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Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the Federal Government took a loan for the about $2.5 billion that went into the construction of a railway linking Lagos and Ibadan. Amaechi made the disclosure…

A thief, identified as Agyasuo, got trapped inside a church he tried to rob. Agyasuo burgled a Catholic Church building in Techimantia, Tano South, Ghana. With a chisel…

A Nigerian woman, Toju, said that her landlord has served her a quit notice because he doesn’t like the way she dresses. Toju disclosed this via Twitter on Monday morning, March 29 and later confirmed that he actually brought the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the service chiefs to “take out” bandits, kidnappers, and their sponsors. The president warned that the reign of…

Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, says he believes Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will support a youthful president in 2023.…

Ajibola Basiru, senate spokesperson, says some of those calling for the division of Nigeria will become campaign managers for opposition parties during the 2023 elections. Basiru, lawmaker representing Osun…

An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Monday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Babarinde John, be remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre for the alleged perversion of justice, pending bail. The police charged Mr…

The Senate has given the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, an ultimatum of seventy-two hours to appear before it to explain. what led to the alleged disappearance of $9.5m interest accrued from…

Justice Josephine Oyefeso of an Ikeja High Court has said that a boat captain, Happiness Elebiju, has a case to answer over the death of 13 passengers in a boat mishap that occurred on July 29, 2020 on the Kirikiri…

Visa Inc, an American multinational financial services corporation, announced on Monday that it will permit the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, a move conceived to be the…

Chinese leaders endorsed a sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system Tuesday, slashing its number of directly elected seats and ensuring a majority of the city’s lawmakers will be selected by a reliably…

Willie Obiano, the Anambra State governor, has written to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to bestow honours on two of the state’s indigenes. Obiano said the chairmen of Air Peace, Barr Allen Onyema…

A single dose of a coronavirus vaccine has given substantial protection to elderly care home residents in England, researchers have said. A study, led by researchers from University College London (UCL), found a…

The Indigenous People of Biafra has told the Nigerian Navy that no amount of threat will make it disband the Eastern Security Network. The IPOB said this in a statement on Monday following the warning to it by the Chief of…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to the Nigerian Army to postpone its training exercise until after the Ramadan fast. Newsmen note that the training is billed to commence on April 12, 2021, and the Ramadan…

Traffic has resumed in Egypt’s Suez Canal after a stranded container ship blocking it for nearly a week was finally freed by salvage crews. Tug boats honked their horns in celebration as the 400m-long (1,300ft) Ever…

Police and local hunters have commenced a manhunt for abductors of three passengers including one simply identified as Usman, said to be a brother of Seriki Hausa of Iyere town, along Ife-Ilesa Expressway in Osun State. The…

The division in Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership following January 10th election has deepened with the faction opposed to the Prof. George Obiozor- led leadership opening a parallel office opposite the Akanu Ibiam…

Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc (Seplat), a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE), has…

Protesters on Monday grounded activities at the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress to demand an extension of the ongoing nationwide membership registration and revalidation. The protesters, armed…

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Monday said Sunday Igboho and others agitating for break-up of Nigeria are…

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) along with Directors, men and officers at…

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has said he felt no side effect after taking the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. He urged all Lagosians to take…

The trial of former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin for the murder of African American George Floyd has opened, with a prosecutor telling the 15-person jury that…