APC fixes convention for October, crisis in states persists
There were strong indications on Sunday that the All Progressives Congress would hold its national convention in October. A member of the national…
We’re still investigating Tinubu – EFCC Chairman, Bawa
Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says a former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the…
Motsepe says Africa will learn from Europe and launch Super League
CAF president Patrice Motsepe believes Africa can succeed where Europe failed and launch a Super League, according to a statement released by the continental organisation on Sunday. “We have been following…
Police intensify search for Super TV CEO’s killers, block account
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has said efforts are on to arrest the suspected killers of the Chief Executive Officer,…
NEITI: FG’s Earning from Mining Rose to N79.96bn in 2019
Nigeria earned N79.96 billion from the solid minerals sector in 2019, representing a 15 per cent increase when compared to the N69.47 billion…
Senate calls Lekki Free Zone, Eko Atlantic national assets
The Senate Committee on Trade, Industry and Investment, has described Dangote, Lekki, Alaro City, and the Lagos free zone, which constituted the Lekki mega…
NADECO Writes Buhari on Insecurity, Insists on Abrogation of 1999 Constitution
The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) has written to President Muhammadu Buhari over the rising security challenges in the country and…
CAC Boss Denies N6.54bn Fraud Allegation
The Registrar General/Chief Executive, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, has expressed the commission’s commitment to the anti-corruption war of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, adding…
IPOB: Northern Groups Fault South-east Leaders, Insists on Referendum
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has described as insufficient, deceptive and unacceptable the disowning of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by South-East leaders chaired by Governor Dave Umahi of…
Troops rescue three more students abducted from Kebbi school
The Nigerian army says three more students abducted from the Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri, in Kebbi state, have been rescued. A statement by Onyema…
Lubricants import hits $500m, hikes maintenance cost by 300%
Lack of refining capacity in Nigeria for basic fuels and other petroleum products has left the nation dependent on the importation of lubricants, with yearly expenditure likely to exceed the $500 million…
Head Of “World’s Largest Family” Dies, Leaving Behind 39 Wives And 94 Children
A man who had 39 wives and 94 children and was said to be the head of the world’s largest family has died in north east India. He was 76-year-old. Ziona…
‘Super League project still alive,’ says Barcelona president
Barcelona president Joan Laporta insisted Sunday that the controversial Super League project “is still alive” despite it being widely condemned as a crude land grab. “The project is alive,” Laporta said at a…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘left furious as Charles ensures Archie will never be a…
Harry and Meghan's son Archie will never be a prince as Prince Charles tries to slim down the eye-watering cost of the monarchy to taxpayers, it is claimed. The first in line to…
Heavy security at Ogiame Ikenwoli’s funeral rites
The final traditional funeral rites of passage for Ogiame Ikenwoli, the 20th Olu of Warri, continued at Ode-Itsekiri, the ancestral home of the Itsekiri people, in Warri South…
Anger over Buhari’s jibe at restructuring advocates
Apex ethnic groups and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday expressed shock and anger over President Muhammadu Buhari’s jibe at advocates of restructuring of the polity. The President at the…
Borrowing to fix roads, rail good for economy, says Fashola
Borrowing to fix infrastructure is good for the economy, Minister Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has said. Speaking in Abuja at NANForum,…
‘$43.4m Ikoyi cash with CBN’
As the probe of the whereabouts of $43, 449, 947, 000 seized from Osborne Towers in Ikoyi deepens, there were indications on Sunday that the cash was deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN). It was…
Southeast insecurity: Fed Govt to explore dialogue, says Ngige
The Federal Government has resolved to adopt dialogue to resolve the escalating insecurity in the Southeast. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said the…
Five dead, four injured as police officer goes on shooting spree in Enugu
A police inspector has been arrested in Enugu, after a shooting spree on Sunday that resulted in the death of five persons. Four others, who also sustained…
Financial Integrity: Who Else Is Standing After Buhari?
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on January 30, 2019, at the annual business lecture of the Lagos Island Club delivered by a former…
15 Tegina abdutees escape
Fifteen people abducted alongside Tanko Salihu Islamiyya students in Tegina, Niger State have escaped from their abductors. The abductees claimed they escaped while the guards watching them were deeply asleep.…
Why I can’t be with one woman – Tekno
Augustine Kelechi, Nigerian singer better known as Tekno, says it is impossible for him to stick to a woman because there are several beautiful ladies in the world. In a series of video clips shared on his…
Ex-boxing champion Wilder says he is from Edo
Former heavyweight boxing champion, Deontay Wilder, stunned fans globally after he revealed on Saturday he had traced his roots to Edo State. In a viral video posted on Youtube,…