After ‘selling’ Diamond Bank to Access Bank, Uzoma Dozie is still counting money
Uzoma Dozie, the scion of Paschal Dozie, founder of Diamond Bank and erstwhile chairman of MTN, may have been vilified by a lot of people for selling out or rather squandering…
Joshua Kimmich decides to get vaccine after getting coronavirus
Bayern Munich midfielder told ZDF broadcaster Sunday that he has decided to be vaccinated against Covid-19 after recovering from an infection which will keep him out of action until next month. “When it is recommended and the…
Governors Ruling With Iron Hands – Pensioners
The president of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Godwin Abumisi, says many of the state governors have become emperors and are ruling with iron hands. Speaking in Abuja…
Buhari’s visit: I’ll lead war against IPOB if it makes any move – Gov. Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Sunday, lashed out at the spokesman of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Emma Powerful, over the group’s threat to lock down the South-East region, should the…
I don’t kill, I only prepare soaps with human parts brought to me — Cleric
An Islamic cleric, Salawudeen Lukman, has said it was not his business to enquire how those who come to him for ritual get the human parts they bring. Rather, the Cleric…
FG To Review Senior Secondary Education Curriculum
The Executive Secretary of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission, Benjamin Abakpa, says the commission is set to carry out needs assessment and review the senior secondary education…
Lagos State announces End of Year Bonus for public servants
The Lagos State Government has announced a generous End of Year Bonus for all public servants in its employ. The Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, announced this in a circular…
Fire razes shopping complex in Computer Village (Photos)
An early morning inferno has razed a shopping complex in the Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos State. Though the fire had been put out as at press time, the level of damage was massive following the intensity of the fire. It could have…
BUA Cement Builds N66bn Profit On Growing Revenue, Slowing Cost
BUA Cement Plc maintained a solid track record on earnings in the third quarter with growing sales revenue and moderated cost leading to an after-tax profit of nearly N66 billion at the end of the…
Reactions As Daura Emirate Plans To Turban Buhari’s Son
Reactions, at the weekend, trailed plan by the Daura Emirate Council to turban Yusuf, the son of President Muhammadu Buhari, as ‘Talban Daura’ amid a spike in insecurity in the…
I’m Still Struggling To Achieve My Dad’s Standards – Babalakin
Dr Wale Babalakin, the eldest son of late Supreme Court Judge, Justice Bolarinwa Babalakin, has said he is still struggling to achieve his father’s standards as a great…
Nigerians Consumed 54.5m Litres Of Petrol Daily In June – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has said 54.5 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol was consumed in June 2021. This means that…
Passengers Stranded Over Fresh Nigeria-UAE Row
The fate of thousands of passengers was in the balance Sunday over the ban on Emirates flights from Nigeria, which takes effect from today (Monday). In a new directive, the United…
National Theatre renovation project meets year-end targets — Sanwo-Olu, Emefiele, Mohammed
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele and the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, yesterday,…
Finance Bill 2022: Nigerians not required to provide TIN to operate bank account – Presidency
THE Presidency last night said there are no provisions in the Finance Bill 2022 which is before the National Assembly compelling Nigerians to have a Tax Identification Number, TIN, in…
IPOB describes Imo State as burning hell, condemned killing of traditional rulers
The Indigenous People if Biafea, IPOB, yesterday condemned in strong terms the killing of traditional rulers in Imo State, saying that Imo State is becoming another burning hell under…
Sylvester: 5 Children, 3 House Parents In Custody – School Says
The management of Dowen College, Lagos has released a new statement confirming that five of its students and three house parents are currently in detention over the controversial death…
Violence Not Peculiar To Nigeria – Presidency Responds To Daily Trust Editorial
The Presidency has responded to Sunday’s Editorial of Daily Trust on the widespread insecurity in the country. In the piece, which went viral, and attracted so many comments, this newspaper…
63.97 Million Telephone Lines Disconnected Amid SIM–NIN Linkage
A total of 63.97 million lines were disconnected in one year amid the National Identity Number-Subscriber Identity Module data verification, data obtained from the Nigerian…
The truths Bisi Akande failed to say
Laughter is restorative, so is crying. It’s even beneficial when both are done simultaneously, scientists say. According to them, the same part of the brain, the hypothalamus, controls both…
We won’t reverse travel ban over FG’s threat – UK
The British High Commission on Sunday said the United Kingdom would not reverse its travel ban on Nigeria because of a threat of retaliation by the Federal Government. The spokesman…
Nigeria Economy to Expand by 2.37% in 2022 – Economists
A group of Economists at Vetiva Research have stated that they expected the Nigerian economy to expand by 2.37 per cent in 2022, The Lagos-based research firm in its 2022…
S’African president Cyril Ramaphosa tests positive for COVID — days after Nigerian visit
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for COVID-19 after exhibiting mild symptoms. Ramaphosa was said to have felt unwell on Sunday after leaving a memorial…
NFF sack Rohr, appoint interim Super Eagles’ boss
The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Augustine Eguavoen, currently its Technical Director, as the Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles on an interim basis. This is with…