Otedola promises Eagles N102m to win AFCON
Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has promised the Super Eagles the equivalent of $250,000 in naira (N102,895,000) if they win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, The PUNCH reports. The Eagles will also receive…
Buhari Returns To Dodan Barracks, 37 Years Later
On August 27, 1985, he was taken out of Dodan Barracks, the then seat of government, in Ikoyi, Lagos, by those who had overthrown him in what was popularly called a palace coup. President…
Workers are suffering… planned petrol price hike will send many to early graves – NLC
Ayuba Wabba, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says the planned increase in the price of petrol will send many Nigerians to “early graves”. TheCable had reported that…
24-year-old undergraduate jailed over N74m Internet fraud in Kwara
A 24-year-old undergraduate of Kwara state University, Malete, Alonge Toyyib, was on Thursday sentenced to one-year imprisonment by Kwara State High Court over offences bordering on cybercrime and possession of fraudulent…
Baby, three others freeze to death near US-Canada border
Canadian authorities found the bodies of four people including a baby who apparently froze to death in a blizzard a few meters from the US border along a route used by migrants, officials said Thursday. The temperature…
Electoral Act: Gbajabiamila Introduced Direct Primary To Favour Someone – Na’Allah
The Chairman of Senate Committee on Air force, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, has accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, of introducing mandatory direct…
Australian court reveals reasons for allowing Novak Djokovic deportation
The Australian Federal Court has published its reasons for allowing officials to deport the tennis star Novak Djokovic, the day before he was due to take part in the Australian Open tournament. A panel of three judges rejected…
Bola Tinubu donates N50 million to Niger government to help tackle insecurity
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has donated N50 million to the Niger State government to help tackle the security challenges in the state. This was during a visit to the Government House in…
Stampede at church event in Liberian capital kills 29
A stampede at a church gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia killed 29 people overnight, the deputy information minister told state radio on Thursday. The incident occurred during an all-night Christian worship event at New…
House moves to set up NYSC Trust Fund as bill scales second reading
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill to establish the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund. The bill, sponsored by Mayowa Akinfolarin (APC, Ondo), seeks to compel all organised private…
FULL FIXTURES: Nigeria to face Tunisia in AFCON round of 16
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) round of 16 fixtures. The mouth-watering clash was announced on Thursday night following Tunisia’s 1-0 loss to…
No one will be allowed to raise army of thugs – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Kafanchan, Kaduna State warned that nobody will be allowed to raise an army of thugs to force himself on the people. The President stated this in his address at the palace of Alhaji…
AFCON: Femi Otedola, Aliko Dangote visit Super Eagles’ camp in Cameroon
The Super Eagles Hotel la Rabidou camp in Garoua came alive on Wednesday with the visit of Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele as well as business moguls, Femi Otedola and Aliko Dangote. The trio visited the team’s camp at…
Facebook shut in Burkina Faso over security concerns
The authorities in Burkina Faso have said they disrupted access to Facebook due to security fears. Government spokesperson Alkassoum Maiga said the authorities did not have to explain themselves on the shutdown first reported…
2023: I’m Capable But Not Desperate To Lead Nigeria — Orji Kalu
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said though he is ready for campaign and capable of leading the country, he is not desperate to become president. Kalu, also a former…
Rohr deserves credit for Eagles’ performance at AFCON, says Eguavoen
Austin Eguavoen, Super Eagles interim head coach, says Gernot Rohr deserves credit for the team’s performance at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Rohr was sacked in December 2021 over below-par performances and…
Nigeria’s bond issuance oversubscribed by N139 billion – DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the country’s January bond issuance valued at N214.05 billion ended with an oversubscription of N139 billion. The debt office disclosed in the FGN bond result released on Wednesday. It…
Why husbands often die first
My wife occasionally jokes that my stressful, high-strung lifestyle could mean I’ll die before her. I’ve hardly paid any attention, until recently. Three weeks ago, we both visited a friend who lost his father on New Year’s…
APC Crisis: Cracks In Abiodun’s Camp Over Suspension Of Ogun Lawmaker’s Mother
The suspension of Mrs Adetola Kadiri, mother of the impeached Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House Assembly has split the camp of Governor Dapo Abiodun within the state chapter of the All…
BREAKING: Expect Decision On Petrol Subsidy In June – NEC Tells Nigerians
The National Economic Council (NEC) has said any decision on the removal of petrol subsidy will be taken in June when the provision for its payment in the 2022 budget expires. The NEC…
Rasheed Bolarinwa elected as ACAMB president
Rasheed Bolarinwa, head, corporate communications, Polaris bank, has been elected president of the Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB). This was…
PHOTOS: Tinubu meets with Babangida in Niger
Bola Tinubu, presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), visited Ibrahim Babangida, former military head of state, in Niger state on Thursday. The visit was part of his consultation on his 2023 presidential…
3 out of 10 Nigerians are mentally sick — Reps
House of Representatives has said that 3 out of every 10 Nigerians have one form of mental illness or another. Quoting the World Health Organization statistics, the House added that over 20,000,000 Nigerians were currently…
90% of governors have no business being in power, says Baba-Ahmed
Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Thursday said things have gone so bad that “90 per cent of our governors have no business being in power today.” Baba-Ahmed stated this in Abuja at the 19th edition of…