OBITUARY: Victor Uwaifo, Music Icon Who Once Hawked Alongside Billionaire Igbinedion
Perhaps, ‘The Music never stops!’ should be considered an epitaph for Sir Victor Uwaifo, the icon who drew his last breath on August 28, 2021. Currently, radio…
Emirates extends suspension of flights from Nigeria till September 5
Emirates Airlines has extended the suspension of flights from Lagos State and Abuja airports to Dubai till September 5, 2021. The Dubai-based carrier had earlier announced that it would suspend flights from Nigeria to Dubai…
PHOTOS: The House Where Kebbi Senator’s Son Was Murdered
Senator Bala Na Allah’s eldest son, Captain Abdulkarim Bala Na Allah, was found dead in his bedroom at Malali in Kaduna on Sunday. The 36-year-old pilot, who married recently, was…
I’m only Oba qualified to confer titles covering Yorubaland – Alaafin
The Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111 has stated only he has the exclusive right to confer chieftaincy titles that cover Yoruba land on deserving holders. The monarch stated this…
How Kebbi Senator’s Son Was Killed – Kaduna Govt
Kaduna State Government has said the murder of Senator Bala ibn Na’Allah’s son, Abdulkarim Na’Allah, appeared to be a case of culpable homicide as he was strangled with a rope.…
APC States plan 15 per cent budget allocation to health
Health sector in States under the control of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will attract 25 per cent annual budget henceforth. This decision was contained in a…
Buhari Directs Recall Of 11 ‘Wrongfully’ Retired DPR Directors
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to immediately recall 11 deputy directors who were asked to proceed on retirement in March this year,…
Dangote’s $2bn Petrochemical Plant to Produce 77 Grades of Polypropylene
Dangote’s $2 billion Petrochemical Plant located in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, is designed to produce 77 different high-performance grades of polypropylene in the country. With a turnover of…
BREAKING: Gunmen kill Sen. Na Allah’s eldest son in Kaduna
Gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed Capt. Abdulkarim, the eldest son of Senator Bala Ibn Na Allah, representing Kebbi South Senatorial District. The 36-year-old Captain…
#BBNaija: Sammie, Maria and JMK evicted from Big Brother Brother
Sammie, Maria and JMK are the latest housemates to be evicted from the Big Brother House. The housemates who were put up for eviction alongside Cross, Pere and Queen, got the lowest…
Why Abacha Locked Me Up In Sokoto Prison – Sanusi
The former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi 11, has opened up on how General Sani Abacha, former military Head of State, locked him up in Sokoto Prison. Sanusi…
COVID-19: Lagos Commences Administration of AstraZeneca Vaccine Aug 30
The Lagos State Government has said that it will resume the administration of the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on August 30, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Diaspora Remittances Hit $34bn as Nigerian Migrant Workers Top List
The Naira4Dollar policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may have begun to yield dividends as remittances from Nigerians in the Diaspora now stand at an average of $34…
Businessman Ejike from Kigali ingests 87 pellets of cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a drug kingpin, Mr Ibeh Ejike, at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA) Abuja for ingesting 87…
Anyone stealing under Buhari is doing so quietly – Amaechi
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says anyone stealing public funds under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is doing so “quietly”. In an interview…
Court upholds FRSC’s power to fine motorists without trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld the powers of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to fine motorists for alleged traffic offences without first…
Sir Victor Uwaifo didn’t die of COVID-19 complications – Family
The family of late Sir Victor Uwaifo has dismissed reports that the veteran musician and professor of visual arts died of complications related to COVID-19. This was in reaction to…
My Family Is Currently Enjoying Peace – Paul Okoye Speaks On His Divorce
Nigerian singer Paul Okoye aka Rude Boy, facing divorce from his wife has revealed how the defunct PSquare music group paid the price for their family issues. Okoye became a trend a…
Buhari’s Men Move To Pacify South-West
WORRIED by the growing disaffection towards the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari from the SouthWest zone, some northern leaders have begun what has been interpreted as a deft…
GOD, OSUN PEOPLE WILL DECIDE MY FATE IN 2022 — Oyetola
GOVERNOR Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has affirmed that only God and the people of Osun State will determine his fate in 2022, adding that those parading themselves…
Don’t marry man who puts his mother before you – Daddy Freeze
Controversial On-air-personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, has urged single ladies to avoid men who would put their mothers before them. He revealed this in a Facebook post on his official account,…
U.S. troops have begun leaving Kabul airport – Pentagon
U.S. troops have begun their withdrawal from Kabul airport, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Saturday. At the briefing, U.S. Army Major General William Taylor said two ISIS-K planners were killed and another…
My father has been sleeping with me for over 10 years – Girl tells police
The police in Ondo State have arrested a 45-year-old school teacher, Nelson Akinsowon, who has allegedly been having carnal knowledge of her 17-year-old daughter since she was 10 years old. The suspect was arrested and…
Nigeria still Africa’s biggest economy after South Africa rebased GDP
Nigeria has maintained her position as Africa’s biggest economy after South Africa released the report of its rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that pushed the latter’s economy up by 11 per cent, an analysis of a new…