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‘He transformed Tanzania’ — Akinwumi Adesina pays homage to late President Magufuli
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has extolled the virtues of President John Magufuli of Tanzania, who died in office in March 2021. According to a statement issued by AfDB on Saturday,…
Scores of terrorists killed in foiled attack in Niger – Police
The Police Command in Niger said its men have killed scores of terrorists in a foiled attack on Nasko in Magama Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. DSP Wasiu Abiodun, Command Public Relation Officer said a large herd…
BREAKING: ASUU to go on one-month warning strike
After serious deliberations that dragged into the early hours of Monday, the National Executive Council, NEC, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has voted to embark on one-month warning strike to press home…
Obaship: Ifa rejects MC Oluomo
They wear the nation’s green-white-green flag as uniform. They have their own army, arms and ammunition. Their constitution is superior to the laws of the…
Igboho drags Benin to ECOWAS court, demands $1m damages
The Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has approached the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States in Abuja to demand $1m as damages for the period he has been…
Canada police arrest protesters, mayor says border bridge crisis over
A Canadian mayor Sunday declared the standoff on a key US border bridge over after police moved in and arrested protesters, but the trucker-led movement against Covid-19 restrictions remained defiantly mobilized in the capital…
Police confirm killing of four operatives at Enugu checkpoint
Barely two days after some security officers were killed in Enugu State, another team of four policemen on stop-and-search duty on the outskirts of Enugu metropolis…
Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA
The Lagos State Building Control Agency on Friday told a coroner sitting in Ikeja that its officials were denied access to the site of the ill-fated 21-storey building under construction…
Yaba building collapse: Death toll rises to five
The body of a student on industrial training was, on Sunday evening, recovered from the collapsed three-storey building at Yaba area of Lagos, raising the death toll to five. Zonal Coordinator, South-West of National…
2023: Tinubu healthy, photoshop of wet dress mere distraction, says Support Group
A pro-Bola Tinubu coalition, the Support Groups Management Council, says the viral photograph of the All Progressives Congress leader pictured in a wet dress is the work of mischief-makers. In a statement on Sunday, the…
Guinea-Bissau’s mystery deepens over drug-trafficking coup plot
At the beginning of the month, it looked like Guinea-Bissau was about to fall victim to what has been called West Africa’s coup epidemic, but some are now doubting the official version of events. Having seen more than a…
Nigeria 2023: The Politician and Sheikh Rochas
…I am not a candidate of rotation or zoning, I am a candidate of justice, maybe the Southeast or the South has not been able to present their matter very well before the rest of Nigeria. I am sure if you tell to a Muslim, a…
Soludo calls for application into political offices in Anambra
Anambra State governor-elect, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has called on people desirous of serving under his government as political appointees to apply. A notice by the Dr Oby Ezekwesili-led transition committee, which was signed…
No going back on my preferred successor – Emmanuel
Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel has said his choice of Pastor Umo Eno as his preferred successor has not created any division within the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) in the…
Delta Govt Shuts School Where Teacher Flogged 1-yr-old Pupil To Death
The Delta State government, on Sunday, has shut down a private school, Arise And Shine Nursery and Primary School, Asaba, after a teacher flogged a one-year-old pupil to death. The…
Nollywood actor Williams Uchemba, wife welcome first child
Nollywood actor Williams Uchemba and his wife Brunella Oscar have announced the arrival of their first child. The actor, on Sunday, shared a video that revealed the pregnancy journey of his wife. According to the…
Gunman shoots Kodak Black at Bieber’s concert
American rapper, Bill Kahan Kapri, better known by his stage name Kodak Black, has been reportedly shot and injured at Justin Bieber’s concert. Asides Kodak, 3 others were also shot on Saturday outside a restaurant in West…
Why social media must be regulated – Pastor Babatunde
Pastor Olayide Babatunde of the Glorious and Divine Calling Ministry in Ayobo, Lagos, said the Nigerian government needs to regulate media in order to reduce the rate of divorce in society. Mr Babatunde made the call in an…
Conte loses 3 games in a row for the first time in 13 years
Antonio Conte has lost three matches in a row for the first time in thirteen years as Tottenham Hotspur bow to Wolves on Sunday afternoon. The last time a Conte-managed team did likewise was Atalanta in November 2009.…
Saudi Arabia gives $80B of Aramco stocks to sovereign Public Investment Fund
Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will transfer 4% of the stock in the state-run oil giant Aramco to its sovereign Public Investment Fund. The infusion is valued at nearly $80 billion. The announcement on the state-run Saudi…
2023 Presidency: Atiku under fire for kicking against zoning
Atiku Abubakar has come under fire for faulting the call on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone its presidential ticket to a particular region of the country. The Vice-President while speaking at a meeting with…
2023: Lawan endorses Sanwo-Olu for second term
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Sunday, endorsed Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for second term in office. Lawan spoke at the 5th edition of the Senator Olamilekan Solomon Lagos West Senatorial District event…
D’Tigress beat Mali, qualify for 2022 basketball World Cup
Nigeria’s D’Tigress defeated Mali 73-69 on Sunday to qualify for the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup slated for Sydney, Australia. D’Tigress had on Friday beat world number five-ranked team, France 67-65. The reigning African…
Houses of IPOB suspects razed by ‘security operatives’ in Imo
Gunmen alleged to be security operatives have razed the houses of suspected members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Umuonyeoka Ihitteafoukwu and Okponkume communities in Ahiazu Mbaise LGA of Imo. According to Emeka…