-19 era, most tenants are owing rents or facing eviction. The …

The management of Air Peace says its aircraft en-route Ilorin from Abuja had a “minimal tyre burst” after landing at the Ilorin international airport, Kwara state. The Air Peace noted that passengers on board were “disembarked seamlessly” after the incident occurred at the airport runway. It was gathered that the …

Bandits who kidnapped students of Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna state, have on Sunday, released 28 of the students who were in captivity for about 20 days. Rev.John Joseph Hayab, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN), in Kaduna state, confirmed the development to journalists on Sunday, July …