Twitter Ban: 70 CSOs Ask FG To Reverse Decision Immediately
At least 70 civil society organisations have asked the Federal Government to reverse the suspension of microblogging platform Twitter. The Nigerian government suspended…
CBN interventions boosting Nigeria’s economy – Group
The Nigeria Ethnic Youth Leaders Council has lauded the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over the apex bank’s 37 intervention programmes…
Throne contender slumps, dies at selection ground
There was sad turn of event in Akunu-Akoko community, Akoko North-west Local Government Area of Ondo State, a contender to the throne of Oluwade, Olorundare Agoye,…
Netanyahu: Israel’s longest-serving premier whose magic ran out
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, has always managed to snuff out threats to his power — until an unlikely alliance of rivals…
Abandoned by children, rejected by in-laws, widowed ex-banker rots in penury
No, she abandoned us –Son Home for Mrs Esther Kanebi is worse than a pigsty. The squalid structure built with weakened bamboo sticks and thinly draped with thorn polyethene sheets and…
South Africa Enters Third Wave Of COVID-19
South Africa has officially entered its third wave of coronavirus infections, health authorities said, with rising caseloads and a sluggish vaccine rollout fuelling fears of…
Twitter, Facebook undecided on FG’s licensing order as losses rise
• Nigerians ignore India’s Koo for Twitter, trend June 12 protests • Social media influencers, others count…
NAHCON Accepts Cancellation Of 2021 Hajj, Announces Plan To Refund Pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has accepted the cancellation of this year’s Hajj. In a statement on Saturday, Fatima Sanda Usara, Head, Public Affairs of…
Mbappé, Giroud feud escalates at EURO 2020
A brewing feud between France strikers Kylian Mbappé and Olivier Giroud has gone public, potentially threatening team unity ahead of the opening match…
Why I don’t blame government trying to regulate social media — Actress Caroline Danjuma
Actress Caroline Danjuma has addressed certain issues which occurred while she was still married to Musa Danjuma and after her marriage ended.…
Joe Biden suggests Russia might be weaker than it seems
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday that “autocrat” Vladimir Putin was right to say that relations were at their lowest point in years though he suggested that…
With N800b extra budget, no excuse for military, says Ndume
With N800 billion proposed as supplementary budget for defence, the military has no excuse not to decisively prosecute the war against insurgency and rid the country of all…
Nnamdi Kanu Is A Criminal – Asari Dokubo
Mujahid Asari Dokubo, former militant commander and head of the Biafra Customary Government (BCG), has described the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra…
FG considers pension for MKO’s next of kin, Kingibe
Wives of the late Chief MKO Abiola, winner of the June 12 1993 presidential election, are likely to be put on pension, highly-placed government source said at the weekend. Also to benefit from the plan is…
Supporters flood Abuja streets with Tinubu’s posters
SUPPORTERS of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, have flooded streets of the Federal Capital Territory, with his…
Arrest Of June 12 Protesters Illegal, Says Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has accused the police of violating the freedom of expression over the arrests of June 12 protesters on Saturday. In a statement on…
Tax defaulters to pay 50% of disputed amount into court account before hearing – FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says tax defaulters instituting legal cases against the agency will pay 50 percent of the assessed amount in dispute into an…
Dumfries gives Dutch dramatic win over Ukraine on return to big time
Denzel Dumfries scored a dramatic late winner as the Netherlands marked their long-awaited return to a major tournament with a 3-2 victory over Ukraine in a remarkable Euro 2020 game in Amsterdam on Sunday.…
EFCC arrests suspected juju scam kingpin over alleged N250m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has arrested the leader of a deadly syndicate of juju scammers, Abayomi Kamaldeen Alaka (a.k.a…
2023: Count me out of partisan politics, says Kola Abiola
Kola, first son of Chief Moshood Abiola, winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, has asked to be excused from partisan politics for…
Woman sells two daughters for N300,000 in Ogun
A 35-year-old housewife, Blessing Agoro, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for allegedly selling her two daughters, Semilore Agoro (four), and…
Isreal’s Parliament ousts Netanyahu as Bennett emerges new prime minister
A motley alliance of Israeli parties on Sunday ousted Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, and formed a new government in a…
Why there is trouble in South- East — Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has called for an end to the propaganda orchestrated by the elites in the South-East zone against the Federal Government. The former Anambra State…
#Oniduromi: Adeyinka Alaseyori breaks silence
Gospel Artiste Adeyinka Alaseyori has broken her silence on the viral Tope Alabi’s criticism of hit song ‘Oniduro Mi eseun o’. The Nation reports in a video making the rounds on social media, Tope Alabi said…