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Nigerian Navy Signs Contract For Two New Warships
The Nigerian Navy yesterday signed a contract with a Turkish company, Messrs Dearsan Shipyard Limited for the purchase of 2 brand new Offshore Patrol Vessels. The 2 vessels are…
FG Moves Against Banks Aiding ‘Fiscal Carelessness’ Of States
The Federal Government may begin to clamp down on banks and other financial institutions aiding “fiscal carelessness” by granting loans to some states without regard to due process.…
N/Central Roads Dominate NNPC’s N621bn Repair Project
The North Central geopolitical zone is dominating the recently approved 21 federal road repair project of NNPC Limited which is billed to gulp N621.2 billion. According to a…
Why We Support Designating Bandits as Terrorists – NEF
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has said it supports the call by a lot of Nigerians that the federal government should designate the bandits ravaging the northern part of the…
Enough of New Roads, Other Projects – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, yesterday cautioned against starting new roads and other projects, until progress is made with the ongoing projects. This was as…
DSS Nabs Lecturers Who ‘Leaked Exam Questions To Students’
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested some lecturers over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB). They…
Dozens Of Bandits Neutralized, Camps Destroyed By Air Strikes In Kaduna
Another successful outing has been reported by security forces, as an unspecified number of bandits were neutralized during an aerial assault on identified bandit enclaves around the…
“Your Tactics Are Harming Igbos Greatly” – Moghalu tells IPOB
The 2019 Presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu has today chided the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) on their sit-at-home order which may…
Borno reopens Bama-Banki road — nine years after closure over insurgency
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, on Wednesday, reopened the Bama-Banki road which connects Nigeria to some other African countries. The 65km road, which connects Nigeria to…
26-year-old Onyinye trapped under collapsed high-rise — one week after joining Fourscore Homes
On Monday morning, Onyinye Enekwe, a graduate of the Nnamdi Azikwe University, left for Ikoyi where she worked as second personal assistant to Femi Osibona, owner of Fourscore Homes.…
Choose Your Next Governor Or Buhari Will Decide For You – IPAC Tells Anambra Voters
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has urged eligible voters in Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra to shun apathy and come out and vote for candidates of their…
Why I didn’t visit Ikoyi building immediately – Sanwo-Olu
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed why he did not visit the site of the Ikoyi building collapse immediately after the incident occurred on Monday.…
NDLEA Underfunded, I Brought My Personal TV To Office When I Assumed Office – Marwa
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), has decried poor funding of the agency, saying he had…
Anambra Election: US Threatens Visa Ban Against Troublemakers
The United States has threatened to impose visa ban on those who foment trouble in the Anambra governorship election. The warning was given in a statement issued by the US Mission in…
Building collapse: Lagos Assembly makes move, may summon officials
There are indications that the Lagos State House of Assembly may summon government officials to answer questions in relation to the recent collapse of a multi-storey building in the Ikoyi area of…
CLOSE-UP: From shoe seller to real estate tycoon — the grass-to-grace story of Femi Osibona
On Monday, tragedy brought Femi Osibona into the news. For some Nigerians, he is the owner of the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos. Before the unfortunate incident, he…
Wizkid And Tems Bag 5 Nominations At The 2021 Soul Train Awards
Grammy-winning Nigerian superstar, Wizkid, has bagged five nominations at the 2021 Soul Train Awards. His partner-in-Essence, Tems also bagged four. Wizkid's and Tems' nominations come in the…
Security operatives clash with gunmen trying to hijack inmate at Lagos court
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says a gunman was shot during an attempt to hijack an inmate at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos. According to NAN, Olarotimi Oladokun, NCoS…
Lagos Building Saga:Lagos Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat Lied, Exclusive Document Confirmed 15…
Newsnowonline assertion that deputy governor of Lagos state, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat was economical with the truth when he contradicted the LABSCA General Manager, Gbolahan Oki that…
JAMB Remits N3.51bn As 2021 Operating Surplus
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted the sum of N3.51 billion to the national treasury as part of its 2021 operating surplus. The 2021 remittance,…
MTN, Unilever To Construct FG Roads – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has disclosed that MTN, Unilever and other private entities have indicated an interest in keying into the tax…
On his way to the US, Bob-Oseni branched at Ikoyi building site and ended up under the rubble
Wale Bob-Oseni, a real estate dealer and executive director of African Bureau for Legislative Empowerment, was on his way to the US on Monday. Then he got a call from Femi Osibona, owner…
Police Seal Plateau Assembly, Bar Factions From Entry
Following the crisis rocking the Plateau State House of Assembly over who should be recognised as the authentic Speaker between Ayuba Abok who represents Jos East Constituency and Yakubu Sanda who…
REWIND: ‘He built 125 houses in S’Africa’ — what Ashimolowo said on Osibona, Fourscore Homes owner
Matthew Ashimolowo, senior pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) in London, recently spoke on his relationship with Femi Osibona, managing director of Fourscore Homes. Fourscore Homes is the firm…