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Obasanjo reveals deep secret he shared with late Justice Babalakin
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed deep secret he shared with Justice Bolarinwa Oyegoke Babalakin who died on Saturday. Justice Babalakin died at the age 0f 94…
ISWAP moves N18b annual revenue through Nigeria’s financial system – ECOWAS body
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa, established by the Economic Community of West African States, says Boko Haram splinter group,…
What we are doing to end jailbreaks in Nigeria – Minister
The Minister of Interior of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Friday in Abuja said anyone or group who, henceforth, tries to break out prisoners from any correctional centre in the country,…
Delinquent billionaires
If there is one country where the wealthy are venerated, almost worshipped, and the poor denigrated and almost trampled upon, it is Nigeria. The rich wear objects of their wealth about…
Organised Labour set for battle over planned fuel price hike
The Organised Labour in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari has told the presidency to be ready for another battle with Nigerians if he failes to arrest moves by functionaries in his…
Sylvester Oromoni: Don’t take the law into your own hands – Police warn citizens
The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday warned citizens not to take the law into their own hands, concerning the death of a student of Dowen College, Lekki, Sylvester Oromoni. This…
Lawyer petitions I-GP over alleged forgery of Supreme Court judgement
A human rights lawyer, Chief Gabriel Giwa-Amu, has asked the Inspector-General of Police (I-GP), Usman Baba, to investigate alleged forgery of a Supreme Court judgment used in taking…
2023: Southeast ready to kneel, prostrate to get presidency – Ezeife
A former governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has said the Southeast is ready to kneel down and prostrate for other parts of the country to get the presidency in 2023.…
Lucky Ph.D. graduate, James Daniel gets N50m, job offer from Wike
For James E. Daniel, a student living with disability, the joy of bagging a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree was complimented with double blessing of a N50 million gift and offer of…
I’m saddened by Lucky Igbinedion mother’s death – Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said he is saddened by the death of Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, the mother of former Governor of Edo State, Dr. Chief Lucky Igbinedion. Obaseki,…
Dowen College: Lagos CP condoles with Sylvester’s family, vows to make findings public
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Saturday condoled with the family of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lekki, who died on Tuesday.…
VAT declines as CIT receives boost in Q3 – NBS
Value Added Tax (VAT) recorded a N11.76 billion decrease from N512.25 billion in Quarter Two, 2021 to N500.49 in Quarter Three, says the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). It also…
Why secessionist groups should embrace dialogue to keep Nigeria united – Fayemi
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, has called on secessionist groups in the country to embrace dialogue in the interest of keeping the country united. Fayemi said this on Saturday at a…
BREAKING: CNN sacks Chris Cuomo
CNN has sacked Chris Cuomo following an investigation into his involvement into advising his brother, former Governor Andrew Cuomo. He was suspended earlier this week and the network…
Buhari mourns ex-Supreme Court Justice Bola Babalakin
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of former Supreme Court Judge, Bolarinwa Babalakin, who died on Saturday, at the age of 94. The President in a condolence…
2023: IPSO endorses Tinubu for president
A north-based group, Incoming President Support Organisation (IPSO), has declared total support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu towards…
11 Nigerian senators visit Osoba in London
Some Nigerian senators have visited a former Ogun State governor, Olusegun Osoba, who is recuperating in London after a knee operation. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Solomon…
Former Chief of Army Staff Mohammed Wushishi dies at 81
A former Chief of Army Staff Lt General Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi has died. According to a family source, General Wushishi died at a London Hospital. Late Gen.Wushishi who served as Chief of…
Suppliers Of Food Items To Boko Haram In Borno Nabbed
The North East Chairman and Commander of Hunters/Vigilantes (Sarkin Baka) in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State, Shawulu Yohanna, has arrested some people supplying food to Boko…
UK bans foreign travellers from Nigeria over Omicron concerns
The United Kingdom says Nigeria will be added to the countries on its red list as a result of the discovery of COVID Omicron cases linked to Nigeria. The decision was announced in a…
Dowen College: Lagos CID takes over investigation of Sylvester’s death
The Homicide Section of the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department has taken over the investigation of the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lagos, Sylvester…
Dowen College: ”Abroad would be hot for them. Sylvester’s spirit will haunt them” — Don Davis’s mum…
Mrs. Deborah Okezie whose son, Don Davis, was allegedly sexually assaulted and tortured while he was a boarder at the Deeper Life High School, Akwa Ibom, has slammed parents who allegedly flew…
Youths Kill Man Found With Crystal Meth In Imo
Some unidentified assailants have killed a 27-year-old man, Darlington Ugboaja, who was found with crystal meth or Methamphetamine, a nervous stimulant known in local parlance…
70m active mobile line owners have no bank accounts – eTranzact
About 70 million active mobile line owners in Nigeria do not have bank accounts, the Chief Executive Officer of eTranzact International Plc., Mr Niyi Toluwalope, has said. Toluwalope…