LASG Declares Zero Tolerance For Street Beggars, Destitute Persons
True to its words of ensuring that Lagos is rid of all forms of environmental nuisance, the Ministry of Youth and Social Development has begun ridding the street of beggars and…
I’m Loyal To Obaseki But There Are Unresolved Issues In Edo PDP – Shaibu
Deputy Governor of Edo state, Phillip Shaibu on Monday debunked reports that he is unhappy with Governor Governor Obaseki. Speaking in an interview on Channels…
Landlord’s Son Beats Tenant To Death In Ondo
The police in Ondo state has arrested the son of a landlord identified simply as Sam Omojola for allegedly killing his father’s tenant at their home in Oke Ijebu in Akure, the state…
VAT Judgement: FIRS May Lose ₦92 Billion Revenue To State
If the judgement of the Federal High Court asking states government to collect Value Added Tax in their domain is upheld by the Appeal Court, the Federal Inland Revenue Service will lose…
Buhari, Sierra Leonean president, Bio meet behind closed doors (Photos)
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari held a private meeting with Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio on Monday night in State House, Abuja.
Debt Service Gulps N11.679tn in Five Years
The federal government committed a total of N11.679 trillion into debt servicing while N8.31trillion was expended on capital/development expenditure between 2015 and 2020. A breakdown of…
Nigerians lose N300b to ponzi schemes, speculative trade
• Two commit suicide as operators task FG on national development • Any unregistered investment scheme is illegal, says SEC • Founders on the run as EFCC arrests 10…
Ishaq Oloyede: Snake charmer
There are two tough positions in Nigeria’s public service whose incumbents deserve tons of public sympathy. The chairmanship of the Independent National Electoral…
ICPC invites ex-IG, DG budget, others in probe of Police Trust Fund
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced a probe into N11 billion contracts by the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). Also being probed is the…
Panic in FCT, Kwara, Ekiti over 240 fleeing inmates
There was anxiety on Monday in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and six states sharing boundaries with Kogi State. The panic led to heightened security following Sunday…
Sex worker slits Lagos trader’s stomach with blade, victim dies
A trader, Sunday Emmanuel, has lost his life after a suspected sex worker, identified as Precious, allegedly slit his stomach with a blade at FESTAC Town in the Amuwo-Odofin…
Military onslaught in Zamfara: Dislodged bandits flee southwards
Top security sources, who confided in our correspondents, said security agents in other states had been alerted to be on the lookout for the fleeing bandits. It was also…
No need for a vaccine third jab booster – Study
Vaccines are effective enough at preventing severe Covid-19 that there is no current need for the general population to be given third doses, according to a report in The Lancet…
Businessman drags ex-wife to court, denies paternity of 1-month-old baby
A 57-year-old businessman, Abdulhamid Yakubu on Monday dragged his ex-wife, Maryam Muhammad before a Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, denying the paternity of a…
Jubilation In Edo Over Shaibu’s Planned Defection From PDP
There was wild jubilation in Edo state on Monday over reports that Comrade Phillip Shaibu, the deputy governor of the state has concluded plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party…
Sit-at-home order: IPOB chases students out of WAEC exams hall
Students of Comprehensive Secondary School Nkume Njaba in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State were on Monday chased of the examination hall by suspected Indigenous Peoples of…
COVID-19 clouding world oil demand prospects –OPEC
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries says world oil demand prospects going into the last quarter of 2021 is being clouded by increased risk of the COVID-19 Delta…
Military To Sustain Onslaught Against Insurgents — CAS
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has charged personnel of the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) to sustain the current onslaught against terrorists…
VAT WAR: Anxiety Grips Business Owners As Date To File VAT Claims Inches Closer
There is palpable apprehension among corporate organisations in the manufacturing sector with less than 10 days to September 20, 2021 when companies are expected to commence…
‘Money transfer providers may lose $400m to bitcoin wallet’
El Salvador’s latest Bitcoin app, the Chivo Wallet, could ensure that money service providers such as Western Union and MoneyGram lose around $400m in remittance commission.…
NCWS kicks against planned legalisation of Indian hemp in Nigeria
The National Council of Women Societies has kicked against the planned legalisation of Cannabis Sativa in Nigeria. Mrs Laraba Shoda, the National President of the NCWS made…
UK begins world’s largest trial of blood test that can detect over 50 types of cancer
The NHS is launching the world’s biggest trial of a potentially life-saving blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. Some 140,000 volunteers in…
I’ll No Longer Accept Excuses – COAS Yahaya Warns Commanders
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has warned that he will not take or accept excuses from commanders as they lead troops in tackling security…
Senator Fatai Buhari Visits Tinubu In London (Photos)
AbdulFatai Buhari, lawmaker representing Oyo North senatorial district for the second consecutive term has visited recuperating national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the…