Italy-bound Goodluck busted with N564m heroin at Abuja Airport
A drug trafficker, Goodluck Igbineweka Odeh has been intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, NAIA, with 2 kilogramme of heroin, which has a street value of N564…
BREAKING: Banks unblock MTN, reconnect telco to banking channels
After 48 hours of disconnecting MTN customers from banking channels including the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data and banking apps, commercial banks on Sunday have…
Team Oyo, Taraba disqualified from National Sports Festival
The contingents of Oyo and Taraba states have been disqualified from the National Sports Festival set to kick off today, Sunday in Edo State. Both teams were disqualified for failing…
R-E-V-E-A-L-E-D: Weird things Nigerians do in UK, America to avoid deportation
Many talented and brilliant Nigerians have had their promising future ruined by their desperation to seek greener pastures abroad. Some of them who quit thriving jobs at home end up doing menial jobs abroad with several…
Taiwan continues to identify victims after train accident
Taiwan on Sunday continued to identify victims and remove damaged carriages from a tunnel after a fatal derailment on Friday claimed at least 51 lives and left 200 people injured, according to the Central Emergency Operation…
Group lauds Comrade Oshiomhole at 69
A political group, Tinubu Vanguard, has felicitated with former All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, on his 69th birthday anniversary. The group described Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo, as a…
Manchester United boss warns Mino Raiola over Paul Pogba future
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskajer has issued a warning to Mino Raiola regarding the latter’s efforts to force Paul Pogba’s Old Trafford departure, per the Daily Express. The Frenchman’s uncertain future in…
Nigeria won’t drop AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the focal agency responsible for the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccines, has said that the country will not stop the use of Astrazeneca vaccine. In a statement…
Juventus to delay players wages for four months
Juventus have again asked their players to accept at least a partially delayed payment for their next four wage packets, according to reports. The Serie A giants were forced into similarly drastic measures a year ago…
Tinubu’s trajectory towards 2023: Who’s afraid of Asiwaju?
“You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.” – Robert C. Savage Ab initio, it is instructive to state succinctly and saliently that the opinion…
Argentine president tests positive for COVID-19
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez, who has been vaccinated against Covid-19, announced late Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. “At the end of today, after presenting a fever of 37.3 (99…
Nigerian government asks states to suspend coronavirus vaccination after using half of doses…
The Federal Government has directed all states administering COVID-19 vaccines to suspend the exercise immediately they use half of doses delivered to them. The directive according to Punch was issued by the National Primary…
South Africa repatriating citizens following Mozambique attacks
South Africans seeking to leave Mozambique after insurgent attacks in the northern region of the country will be aided by the government after the violence claimed the life of one of its citizens. The nation’s defense force…
2023: North has not forgiven Igbo for Ahmadu Bello’s death — Doyin Okupe
*Explains how Jonathan accepted defeat ‘despite winning’ 2015 election *2019: Why he wanted Saraki to be president *‘I survived Covid-19 but won’t take vaccine’…
DISCOs’ debts to NBET hit over N500bn in one year
The indebtedness of the electricity distribution companies (DISCOS) to the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) has hit a record N510.53billion in the last 12…
Total boosts fight against COVID-19 pandemic with N1.2bn
Total Exploration and Production (E&P) Nigeria Limited in joint efforts with the Federal Government contributed N1.2 billion ($3.2m) to fight the Covid-19 global pandemic. The…
2023 PRESIDENCY: Despite Adebanjo’s attack, Afenifere will back Tinubu — SWAGA leader
*‘Ooni, Alaafin, Ataoja, Alake, Akarigbo, Olu of Ilaro, others’ too *ON KANO OUTING: Why Asiwaju is courting the North *DECLARES: With or without power shift in APC, ex-Lagos gov ’ll emerge In the…
Ten unbelievable things about Nigeria
Dissonance. Is that the right word to describe the contradiction between word and action? Like the man putting up a “No Smoking” sign while a slowly burning stick of cigarette is trapped between his lips? There are too…
CCT chairman liable to 5-year jail term over ‘Biafran boys’ comment – Falana
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says Danladi Umar, Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) chairman, risks a five-year jail term for using “Biafran boys” to describe persons he had an altercation with. On Monday, Umar was caught…
Coronavirus fall-out may prevent Manchester City replacing Sergio Aguero – Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola said Manchester City may well not replace record goalscorer Sergio Aguero due to the financial fall-out from the coronavirus pandemic. Guardiola added the runaway Premier League leaders possessed enough talent to cope…
DMX suffers heart attack after drug overdose
DMX, American rapper, has been hospitalised after suffering a drug overdose and a heart attack. According to TMZ, sources close to the singer said he broke down on Friday night, and the prognosis isn’t good. He was…
Otedola celebrates ‘sweet mother’ as she turns 89
Femi Otedola, Nigerian billionaire businessman, has taken to social media to celebrate his mother on her 89th birthday. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Otedola described…
Ekiti did not sell its shares in Wema Bank
The management of Wema Bank Plc has refuted media reports of purported sale of Ekiti state government shares in the bank. The bank in a statement by Funmilayo Falola, Head,…
Police rescue 15 kidnap victims in Kaduna
Police operatives in Kaduna have rescued 15 kidnap victims in Chikun Local Government Area of the state, according to the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan. In a statement…