The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Olisa Metuh, to seven years in prison. Justice Okon Abang handed down the sentence in his judgement on Tuesday on seven counts of money laundering and criminal diversion of funds …

Egypt’s former long-time president Hosni Mubarak died Tuesday at age 91 at Cairo’s Galaa military hospital, his family and state TV said. His son Alaa Mubarak tweeted that “this morning my father, president Mubarak, passed away”. Mubarak’s brother-in-law, General Mounir Thabet, told AFP that the family was at the hospital …

Four persons were on Monday killed and burnt by a mob in Otuo community in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. Three of those killed were accused of complicity in the death 17-year-old Ohiole Glory who was a student of Azama College, Otuo. The fourth person, Lukman, was …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has found Olisa Metuh guilty of money laundering in the sum of N400 million. The trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, found the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) guilty on Tuesday while delivering judgement in the suit instituted against …

Following the incessant killings of farmers and other residents in Uwheru kingdom, in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta state, the community has decided to place a ban the sale and consumption of cow meat in the kingdom. Uwheru is kingdom among the traditional kingdoms in Urhobo land. It was …

The Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege had allege that political landmines were laid for him during the 2019 election contest in Delta state. Disclosing how he surmounted the landmins, Omo-Agege, said only God could have made it possible for him to survive the rugged nature of …

Traditional rulers and stakeholders im Delta North Senatorial district of Delta state have asked killer herdsmen to avoid their area in their own interest. The decision was part of the resolutions reached at an expanded meeting of the Traditional Rulers Forum in the area held at the palace of Obi …

The United States Department of Justice says the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari, is blocking attempts to recover Abacha loot traced to Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu. The DoJ made the claim in court papers filed before the District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington, Bloomberg reports. It …

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has called on the leadership of the Nigerian Senate to investigate those proposing amnesty for repentant insurgents, urging the Nigeria Senate to abrogate the propose Bill for the establishment of Agency for repentant Boko Haram members. Onuesoke, who was reacting …

The European Union says it can impose restrictive visa implementation rules on Nigeria, if it fails to play its part in the return and readmission of its nationals staying illegally in the EU. The EU, which comprises Germany, Italy, Spain, France and 23 other countries, further stated that although it …