Ronaldo hits back at claim he wants to beat Messi’s Ballon d’Or haul
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has hit back at a “disrespectful” claim that his only remaining ambition is to win the Ballon d’Or more times than Lionel Messi.…
Fashola slams N2b libel suit against power coy’s CEO, two dailies
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has slammed an N2 billion defamation suit against the Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd., Leno…
We never called for sit-at-home – IPOB cries out
According to IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary Emma Powerful, there was no time IPOB issued a sit-at-home over its appeal for prayers for its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. “We have…
Kano APC Crisis: Shekarau’s Faction Defeats Ganduje’s In Court
An Abuja High Court has nullified the congresses of the Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s faction of the All Progressive Congress (APC). In his ruling, Justice Hamza Muazu upheld the…
BREAKING: Fani-Kayode arrested in Lagos court, moved to EFCC custody
Femi Fani-Kayode, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was arrested at a Federal High Court in Ikoyi,…
White paper on EndSARS panel report will be released today, says Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has disclosed that the white paper on the EndSARS panel report on Lekki Tollgate shootings of October 20, 2020 was ready and would be released…
CONFUSION: Markets, banks, schools in Onitsha, Nnewi shut over IPOB’s prayer for Kanu
Onitsha and Nnewi, the commercial and industrial nerves of Anambra State, respectively, were grounded on Tuesday, as traders and businesses, including banks, closed shops to observe the…
Rihanna named Barbados national hero
Award-winning Barbadian-American singer and businesswoman, Robyn Rihanna Fenty has been named Barbados’ national hero at its republican celebrations.Rihanna was honoured as part of the…
How to apply as Davido opens portal for N250m orphanage fund
Popular singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has opened an online portal for orphanages to apply for the N250m fund, in commemoration of his 29th birthday. The singer had…
JUST IN: Court Declares Deposed Kano Emir Sanusi’s Banishment Unlawful
Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the banishment of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido…
2023: We will purchase APC nomination form for Tinubu – Edo Volunteers
As the race to 2023 gathers momentum, the convener of Edo Volunteers for Tinubu 2023, Ms. Adetutu Owolabi has pledged to acquire the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination and…
APC CRISIS: Bello Bala Shagari rejects membership of splinter group, backs Buni
A youth leader and member of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bello Bala Shagari, has dissociated himself from the Progressive Youth Movement ,PYM, a group in APC that claimed to have…
Ilana Omo Oodua quits NINAS, as Prof Akintoye resigns
Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, has moved out of the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS).…
Gateman attempts to sell employer’s car worth N3m for N350k in Calabar
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged man, Godswill Ezekiel Ugbe for allegedly attempting to sell his employer’s car for a paltry 350,000 naira in…
FG constructing 44 road projects with Sukuk funds – Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, says 44 road projects are currently funded under the Sukuk programme. Fashola said this on Monday at the inauguration and…
CAN Advocates Rotational Presidency
The chairman of the Lagos State branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, says Nigeria should embrace rotational presidency as convention.…
COVID-19: Last-Minute Rush As FG Bars Unvaccinated Workers Tomorrow
Hundreds of federal civil servants especially in Abuja are rushing to hospitals and designated centres to take the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of tomorrow’s deadline, Daily Trust…
Direct Primary: Buhari Writes INEC For Advice
President Muhammadu Buhari has written a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), requesting advice over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021. The letter…
BREAKING: Court Shifts Judgment In Suit Seeking Soludo’s Disqualification
The Federal High Court in Abuja has stalled judgment in a suit seeking disqualification of the governor-elect and deputy governor-elect for Anambra State in the November 6 governorship…
Abducted victims escape as NAF jets raid bandits’ camps, kill scores
The Air Component of Operation Gama Aiki has eliminated scores of armed bandits in Niger State. Some civilians abducted by the bandits and held in makeshift structures…
A generation ambushed by drugs
NELSON Mandela, the legendary African anti-apartheid fighter, said the future belongs to the youth, but Barak Obama qualified it by saying that the future belongs to young people with…
David Gulpilil Crocodile Dundee actor dies
David Gulpilil, the famous Crocodile Dundee actor has died at the age of 68 after battling cancer for four years. The aboriginal Australian actor hailed from the Mandhalpingu clan of…
‘You Can’t Fool Nigerians With Rescue, Rebuild Slogan’
A chieftain of the ruling APC from Kano State, Shehu Maigari, has called on Nigerians not to be fooled by the rescue and rebuilding slogan of the new leadership of the PDP. Maigari, who…
Presidency 2023: Is Akinwunmi Ambode North’s Trump Card?
President Muhammadu Buhari’s foggy succession plan is spawning speculations of an unlikely dark horse from the South-West – backed by the North. Unassuming former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode…