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BREAKING: IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, arrives court for trial
Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu has arrived the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, venue of his trial over allegations of terrorism and…
Psychiatric, Drug Tests Mandatory For Security Men – Lai Mohammed
It is now mandatory for would-be policemen and those joining other gun-wielding security agencies to undergo psychiatric and drug tests, the Federal Government said yesterday. Besides, those…
Private jet operations boom on elections, insecurity
More charter and private jet companies are springing up in Nigeria over rising insecurity and election campaigns, BusinessDay’s findings show. With the general elections holding in…
Biafra: Tension, fear in Southeast as trial of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu resumes
As the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, resumes today, October 21, there is anxiety and palpable fear in the Southeast. Kanu is expected to…
COVID-19: Anxiety, fear in Kaduna over govt’s Oct 31 vaccination deadline
The directive by the Kaduna State Government to all workers, contractors and government functionaries to get vaccinated of COVID-19 on or before October 31, 2021 has instilled fears in…
Arrested EndSARS memorial protesters regain freedom
End SARS protesters, who were arrested on Wednesday at the Lekki toll gate, have been released. Legal Practitioner, Modupe (Moe) Adele, who is one of the promoters of the End SARS…
Nigeria sinking as petrol subsidy mounts
Nigeria’s controversial fuel subsidy, projected to hit N3 trillion by the end of 2021, is sinking the country and fuelling confusion among economists and business leaders who are at a…
Religious leaders drag Osun monarch to Gov Oyetola over installation of Grand Mufti for Yorubaland
The Osun State Government has been petitioned over purported plans by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba AndulRosheed Adewale Akanbi to install a Grand Mufti for Yorubaland. The…
Popular Nigerian Billionaire Named In Criminal Case Of U.S Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (Details)
Gilbert Chagoury, a Nigerian billionaire of Lebanese descent, has been named in the criminal case of a U.S. congressman Jeff Fortenberry who prosecutors say lied to FBI investigators…
Apapa Port: How Lome, Tema, Abidjan are eating Nigeria’s lunch
Nigeria’s Apapa Port has lost its pride of place to ports in other neighbouring West African countries of Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and the Benin Republic, BusinessDay…
President Buhari & Wife, Aisha Share A Close Moment Together At The State House (Photos)
President Buhari and his wife, Aisha, shared happy moment together at the state House Abuja yesterday when they both received President Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey and his wife, Mrs. Emine…
Sit-At-Home: Panic Buying In IMO State Over IPOB’s Order
Prices of items in Owerri, Imo State capital, have gone up astronomically as residents engaged in panic buying ahead of the arraignment of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of…
#EndSARS: Nigeria yet to pick up from ruins of protest
Businesses are yet to recover and public infrastructure are still ruined after they were razed during nationwide #ENDSARS protests against the unpopular and now disbanded Special…
Declare Bandits As Terrorists, El-Rufai Tells FG
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has called on the Federal Government to declare bandits as terrorists. He said this will enable the military to…
How Baba Ijesha defiled me with key, labelled himself boyfriend – Minor
The video of the 14-year-old minor allegedly defiled by a popular Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha, was played at an Ikeja Special Offences Court on…
#EndSARS: One Year After, No Evidence Of Lekki Massacre – Daily Trust
One year after the #EndSARS protest during which some activists, media houses and international groups claimed that there was a massacre at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos,…
Join politics to make difference – Osinbajo tells young Nigerians
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has told Nigerian youths to join politics in order to make a difference. Osinbajo had taken the time of to interact with…
#EndSARS panel compensation: Lagos pays N420m, NBA faults Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Oyo, Benue for shunning…
States, including Akwa Ibom, Oyo, Ogun, Enugu, Benue, Osun and Gombe, have yet to pay victims of police brutality a year after they set up panels on human rights violations.…
U.S. DOJ seeks extradition of 8 Nigerians from Cape Town, files charges [Full List]
Eight Nigerians arrested in Cape Town Tuesday have been charged with conspiring to engage in internet scams and money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday. The…
Oil workers poised for showdown with Total Nigeria amidst corruption claims
An organisational restructuring recently carried out by Total Nigeria has led to allegations that the multinational oil company is trying to cover up bribery, abuse of office…
Tax evasion’: Tribunal okays Multichoice’s N8bn deposit, fixes date to hear appeal against FIRS
The tax appeal tribunal (TAT) has ruled that Multichoice Nigeria Limited met the conditions necessary to prosecute an appeal against the N1.8 trillion tax levied on it by the Federal…
#EndSARS protesters shelve planned night procession as policemen take over area
The candlelight procession billed for 6 pm in Abuja did not hold. The procession was meant to honour those who lost their lives during the #EndSARS protest that erupted in many parts of…
Terrorists who tried to overthrow me are in Nigeria – Turkey President
The President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan, says the terrorists who tried to remove him through a coup in 2016 are still active in Nigeria. Erdogan said this on Wednesday at a…
‘Run-Away DJ’ – Lai Mohammed Mocks DJ Switch
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, alluded to Disc Jockey Obianuju Catherine Udeh, better known as DJ Switch, at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. The…