Ex-police commissioner dies of COVID-19
A retired Commissioner of Police, Yomi Onashile, has died of coronavirus complications while receiving treatment at the Olodo Isolation Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State. Onashile according to reports…
Facts of security: FG replies naysayers
The Minister of Information and Culture has given facts and figures to support his position that the security situation in Nigeria has improved and was better than 2015 when President…
Suspense in police over fate of IGP, 3 DIGs, 10 AIGs
There is suspense in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) ahead of the service exit date of the Inspector-General, Mr. Abubakar Adamu Mohammed. The suspense is hinged on…
Erica fans drag Kiddwaya for allegedly kissing Kaisha
Fans have taken to social media to react over alleged kissing affair between former housemates in the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show , Terseer Waya, aka Kiddwaya, and…
12 governors in Nigeria are gay
Twelve yet-to-be identified Nigerian governors and 40 percent of lawmakers are gay. Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu, who came out to recently to declare his sexual…
PHOTOS: Fani-Kayode flaunts new lover
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, has flaunted a Lebanese-Nigerian lady as his new lover. The ex-minister took to Facebook on Friday to put out photos of the woman named Lilian Olajumoke Ellas on the…
Why I prefer Davido to Wizkid – Jim Iyke
Superstar and widely acclaimed Nollywood “Bad Boy”, Jim Iyke, has chosen his favourite between the two Nigerian leading Afro-pop stars — Wizkid and Davido. In a recent interview with Net the actor declared his respect for…
Nigerian government tackles Bill Gates over coronavirus vaccine
Contrary to the claims of the co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gates, Nigerian Government has said that investing in procurement of COVID-19 vaccine would not only help in the fight against the…
How Davido, Wizkid, Olamide, Burna Boy broke streaming records in 2020
From all available statistics, facts and figures no other Nigerian musical artiste, male or female, was able to pull off what the quartet of Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy and Olamide pulled off in 2020. The duopoly of Davido…
Lionel Messi’s €555 million contract with Barcelona leaked – Report
The situation at FC Barcelona is going from bad to worse. Inconsistent results, the presidential elections postponed, and now a catastrophic economic situation. The problems at the club are becoming more dramatic and this time…
LASU students disapprove governor’s school fees reduction
The students of the Lagos State University, LASU, have rejected the reduction approved by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on their tuition fee. They demand that the fees it totally reversed to the old rate. Previously,…
Rice processors beg Nigerian government to criminalise foreign rice sales
The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RPAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to criminalise the sales of foreign rice in the country. The Director General of the association, Mr Andy Ekwelem stated this while…
WHO probe team visits Wuhan market at heart of first virus outbreak
A team of WHO experts investigating the origins of Covid-19 visited a market in Wuhan on Sunday where one of the first reported clusters of infections emerged over a year ago. Members of the group arrived at Huanan seafood…
Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos wants Manchester United move
Manchester United could sign Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos at the end of the season, reports say. The Spain international’s time at the Bernabeu appears to be winding down, with the 34-year-old out of contract come the…
APC woman leader Fausat Gbadebo passes on
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed sadness over the demise of Lagos East Senatorial Woman Leader, Fausat Gbadebo. Gbadebo, 68, passed away during an undisclosed illness. She was the first Executive Chairman…
NSE: Zenith Bank tops value-traded stocks as investors gain N1.1 trillion YTD
Activity chart of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for the last trading session of the month, Friday January 29, showed Zenith Bank atop Most-Traded stocks with a total value of N1.2 trillion and transaction volume of…
President Buhari asked to release panel report on ex-EFCC chief Ibrahim Magu
President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to release the report of the judicial panel on the former Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. In a letter addressed to the president,…
Like service chiefs, Buhari finally let go his Aide-de-camp Abubakar
President Muhammadu Buhari has released his long-serving aide-de-camp Mohammed Abubakar and accepted Lt. Col. Yusuf Dodo as his replacement. Abubakar,…
Lagos records over 1,000 new COVID-19 infections — its highest daily count
Lagos state’s single-day count of COVID-19 infections has exceeded 1,000 — with 1,040 cases reported on Saturday. This is the highest daily count recorded by the state where the first COVID-19 case in the country was…
Chinese woman Xiaomei becomes member of South Africa’s parliament
A Chinese woman, Xiaomei Havard has become the latest member of South Africa’s parliament, replacing Jackson Mthembu who succumbed to the COVID-19…
Rashford reacts to racial attacks after 0-0 at Emirates
Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford, has reacted after he became the target of racial attacks following their 0-0 draw against Arsenal on Saturday.…
Saudi Arabia plans to make Riyadh one of world’s top 10 cities
Saudi Arabia has announced a new development plan to increase the population of Riyadh, its capital city, by 12.5 million in 10 years. Speaking at the Future Investment…
Troops kill Boko Haram Commanders in fresh ambush, confusion hits ISWAP camp
In a renewed counter-insurgency operation, Nigerian troops in collaboration with the Multi-National Joint Task Force have eliminated top Boko…
Kenya’s public debt surges by $11.8 bn
Kenya’s public debt rose by 1.3 trillion shillings ($11.8 billion) in 2020, as the east African nation stepped up borrowing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and implemented various…