Fifa boss Gianni Infantino said Thursday Russia was “absolutely ready” to host the World Cup and thanked President Vladimir Putin for his commitment to the football showpiece. Infantino met Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi as Russia races Read more
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has urged the Nigerian Police to prioritize the health of Senator Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi West) before prosecution. The Speaker made the call at plenary on Thursday after a personal explanation Read more
The Police Command in Lagos is investigating the case of a 47-year-old woman, Mrs. Udeme Odibi, who allegedly killed her 50-year-old husband, Mr. Otike Odibi, by ripping his intestine and genitals with a knife at Diamond Estate, Sangotedo, Lagos State. Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of two different properties and the sum of N 11,040,000 belonging to two Naval officers and their company to the Federal Government. A statement signed by Mr Read more
China’s Central Bank said on Thursday that it has inked a currency swap agreement with Nigeria. The agreement will allow the two sides to swap a total of 15 billion Chinese yuan ($2.35 billion) for 720 billion Nigerian Naira, or Read more
The representative of Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, has been remanded in prison till June 11, 2018. Melaye was ordered remanded in prison by a Magistrate Court in Lokoja, Kogi State. This followed his arraignment on charges of Read more
The representative of Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, has arrived Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, Tosinadeda Media reports. A statement on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, had hinted of Melaye’s arraignment. Melaye was conveyed Read more
The police have explained why Senator Dino Melaye was re-arrested today after his arraignment and subsequently meeting bail conditions. The lawmaker representing Kogi West was arraigned in court by the Police on Wednesday at Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Abuja. Read more
The management of University College Hospital, Ibadan, said on Wednesday that an unidentified man deliberately jumped down from the sixth floor of the hospital. Deji Bobade, the Public Relations Officer of the hospital, confirmed the incident to the News Agency Read more
The Nigeria Police on Wednesday arraigned Senator Dino Melaye, embattled lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district, before a magistrate court in Abuja. He was brought on a stretcher but journalists were prevented from going into the court premises. Report says Read more