Trump’s America having the mother of All Social Collapses
By Umair Haque It’s genuinely terrifying to be an American these days. And a baffled world is looking on in horror, shuddering and wondering: “What the? What have Americans let…
Why I forgave my ex-husband Olakunle Churchill – Tonto Dikeh
Tonto Dikeh has revealed that she has forgiven her ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill, for the sake of their child, King Andre. The actress made this known in an interview with Dele Momodu on…
U.S. pays Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine developer another $472m
The U.S. government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has paid Moderna Inc an additional $472 million to support the development of its…
Man butchers wife, two children to death in Osun
A nurse Tunde Oyeniran, has allegedly hacked his wife and two children to death in Inisa town, Osun State. According to Punch, Oyeniran, allegedly perpetrated the act on Friday, around 11pm, using a…
Banks cancel N1.9tr bad loans
COMMERCIAL banks have written off N1.9 trillion bad loans from their books in the last four years, a report by Agusto & Co, a credit rating agency has said. This was contained in the…
Anger as Lagos marks 400 Ogun houses for demolition
Landlords and residents of Agbado-Okearo in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State have begged Governor, Dapo Abiodun to stop an alleged attempt by the Lagos State Water Corporation to demolish over 400 houses in the area. The…
Lagos council imposes N600 weekly levy on lotto/POS shop owners
Business owners who use of point of sale systems, as well as those who run lotto shops and kiosks around Agbado/Oke-Odo local council developemt area (LCDA) in Lagos state, have been asked to pay a weekly levy of N600 to…
Federal, states, others review terms for schools reopening
ANOTHER step towards the reopening of schools will be taken today as Federal and state governments meet to review the level of compliance with the conditions. The 52-page…
Weep Not for the Niger Delta
Why is Nigeria like this? Don’t look too far: the answers are well articulated in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) saga. I would say NDDC is a microcosm of Nigeria. If you understand the genesis of NDDC,…
I won’t fold my arms any longer… I’ll reply every attack point to point – Magu
Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says he will respond to every allegation against him now ”point to point”. In a…
NDDC probe: Akpabio blows hot, lists lawmakers awarded contracts
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has finally taken up the challenge thrown at him by the National Assembly to name lawmakers who got contracts from…
Senate, FIRS to liaise on six per cent stamp duty
THE Senate will engage the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over the six per cent Stamp Duty on rent, lease and others the agency recently introduced. Most Nigerians see the…
Southeast seeks integration into rail, gas projects
SOUTHEAST governors on Sunday called for their region’s integration into the national rail and gas projects. They vowed to liaise with the Federal Government to make funds…
NDDC received N946. 91b allocation in 18 years
THE Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) received a whopping N946. 91 billion as budgetary allocation in 18 years, findings by The Nation has shown. The sum is part of…
N81bn theft at NDDC mere pickpocketing – Asari Dokubo
Asari Dokubo, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Force, says the alleged mismanagement of N81 billion by the interim management committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta…
Bukayo Saka should play for England, not Nigeria: Mikel Arteta
If Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has his way, Nigerian Super Eagles target, Bukayo Saka will be encouraged to reject Nigeria and choose an international career with England. Arsenal’s…
More trouble for NDDC as Auditor-General queries extra budgetary spending
• Questions also raised over non-remittance of VAT deductions, unauthorized transfer of funds from commission’s account There seems to be more trouble for the…
Magu replacement: Senate seeks Nigerians’ input to amend EFCC Act
The Senate has expressed its willingness to start work on a bill that will ensure necessary amendments to the Act that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The spokesperson for the red chamber, Senator Ajibola…
Student arrested for opening Goodluck Jonathan parody account denied access to lawyers
A student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, who is being detained by the police for allegedly setting up a Twitter parody account of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has been denied access to his…
Funtua, ‘The Cabal Himself’, Quits the Stage
Known for his refreshing candour and capacity to speak truth to power, media guru and businessman, Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua, who passed on last Monday in Abuja at the 78…
Magu Faces Questions over Assets Declaration
•Panel investigates alleged failure to account for recovered NNPC billions •Allegedly excluded names of approving authorities in the misapplication of N3bn in FIRS trial •Alleged to have victimised…
One-year rent agreements to carry 0.78% stamp duty, FIRS clarifies
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says the six percent stamp duty charge on tenancy previously announced will only apply to tenancy and lease agreements that are above 21…
NLC rejects 6% Tenancy, Lease stamp duty agreement
The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged the Federal Government to reverse the six per cent tenancy and lease stamp duty agreement in the country. Ayuba Wabba, NLC President,…
Is Pastor Adeboye a false prophet?
I just read a Facebook post by one of my friends, a Kenyan born US-based evangelist. It is a video clip of a church service where Pastor Enoch Adeboye was shown to be combing…