20 dead, 604 new cases: Nigeria’s latest COVID-19 figures ( Infographics)
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced on Thursday 604 new cases of COVID-19 for the country. Twenty states and the Federal Capital of Abuja accounted for the new…
U.S. court dismisses fraud case against Woodberry
A United States court has dismissed the case against Olalekan Ponle, a Nigerian accused of multi-million dollar wire fraud. Mr Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, was arrested, alongside Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi) in the United Arab…
Good night my dear Isa Funtua – IBB writes emotional tribute
Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has penned an emotional tribute to the departed newspaper publisher and businessman, Malam Ismaila Isa Funtua. Isa…
BREAKING: Gummen ambush prison officials, free six suspects
Gunmen believed to be herdsmen have attacked a convoy of correctional officials near Plateau High Court, Barkin Ladi, freeing six criminal suspects. The convoy was said to be conveying 14…
At last, Buhari appears with face mask
President Muhammadu Buhari was on Thursday sighted with a face mask for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 had recommended the compulsory use of face mask while in public as one of…
BREAKING: Senate panel asks NDDC to refund ‘unjustifiable funds’ paid to staff
The Senate ad hoc committee investigating the misappropriation of funds in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)has asked that the Interim Management Committee (IMC) refund all “unjustifiable funds” paid to staff of the…
BREAKING: I didn’t say Lawmakers got 60 percent of NDDC contracts – Akpabio
The Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied accusing members of the National Assembly of collecting 60 percent of the contracts at the Niger…
BREAKING: Reps move to sue Akpabio for perjury
The House of Representatives has initiated moves to sue Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio for perjury. Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila said at…
Akpabio knows fate today over contract allegation
The House of Representatives will decide today on allegation by Niger Delta Minister Senator Godwill Akpabio that National Assembly members were the biggest beneficiaries of contracts…
Battered U.S. dollar ‘hanging by a thread’ as coronavirus cases grow
A steady decline in the dollar has accelerated in recent weeks, as a resurgent coronavirus outbreak in the United States and improving economic prospects abroad sour investors on the currency. The buck is down 8% from its highs of…
Nigeria Targets Processed Cocoa Exports With $10 Million Plant
Nigeria’s southeastern Cross River state is setting up a 4-billion naira ($10-million) cocoa-processing plant to start operations in August and target the export market, an official said. Cross River, which accounts for about 30%…
NDDC contracts were like winning lottery… N700m project could be executed with N10m – Cairo…
Cairo Ojougboh, executive director of projects at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says in the past, getting a contract at the agency is like…
Italian prosecutors ask court to jail Dan Etete for 10 years over Malabu oil deal
Italian prosecutors are seeking a 10-year jail sentence for Dan Etete, former petroleum minister, over alleged fraud in the ”OPL 245/Malabu oil” deal. The prosecutors had…
Where is Hushpuppi? Criminal lawyer Gal Pissetzky clears air
Hushpuppi’s lawyer has revealed what really happened and cleared the air on if the suspected Nigerian fraudster has been released from prison. Information shared on the U.S Federal Bureau of Prisons website, had indicated that Hushpuppi…
Fani-Kayode to lose honorary title in Zamfara
Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode may lose the traditional title ”Sadaukin Shinkafi” conferred on him by Emir of Shinkafi, Alhaji Muhammad Makwashe of Zamfara state. The Emir has gotten a…
Family gets approval to name baby ‘Lucifer’
A family in New Zealand won a battle with the local registrar’s office after they were initially urged against trying to name their 4-month-old son ”Lucifer”. The name ”Lucifer” is popularly…
I saw Isa Funtua’s death coming, Buratai should beware — Primate Ayodele
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has been credited with foreseeing the death of eminent businessman and newspaper publisher, Ismaila Isa Funtua. The…
Osun monarch tackles Senate over Buratai, others
The Olowu of Kuta in Ayedire Local Government area of Osun State, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama, has asked the Senate to be more creative in finding solutions to the problems of insecurity, insurgency and banditry in the…
Liverpool finally receive their trophy, fans party outside Anfield(Photos)
Liverpool finally received their English Premier League trophy on Wednesday night ending 30 years of waiting for their 19th cup. Manager Jürgen Klopp followed by his coaching team…
NPO renames NIJ House as Ismaila Isa Funtua House
The Nigerian Press Organisation, grouping Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria ( NPAN) , Nigerian Guild of Editors ( NGE) and The Nigerian Union of Journalists ( NUJ), has…
COVID-19: Sultan asks Muslim faithful not to congregate on Eid grounds for prayers
Sa’ad Abubakar, sultan of Sokoto, has asked district heads and religious leaders to lead Eid prayers in Juma’at mosques instead of Eid grounds. The spiritual head of Muslims in the…
“I sleep with my stepdaughter anytime my wife refuses me sex” – 30-year-old man
A 30- year-old man identified as Musa Abubakar, has confessed to defiling his 9-year-old stepdaughter in Rupokwu, Rivers State. Musa Abubakar stated that he abuses the young girl anytime his wife refuses him sex. The suspect, in…
Reps demand evidence of $11b withdrawal from ECA
THE House of Representatives has requested documentary evidence of over $11 billion withdrawn from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) between 2005 and 2007 during former President…