BREAKING: Sunday Ighoho’s House Set On Fire (Photos)
The house of a Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has been set on fire at Soka area in Ibadan, Oyo State. Eye Witnesses told WazobiaReporters that the…
Twitter launches fact-checking program to fight misinformation
Twitter has launched its Birdwatch program, meant to address misinformation on the platform by allowing users to fact-check tweets, the company announced Monday. Users in the pilot program, which will only include about…
Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu among those behind woes of Ndigbo – IPOB
The leadership of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has bemoaned Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu over his comments that IPOB is endangering Ndigbo and their investments in Nigeria. IPOB in a statement issued on…
NUJ suspends journalist accused of rape
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Yobe State has suspended Uche Friday Uche of the People’s Daily newspaper accused of raping a four-year old girl. The police took Mr Uche into custody last Friday after his…
Moderna plans trial of altered coronavirus vaccine booster to address South Africa variant
Moderna said on Monday it plans to start clinical trials of an altered booster version of its COVID-19 vaccine aimed at the South African variant after tests showed its authorised vaccine may produce a diminished antibody…
Katsina gunrunner admits selling 20 AK-47 rifles to bandits for N600,0000 each
A notorious gunrunner, Haruna Yusuf of Sawarya village in Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State, on Monday admitted before police authorities that he sold 20 AK-47 rifles to bandits terrorising communities in the state…
Barcelona financial report reveals €1.2 billion in debt
Barcelona have released the club’s annual financial report, revealing considerable debt stemming from the coronavirus pandemic as well as the club’s big-money transfers in recent seasons. In the release, Barcelona revealed…
COVID-19: CACOVID Supplies FG with Oxygen to stem high death rate
Fighting against the second wave of coronavirus pandemic, the private sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), has supported the Federal Government with the supply of critical oxygen…
Gary Lineker slams Chelsea over Frank Lampard
Gary Lineker insisted sacking Frank Lampard is ‘utterly ludicrous’ while Chelsea supporters reacted furiously to news of the ‘disgusting’ decision to dismiss him of his duties. Lampard is set to be axed today after the…
Bookseller jailed one year for pirating Bible
A FEDERAL High Court , Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced a trader, Chinonso Ugochukwu, to one year imprisonment for pirating the Holy Bible and other books. The trial judge, Justice…
Kwara: Don’t distract the driver, please!
After years of being left in the lurch, divine intervention came for Nigeria’s State of Harmony, Kwara when, in 2019, the people elected what came close to their idea…
UK dangerous COVID-19 variant lands in Nigeria
UK easily transmissible COVID-19 variant is in Nigeria, Boss Mustapha, chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, announced on…
Ondo woman Seun Oladayo arrested for selling baby to Pastor for N10,000
Officers of Ondo Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun have arrested a woman, Seun Oladayo, for allegedly selling her newborn baby for N10,000. The 22-year-old sold…
U.S. in COVID-19 relief as cases, deaths fall
The United States reported a 21 percent drop in new cases of COVID-19 last week, as all but one state reported declines in new infections, and the number of coronavirus…
Stop linking Osinbajo to Apapa gridlock challenge – Stakeholders
Stakeholders in Apapa have called on critics to stop linking Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to the challenges of traffic gridlock on the axis, saying that the…
COVID-19 vaccines arrive early February – Boss Mustapha
The first shipment of 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines being expected by Nigeria, would arrive in early February. Mr. Boss Mustapha, secretary of the Government of the Federation and chairman of the Presidential…
Rudy Giuliani sued for $1.3b by voting machine firm, Trump not ruled out
US voting machine firm, Dominion Voting Systems, has filed a US$1.3 billion lawsuit against former president Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, accusing him of defamation.…
Sunday Igboho tipped to head Amotekun – Sources
Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho, has been tipped as the corps marshal of the South West Security Network, code-named Amotekun, according to sources. Governors of the south-west region had…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases shoot up again, Lagos in sharp lead
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases shoot up again on Monday with Lagos, epicentre of the virus, taking a sharp lead. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the nation…
Uzodimma imposes curfew on nine LGAs in Orlu Zone Imo
Governor Hope Uzodimma has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on nine local councils in Orlu zone of the state. The governor took the action after what he called “the…
Frank Lampard breaks silence hours after sacking by Chelsea
Chelsea legend Frank Lampard broke his silence Monday night, more than 10 hours after he got the boot as coach of the club at which he made impression as a world class player. In a…
Facts and figures of Governors’ meeting with Miyetti-Allah (Full communique)
The Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, on Monday met with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), in a bid to resolve thorny…
I’m not against Fulanis, but killer-herdsmen – Sunday Igboho
Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho has said he is not against Hausa or Fulani people, but that he is against killer-herdsmen killing and kidnapping people in the Southwest.…
Open, night grazing, underage herders banned in Southwest
All open and night grazing by Fulani herdsmen and underage herders have been banned in the South West zone of Nigeria. This was one of the agreements the Nigeria…