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BREAKING: Buhari announces new appointments
President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the renewal of the tenure of six Chief Executive Officers of Federal Agencies. The president also approved the appointment of two new Chief Executive Officers of federal…
NiMet predicts cloudy skies, thunderstorms on Wednesday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the Central States of the country on Wednesday with prospect of isolated thunderstorms over Minna and Abuja axis during the morning hours.…
Innoson Lied: Admits to Spreading False Information about GTBank and Supreme Court Judgment
Innoson has today admitted that there was no Supreme Court judgement against GTBank. After falsely claiming a victory at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Chairman of Innoson Motors, Dr Innocent Chukwuma has admitted to completely…
Chimamanda Adichie wins 2018 PEN Pinter Prize
Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian writer, is the winner of the 2018 PEN Pinter Prize. The award, which was established in 2009 and named after Nobel Laureate, Harold Pinter, is given to writers of outstanding literary merit from…
8 Edo indigenes who arrived Nigeria from Spain this morning, die in accident
An accident which occurred this morning by 8:30am at the Wictech stretch of the Lagos – Ibadan expressway about two km away from Danco filling station, reportedly claimed the lives of Eight persons, five males and three females, all …
MKO Abiola’s kinsmen seek tenure elongation for President Buhari
Following the conferment of the GCFR title on MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of 1993 Presidential election, kinsmen of the late politician are now seeking elongation of the tenure of President Buhari by 14 days, so that future presidential…
BREAKING: Court sentences Dariye to 16 years imprisonment
…Convicted on charges of criminal breach of trust, criminal misappropriation A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Gudu, Abuja has sentenced former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Chibi Dariye to a cumulative term…
Real Madrid announce Spain boss Julen Lopetegui as new head coach
Spain coach Julen Lopetegui will take over as Real Madrid boss after the World Cup. The 51-year-old, who has been in charge of the national team for the past two years, has agreed a three-year contract at the Bernabeu. The move…
Buhari the least expected president to honour Abiola – Frank Kokori
Frank Kokori, leader of June 12 movement, says President Muhammadu Buhari is the “least” person expected to honour MKO Abiola, presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election. He said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the investiture of…
Ghana to import fuel from Dangote’s refinery
Distributors of petroleum products in Ghana have expressed interest in patronising Dangote Oil Refinery when operations begin. The refinery, which is owned by Aliko Dangote, is expected to begin operations in 2018. The 650,000…
Court finds Dariye guilty of corruption — after 11 years of trial
Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau state, has been found guilty of six counts out of the 23 counts of corruption filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Dariye was accused of diverting over…
77-year-old American, Haines Gets Back $110000 He Sent To “Nigerian” Fraudsters 10 Years…
He sent the sum of $110,000 to scammers between 2005 and 2008, and now, he's getting everything back.The Western Union has repaid Fredrick Haines, a 77-year-old American, the sum of $110,000 which he'd paid to fraudsters who employed…
Lagos State Government unveils late MKO Abiola’s statue (Photos)
As part of the June 12 celebration in honour of late MKO Abiola, the Lagos State Government has unveiled a statue in honor of the late politician. Abiola’s statue was unveiled today in Lagos. Here are photos and a video from the…
Buhari formally confers GCFR on Abiola
President Muhammadu Buhari has formally conferred late MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, with the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR). Buhari conferred Abiola with the honour —…
BREAKING: June 12: Buhari approves national honours for more Nigerians
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved of some other Nigerians to be conferred with national honours for their contributions to democracy.…
‘There was an array of malpractices’ — IBB’s speech annulling June 12 (FULL TEXT)
This is the text of the nationwide broadcast by Ibrahim Babangida, general and military president, officially announcing the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election believed to have been won by MKO Abiola, candidate of the…
US arrests 30 Nigerians in crackdown on email scammers
The US has reportedly arrested 74 people including nearly 30 in Nigeria, as part of an effort to combat email scam artists. According to BBC, the arrests reflect a coordinated crackdown on people who convince correspondents to wire…
Aliko Dangote Named As The First African Ambassador For Responsible Tourism By UNWTO
United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO’s) Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili named Aliko Dangote an Ambassador for Responsible Tourism in the framework of the 61st Regional Commission meeting for Africa, celebrated in Abuja,…
TCN raises $1.57bn to build transmission lines, substations
Usman Mohammed, chief executive officer of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says $1.57bn has been raised to build critical infrastructures across the country. Mohammed disclosed this at a power roundtable organised by Sahara…
Alaafin, others in Villa for Abiola’s investiture venue
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Adeyemi Lamidi was one of the early arrivals at the Presidential Villa, Abuja for the investiture and honor ceremony for the Late Moshood Abiola and other heroes of democracy investiture. He arrived the old…
Nigerians economically ambitious – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said Nigeria’s strongest selling point remained an “intellectually aggressive and economically ambitious’’ populace always seeking self-actualisation. Speaking in Rabat, Morocco, during an…
Makeup artist dies while returning from an N8k bridal job in Delta State
A Nigerian makeup artist identified simply as Omotejohwho, reportedly died in accident while on her way home from an N8k bridal job she did in Delta State. A friend to the makeup artist, @otesmakeover who shared a photo of the…
Man drowns while evading police arrest in Rivers
A man identified simply as Oge has reportedly drowned in the Elechi River in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, while attempting to evade police arrest. According to reports gathered, Oge was in the area having…
Bayelsa official collecting 300 workers’ salaries monthly nabbed
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has ordered the arrest of an official of a local government for collecting the salaries of 300 persons every month, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, has…