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The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on Wednesday, said that more influential Nigerians would soon be arrested to face prosecution as the EFCC under him has reinvigorated the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Magu, who made the disclosure during a forum with online and broadcast media managers, in Abuja, said since his appointment as acting chairman of the EFCC, he had undertaken the re-ordering of the agency’s priorities for effective implementation of its mandate.

  The General Officer Commanding, (GOC) 1 Mechanized Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade, has said that, the Nigerian Army has no apology for its recent encounter with members of the Islamic sect, Shi’ites, in Zaria, Kaduna State.

Former Rivers State Governor and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has denied allegations of misappropriating N82 million in hosting Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and dared his successor as governor, Barr. Nyesom Wike to go to court.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had an interactive session with the visiting MD of the International Monetary Fund IMF Christine Lagarde, in his office at the state house yesterday January 5th. Osinbajo is the head of the National Economic Council. Continue to see more photos...

Rotimi Amaechi is the Minister of Transport and immediate past governor of Rivers state. He was in Rivers state over the weekend.

Zinedine Zidane was quick to play down comparisons with Pep Guardiola at his first media conference as Real Madrid boss on Tuesday. Zidane was named head coach at the Santiago Bernabeu on Monday after succeeding Rafael Benitez , who lasted just seven months in the hot seat.

Mikel Obi and fiance Olga's twin babies are really growing fast. Check out more of their photos...

A truck loaded with diesel on Tuesday crashed and exploded into flames and burnt vehicles and buildings in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many houses and cars were burnt as the truck caught fire at the Kafur junction round-about in Malumfashi. A witness, Kamal Lawal-Nakabo, told NAN that the truck was from Zaria Road and was crossing the round-about to Funtua Road.

Like wild fire, commercial tomato cultivation has taken roots in Delta to the extent that its farmers claim that they have the capacity to crash market prices and push the near total dependence on supplies from Northern Nigeria into the dustbin of history in no distant future. Around markets in Asaba, the state capital and environs, a significant proportion of fresh tomatoes supplies are now sourced from a rapid growing league of local growers who are expanding cultivated farmlands by every harvest.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, docked former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Haliru Bello, before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Bello, a one-time Minister of Defence, was arraigned alongside his son, Abba, on a four-count criminal charge bordering on alleged N300 million fraud. Whereas Bello’s son was charged as the first accused person, a firm, BAM Projects and Properties Limited, which the EFCC said was used to perpetuate the fraud, was cited as the 2nd accused person in the matter.

Lagos—Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State yesterday signed into law the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund, ETF bill, aimed at tackling the high rate of unemployment in the state. Ambode said at the Lagos House, Ikeja, that the signing was a milestone of his administration’s move to tackle the challenges of unemployment through granting of soft loans to individuals for the purpose of making them self-employed, to create wealth. He said one of the promises he made to residents during his campaign was to set up an ETF scheme to address the challenges of unemployment in the state.

Given the current glut in the international oil market, the Chief Executive Officer, Oilserv Group, Mr. Emeka Okwuosa, thinks oil prices will slide further. He also tells journalists what his Group is doing to cope with the slump and what government can do to cushion the economic effects while also calling for the restructuring of the political system, as captured by Clara Nwachukwu. Excerpts: Six months down the line, would you say your expectations have been met by this government and if not, how do you think government can meet them?

When will Nigerians say goodbye to the ever present power outage that has stunted the economic development of Africa’s biggest economy? When will the myriad of problems bugging the nation’s oil industry be a thing of the past? These are pertinent questions that need to be answered going by the unpleasant and unfolding scenarios in the nation’s energy sector, as we enter a new calendar year. Over time, Nigeria’s energy sector has been beset by issues that border on unfavourable policies, government’s unwillingness to privatise, as well as labour’s unwavering support for the maintenance of the status quo.