THE recently-constituted joint security team in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has arrested 33 illegal migrants, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) spokesman Joseph Attah said in a statement on Tuesday. The arrest was the product of the security agencies’ resolve to secure Nigeria’s territorial integrity, especially the land and maritime borders against trans-border…

•As FG orders probe of multi-million gas project failure•Award to P&ID clearly unreasonable, manifestly excessive — LAI MOHAMMED•There’s no record of P&ID in Nigeria — CBN GOV, EMEFIELE•Project deliberately designed to fail from inception — AGF, MALAMI By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor & Emmanuel Elebeke ABUJA — The Finance Minister, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said…

The Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN) in Lagos State has called for action against moral decadence. It urged parents, religious bodies and governments to curb moral decadence among  youths. Speaking at the opening of the Southwest Zonal Youth Camp in Lagos, FOMWAN’s Southwest Zonal Coordinator Alhaja Nimotallah Salam said the theme: Moral…

The social media is buzzing with the photo of Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha and Chika Augustine Odionyenma, a Nigerian indicted for alleged fraud in the United States by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Odionyenma posed with Ihedioha after the latter appointed him to the Sub-Committee on Logistics for his May 29 Inauguration Planning…

POLICY makers, international financial institutions, value chain players and development agencies  will be part of the second Sterling Bank Agriculture Summit Africa billed for September 5 and 6 in Abuja. The summit with the theme “Agriculture – Your Piece of The $1tr Economy,” is geared toward attainment of the $1trillion Africa agribusiness economy dream of…

By Rotimi Agbana & Tolulope Abereoje Overtime, the entertainment industry in Nigeria has witnessed a series of crashed marriages due to  irreconcilable differences. But for Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie and her husband, Prince Odi Okojie, it has been about eight-years of marital bliss; and the couple are not ready to give up on their marriage…

By Rotimi Agbana & Tolulope Abereoje It was the gathering of stars at the weekend as over 30 Nollywood actors, among other dignitaries from different sectors gathered for the premiere of the most talked about movie of the season, ‘ The Millions’. Chika Lann With a grand prize of N500,000 for the best dressed guests…

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos—The Vice-Chancellor of University of Jos, Professor Sebastian Maimako has announced the development of anti-snake venom vaccine known as COVIP-Plus, developed after 24 years of intensive research by a team at the African Centre of Excellence in Phytomedicine Research Development (ACEPRD) in the university. UNIJOS main gate Maimako, represented by the Director…

By Rotimi Agbana & Tolulope Abereoje Ex BBNaija housemate, Tokunbo Idowu, popularly known as Tboss has finally admitted that she is pregnant and expecting her first child. The actress who has maintained radio silence since the rumour that she was pregnant went viral on social media, has explained why she decided to keep her pregnancy…

Bury, one of English football’s oldest clubs, were expelled from the Football League (EFL) on Tuesday after failing to resolve their financial problems or find a new buyer. The EFL said in a statement that C&N Sporting Risk pulled out of its proposed take-over of the League One (third-tier) side. It added that this was…