FEC approves more borrowings from CBN
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a new Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS) for Nigeria from 2020-2023.Under the new borrowing guide, the Federal Government has capped the total public…
My battle with COVID-19 – Edwin Clark
Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark, 93-year-old, on Wednesday narrated his terrible experience in isolation and how he recovered from COVID-19 pandemic. The nonagenarian described his 14 days in…
Northern coalition backs amnesty for bandits
Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has thrown its weight behind the Sheikh Ahmed Gumi initiative that aims at granting amnesty for bandits terrorising the region. The group…
Landlady’s daughter beats male tenant to death in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Tina Essi for the alleged murder of 49-year-old Christian Akparie of 26, Orijamogun Street, Oreyo, Ikorodu, Lagos. This was revealed by the…
Bauchi, Delta, Gombe… 26 states attracted zero foreign investments in 2020
Foreign investors ignored 26 states in Nigeria in the whole of 2020, a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. The capital importation report recently…
There are plots to discredit me, alleges Gov. AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday alleged that some politicians were plotting to attack the public, to smear his name. He said security agencies…
Banned Sheikh Kabara ready for debate with other Islamic clerics
Lawyers representing Kano-state banned Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasir-Kabara said their client was fully ready to debate with other Muslim Ulamas, as suggested by the government. The Kano…
Lagos court jails armed robber 21 years
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday sentenced one Shola Agboola to 21 years imprisonment for armed robbery. Justice Hakeem Oshodi delivered the…
Police Inspector shoots self in stomach, dies in Imo
A mobile police Inspector, simply identified as Umoh, on Wednesday shot himself dead after he returned from an official assignment in Owerri, Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Operatives raid baby factory in Calabar, rescue 24 pregnant ladies, 11 children
“Operation Akpakwu” a security outfit of the Cross River Government has raided a suspected baby factory operating within Anantigha area of Calabar South, rescuing 24 pregnant ladies, 11 children…
COVID-19 uptick in Nigeria, more deaths reported
Nigeria reports COVID-19 uptick on Wednesday with more deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. According to NCDC’s…
CBN says travel documents valid ID at banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks to accept Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRCTD) and Refugee Identification Card, as means of identification for transactions.…
Inciter-in-chief: Democrats make solid case for Trump’s conviction [Video]
U.S. House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump’s impeachment trial for inciting the deadly siege of the Capitol played chilling security video on Wednesday showing members of…
JUST IN: Fani-Kayode bursts Yahaya Bello’s bubble, says I’ve not left PDP
Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has denied claim that he has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He made the denial in a short statement issued…
IMF sees Dangote Refinery’s potential of bailing Nigeria from economic downturn
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the global financial watchdog is projecting that Nigeria's Dangote Refinery would provide an elixir for the country's economy when it is…
Oscars announces shortlist in 9 categories
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), has announced shortlists for International Features Films (IFF), documentary features, and VFX for consideration for the 93rd Oscars.…
NANS asks students to register with political parties, contest election
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has told eligible students across the country to register with political parties of their choice and contest for political positions…
COVID-19 keeps Klopp away from mother’s funeral in Germany
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has missed his mother’s funeral as he was unable to travel back to Germany for the funeral due to current COVID-19 restrictions. Klopp who revealed his…
Bobrisky gifts another fan N1 million for tattooing his name
Bobrisky has promised to send N1 million to a female fan from Cote d’Ivoire who made a tattoo of his full name and nickname on her thighs. The female fan from Cote d’Ivoire identified…
Trump suffers from personality disorder
Donald Trump’s niece Mary, has offered a psycho-analysis of the man who ran America for four years, submitting that some of his traits are inability to tell the truth…
Spousal abuse against men on increase in Lagos – New study
A new Doctoral study at the University of Ibadan in Oyo state has revealed that many men suffer spousal abuse in Lagos State. The study revealed that many married men in Lagos State who are victims of spousal abuse suffer in…
Why bandits can’t be proscribed like IPOB in Nigeria – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, has said bandits can not be proscribed like the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB because of their lack of identity and affiliation to a group. The Minister disclosed…
Fani-Kayode a betrayer of Ndigbo, joining APC to campaign for Tinubu – MASSOB
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) on Wednesday said it was certain that former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode had concluded his defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC.…
EFCC Arrests 39 Yahoo Boys in Osun, Ogun, Recovers Seven Cars
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 39 suspected internet fraud suspects, more commonly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’ in Ilesha and Ago-Iwoye areas of Osun and Ogun states respectively. The EFCC said on…