Transition process on course, Buhari not spending a day extra – SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, says the transition process to hand over to the newly elected government is on course. Mustapha, who is also the Chairman of…
Ministerial aides condemn calls for interim govt
Many aides to Ministers under the aegis of the Network of Ministerial Aides (NETMA) have condemned the calls for an interim government. They said the calls against the inauguration of President-Elect Asiwaju…
Rhodes-Vivour’s victory would’ve set Lagos progress 10 years aback – Ex-LP chair
Kayode Salako, former chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos state, says Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the party’s flagbearer ignored elders in the build-up to the March 18 guber poll. Salako in a post on Sunday on…
NYSC AT 50: FG HAILS CORPS MEMBERS ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Federal Government has commended the contributions of National Youth…
Bukayo Ayoyinka Saka Emerges Arsenal’s Highest-Paid Player
For Bukayo Ayoyinka T. M. Saka, an English professional footballer who was born on September 5, 2001, these are indeed splendid times.…
Why Jandor failed to make any impact in Lagos
The just concluded governorship election in Lagos State was one of the fiercest. It featured major three candidates, including incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
JUST IN: Ihedioha Withdraws From Imo Guber Race
The immediate past governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has withdrawn from the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled for April 15. Ihedioha’s withdrawal followed a train of…
BREAKING: Tinubu Nominates APC Gov, Former Lagos Commissioner Into Transition Council
The President Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has nominated two persons into the Presidential Transition Council (PTC). Daily Trust had reported that two slots were reserved for the president-elect in the…
BREAKING: NLC suspends planned nationwide strike over naira scarcity
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended their planned nationwide strike over the scarcity of naira notes. The labour…
Babysitter Arrested After Filming Self Giving One-year-old Marijuana
A 17-year-old babysitter, Naledi Roberts, has been charged with child abuse after recording herself lighting a cigarette and forcing a one-year-old girl to…
I Am A Federal Government Liability, I Work For APC – Singer Portable Challenges Police…
In a viral video trending on Social Media, Singer Portable is seen arguing with Police men who came to his bar to arrest him. Portable told the…
Diya complete gentleman, thoroughbred General – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has expressed sadness over the death of the former Chief of General Staff, Lt Gen Donaldson Oladipo Diya (rtd). Diya died on Sunday at 79. Irabor,…
PENGASSAN okays subsidy removal
Despite the inability of local refineries to resume operation, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has given the Federal Government the go-ahead to remove the Premium…
I ‘ll wait for election tribunal verdict before leaving Nigeria – Bode George
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, on Tuesday, said he would wait for the outcome of the presidential election petitions tribunal before leaving the country. He…
Army redeploys Gen. Lagbaja, 74 other senior officers
The General Officer Commanding, GOC, of 1 Division, Kaduna, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja is among 75 top officers that have been redeployed in a massive shake up by the Nigerian Army, according to reports.…
Five Things To Know About Damagum, Acting PDP Chairman
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has replaced Senator Iyioricha Ayu with Amb. Umar Ililya Damagum as National Chairman. At an emergency meeting on Tuesday, the NWC…
Senate: Ortom Withdraws Case From Election Tribunal
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has withdrawn the petition filed against the outcome of Benue North West senatorial election held on February 25. Ortom had lost his bid to clinch the Benue North West…
I told Ayu he would go, whether he liked it or not – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has expressed satisfaction over the replacement of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu. PAROOT NIGERIA had reported on Tuesday that Umar…
Lagos court jails fake LASTMA official for two years
The Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi has sentenced one Omotutu Bamidele to two years in prison for parading himself as an official of the Lagos State Transport Management…
Nigerian Jailed For Four Years Over $1m Cyber-fraud In US
Nigerian fraudster, Solomon Ekunke Okpe, 31, has been sentenced to four years and a month imprisonment in the US for scamming Americans using the internet. He was jailed by a US court on Monday for his role in a cybercriminal group…
Ayu’s suspension is illegal – PDP PCC
Mr Charles Aniagwu, the spokesperson for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), says the purported suspension of the party’s National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu is illegal. Aniagwu said this…
Obi and Atiku shopping for ‘Guguru Ati Epa’
Na me win. No be you, na me. You come 3rd. You come 2nd. If the 1st person no dey, na the 2nd person go take him place. Abi you wan become another Uzodinma: Datti Baba-Ahmed was asked on Channels TV if he truly…
We Hired Jet For Peter Obi’s Campaigns; So We Need Money To Run Labour Party – Spokesperson
Kenneth Okonkwo, one of the Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Council spokespersons, has lamented that the Labour Party (LP) spent a lot of money to hire a jet for campaigning during the 2023 general elections.…
Remove Fuel Subsidy Before Leaving Office – U.S tells Buhari
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has warned the Nigerian government, politicians and Nigerians in general to stay off any form of actions that will jeopardise Nigeria’s democracy. The…