Tiv youths, Ortom clash over ‘drunkards’ statement
Tiv Youth Council Worldwide (TYCW), a Benue-based socio-cultural group on Tuesday demanded an apology from the state governor, Samuel Ortom, for referring to Benue indigenes as drunks.…
You can only fool Nigerians, not United States – MURIC tells CAN
The Muslim Rights Concern has told the Christian Association of Nigeria that it cannot fool the United States of America. This followed CAN’s recent rejection of the delisting of…
UK charity gives lifeline to Lagos slum community after video scandal
Residents of Makoko community in Yaba, Lagos have attracted the attention of a UK charity after a video exposed the hallowing condition of school kids at the slum settlement.…
MTN Nigeria kicks off nationwide roadshow for sale of 575m shares
MTN Nigeria says it has commenced a nationwide roadshow to engage interested retail investors in the ongoing offer for the sale of 575 million shares. In a statement, Uto Ukpanah, the…
Banks notify customers as CBN automates forex forms for BTA, tuition fee
Nigerian banks have informed their customers regarding the automation of Forms A and NCX for invisible and non-commercial exports transactions. This is in adherence to the directive…
BREAKING: Kano govt, police seal chamber of lawyer who represented Shekarau faction
Officials of the Kano State Ministry of Land in conjunction with the police have sealed the No.16c Murtala Mohammed Way office of Nureini Jimoh, SAN. Mr Jimoh on Tuesday represented…
Yemi Osinbajo For President: N350 Million Largesse Tears Yoruba Groups Apart
The Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) has said the President of Ilana Omo Oodua, Prof Banji Akintoye, and his deputy, Shade Olukoya, have unresolved…
Why I wasn’t close to my dad as a child – Davido
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Davido, has revealed that he wasn’t close to his father, Adedeji Adeleke, when he was a child. The Afropop artiste made this revelation during an interview…
BREAKING: Buhari Heads For Dubai After Receiving Ramaphosa
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently on his way to Dubai for the EXPO 2020 holding in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Femi Adesina, Presidential spokesman, disclosed this in a…
BREAKING: Court upholds Soludo’s election as Anambra gov
Respite came the way of the governor-elect of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday, as the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, declined to nullify his election. The…
‘As long as tollgate exists’ — Lagos accepts panel proposal to declare Oct 20 ‘Toll Free Day’
The Lagos state government says it accepts the recommendation of the judicial panel of inquiry to declare October 20 as a toll-free day “as long as the Lekki tollgate exists”.…
Scores of Workers Shut out as FG Begins Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate
Many returning federal civil servants on Grade Level 12 and below were barricaded from entering the Federal Secretariat on Wednesday for failure to present proof of vaccination against…
PHOTOS: Obi Cubana Flies Abroad With Wife, Says ‘This Year Remains Our Best’
Businessman and Socialite, Obi Iyiegbu popularly known as Obi Cubana, has stated that this year still remains his best year despite the challenges he experienced. Last month, the Economic and…
BREAKING: Buhari receives South African President Ramaphosa in Aso Rock amid Omicron COVID-19…
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ramaphosa arrived at the Villa at about 10 am on Wednesday and was…
Aunty Locks Six-Year-Old In Dirty Room For Months In Osun
The Osun State Police Command has rescued a six-year-old girl, Aishat Taiwo, from her guardian, Olanrewaju Adenike, who locked her in a dirty room close to a toilet for months.…
Oil Price May Rise To $150 A Barrel In 2023 – J.P Morgan
J.P Morgan Analysts led by Christyan Malek have predicted a rise in the price of crude from its current 76 dollars per barrel to 125 dollars in 2022 and may reach a record high of 150…
Gas Explosion Kills Minor, Injures 10 Others In Kaduna
There was pandemonium at Unguwar Sanusi Community in Kaduna after a gas cylinder exploded and killed a seven-year-old and injured 10 others in the area, Daily Trust reports. It…
EndSARS protest: I’ll take my life if…, widow who lost N5m property cries
A widow, Mrs Victoria Nwachukwu, lost property valued at over five million naira during the vandalisation of property in the Iseyin community by hoodlums in the wake of the…
FX BAN ON 43 ITEMS: Norway lobbies for removal of stockfish from list
THE Norwegian Government through its Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Hon. Bojmar Skjaran, has called on the Nigerian government to remove stockfish from the list of the 43 items…
Omicron Variant: Canada Bans Travellers From Nigeria, Egypt And Malawi
Canada on Tuesday banned travellers from Nigeria, Egypt, and Malawi over fears of the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, bringing to 10 the number of African countries…
Nnamdi Kanu: Orji Kalu’s visit to DSS bizarre, against court order, lawyer fumes
Lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenious People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, yesterday, berated the Department of State Services, DSS, for…
Chidinma Ojukwu’s Trial Adjourned; Witness Tells Court How Ataga’s Body Was Found
A witness in the ongoing trial of undergraduate, Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of Super TV boss, Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, has narrated how family and…
Why Attacks On Jos Correctional Centre Was Successful – NCoS DCG
A Deputy Comptroller General of the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ahmed Tukur, has said gunmen carried out a successful attack on the Jos Custodial Centre due to few armed…
I Was Invited To The EFCC Again, Not Arrested – Femi Fani-Kayode
Former Nigerian Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has stated that he was not arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after he was reportedly arrested again by…