Governors, APC, others eulogise Tinubu at 69
Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Adegboyega Oyetola (Osun), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe) and Dapo Abiodun…
We’re not part of Oduduwa Republic – Northern Yoruba community
The Yoruba ethnic community in the 19 Northern States has said that it has nothing to do with the calls for Oduduwa Republic. President of the Yoruba Welfare Group…
#EndSARS: Those who instigate violence have means to flee Nigeria, says Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has said that those who become victims in war are usually not the intended targets but the hapless ones…
2023: Akwa Ibom groups drum support for Senator Tinubu
Stakeholders across political divides are beginning to mobilize support for the candidacy of Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, a national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) to succeed President Muhammadu Bihari. A new support…
2023: Ignoring south-east would be costly mistake – PDP chieftain
Prof Gregory Ibeh, chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has told the two leading political parties to trade cautiously with unfolding plot to ignore the quest by the South East geopolitical zone to have a shot at…
Kyari takes over investigation of attack on Ortom
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu has set up a Special Investigation Task Force to further probe the attack on Benue Governor Samuel Ortom. The team led by the…
Chadian leader hails Nigeria’s new service chiefs, says end of Boko Haram has come
President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad has expressed the hope that the task of defeating Boko Haram insurgency would now be less cumbersome as Nigeria introduces new security apparatus and changes in the leadership of the…
Optimism but concern as megaship still stuck in Suez
Hope rose Sunday salvage efforts would free a mammoth container ship blocking the Suez Canal for six days, crippling international trade and causing losses worth millions of dollars. The MarineTraffic and VesselFinder…
PHOTOS: Ganduje welcomes Tinubu to Kano for 12th Colloquium
Ganduje welcomes Tinubu to Kano for 12th Colloquium
Manchester United legendary boss reveals biggest regret in 26 years at Old Trafford
Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed the biggest regret of his 26-year reign at Manchester United. Ferguson transformed United from top-flight also-rans into the most successful club in English football history between 1986 and…
Francis Ngannou regains UFC heavyweight title with second round knockout
In the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on Saturday, the main event of UFC 260 was a rematch that pitched Francis “The Predator” Ngannou against the fighter who beat him in their first bout and the champion, Stipe Miocic.…
Tinubu asks FG spend more on jobs, infrastructure [ Arewa House speech]
Full text of the speech by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as chairman of the 2021 Sardauna Memorial Lecture held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Arewa House, Kaduna. Tinubu in Arewa House Kaduna It is an honour to chair an…
#EndSARS: Why panel refused to award compensation to two petitioners
After the Lagos Judicial panel compensated four petitioners to the tune of N16 million, two other petitioners were denied compensation by the panel. The…
2023: INEC finalising electronic voting process — 50 companies assessed
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed it is finalising the process of acquiring electronic voting devices ahead of the 2023 elections. Festus Okoye, chairman, INEC information and voter…
VIDEO: Wike gifts artistes at Burna Boy’s homecoming party N10m each
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has promised all the artistes that performed at the homecoming concert held in honour of Burna Boy the sum of N10 million each. The music star snagged the ‘Best Global Music Album’…
Boko Haram bombs Maiduguri electricity towers
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed that Boko Haram terrorists bombed two electricity towers on the Damaturu – Maiduguri 330kiloVolt (KV)Transmission Line.…
2023: PDP governors disagree over committee’s no-zoning report
peoples Democratic Party (PDP) controlled state governors appear to be at loggerhead over the report of the Bala Mohammed-led committee which recommended that the party’s presidential ticket for 2023 be made an…
Osun Amotekun commander for probe
The Field Commander of Osun State Security Network, codenamed ‘Amotekun’, Comrade Amitolu Shittu, has been summoned over a Facebook post in which he described some cabinet members of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola…
The twists and turns of OPL 245
My phone vibrated. The number was unfamiliar. I picked, all the same, and the caller introduced himself as Mohammed Bello Adoke, “former attorney-general of the federation”. It was in March 2017, nearly two years after…
Inside Femi Otedola’s Catalogue of Awards
Winning awards is no longer a sometime thing for billionaire Femi Otedola; his boundless and borderless philanthropy has ensured that it is an all the time…
BREAKING: PDP’s Ebisike wins Aba Reps bye-election
Chimaobi Ebisike of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) has been declared winner of Saturday’s Aba North and South Federal Constituency bye-election. The…
Oyo: Growing concern over Ladoja’s political future
There is rising concern that the former governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, may soon retire from partisan politics, reports ‘Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor ALHAJI Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, former…
Woman dies, six wounded in shocking knife-attack in Vancouver
A woman died and multiple others were wounded in a stabbing at a public library in Canada’s affluent Vancouver suburb on Saturday. A suspect, who apparently acted alone, was taken…
48 Boko Haram terrorists gunned down in Chibok
The Nigerian troops have killed 48 Boko Haram terrorists in Chibok in two successful operations. Army spokesman, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, in a…