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    Politics Auditor-General Uncovers N2bn Financial Fraud In N/Assembly

    The Auditor-General has reportedly uncovered a financial fraud to the tune of 2 billion naira in the National Assembly expenditure for 2016. AGF's Document seen by Daily Trust revealed that the illegalities were perpetrated in 13 transactions. The National Assembly has been under increasing...
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    Politics Buhari’s Ex-Physician, Prof Sadiq Wali Speaks On His Health, Medical Extension

    The former Chief Physician to President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Sadiq Suleiman Wali has opened up on the president's health status and need for medical extension. Professor Wali, 76, who was also Chief Physician to other four former heads of state, namely General Ibrahim Babangida, Chief...
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    Politics Bode George May Opt Out Of PDP Over Sheriff's Moves

    Chief Bode George is a former deputy chairman and member, Board of Trustees of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has described the recent Appeal Court judgment which reaffirmed Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman of the party as a setback to democracy. Chief George in an...
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    Politics Panic As Osinbajo's Plane Hovers Over Akure Airspace, Unable To Land

    Acting President Prof Yemi Osinbajo SAN, planned visit to Akure, the Ondo state capital, may have been cancelled due to bad weather. According to DailyTrust Newspaper, the Acting President's aircraft, Friday, hovered for several minutes over the Akure airspace but could not land. After...
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    Metro FG To Handover Sheikh Zakzaky To El-Rufai - IMN

    The Federal government is set to hand over Sheikh Zakzaky to Kaduna State government led by Nasir El-Rufai for trial any moment from now. This is coming as a result of recent signing of papers authorized by the Attorney General of the federation (AGF), Malami Abubakar. DailyTrust newspaper...
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    Metro Nigerians Deported From UK Arrive Lagos Airport - See PHOTOS

    Not fewer than dozens of UK deportees have arrived Nigeria this morning. Dailytrust newspaper reported that the deportees arrived at about 7:40am at the cargo terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos in an unmarked Air bus aircraft. Some of the deportees are...
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    Politics Saraki’s Chief of Staff, Isa Galaudu Resigns

    Senator Isa Galaudu, the Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki has resigned. Daily Trust reliably gathered that Galaudu’s resignation came days after Saraki issued a memo notifying his over 112 aides of plan to relieve them of their appointments. Multiple sources at the...
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    Politics Southern PDP Chieftains Float New Group Ahead of 2019 Election

    South-south under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party, have formed a new group, “PDP Southern Leaders Consultative Forum’’ as a force ahead of the 2019 elections. Members of the movement have started meetings to discuss critical issues affecting the party, and how the southern zone...
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    World Yahya Jammeh Orders Armoured Tanks Into Gambia Streets

    Out-going President, Yahya Jammeh has ordered military hardwares all over the streets of Banjul, the national capital and other parts of the tiny West African nation. A Gambian, Mrs Fatou Abdoulaye who arrived Calabar in Nigeria said the build up is at the instance of President Yayha Jammeh who...
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    Metro “White Man” Found In Sambisa Forest Killed – Burutai

    Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Tukur Buratai has confirmed that a light skinned man found in the Sambisa forest was among those killed when Nigerian troops launched an attack on the forest. The army chief told DailyTrust newspaper said contrary to wide spread speculations that a white man was...
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    Politics Jonathan Approved N80bn Special Funds For Dasuki - DailyTrust

    Former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki, received over N80 billion to execute projects not related to his office DailyTrust gathered. Some documents seen by Daily Trust revealed that former President Goodluck Jonathan approved the sum of N80.83 billion to the office of the NSA...
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    Politics Buhari Removes SGF Babachir As Presidential Boards Committee Chair

    President Muhammadu Buhari has removed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir David Lawal as chairman of the presidential committee on the reconstitution of federal government boards of parastatals, agencies and commissions. Dailytrust quoted top sources as saying that the...
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    Politics AGF Malami Queries Babachir Lawal Over Alleged Fraud

    The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has queried the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), David Babachir Lawal over alleged fraud at the Presidential Initiative on North East (PINE) as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The AGF...
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    Politics Jibrin Makes Secret Moves To Settle With Speaker Dogara

    The embattled former chairman of the House of Representatives appropriation committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin is making secret moves to “beg Speaker Yakubu Dogara”. Dailytrust gathered that Jibrin, who was suspended in September for one year, following his allegations of massive fraud in the House...
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    Entertainment Emir Sanusi's Daughter Sets For Royal Wedding

    One of the beautiful daughters of Emir of Kano, Fulani Siddika Sanusi will walk down the aisle with her husband to-be, Malam Abubakar Umar Kurfi on December 23rd at the Emir's Palace, Kano, DailyTrust gathered. The brother of the bride-to-be, Siddika in a video posted online burst into tears...
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    Business CBN Discovers Over 2 Million Fake Naira Notes In Kano

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has discovered about N2 97120.00 counterfeit currency notes in circulation in Kano state between January and November 2016. This was disclosed by the CBN branch controller Kano state, Abubakar Ameena Pindar to Daily Trust Newpaper. Ameena made the comment...
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    Business Nigeria Oil Bloc: Buhari Fulfils First Demand of Niger Delta Leaders

    Following the meeting President Muhammadu Buhari had with the leaders from Niger Delta region, companies from the region will be awarded contract to lift crude oil in 2017 as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) unveils bids for the contract award today. Industry sources told...
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    World Singapore To Execute UNIBEN Graduate, Obioha November 18

    A Nigerian national, Chijioke Stephen Obioha is set to be executed in Singapore on November 18, 2016, Amnesty International reported on Thursday. Mr. Obioha was sentenced to death on December 30, 2008 after being arrested on April 9, 2007 for the possession of cannabis. He was found with over...
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    Politics Gombe Governor, Dankwambo Appoints 229 Aides, With Salary of N80,000 Each

    Gombe State governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, has approved the appointment of 229 people as his Special Assistants (Sas), who are to receive between N80,000 and N56,000 monthly. A letter by the Acting Secretary to the State Government, Mr. James Pisagih, said the appointment of the new...
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    Business Forex Crisis: DSS Storms BDC Shops, Forces Dollar Sales At Lower Rate

    The Department of State Services (DSS) have raided two major Bureau de Change markets in Lagos and Abuja in a fresh attempt to end speculation in the foreign exchange transaction at the parallel market, Daily Trust gathered. Market sources said that the DSS have earlier directed the officials...
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