US charges 18 Nigerian nurses over alleged fake qualifications
No fewer than 18 nurses of Nigerian descent are currently facing charges in Texas, United States following allegations of fake educational qualifications, The PUNCH reports. This is according to a statement…
Facebook, Instagram users to pay $12 monthly for verification
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday, following a similar move by Elon…
No Nigerian president ever came prepared – Kukah
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, has said that in the history of Nigeria, no president or head of state ever came prepared for the job of the number one citizen of the country.…
Fake News : We Didn’t Raid Tinubu’s House- EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied raiding the residence of the Presidential Candidate…
Polls: Nigerian Elders Protest To Finnish Govt Over Ekpa
A pan-Nigerian elders forum has met the Ambassador of Finland to Nigeria, Leena Pylvanainen, to protest the violent attacks on Nigeria by its citizen, Simon Ekpa and other insurgents. The meeting is…
Iheanacho Fires Blank As Man Utd Rout Leicester City
Kelechi Iheanacho failed to continue his scoring form as Manchester United overpowered Leicester 3-0 in a Premier League match on Sunday. Marcus Rashford has been the key to United’s impressive form in Ten…
Tinubu Joins APC Govs At Meeting With Adamu
Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has just joined the emergency meeting of governors of the party currently holding at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. The…
Portable Laments About Fake Money Received At Show, Slams “Uncle Buhari”
Popular street singer and “Zazoo” crooner, Habeebb Okikiola popularly known as Portable has taken to his Instagram account to grumble about the fake money some people sprayed him while performing at a show recently…
EFCC recovers fresh N900m ‘trapped’ in banks for NHIS
The (EFCC) says it has recovered an additional N900 million for the (NHIS). In a statement on Sunday, Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman, said the commission released the funds to the NHIS on February 8. The anti-graft…
AKA buried in Johannesburg amid tears
Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes, the South African rapper, has finally been buried — a few days after his brutal killing. The famed rapper was shot dead outside a restaurant in the coastal city of Durban on…
Lagos lists alternative routes to stadium for Tinubu’s final rally on Tuesday
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has suggested three alternative routes to the Teslim Balogun stadium in Surulere for the final rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The…
Ailing ex-US President Jimmy Carter to receive hospice care
Former United States President, Jimmy Carter is to receive hospice care at home instead of additional medical intervention. The 98-year-old is an American retired politician who served as the 39th…
Twitter to charge users to secure accounts
Only paid members will be able to use SMS texts as a two-factor authentication (2FA) technique to protect their accounts, according to Twitter. This decision was confirmed by Twitter Owner, Elon Musk when he…
Naira redesign: Governors have no right to challenge Buhari – Ohaneze Ndigbo
THE national vice president of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene has faulted the state governors countering President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on the naira redesign and withdrawal of old…
Rivers won’t vote presidential candidate who will kill me – Wike
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says the state will not vote a presidential candidate that will jail or kill him when elected into office. Speaking on Saturday at the Obio-Akpor LGA campaign rally organised…
Why we can’t adopt Atiku as our candidate – Northern Elders
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF said it has so far resisted desperate attempt and cajoling by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP flag bearer to get its endorsement as the as the Northern candidate ahead of the…
Zamfara boy kidnaps mother, collects N30m ransom
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old boy for allegedly conniving with five others…
Rape: Italy asks ex-Brazil striker to serve prison sentence in home country
Italy has requested that former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho serves a 9-year prison sentence for rape in his home country. Media outlets in São Paulo stated this was based on reports by Brazil’s…
Banks begin collection of old naira notes despite CBN’s denial of directive
Commercial banks have started collecting the old N500 and N1,000 naira notes from their customers. The development comes despite the…
Contempt: Court Vacates Order Sentencing MD, Company Secretary of Fidelity Bank To Six Weeks In…
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikeja , Lagos has vacated its ruling…
Why APC will win presidential election —Keyamo
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said the All Progressives Congress will win the February 25 presidential election, because it is the most popular party in Nigeria. Keyamo, also a…
This is your golden opportunity to make me president – Atiku tells Adamawa residents
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Saturday, asked residents of Adamawa state to see the forthcoming election as a golden opportunity to elect him as…
2023: How Insecurity May Affect S/East’s 10.90m Votes
Increasing attacks on government facilities, especially offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the South East by criminal elements might affect the ability of the over 10million…
Naira redesign: Governors shouldn’t hide under immunity to commit treason, says CSO
The Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy, a…