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Azeez August 19, 2017

Why I am disappointed that Klitschko retired – Anthony Joshua

World heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has said he was disappointed to hear that Wladimir Klitschko was retiring from boxing. Joshua had hoped to fight Klitschko again on November 11, after…

Azeez January 31, 2017

How Atiku, Daura advised Obasanjo to retire me from police force – Oba of Lagos

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has said former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and director-general of Department of State Services (DSS) convinced ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to forcefully retire him from…

Mallam Yero June 13, 2016

‘Disregard inaccurate lists’ | Nigerian Army says this is the real number of retired officers

The Nigerian Army has said that only 38 senior officers were retired from the military. Colonel Sani Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, in a statement released on Sunday, urged…

Mazi Emeka March 1, 2016

Former CBN Director kidnapped

A former Director of Foreign Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Joseph Ogedegbe is reported to has been abducted by unidentified gunmen at St. Michael's Anglican Church in…

Kolapo Olapoju November 19, 2015

Why Buhari ordered sack of Justice Akanbi

Justice Lambo Akanbi of the Port Harcourt Division of the Federal High Court, has been compulsorily retired by President Muhammadu Buhari. Akanbi's compulsory retirement, over cases of misconduct, was approved by Buhari,…

Kolapo Olapoju September 4, 2015

Could this be why DSS sacked Marilyn Ogar?

After Lawal Daura took over from Ekpeyong Ita as Director-General of the Department of State Services, one of his first tasks was the demotion of the former DSS spokesperson, Marilyn…

Kolapo Olapoju October 28, 2014

How prostitutes duped pensioner of N2.3million

by Iyobosa Omoregie A 68-year-old retired civil servant has lost N2.3 million, which he just withdrew from a bank, to prostitutes at Interbua roundabout, in Asaba, Delta. The incident occurred last…

January 27, 2014

Opinion: Attahiru Bafarawa – The story of an expired political general

by Maxwell Adeyemi Adeleye It is worth echoing that In 2011, Bafarawa did not win any Senatorial or Rep or State Assembly seat for the defunct ACN in Sokoto despite…

January 20, 2014

Opinion: Today’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting – Matters arising

by Ifeanyi Uddin This is where the dark clouds begin to gather. If “appointment” in the first instance involved choice by the President, subject to the Senate’s confirmation, what constitutes…

December 19, 2013

Bizarre: Gov. Okorocha announces 17 days holiday for Imo workers

Gov. Rochas Okorocha is the master of the dramatic and he proved it once again on Wednesday when he approved 17 work-free days for civil servants in Imo state. From…

October 24, 2013

SCAM: EFCC arrests ex-naval officer, lawyer over N540 million bank fraud (PICTURED)

A retired naval captain and his lawyer are in the net of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after it was alleged that they connived to perpetrate fraud…

August 19, 2013

Back to the basics: Retired high court judge returns to teaching in Kebbi primary schools

by Oge Okonkwo As a post retirement hobby, 62-year-old retired high court judge in Kebbi state, Zakari Gulma, has taken to teaching in primary schools in the state. According to Hon.Justice…

April 1, 2013

Fromer pupil blackmailed 83-year-old retired teacher for 10 years, took £75,000 to feed heroin habit (PICTURED)

A retired teacher was tormented for a decade by a former pupil who fleeced him out of £75,000 over ten years in a blackmail plot. Graeme Robertshaw befriended the victim,…

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