Soft drinks, chewing gums, toothpastes pose cancer risk, WHO warns
World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, warned that artificial sweeteners to thousands of fizzy drinks, chewing gums and low-calorie foods pose a…
Issued NINs hit 101 million, 56.7% allocated to males
•447,414 Nigerians in the diaspora enrolled The number of National Identification Numbers (NINs) issued by…
In 30 days of honeymoon, Tinubu’s sweeping reforms leave Nigerians poorer, agitated
In a sharp contrast to the laidback presidency of his predecessor, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration started like a house on fire with the…
FG Reviews Eko/ Apongbon Bridges Reopening To July 9
The Federal Government says it will reopen both the Eko and Apongbon bridges ahead of schedule by midnight of July 9 to…
Titan and Migrants: Two Tragedies, Different Stories
It doesn’t make sense to weigh tragedies on a scale. How do you measure them? Leo Tolstoy got it right in Anna Karenina when he said whereas all happy families are alike, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.…
Naira Now Undervalued After Free Float – Bank Of America
The Bank of America (BoA) has said the it sees the value of the naira settling at N680 to the dollar by the end of the year, saying that the currency has moved from overvalued to being undervalued following the…
Should ketchup be refrigerated? Heinz settles the debate
Do you store your ketchup in the refrigerator or the cupboard? Whenever that question is posed,…
Bloomberg rates Aliko Dangote richest man in Africa with $15.6bn
…Emerges the only Nigerian among six Africans in the top 500 Index President of Dangote…
Baby Steps: I’m Not In Haste To Rebuild Nigeria – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to endure the “baby steps” his administration is currently taking in following the…
100 Generals Given New Deadline To Retire From Service
An estimated 100 generals have been given a July 3, 2023 deadline to retire from the service following the…
Pray for me – Tinubu tells Nigerians
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday asked Nigerians at home and abroad to pray for his administration to do better than expected of him. Tinubu made the appeal during his visits to Oba Sikirulah Adetona the…
US Supreme Court abolishes applicant’s race consideration for college admission
The Supreme Court of the United States (US) on Thursday abolished Affirmative Action for college admissions. America’s apex court declared that race cannot be a factor in the consideration of applicants for…
Lekki port receives first transshipment vessel
The Management of Lekki Deep Sea Port has announced the arrival of CMA CGM RIMBAUD, the first transshipment vessel to call at the container terminal of Lekki Deep Sea Port. The Managing Director, Lekki Port, Du…
Gov. Otti suspends Abia HoS, permanent secretaries
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has suspended the state Head of Service (HoS), Mr Onyii Wama, and all permanent secretaries in the state. This is contained in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Kazie Uko,…
Nigeria’s finances bleeding, we must stop it – Tinubu vows
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday admitted that the nation’s finances is bleeding profusely, vowing to stop the bleeding and reposition the country in the right direction. He also said he decided not participate…
Akeredolu responding to treatment…. Those circulating death rumour are wicked – Olusola Oke
Olusola Oke, a former governorship candidate, says Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, is “rapidly responding” to treatment. Oke said those circulating rumours about the alleged death of Akeredolu are “wicked…
Qatar Group Confident Of Man United Acquisition
The Qatari group led by Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad J.J. Al Thani is increasingly confident it’s won the bidding war for Manchester United Plc, thwarting a rival offer from British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe as the…
‘Nigerians gasping for breath’ – Afenifere asks Tinubu to halt planned electricity…
Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has asked President Bola Tinubu to urgently halt moves by some government institutions to jack up prices of commodities and services like electricity. In a…
Ogalla redeploys 57 senior naval officers in major shake-up
The Nigerian navy has announced the redeployment of 56 senior officers and one commodore. The major shake-up in the Nigerian navy comes a few days after Emmanuel Ogalla took over from Awwal Gambo as chief of naval…
How I let Dare to train with Eagles in 2020 to avoid sacking – Rohr
Gernot Rohr, former Super Eagles, says he once had to choose between losing his job or allowing Sunday Dare, former…
Delta Traditional Rulers To Wade Into Okowa-Clark Dispute
DELTA State Council of Traditional Rulers has resolved to wade into the feud between elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark and…
King’s College dismisses rumoured outbreak of waterborne disease
The management of King’s College in Lagos state has dismissed rumoured outbreak of waterborne disease in the school. Recently, some parents raised concerns over alleged poor sanitation and lack of potable water in…
Naomi Campbell welcomes second child at 53
Naomi Campbell, the British actress cum model, has announced the arrival of her second child – a baby boy. The 53-year-old model shared her joy through an Instagram post on Thursday, where she posted a picture of…
Why I Relocated From Daura To London – Buhari
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has opened up on how Nigerians forced him to relocate from his Daura home to London in the…