BREAKING: Ex-Oyo, Ondo Military Administrator, Usman, dies
A former Military Administrator of Oyo State, Colonel Ahmed Usman, is dead. He was said to have died around 3.00am on Wednesday in Jos, the Plateau State capital, during an…
London court slams perpetual injunction on woman ‘defaming’ Olukoya, MFM
A London High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) has granted a perpetual injunction restraining Maureen Badejo from publishing further defamatory words against or concerning Dr.…
Okorocha’s arrest affront to Ndigbo – Igbo youths
A coalition, Igbo Youths for Equity, has described the arrest of former Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as an affront to…
It’s crazy for anyone to think I slept with Chioma – Perruzi
DMW music act, Tobechukwu Victor Okoh aka Perruzi has said it’s crazy for anyone to think he had sex with Davido’s fiancee, Chioma Rowland. Peruzzi, in a no holds barred…
Lagos Muslims to pay N1.37m for 2021 hajj
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has said that the least amount to be paid for participation in the 2021 Umrah (lesser hajj) in Saudi Arabia is N1.37 million. This was disclosed in a statement issued on…
Uzodinma inaugurating roads that I constructed – Okorocha
A former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday, claimed that the state governor, Hope Uzodinma, was busy inaugurating roads that his (Okorocha’s) administration constructed.…
I pity those who follow commercialised opinions on social media — Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has expressed pity for those who allow themselves to be influenced by the opinions of…
Actress, Rachel Bakam, dies at 39
AN actress and multi-award winning TV personality, Rachel Bakam, is dead. Bakam, who hailed from Fadia Tudun Wada in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, died at the age of 39. She died Tuesday afternoon…
Nigerian Exchange lists BUA Cement’s N115bn bond
The Nigerian Exchange Limited has listed BUA Cement Plc’s N115 billion 7-Year Series 1 Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Bond issue, the first listing in the NGX era. The listing was commemorated with a digital Closing Gong…
We’re Losing Millions Of Dollars To Sell Cement In Nigeria — Dangote
Dangote Group says its cement is cheaper in Nigeria than in Ghana and that it is losing dollar earnings focusing on the Nigerian market.“To ensure that we meet local demands, we had to suspend exports from our recently…
George Floyd: Use-of-force expert justifies officer Chauvin’s action
Defense attorneys in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin on Tuesday called an expert witness who testified that the former Minneapolis police officer was justified and reasonable in his…
Appeal Court reinstates appointees sacked by Oshiomhole in 2008
The Appeal Court Benin Division on Tuesday set aside the dissolution of the Edo State Law Review Commission by then governor Adams Oshiomhole in 2008. According to the court,…
Unease in PDP over resolution on zoning
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears rankled, with the leadership groping in the dark over Governor Bala Mohammed’s panel recommendation for the jettisoning of zoning of the party’s 2023 presidential ticket.…
Windstorm destroys 100 houses, schools in Anambra
Windstorm has destroyed 100 buildings at Aguleri in Anambra East Local Government of Anambra State.The structures, including residential houses and schools, were mostly located at one of the Internally Displaced Persons’…
BUA’s $300m sugar refinery ready next year
BUA Group is working towards unveiling its 10,000 tons cane per day (tcb) sugar refinery in the first quarter of the year. Senior General…
Lagos panel summons police commissioner, DPO
The Lagos State Judicial Panel probing SARS related abuses and other matters yesterday summoned the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Murtala Mohammed…
National Assembly staff, management agree on salary increase, arrears
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has signed a memorandum of understanding with national assembly management on the increase of salaries and…
Alleged wife killer still in custody – Lagos Police
The Lagos police command has said that a suspect, one Anthony Ikpeama, who allegedly killed his wife, Adaeze Ikpeama, 28, on admission bed at Doyen Hospital Ajah, Lagos State, is still…
COVID-19: FCT, eight States report new cases, zero death
The Federal Capital Territory and eight States on Tuesday reported 74 new cases of the Coronavirus Disease but no death. The Nigeria Centre for Disease…
My predecessors know better what happened to funds meant for buying arms – Army Chief tells…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, insists that his predecessors, who were the former Army Chiefs, should be the ones to offer explanations on if funds approved by the Federal Government to purchase…
Kano Pillars agree to sign Ahmed Musa on short term deal
Kano Pillars Football Club have agreed to sign on Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa for the rest of the season. Idris Malikawa, the club’s Media Officer,…
NNPC recorded 37.21% drop in oil pipeline vandalism in January
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has announced a 37.21 % decrease in cases of pipeline vandalism across the country in the month of January 2021. This is contained in the January 2021 edition of…
Man kills Chief Imam for allegedly sleeping with his wife
The Niger State Police Command has arrested one Umar Jibril for allegedly killing a cleric he claimed was his wife’s lover. Jibril, a resident of Enagi village in Edati Local Government Area, was arrested on…
Ignore Ebubeagu, our governors making mockery of us – IPOB to South Easterners
The Indigenous People of Biafra has urged the people of the South East to ignore the proposed security outfit by the South East Governors’ Forum,…