Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency started as a joke, soars by over 800%
Dogecoin, a digital coin originally founded as a joke, has soared over 800% after a Reddit board talked about making it the cryptocurrency equivalent of GameStop.…
Why Fayose shunned Wike’s peace meeting with Makinde
A former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has explained why he was not at the Peoples Democratic Party South-West leaders’ meeting. The meeting which held at the Oyo State…
Ban open grazing in S’east within 14 days – Kanu tells Governors
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to South East Governors to ban all forms of open grazing in the region in compliance…
BREAKING: Buhari Writes Senate To Seek Confirmation Of New Service Chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate to seek confirmation of the newly appointed Service Chiefs. Buhari in a letter to Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Thursday, said that the screening was being sought in…
‘The Abachas not swimming in money like before’ — Swiss lawyer says he recovered $2.4bn for Nigeria
Enrico Monfrini, the Swiss lawyer hired by the Nigerian government since 1999 to work on recovering monies looted by Sani Abacha,…
Another Chibok girl rescued — after five years in Boko Haram captivity
Hauwa Halim Maiyanga, one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls, has been rescued. Maiyanga is one of the girls abducted when Boko Haram insurgents attacked the Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS) in Chibok, Borno…
Igboho: NBC Warns TV, Radio Stations On Reporting Herdsmen Quit Notice
Amid the quit notices issued to Fulani herdsmen to vacate certain areas in the South-West, the National Broadcasting Commission has warned television and radio stations against…
My father sleeps with me, threatens to kill me — Ondo lady
A 19-year-old lady from Ondo State, Fatima Usman, has accused her father, Muhammad Sanni Usman, of molesting her sexually for several years. The girl, who said her father…
‘You’re titleholders in corruption’ — PDP mocks Buhari, APC over TI report
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Nigeria’s poor rating on the Transparency International (TI) corruption perception index has vindicated it from allegations of plundering the…
NFIU Directors Suspended For Probing Atiku, Tinubu
Two associate directors of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) have been suspended for initiating investigations against Atiku Abubakar and Bola…
Hollywood Icon, Cicely Tyson dies at 96
Hollywood icon and award-winning actress, Cicely Tyson who distinguished herself in theater, film, and television, has died at the age of 96. According to a statement from her manager, Larry Thompson, she died on Thursday…
Transparency Int’l’s partners in Nigeria are members of the opposition – Presidency
The presidency has rejected the corruption perception index released by Transparency International, which rated Nigeria’s anti-graft war poor. Garba Shehu, presidential…
Telegram updates app to allow users move chat history from WhatsApp
Telegram, a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging service, has updated its app to allow users to move their chat history from other rival platforms including WhatsApp. The company…
Ohanaeze, North’s elders fault Service Chiefs choice
Obiozor: Southeast still excluded in security team Buratai hands over, recalls how Obasanjo nearly retired him Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Thursday…
FG ready to make substantial deposit for vaccines
The Federal Government is ready to make a substantial down payment for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) COVAX facility,…
COVID-19: Bolu Akin-Olugbade couldn’t get a hospital bed until we paid N10m, says brother
Sunmade Akin-Olugbade, brother to Bolu Akin-Olugbade, late Nigerian billionaire businessman, says N10 million was paid at Paelon Memorial Hospital in Lagos before…
Fulani being persecuted because of Buhari – Sule Lamido
Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa state, says the Fulani are being persecuted in Nigeria because President Muhammadu Buhari is of the same ethnic stock. Lamido made the comment…
Buhari’s choice of service chiefs will bring an end to Boko Haram madness – Shettima
Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno state, says President Muhammadu Buhari made a well-informed decision in the appointment of new service chiefs.…
Aliko Dangote Fights Ex-Lover
Dangote Group chairman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has dragged his ex-lover, Ms Spikes to court for exposing his buttocks. The richest man in Africa told a U.S. court that his former girlfriend, who exposed a part of his body via a social…
Sanwo-Olu appoints Fashola’s sister, Toyin Onanuga, 15 others Permsecs
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of 17 Permanent Secretaries in the Lagos State Public Service. One of the appointees is…
UN chief worried by unchecked powers of Twitter, Facebook, others
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday expressed worry over the unchecked power of big tech companies, including social media platforms. Speaking at a news…
Police Service Commission promotes 9 CPs to AIGs, 20,365 others
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has approved the promotion of 20,356 senior Police Officers. Nine Commissioners of Police were promoted to the next rank of Assistant…
COVID-19 cases fall sharply in Nigeria, Lagos missing on infections list
COVID-19 cases fell below 1,000 on Thursday in Nigeria, but Lagos, epicentre of the virus is conspicuously missing on the infections list. Nigeria posted 864 new cases and three…
I’m aware of Chelsea’s hunger for trophies – Tuchel
Thomas Tuchel accepts he will be judged on results after becoming the 13th Chelsea manager of owner Roman Abramovich’s 17-year reign in charge of the Premier League…