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Sheikh Gumi Loses Mother
The mother of Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, is dead. She died at her residence in Kaduna on Sunday evening. The Islamic scholar who confirmed the death said she died around 5:30 pm.…
Old Naira Notes: Nigerians Await Decision, Lament Hardships
Nigerians have continued to lament the hardship caused by the scarcity of naira notes, urging the federal government to comply with last Friday’s judgement of the Supreme Court. The apex court had…
You Can Win And Still Go To Jail, Police Tell Ogun Politicians
The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Frank Mba, has warned candidates in the March 11 election especially those vying for the House of Assembly seats not to run afoul of the law, saying electoral…
Promise For Credible Governorship Election Is Medicine After Death – Atiku Tells INEC
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has lambasted the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for promising to deliver credible governorship elections…
Tinubu Capable, Obi Not Destined To Be President In 2023 – Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide, has said the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is not destined to win the February 25 …
High rent, inflation forcing low-income tenants to outskirts
With areas that were once affordable now out of reach, low-income renters…
2023 elections: Allow legal process take course, U.S. govt urges Nigerians
United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has urged…
PDP protests against presidential poll outcome today
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will today,…
ePayment channels fail stress test despite banks’ N901b profit
Amid huge financial turnover recorded in the first three quarters of 2022 by banks in…
Five major economic decisions awaiting Tinubu
Whether it’s how to phase out costly petrol subsidies or deciding…
Blame Politicians For Food Crisis – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says political leaders and not farmers should be blamed for Nigeria’s inability to attain self-sufficiency in food production. He said this on Sunday at a lecture…
Assembly Poll: Save Me From Impeachment, Obaseki Begs Voters
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has urged the women of the state to save him from impeachment by voting for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in the forthcoming March 11 governorship and State…
India-Bound Businessman Arrested With Heroin At Lagos Airport, 24 Others Nabbed With Illicit Drugs…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an India-bound businessman identified as Kingsley Celestino, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos over 9.40 kg…
Hackers allegedly steal N2.9bn from Flutterwave
Reports have it that ₦2,949,557,867 has been illegally transferred from the accounts of African fintech unicorn, Flutterwave. The tech giant’s counsel, Albert Onimole, reported the case to the Deputy Commissioner of…
Tinubu visits Oba of Lagos, vows not to disappoint Nigerians
The President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, breezed into Lagos on Sunday where he was received by a mammoth crowd of supporters and party members after his private jet landed at the presidential wing of the Murtala…
‘’Any Yoruba That Will Not Vote For Sanwoolu Should Be Chased Out Of Lagos’’ – Chief Murphy Adebare
The leader of Yoruba United Nations, Chief Murphy Adebare has recommended the immediate exile of…
Aso Rock Chapel Will Not Be Closed Because Tinubu’s Wife Is A Pastor – Fani-Kayode Replies Governor…
Femi Fani-Kayode, one of the spokespersons of the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress has dispelled the fears that the Aso Rock chapel will be closed for four years. Governor Ifeanyi…
I am still receiving death threats – Rivers Collation Officer, Prof. Adias
I The Rivers State collation officer, Professor Charles Adias in the just concluded presidential election is still receiving death threats. Adias, who is also the vice-chancellor of the Federal University…
Kano Monarch Shot Dead
The head of Maigari village in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano Atate, Dahiru Abba, has been shot dead. His son, who is the Chairman of Rimin Gado Local Government, Barrister Munir Dahiru Maigari,…
Guber Poll: Igbo Stakeholders In Lagos Endorse PDP Candidate
Igbo stakeholders in Lagos State on Saturday officially endorsed the PDP’s Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran and his running mate, Ms Funke Akindele. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
PHOTOS: Abacha’s Son Buried In Abuja
Abdullahi, one of the sons of former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, died in his sleep in the early hours of Saturday according to his sister Gamsu Sani Abacha. The funeral prayers of the deceased…
Eti-Osa traditional rulers back Sanwo-Olu for second term
Traditional rulers in the 62 communities in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos have assured Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of re-election during the March 11 gubernatorial election in the state.…
Principal excited as FGC Ijanikin wins African Coding Competition
Ten students of the Federal Government College, Ijanikin, Lagos, have put the school in the map of academic achievement, winning a coding competition, contested by 178 schools nationwide. The feat has also…
Tinubu’s victory: I still plan to embark on exile – Bode George
Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he has not abandoned his plan to leave the country once Bola Tinubu becomes…