Category Archives: Politics

EFCC storms Babalakin’s hospital ward, Bi-Courtney kicks

Bi-Courtney Limited has faulted the siege laid to the hospital ward of the firm’s Chairman, Dr. Wale Babalakin, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, Lagos. The firm, in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Dipo Kehinde, on Wednesday said the EFCC had laid siege to the Continue Reading...

Nigeria ranks 35th most corrupt country

Global corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI), has ranked Nigeria the 35th most corrupt country in the world. In a report released yesterday, Nigeria scored 27 out of a maximum 100 marks to clinch the 139th position out of the 176 countries surveyed for the report. It shared that position with Azerbaijan, Kenya, Nepal and Pakistan, Continue Reading...

Returns to Presidential Palace After Protests Against His Regime Turn Violent in Cairo

Cairo — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has returned to the presidential palace after a violent protest of over 100,000 people the night before had forced him to leave the building. In a brief outburst, police fired tear gas to stop protesters approaching the palace in the capital’s Heliopolis district. Morsi was in the palace conducting Continue Reading...