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JUST IN: PSC Chair Musiliu Smith loses wife
The Chairman, Nigeria Police Service Commission, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, has lost his wife. Alhaja Ariat Aderoju Smith died on Friday. She was 69. A statement by the Chief Press…
Dortmund’s Manuel Akanji fined for getting haircut without face masks
Borussia Dortmund’s Manuel Obafemi Akanji was fined an unspecified amount by the German Football League (DFL) on Friday for failing to wear face mask during a visit from a hair…
Uti petitions IG of Police over rape accusation
Uti Nwachukwu has petitioned the Nigeria Police Force over the rape allegation leveled against him. A few days ago, a Twitter user identified as Kambili Korie claimed the media…
No past Imo governor has ever visited me — Victoria Mbakwe
It has been 17 years since the First Lady of the first civilian governor of Old Imo State, Chief (Mrs) Victoria Ahukpeyi Mbakwe, lost her husband and…
‘Dominica Diplomatic Passport Sheilds Diezani from Arrest’
A diplomatic passport obtained by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison Madueke, from a Caribbean nation, Commonwealth of Dominica, has shielded her from arrest…
Why Buhari reappointed Danbatta NCC boss – Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved reappointment of Prof. Umar Danbatta as Executive Vice Chairman (EVC),…
COVID-19 cases explode in FCT-Abuja, Lagos flattening the curve
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory of Abuja has recorded a spike in its COVID-19 cases, the highest in the last one week. This is as the nation’s virus caseload jumped to…
Another lady, Azeezat, killed in Ibadan
A lady identified as Shomuyiwa Azeezat has been murdered in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Azeezat was said to have been killed in the early hours of Friday at her rented apartment in the…
Ghana vows to support blacks worldwide at memorial for George Floyd
The government of Ghana vowed Friday to support blacks all over the world to break from the oppression of racism. The vow was made at a memorial organized in honour of the slain African-American, George Floyd.…
U.S. should leave Adesina of AfDB alone – Yoruba group writes Pompeo
A Yoruba group has called on the United States Government not to oppose the second term election of the President of Africa Development Bank, (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. In a letter…
Michael Jordan donates $100m to racial equality groups
Basketball legend Michael Jordan said Friday he is making a record $100 million donation to groups fighting for racial equality and social justice. The donation comes amid a wave of…
Adeyeye Babatunde: LASU paedophile student arrested
The police command in Lagos has arrested a young man, Adeyeye Oluwatosin Babatunde, who was captured kissing a minor. Adeyeye recently went viral and triggered the wrath of so many…
Sanwo-Olu appoints SSA on Sustainable Development Goals
Reputable development expert and communications strategist, Lekan Fatodu, has been appointed the Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals to the Lagos State…
Alex Otti decamps to APC
The former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Otti contested for the governorship seat of the state on the…
Egypt wants Okonjo-Iweala disqualified from WTO top job
Egypt has requested that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s nomination to contest for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) should not be recognised. It said member states of…
Buhari reappoints Danbatta as NCC boss
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, reappointed Umar Danbatta as the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission. In a press statement released by the Ministry of…
Saudi Arabia reimposes curfew on city-state
Saudi Arabia has reimposed a curfew in the Red Sea city of Jeddah to stop the spread of coronavirus. According to the Saudi Arabia Agency (SPA), the curfew will be from 3…
Chelsea declared English women’s champions, Liverpool relegated
Chelsea were awarded the Women’s Super League title on Friday as the Football Association applied a points-per-game formula to decide standings from the curtailed season.…
Dear Rapist, I am happy everyone is talking about you
For starters, I am happy everyone is finally talking about you. It doesn’t completely heal my heart, but it gives me that much needed reprieve to see you become the centre of everyone’s…
Corruption Allegations: ‘Obasa does not operate multiple accounts with our banks
Officials of Ecobank, Wema Bank and Polaris on Friday denied that Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa is operating multiple bank accounts with them. Some…
COVID-19 guidelines: Immigration rejigs clearance procedures at airports
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has concluded plans to rejig clearance procedures at international airports in the country. This it said will see both arriving and…
BREAKING: Lagos approves Agric commissioner as Oniru-elect
The nomination and appointment of the erstwhile Lagos state commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal as the new Oba-Elect of Iruland (the Oniru-Elect of Iruland) has been…
COVID-19: Chris Okotie rejects guidelines for reopening worship centres
Chris Okotie, founder of the Household of God Church, has rejected the guidelines issued by the Lagos state government for the reopening of worship centres. The Lagos state government, on…
Lagos gives update on home-based treatment for COVID-19 patients
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the state home-based treatment for COVID-19 patients will begin in the next two to three weeks. Abayomi…