Four gunmen killed in yet another attack on Imo police station
The Imo police command says it killed four gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during a fresh…
APC chairmanship: Sheriff steps down, says he can’t work against Buhari
Ali Modu Sheriff, a former governor of Borno state, says he will no longer contest the national chairmanship position of the All…
Video, photo of ex-Governor Obiano in EFCC custody surface
A short video of a former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Why Buhari cut short medical vacation
When President Muhammadu Buhari, in the penultimate week, made a detour and returned to Nigeria, from Kenya, instead of heading to London, in the United Kingdom for a scheduled medical checkup, many smelt a rat in…
Concerns as strip clubs, brothels sprout up in residential areas
About five years ago, 17 Bello Street, Papa Ajao, in the Mushin area of Lagos used to be a residential structure that played home to a number of families. But after it was sold, the new owner converted it to a…
Osimhen Sends Warning To Ghana, Hits Brace Again For Napoli
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, has sent strong warnings to Ghana ahead of the FIFA World Cup play-off against Nigeria later this month as he inspired a 2-1 win over Udinese to help Napoli climb level on points with…
Russia-Ukraine war: Time will prove our position – China
China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, has said that “time will prove that China’s position is on the right side of history” amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Wang Yi disclosed this on Sunday while speaking…
Fuel Crisis: FG Implements 25% Freight Rate For Petrol Transporters
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has confirmed the implementation of a 25 per cent freight rate by the…
2023: Hunger led Kanu, Okocha, Taribo, others to endorse Tinubu – Sowore
A presidential aspirant, under the platform of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has berated former Super Eagles players for paying a visit to a former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the All…
Don Young, longest serving US congressman dies at 88
U.S. Republican Representative Don Young, who was first elected to Congress in 1973 and was its longest-serving current member, died on Friday, his office said in a statement. The 88-year-old congressman died…
FG shuts Ijesha pedestrian bridge damaged by truck
The Director of Federal Highways in South West, Mr. Adedamola Kuti on Saturday, announced that the Ijesha bus stop pedestrian bridge on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Lagos State, has been shut down for safety concerns. The…
China cuts income tax for some small firms
China will cut income tax for some small firms to 20% from 25%, the finance ministry said on Friday, as part of steps to ease burdens on small businesses to support the slowing economy. Small firms will be subject…
Willie Obiano ‘withdrew’ N42 billion in cash
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said former Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra was being quizzed over the misappropriation of N42 billion belonging to the state. An authoritative source in the EFCC…
All those vying for 2023 elections are ritualists – Pastor Ibiyeomie
Pastor David Ibiyeomie of Salvation Ministries has called on Christians to come out and vie for political offices as those who have come out so far are ritualists. Ibiyeomie spoke at Salvation Ministries Home of…
Oluwo of Iwo Oba Akanbi unveils new queen (Photos)
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi has unveiled the identity of his new queen he married on Saturday. Firdauz Abdullahi. The Oluwo married a princess from the Ado Bayero dynasty in Kano, Kano State, Princess Firdauz Abdullahi.…
I’ve been loyal to Okowa, it’s my turn to govern – Delta deputy governor
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Mr Kingsley Otuaro, has said he would succeed Governor Ifeanyi Okowa come 2023. Otuaro, who stated this after inaugurating his campaign office in Asaba, said he was determined to…
Ikoyi building collapse: Project board hid sensitive information, COREN tells inquest
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) says it has submitted a report on the investigation into the 21-storey building on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, which collapsed on November 1, 2021.…
Why Nigeria needs a third force
In Waziri Adio’s article, “Is Nigeria Due for Another Electoral Upset?” (THISDAY, January 16, 2022), he made a strong and neat argument on the near-impossibility of an upset in the 2023 presidential election. By…
2023: Tinubu’s wife will become Senate President, son Lagos gov if he succeeds Buhari –…
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has cautioned Nigerians against voting Bola Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader as President in 2023. George warned that Tinubu’s…
2023: Nigeria must exit politics of big men – Utomi, Ighodalo, others
The Big Tent Coalition of Political Parties and the civil society want Nigeria to move from politics of ‘big men’ to politics of big ideas from 2023. NAN reports that they made the call at the Big Town Hall Meeting in…
Crisis like EndSARS being planned over fuel scarcity in Nigeria – DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted of a sinister plan to stoke violence in parts of Nigeria, particularly the North Central. Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer raised the alarm in a statement…
2023: Tinubu asks Muslims to create political departments like Redeemed church
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has called on the Supreme Council for Shari’ah across the country to create a department of political affairs which would create political awareness…
2023: Taribo West fervently prays for Tinubu [VIDEO]
Former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West was caught on camera praying fervently for former Lagos governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Saturday. Taribo West is one of the former internationals invited for a novelty match to…
War: Putin in total panic, terrified of Ukraine – Boris Johnson
The United Kingdom Prime minister, Boris Johnson has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in “total panic.” According to Johnson, Putin is in fear over the idea of a revolution in Moscow. Johnson said…