LASIEC confirms APC, PDP, APGA,11 other political parties for July 24 LG polls
Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, on Friday, released list of 14 political parties that submitted nomination forms to contest in the…
Buhari approves N15trn Infraco Plc for infrastructure
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of Infraco Plc, an infrastructure development vehicle with a capital base of N15 trillion, about $36,407,766,000.…
Lagos panel kicks against misleading reportage of Saturday proceedings
Lagos State judicial panel on Friday kicked against false and misleading reportage of the panel proceedings of Saturday 5th June as published in some newspapers,…
Dortmund reject Man Utd’s £67m for Jordan Sancho
Manchester United have had an opening bid of £67 million ($95m) rejected for Jadon Sancho. The England international is one of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s top targets this…
Military heat scattering insurgents across country – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says insurgents, hitherto terrorising the Northeast have penetrated the country further from their initial spots of operations. The President, who disclosed…
Aremu: Crew visit Obasanjo ahead of movie release
THE crew of ‘Aremu,’ a biopic on ex-president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, have paid a courtesy call to the film’s main character. Joseph Edgar, the…
Fonseca to become new Spurs manager
Paulo Fonseca has agreed to become the new manager of Tottenham Hotspur, according to the Telegraph. Spurs have conducted a thorough, and at times frustrating, search for a…
How Aregbesola led one-man campaign to honour my father – Hafsat Abiola
Hafsat Abiola-Costello, daughter of the late MKO Abiola, says her family is grateful to Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, for the role he played in seeing to it that her father was honoured. In June…
FG, Southeast leaders’ parley..rejects secession agitation
A high powered Federal Government delegation, led by the Defence Minister, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi, was on Friday sent to the Southeast leaders to discuss growing tension in the land…
Democracy Day: We have greater things to achieve as one nation, says Tinubu
Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on Nigerians to promote unity. Tinubu stated this in a congratulatory message to the nation on Friday, in commemoration of the…
We’re ready to meet FG over ban — Twitter
Micro blogging and social network service platform Twitter stated it has informed the Federal Government of its willingness to meet over the suspension of its operations in…
Only NASS can deal with issue of restructuring, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, passed the buck over the demands for restructuring, espousing of true federalism and devolution of powers to the National Assembly, pointing out that they were issues requiring…
BREAKING: Buhari for another interview on NTA
President Muhammadu Buhari will this evening feature in an exclusive interview on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). A statement by Special Adviser to Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina,…
Takatso Consortium Buys 51% Of Struggling S/African Airways
In an effort to save South African Airways (SAA) from going under, Takatso Consortium has bought a 51 percent stake in the struggling airline for $221 million or Three…
June 12: We won’t allow #EndSARS experience – Police
Ondo State Police Command has said that it will not fold its arms and watch any protest, under whatever guise, in the state to degenerate to the #EndSARS…
Pakistan province to block phones of the unvaccinated
A Pakistan province said Friday it will block the mobile phones of people refusing to get Covid-19 jabs, in the latest move to penalise the unvaccinated in a country where only a fraction of the population have been…
Digital Underground Rapper Shock G’s Cause Of Death Revealed
Underground Rapper, Shock G’s cause of death has been revealed. Gregory Jacobs died from a combination of fentanyl, ethanol (alcohol), and…
Jeff Bezos Reclaims The Richest Person Title After 2-Weeks At Being The Second Richest
Two weeks after losing the title of the richest person in the world to LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Thursday according to Forbes. Amazon shares…
NANS suspends June 12 protest
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has suspended its planned June 12 nationwide protest. The President of the association, Mr Sunday…
Buhari appoints Ilelah as NBC Director-General
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Balarabe Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The Minister of…
Digital currency coming, says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to introduce digital currency before the end of the year, its Director Information Technology, Rakiya Mohammed, said on…
Nigeria needs twitter, says Senate President
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has broken his silence on suspension of micro blogging and social network platform Twitter by the Federal Government. He said Nigeria…
June 12 protest: Stay away from S/West – Yoruba forum warns
The Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) has warned those planning a nationwide protest on June 12 Democracy Day to stay away from the South West. The…
CBN debunks report on planned nationalisation of Unity Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied planning to nationalise Unity Bank Plc as alleged by an online news medium. Reacting to the report, the Acting Director, Corporate…