BREAKING: Foreign diplomats must get NIN
The Federal Government on Sunday said it is mandatory for foreign diplomats to obtain the National Identity Numbers (NIN). It said an enrolment centre has been established for them at…
Misinformation dropped dramatically the week after Twitter banned Donald Trump
Online misinformation about election fraud plunged 73 percent after several social media sites suspended President Trump and key allies last week, research firm Zignal Labs has found, underscoring the power of tech…
AMCON to float international airline with Arik, Aero planes
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has reached an advanced stage towards launching a multibillion naira airline by pooling together its aviation assets especially planes in debt-ridden Arik Air and…
JUST IN: Ex -Minister, Jubril Martins-Kuye, dies at 78
Jubril Martins-Kuye, a former Nigerian senator who also served twice as a federal minister, has died. Family sources told Peoples Gazette on Sunday that Mr. Martins-Kuye passed on on Sunday morning in his…
Buratai lauds troops over Marte success
Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai has commended the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole for its success in dislodging Boko Haram terrorists in Marte area of…
MURIC condoles with Sultan of Sokoto over brother’s death
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commiserated with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III, over the death of his brother, Alhaji Abdulkadir Abubakar.…
Lagos PDP backs Makinde as South West leader
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said on Saturday, that it has endorsed Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as the leader of the party in the South West. Lagos PDP leaders, who…
Like police, like Amotekun: Same affliction?
We are outcomes of our society and our society is a consequence of our essence. We live by the governing examples and norms of our community and we cannot be more than what we…
Obama, Bush’s pastor jailed 7 years for fraud
A Texas megachurch pastor and former spiritual adviser to Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush has been sentenced to six years in prison for bilking investors out of millions of…
UNILAG debunks N50K charge for online classes
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has described as false reports that students are to pay N50,000 for online classes. The university said the online lectures from 25 January are…
France enforces 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew
Cities, towns and villages across France were practically empty overnight as residents stayed home and businesses shut to observe a nationwide curfew to stem COVID-19…
Why COVID-19 cases are increasing in Nigeria – NMA
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Cross River State Branch has blamed the increase in the number of COVID-19 infections in Nigeria on inadequate…
Man City target Lukaku from Inter Milan
Inter Milan striker, Romelu Lukaku, has become a target for Manchester City, who will invest £200 million in their squad in several areas at the end of the season,…
Biden on Day One plans to cancel Trump travel ban on Muslim countries
Joe Biden plans to end Trump’s restriction on immigration to the U.S. from some Muslim-majority countries, in his first hours as president. He will move to rejoin the Paris climate accord and mandate…
Bobrisky has made himself my enemy – James Brown
In recent times, cross dressers have become more popular online and more often than not, they can be found at the centre of controversies. Right now, some of the more popular personalities in that regard are Idris Okuneye,…
Why we notified Osinbajo, NNPC, others of Ayeni’s divestment – OMS
•‘I still hold 35% shares in the company’ Ocean Marine Solutions Limited on Saturday gave reasons why it notified Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and other key government agencies about the divestment from the…
Remittance from NLNG surpasses FG’s target by N63.6bn
The share of dividend remitted to the Federal Government by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas company between January and December 2020 exceeded the projected target in the 2020 revised budget of the government by…
What is going on between Fani-Kayode and Lilian Ellas?
Recently, tongues have begun to wag over a purported romance between critic, Femi Fani-Kayode and Lilian Ellas, a Lebanese woman. Lilian is said to have a Lebanese father and a…
COVID-19: Australian Open stalls as 47 tennis players go into isolation
The 109th Australian Open tournament set to kick-start on February 8 has been hit with a major stumbling block. 47 players were not allowed to train after some…
Reps want school resumption postponed by three months
The House of Reps has asked that school resumption in the country be postponed by three months to put in necessary safety measures in wake of the ravaging COVID-19 virus. This is as…
Who are the actual NGO beneficiaries?
The World Bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than $1.90 a day. I have often wondered about the person living at this level, like a woman whom I will refer to as Nkirote, who donors believe they are helping.…
Shatta Wale accuses Burna Boy of badmouthing him
Charles Mensah, a Ghanaian singer better known as Shatta Wale, has taken a hit at Burna Boy, an Afrofusion star, for allegedly badmouthing him.…
Drilling against all odds
If I’m honest, there has not been much to cheer about Nigeria in recent times. As someone who always tries to keep a positive attitude towards life — a disposition that makes me celebrate little successes…
2023: Governors intensify plot to hijack APC, PDP
Some serving and former governors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appear set for a major confrontation ahead of the 2023 polls, authoritative political sources…