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Made Kuti bags first Grammy nomination
Made Kuti, son of Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti, has bagged his first Grammy nominations. The grandson of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, earned his first nomination at…
OAU student: Adedoyin made audio before arrest
Police in Osun yesterday said the viral audio message in which Hilton Hotel and Resort chief, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, absolved himself of the killing of Obafemi Awolowo University student,…
Qualities of president Nigeria needs in 2023, by Okupe
Former presidential spokesman Dr. Doyin Okupe spoke with reporters in Lagos on why he wants to be president in 2023. Excerpts. What are your perspectives on the state of the nation?…
‘We’ll ensure right things are done’ — CBN speaks on First Bank ownership tussle
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the apex monetary authority will ensure that the right things are done regarding the shareholding tussle at First Bank…
Wizkid bags two Grammy nominations
Nigerian music superstar, Wizkid has bagged two nominations at the 64th Grammy Awards announced Tuesday by the Recording Academy. The Academy announced the nominations for each of the 86…
Buhari suspends inauguration of NNPC Limited Board indefinitely
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended indefinitely the inauguration of the newly constituted Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC. The Secretary…
Petrol may cost N340/litre after subsidy removal in 2022 — Kyari
Malam Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has said that subsidy would have been eliminated in 2020 but certain…
Hike: We don’t have control over cooking gas price — FG
THE Federal Government said yesterday that it has no control over the rising price of cooking gas. This is even as President Muhammadu Buhari expressed concern over the development, especially…
2023 Presidency: Saraki Meets Ortom, Benue PDP Leaders
A former president of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, visited Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State over his ambition to contest in the 2023 presidential election. Saraki after a…
Report Aregbesola To EFCC – Pensioners Tell Oyetola
Aggrieved pensioners in Osun State have called on Governor Gboyega Oyetola to drag his predecessor and incumbent Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, before the Economic and Financial…
SEC approves MTN offer for sale of 575 million shares
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has obtained the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the offer for sale of up to 575 million ordinary shares in MTN Nigeria held by the MTN Group…
Igboho under extradition procedure back to Nigeria – DSS
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho is currently under extradition procedure back to Nigeria, The PUNCH has learnt. The PUNCH had reported that…
Ecobank warns Prospective buyer of Honeywell Flour LTD Says Company Facing Winding Up Proceedings
Consequent upon media reports on the move by Flour Mills Nigeria PLC to acquire 71.69 percent of Honeywell Group Limited, Ecobank Nigeria Limited has placed a, Caveat on any…
Children in Kano demand downward review of voting age
Children from various schools across Kano State have on Monday called for a downward review of the voting age in the country to enable them to exercise their voting rights and…
State governments will support total removal of fuel subsidy – El-Rufai
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, says state governments are ready to support the Federal Government in the elimination of fuel subsidy regime. El-Rufai gave the…
NCC alerts Nigerians on false Davido’s airtime, data giveaway advert
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians about a false Davido’s airtime and data giveaway advert on the social media. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public…
2023 presidency: Tinubu’s seven-point agenda unveiled
Though the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has not yet declared his intention to vie for the 2023 presidency, his purported seven-point agenda…
Son Of Oduduwa University Owner Threw Body Of OAU Student In The Bush – Police Reveals
Osun State commissioner of police, CP Olawale Olokode on Monday revealed that the son of Dr Ramon Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel who is now at large organised the throwing away of the body of…
ORIENTATION: DG WARNS PROSPECTIVE CORPS MEMBERS AGAINST FAKE COVID-19 DOCUMENTS
Prospective Corps Members for the 2021 Batch 'C' Stream Two Orientation Course have been warned against coming to camp with fake COVID-19 document for registration.…
Why Nnamdi Kanu Can’t Be Compared To Sunday Igboho – Guru Maharaj
The founder of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji, has said Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Igboho cannot be compared to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Maharaji…
EndSARS Report: “You Celebrated Prematurely” – Lai Mohammed Mocks CNN
Nigeria's Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has mocked popular TV station, CNN over its stance and reportage of the #EndSARS Lekki Tollgate shootings. CNN had reportedly demanded…
‘To support economic recovery’ — CBN retains benchmark interest rate at 11.5%
The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted to retain the monetary policy rate (MPR), which measures interest rate, at 11.5 percent. The monetary…
Baba Suwe: Son apologises to TAMPAN, Nigerians over comment on actor’s death
Adesola Omidina, a son of the late veteran Nigerian comic actor, Baba Suwe, has apologised to the members of Theatre Arts And Motion Pictures Practitioners Association Of Nigeria; and…
Two Nigerian fraudsters to spend combined 22 years in US jail
Two Nigerians, Opeyemi Abidemi Adeoso, 46, and Benjamin Adeleke Ifebajo, 47, have been jailed in the US for internet fraud. The duo bagged a 22 years combined jail term in federal…