France’s ex-President Sarkozy sentenced to jail
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid. The judge said…
Buhari congratulates Sade Thomas-Fahm at 88
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated Ms. Sade Thomas-Fahm, the matriarch of the Nigerian fashion industry, on her 88th birthday. President Buhari, in a congratulatory message…
Andela raises $200 million, becomes Nigeria’s latest unicorn
Andela, a Nigerian startup that connects African software engineering talent to global companies, has become the country’s newest startup to attain the unicorn status after raising $200…
Allow electronic transmission of election results, Jonathan tells National Assembly
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has called on the National Assembly to allow the use of electronic means of transmitting results of future elections in the country. Mr…
INEC worries about insecurity in Anambra, alerts on impending constitutional crisis
Thirty-six days to the Anambra governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed fears over worsening security challenges in the state.…
Judges in South Africa, Ghana earn three times higher than Nigerian colleagues
Lack of adequate funding, poor working environment and low take home pay have been described as responsible for poor performance of the judiciary in Nigeria. The…
“Don’t Panic, Lagos Is Safe” – Hakeem Odumosu Assures Residents
The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a trending post on the social media about obviously exaggerated kidnapping incidents in Lagos State recently. The…
Presidency: Southern, Northern govs, worsening insecurity, heating up polity — NLC
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, said yesterday that the ongoing fight between the Southern and Northern governors on which zone should produce the next president in 2023 was…
Two Nigerian operators, MTN, Airtel ready for 5G deployment
Indications have emerged that telecom operators, MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria, will likely be the first two players to deploy the Fifth Generation, 5G network in Nigeria by…
Insecurity: Mixed reactions trail Senate’s call to declare bandits as terrorists
…as Kaduna effects telecoms blackout, bans motorcycle activities Security experts have expressed mixed reactions over the call made by some Senators in the Red…
Lekki tollgate: Military never fired live high velocity projectiles at EndSARS protesters — Forensic…
…says military-grade ammunition fired after soldiers left A United Kingdom-based forensic expert, Dieye Willie-Harry, has debunked claims that Nigerian soldiers shot at…
Ex-Police Corporal, Chinedu Nwachukwu Remanded In Prison In Abia
A state high court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State capital on Wednesday remanded an ex-policeman, Corporal Chinedu Nwachukwu for allegedly raping a female student of Abia State…
We Want Abba Kyari Back In The Sout-East, IPOB/ESN Are Celebrating His Exit With Crime – Joe…
Anambra-born politician and Lagos chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Joe Igokwe has stated that the presence of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba…
Nigerians Without NIN Won’t Get Passports, Driving Licence – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission says the October 31 deadline for linking their National Identity Numbers with their Subscriber Identity Modules remains sacrosanct. It…
Acreage /Marginal fields award controversies : Buhari removes Auwalu, nominates Farouk Ahmed on NPRA…
…experts hail Farouk Ahmed, Ex-MD PPMC, Ex-ES PPPRA Investigations by Nigerian NewsDirect has uncovered facts behind the removal of Director, Department of Petroleum…
Fleeing POS staff Bolarinwa who stole N400K arrested
A 23-year-old Point Of Service (POS) agent, Musa Bolarinwa who allegedly stole his employer’s N400, 000 same day he was employed and fled Lagos has been arrested in Kwara…
Chike Akunyili Death: It’s Political Assassination – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says those who killed the husband of late former Minister of Information, Prof Dora Akunyili, are the ones contesting for Anambra…
Library named after Saraki was ‘demolished to make way for an ICT centre’
The Ilorin West LGA, Kwara state, says a library named after Olusola Saraki, father of ex-Senate President Bukola, was demolished to make way for an ICT centre. The…
South-East Is Under Siege, Says Ohaneze Ndigbo
Igbo’s apex sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze NdIgbo Worldwide, raised the alarm over the incessant killing of innocent citizens of the Igbo nation. Ohanaeze said the zone…
VAT collection: While Lagos waits, Oyo applies to join Rivers in FIRS appeal
The Oyo state government has filed an application before the court of appeal in Abuja to join in the suit between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Rivers state…
Buhari orders ex-FIIRO DG’s trial for collecting 18 years’ salaries with phantom certificate
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arraignment of a former acting Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Lagos, Chima Igwe. He…
Police To Recruit 20,000 Junior Officers Soon – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, says the Nigeria Police will soon begin the recruitment of 20, 000 junior police officers. The IGP gave the hint on Tuesday evening…
Fear spreads in South-East as hoodlums murder Akunyili’s husband, eight others
THERE was anger in Anambra State and the entire country on Wednesday over the gruesome murder by suspected hoodlums of Dr Chike Akunyili, the widower of the late former…
Makinde Presents ₦294Billion Budget To Oyo Assembly
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has presented a budget of N294 billion to the state House of Assembly. Makinde made the budget presentation before the lawmakers in Ibadan…