Tinubu finds his own demons
Successive administrations in Nigeria start out by apprehending demons, or enigmatic forces, against which they will test their political strength and define the character of their government. Those forces are…
N100b Agric fund: Commodity associations seek 70% grant, 30% loan
The National Agricultural Commodities Projects (NACP) and Strategic Alliance of Presidents of Agricultural Commodity Associations of Nigeria…
ICPC, EFCC should be merged… one investigates, the other prosecutes – Lateef Fagbemi
Lateef Fagbemi, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says investigation and prosecution of corruption cases should not be the responsibility of one agency. Fagbemi spoke on Wednesday when he was being screened by…
Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations by Dec, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations by December 2023. Tinubu disclosed this on Wednesday night, according to a statement by Dele Alake, special adviser to the president on…
Doctor Mistakenly Injects Woman With Acid Instead Of Saline
Pennsylvania fertility doctor, Allison Bloom, in a medicine mix-up, mistakenly injects acid into the vagina of a 33-year-old…
Why Buhari didn’t attend APC caucus meeting – Garba Shehu
Garba Shehu, ex-spokesperson to former President Muhammadu Buhari, has explained why his principal did not attend the caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC). TheCable reported that the APC had fixed…
Customs intercept vehicle with smuggled bulletproof jackets, others
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service, said it intercepted a Toyota Sienna vehicle loaded with 15 bulletproof jackets, 15 pieces of jack knives, and 20 pieces of pistol pouches at…
Canadian Prime Minister and wife call it quits after 18 Years of marriage
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, made an unexpected announcement on Wednesday, revealing that they…
Tobi Bakre and Chidi Mokeme nominated for Emy Africa actor of the year 2023
Nigerian renowned acts, Chidi Mokeme and Tobi Bakre have been nominated for the EMY’s Actors of the Year category 2023. The Executive…
There is no good road to Niger
Niger Republic has nothing to offer Nigeria, but trouble. It is one of the largest countries in the world and one of the…
Businesses open in Anambra as residents defy sit-at-home order
There were full commercial activities, yesterday, in Anambra State as residents defied the two-week sit-at-home order by the…
INEC seeks law allowing journalists, security agencies, others to vote
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, called for amendment of electoral laws to permit voting by Nigerians carrying out essential duties during…
Official FX market records 6.01% gain amid dollar shortage
Nigeria’s official foreign exchange (FX) market, known as the Investors’ and Exporters’ (I&E) forex window, on Wednesday recorded 6.01 percent gain…
After Tinubu’s parley, Labour, FG in fresh legal tango over protests
• FG files contempt proceeding against NLC, TUC • Labour direct members to shut economic activities to attend court proceedings • We’ll decide today whether to…
IPAC raises concern over Tinubu’s choice to include Ex-Governors as ministers
Yabagi Sani, the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), on Wednesday, raised concern over the inclusion of seven former…
Buhari, Osinbajo absent as APC NEC ratifies Ganduje today
Former President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have excused themselves from the caucus meeting ahead of today’s National…
CBN recovers customers’ N115b, $22m on illegal deductions, failed transactions
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, said it helped aggrieved customers recover N115.45 billion and $22.794 million, following complaints on illegal deductions and failed or fraudulent transactions…
Cabinet size nears 70 as Tinubu ignores calls for lean govt
• Sends 19 new ministerial nominees to Senate • Alake seeks stiffer regulations for social media • With 47 nominees, Tinubu sets new record for…
Nigerian Medical Association Declares Indefinite Strike In Lagos Over Colleague’s Death In Elevator
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Lagos State has announced an indefinite strike, after instructing all the doctors working in the three government hospitals on the Lagos Island to down tools in protest of the…
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc appoints Mariya Aliko Dangote as Executive Director
The Board of Directors at Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has announced the appointment of Mariya Aliko Dangote as an Executive Director. This was disclosed in an official statement signed by the Company Secretary,…
Interpol Declares Nigerian Businesswoman, Ese Cynthia Daniel, Wanted Over Alleged N750Million Fraud
The International Police (Interpol) arm of the Nigeria Police has declared a businesswoman, Ese Cynthia Daniel, wanted over alleged N750 million fraud. Ese, who hails from Delta State, was declared wanted by the…
Actor Yul Edochie’s wife files for divorce, demands ₦100million damages
The wife of Nollywood actor Yul Edochie, May, has filed for divorce and requested the sum of ₦100 million as damages from Judy Austin for having an affair with her husband. Despite making themselves look like husband…
Court sentence man to one-year imprisonment for giving false information to EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of one Misbah Ahmed before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on a one-count charge bordering on false information. The…
Subsidy Removal: Petrol marketers ask Nigerians to switch to CNG
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has advised Nigerians to switch to compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative to petrol following the petrol subsidy removal. IPMAN national…