NAFDAC Arrest 5 For Allegedly Selling Fake Cosmetics In Abuja
THE National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday in Abuja arrested five persons for selling...
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Ondo 2016: One dies as protest turns bloody
FREEPRESS – The protest in Ondo State, over the weekend, took a bloody dimension as a secondary school student was said to have been hit by the tear gas canister, released by the police in dispersing the rioters in Ondo…
$2.2b arms deals: Dasuki to call Jonathan as witness
FREEPRESS – Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, who is on trial for alleged mismanagement of $2.1billion arms funds, would like former President Goodluck Jonathan to be his witness, it was learnt yesterday. Dr. Jonathan has faulted the charges…
Man begins trekking from Lagos to Abuja to support Sheriff’s PDP
FREEPRESS – A trekker, Muhammed Isa, 32, has once again embarked on a walk from Lagos to Abuja in solidarity with the Ali-Modu Sheriff’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction. Isa, who started the walk from Berger footbridge along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,…
South Africa prosecutor drops fraud charges against Gordhan
FREEPRESS – South Africa’s top prosecutor on Monday announced that fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his co-accused would be dropped. Shaun Abrahams said he forsees difficulties in proving the charges against Gordhan, which have driven a wedge…
Nigerian officials ‘sexually abusing Boko Haram victims’
FREEPRESS – Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Nigerian officials of sexually exploiting women and girls living in camps for victims of Boko Haram in the restive northeast. HRW said it had in July documented 43 cases of women and…
Boko Haram militants ambush Nigerian troops, kill 5
FREEPRESS – At least five Nigerian soldiers and four civilian vigilante support force were killed Sunday in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists in Damboa local government area of Borno State, officials said. Nineteen soldiers and a Civilian-JTF operative were…
Nigerians in diaspora remit N23.5tr to economy in five years
FREEPRESS – In five years, Nigerians in the diaspora remitted to the Nigerian economy S77.06 billion (about N23.5 trillion), according to the National Migration Policy report of 2015. The remittances were made in bits for the five years of 2005,…
BREAKING: FCC arraigns former Abia governor, Orji Kalu
FREEPRESS – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, for alleged money laundering. Mr. Kalu was arraigned in Lagos on Monday, the News Agency of Nigeria reported. Details of his…
Obafemi Martins signs new N4.1b one-year deal with Shanghai
FREEPRESS – Super Eagles’ former striker, Obafemi Martins, has extended his contract with Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua, reports allnigeriasoccer.com The former Inter Milan, Newcastle United and Wolfsburg star first penned a one-season deal with the Gregorio Manzano-led side,…
Oshonaike becomes African champion again
FREEPRESS – Several years after ruling the continent, Nigeria’s Olufunke Oshonaike yesterday turned the clock back to emerge as the new African champion in the women’s single event of the 2016 ITTF Africa Senior Championships in Agadir, Morocco. As the…
EFCC Arrests 23 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Enugu
OPERATIVES of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested twenty-three (23) suspected internet...
EFCC Arrests 13 Fake BDC Operators in Lagos
OPERATIVES of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested thirteen fake bureau de...
EFCC Arraigns Two for N12.9m Fraud in Maiduguri
THE Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 13, 2024, arraigned Babakura Muhammad...