EFCC has recovered $100m from INTELS – Bawa
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the Commission has recovered $100 million from Integrated Logistics Services (INTELS) on…
50% of Jumia sellers in Nigeria, Kenya are women entrepreneurs
Jumia collaborated with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), alongside the European Commission and Kantar Public, on a report titled Women and e-commerce in…
IPC, CSOs reject proposed tariff regulation for Satellite TV
The International Press Centre (IPC), as well as civil society organisations (CSOs), have rejected the proposed tariff regulations for satellite television in the new…
I will never visit President Buhari – Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he will never visit President Muhammadu Buhari. Wike stated this on Wednesday while reacting to the president’s…
Biden, Putin agree talks on cybersecurity, arms control
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Wednesday to begin cybersecurity and arms control talks following their summit in…
‘N1.4m cash, rifles’ recovered as police arrest 36 suspects for ‘rail track vandalism, kidnapping’
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has arrested 36 suspects over their alleged involvement in rail track vandalism, armed robbery, kidnapping, among other crimes. Also paraded at the police headquarters on…
Twitter suspension has reduced spread of fake news by PDP governors – Presidency
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors are seeking more money “for their own profligate political ends,” the Presidency said on Wednesday.It accused them of asking the Nigerian National Petroleum…
‘It’s inconsistent in fighting misinformation’ — India accuses Twitter of non-compliance with IT…
India has accused Twitter, the microblogging platform, of not complying with the country’s new IT rules. The new IT rules, which came into effect on May 26, requires…
Why agitation for Biafra lingers, by Uwazuruike
Leader of Biafra Independence Movement and Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (BIM–MASSOB) Ralph Uwazuruike says the lingering agitation for Biafra is…
CDS, Service chiefs, IG in Borno ahead Buhari’s visit
Ahead of today’s visit to Maiduguri by President Muhammadu Buhari to assess the security situation in Northeast, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, arrived in Borno…
Bank PHB ex-MD Atuche jailed six years for N25.7b fraud
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday sentenced a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank) Francis Atuche to six years imprisonment for N25.7 billion fraud. His…
Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites
Israeli airstrikes hit militant sites in the Gaza Strip early yesterday and Palestinians responded by sending a series of fire-carrying balloons back across the border for a second…
Lagos, Kano, Kaduna top INEC polling units list
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednannounced the creation of additional 56, 872 Polling Units (PUS) across the country. With the new…
Man shoots 24-year-old girlfriend dead in South Africa
A South African man identified as Kenny Dlamini has handed himself over to the police after shooting his 24-year-old girlfriend identified as Nozipho Mabuza, dead. The suspect allegedly shot and killed Nozipho in the Old Dobsonville…
Chris Okotie celebrates 62nd birthday
Controversial cleric, Rev. Chris Okotie is celebrating his 62nd birthday today. This is coming days after he was criticized on social media over a post he authored and many Nigerians believe was written to…
Davido never bought a Rolls Royce, it’s his father’s – Actor claims
Controversial Nigerian actor, Uche Maduagwu has alleged that singer Davido never bought the Rolls Royce he posted as his, as the luxurious car belongs to his father, Adedeji Adeleke. The actor made the allegation in a post he updated…
US state begins ‘marijuana for jabs’ campaign to boost COVID vaccination
In a bid to encourage vaccination against COVID-19, free pre-rolled marijuana joints were offered to residents who have received the vaccine by the state of Washington, United states. Officials of the…
Ever voted in a shrine? INEC has relocated 9 polling units from there
While some Nigerians trooped out to vote in past elections, others found their way to shrines. They were not in the shrines for any form of libation or for…
Premier League releases 2021-22 fixtures
Man City can start planning their title defence as Man Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea chase them down, while Brentford make their Premier…
PDP cautions Lawan over Onochie’s nomination as INEC commissioner
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned Senate President, Ahmed Lawan against aiding the confirmation of Mrs Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner in the Independent National Electoral…
Okowa appoints Edwin Clark’s son as aide
The Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday approved the appointment of a former member of the House of Representatives, Chief Sunny Emeyese, as Special Adviser.…
Apologise to Nigerians, BMO tells PDP governors
Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has told governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to apologise to Nigerians. BMO said the PDP governors should be apologizing to Nigerians for…
Baba Ijesha charged with sexual assault, court denies bail
Embattled Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James Omiyinka popularly known as Baba Ijesha has been arraigned before a magistrate court and slammed with a…
Bobrisky surprises father with Lexus SUV on birthday
Popular Nigerian crossdresser Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye better known as Bobrisky, has surprised his father with a new Lexus SUV as a…