MURIC tells Nigerians to stop stigmatising a particular tribe
Nigerians of all tribes have been urged to expose bad eggs among them instead of stigmatising a particular tribe alone if we want a quick solution to the current security…
Lagos bizman Sodiq Adeosun docked for selling cocaine
A 24-year-old businessman, Sodiq Adeosun, was docked today before a Federal High Court in Lagos, accused of drug trafficking. The defendant, according to the…
I picked Abaribe from the gutter, Ikpeazu has built only 600m road in six years — Kalu
The Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has tackled both his one time Deputy, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, and the incumbent Governor, Dr. Okezie…
Here’s why investment-interest in Eko Atlantic is high despite economic slowdown, land price
At a time when many developments are struggling to get off ground as a result of Covid-19 impact and general slowdown in economy, investment interest in Eko Atlantic City in Lagos remains high.…
Lagosians bought more cars in 2020 despite COVID
More new cars were registered in Lagos last year, 2020, despite COVID-19 and the economic challenges it brought along. It would appear shocking, considering decline in incomes and the need for people to shore up…
Saudi Aramco’s $75bn dividend payment shows what Nigeria is missing
Saudi Arabia’s majority-owned state-owned firm, Saudi Aramco, is paying shareholders $75 billion in dividend, an amount twice the size of Nigeria’s 2021 budget, indicating how a well-run oil company can…
BREAKING: Colorado gunman identified as Ahmad Al Issa
The gunman who murdered 10 people on Monday in Boulder Colorado has been named as Ahmad Al Issa. He is 21 years old. Issa killed the 10 people aged between 20 and 65, including…
Three suspected attackers of Ortom arrested by police
Three suspects who allegedly attacked Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State have been arrested. The suspects are not Fulani but three Jukun fishermen. They were arrested…
BREAKING: ‘We won’t make life difficult for Nigerians’ — CBN keeps MPR at 11.5%
The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has voted to retain the monetary policy rate at 11.5 percent. Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor, announced…
Higher petrol price inevitable, FG can’t afford subsidy – Zainab Ahmed
Petrol price in Nigeria will go higher from its present N165 if the price of crude keeps going up, Zainab Ahmed, the finance minister has said. Zainab spoke on Monday during her contribution in an…
I have no reason to fake my attack, says Ortom after meeting Buhari
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, said he had no reason to raise a false alarm that he was attacked if such did not happen. While expressing sadness about those who doubted the incident, the governor…
CAF disqualifies Chad from AFCON qualifiers
Chad has been disqualified from the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after the Government dissolved the Federation of Chad Football Associations (FTFA). The Group A…
Ekiti bye-election violence: Shot policewoman dies
A policewoman, Sergeant Bukola Olawoye, who was shot during the violence that led to the suspension of the Ekiti East Constituency 1 bye-election on Saturday, is dead.…
Buhari meets Ortom amid outrage over attack on governor
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, met with Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state. Ortom’s convoy was attacked by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen while on a visit to his farm on Saturday.…
Prove You Were Attacked By Fulani Herders – Arewa Youths Tell Ortom
The Arewa Youth Federation (AYF) has challenged Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to prove that he was attacked by Fulani herdsmen. On Saturday, gunmen had…
Biafra: Nigeria Will Suffer Heavy Defeat If War Breaks Out – BNL
The Biafra Nations League on Monday threatened to work with the indigenous people of Bakassi Peninsula to halt the plan of the Federal Government to get support from Cameroon to fight…
Military Has Prosecuted 1,000 Terrorists, Jailed 500 – Irabor
Speaking at a National Defence and Security Summit in Abuja on Monday, Irabor said the insurgents had been prosecuted since the inception of Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), saddled with the responsibility of deradicalising…
Manchester United offering me new contract for wrong reason – Eric Bailly
Eric Bailly believes Manchester United only want to secure him to a new contract in order to sell him. Over the weekend he told friends he believes he will never be a first choice defender for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer…
Herdsmen: Ortom Did Not Make Up Attack Story, Ready To Work With Police – Benue Govt
The Benue State Government has insisted that Governor Samuel Ortom did not concoct the story of his attack by Fulani herdsmen, adding that the governor is…
Uzodinma Revokes 49 Plots Of Land Belonging To Okorocha’s Sister
The governor made this known in a public notice released by the state Housing Corporation and made available to newsmen on Monday in Owerri, the state capital. The notice reads: “Having complied with all legal steps of…
Resign If You Can’t Tackle Insecurity – Afenifere Tells Defence Minister
The apex Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has the Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), to resign immediately if they can no…
MTN donates 300,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines to Nigeria
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said it received 300,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from MTN Nigeria. Speaking at the National briefing, the Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of…
Leah Sharibu Gives Birth To Second Child In Boko Haram Captivity – Report
Three years and five weeks since her abduction in Dapchi, Yobe State, a United States-based group, US-Nigeria Law Group, has revealed that Leah Sharibu has given birth to her second child in captivity of Boko Haram.…
Buhari to chair 12th Bola Tinubu Colloquium
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday 29 March, chair the 12th Bola Tinubu Colloquium, an annual high-powered policy roundtable. The roundtable will mark the…