Fela tops 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame voting chart
Late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti is currently topping the vote for the nomination of the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for possible induction. The Rock…
Jakande did well for Lagos, says Oba Akiolu
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has said that the late Alhaji Lateef Jakande’s legacies as first civilian governor were impactful, outstanding and too numerous to be forgotten. Akiolu made the…
Youth Rep, Oduala withdraws from Lagos #ENDSARS panel
A youth representative on the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki toll gate last October, Rinu Oduala, has…
Economic activities recovering, recording positive growth – FG
The federal government has said that economic activities in Nigeria are recovering. This, the government said, is reflected by a reduced contraction of 3.6 percent in the third quarter of 2020, compared to…
How Fani-Kayode’s defection to APC was stalled, by Lukman
The Director General of the Progressive Governor’s Forum (PGF), Salihu Moh. Lukman has said the rejection of former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode by members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…
BREAKING: NBA sues Buhari over IGP tenure extension
The Nigerian Bar Association has sued the President Muhammadu Buhari over the extension of the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Adamu. The NBA commenced the legal action on Thursday, February…
Crypto’s dirty side: 270 addresses laundered $1.3bn in 2020
Criminals are using a small group of cryptocurrency brokers and services to launder hundreds of millions of dollars of dirty virtual money, research shared with Reuters news agency showed on Thursday. A total 270…
COVID-19: Bed occupancy in Lagos care centers reduced
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the bed occupancy level in the state’s public and private COVID-19 care centres has reduced to 46 per cent. Abayomi…
Sanwo-Olu’s aide, Toke Benson revalidates APC membership
The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Housing, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, revalidated her membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday at ward ‘F’ Ikeja…
My life is in danger – Ned Nwoko cries out
Billionaire businessman Ned Nwoko has raised an alarm over plans to assassinate him. The former house of Representatives member made this known during a press briefing in…
JUST IN: Buhari approves take-off of trillion Naira company Infra-Co
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Public Private Partnership styled Infrastructure company named Infra-Co with an initial seed capital of N1…
Herdsmen Crisis: Why Oyo won’t support Sunday Igboho
Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said the strategy deployed by self-acclaimed Yoruba rights activist Sunday Igboho, cannot work in…
GDP rebasing: FG enumerates 1.4 million establishments nationwide
The Federal Government on Thursday said it had so far enumerated over 1.4 million establishments as part of the process to rebase Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product. Statistician-General of the Federation/Chief Executive…
NCAA licenses United Nigeria Airlines to begin flight operations
United Nigeria Airlines has received its air operators certificate from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to commence flight operations in Nigeria. According to Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, the airline’s head of…
Why we’re yet to unfreeze #EndSARS campaigners bank accounts – FG
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said the Federal Government’s decision not to unfreeze the bank…
Bayern win Club World Cup, sixth title in 12 months
Bayern Munich won the Club World Cup final in Qatar on Thursday as Benjamin Pavard’s second-half winner sealed a 1-0 victory over Mexico’s Tigres, the Germans claiming a “six pack” of titles within 12 months. Pavard’s…
Diabetes drug can aid weight loss – Study finds
A new study has found that Semaglutide, an anti-diabetic medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, can also help obese people lose weight. Obesity is a disorder or complex disease involving excessive body fat…
Man aids son to beat up school principal
One Adeyeni Adeyeye, 35, on Thursday was arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court, Ile-Ife for allegedly leading his son to beat up the school principal of Oduduwa…
Ortom, South-West govs handling herdsmen crisis wrongly, says Bauchi gov
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has slammed his counterpart in Benue State, Samuel Ortom, and South-West governors over their handling of the farmers/herders’ clashes. He also faulted the quick notice given to the…
Tokyo 2020 chief Mori resigns over sexist comments
Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori bowed to mounting pressure and resigned Friday over sexist remarks, but his replacement was not immediately clear after opposition emerged to his favoured successor. The resignation and the…
How ex-Lagos Governor LK Jakande died, by Sons
Second Republic Lagos State Governor Lateef Kayode Jakande passed on peacefully on Thursday. He was never ill, his children and family members who relived his last moment said.…
400 Lekki toll gate neighbours displaced as Lagos demolishes houses
No fewer than 400 residents on Foreshore Road, Lekki, Lagos State, have been displaced after men of the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Sanitation (Enforcement) Unit…
NIN mandatory for bank accounts, voter registration, says FG
The National Identity Number is mandatory for transactions such as the opening of bank accounts, payment of taxes, voter registration, the Federal Government said on Thursday. Minister of Communications and…