Some people want Amotekun to fail – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said some elements want the newly-introduced Oyo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun Corps to fail. He said the naysayers…
National Assembly proposes N10bn as presidential candidate’s election spending
The Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on the Independent National Electoral Commission and Electoral Matters, has proposed an extension to the tenure of Local Government Chairmen, in the…
Snapchat permanently bans President Trump
US President Donald Trump has been permanently banned from Snapchat, according to a statement by the platform Wednesday. "Last week we announced an indefinite suspension of President Trump's Snapchat…
Verdict on Trump’s impeachment will be given after the end of his tenure – Senate leader
US President Donald Trump has been impeached by the house of representatives – but that process could end up as a mere ceremony. Mitch McConnell, the senate majority leader, has said…
BVN-generated NIN not useful – NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission, has announced that the NIN generated by the BVN can only be used after it has been updated at the NIMC enrollment Center. Below is the…
Trump social media ban divisive, dangerous – Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has characterised his company’s recent suspension of President Donald Trump as a divisive and dangerous action that could lay an untoward precedent for free speech on the Internet. Mr. Dorsey’s…
Sokoto tops list as FG disburses N123bn World Bank fiscal transparency grant to states
The federal government has disbursed N123.34 billion performance-based grant to eligible states under the World Bank supported states fiscal transparency, accountability and sustainability (SFTAS) programme for…
Stanbic IBTC Exits Bureau De Change Operation
Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has relinquished its Bureau de Change license, thereby exiting the business effectively January 2021. Chidi Okezie, its company secretary Wednesday said the discontinuation of…
Police arrest sex party organisers in Bauchi
The Police Command in Bauchi State has arrested a 19-man crime syndicate, popularly known as Sara-Suka for allegedly organising a sex party in Dass Local Government Area of the State. Parading the…
Why 2023 presidency should not be ceded to Southeast
If the 2023 presidency is relieved of competition and minimised to an ethnic contest, then we are consciously backtracking to the mistakes of 2015. Ethnic considerations…
Fraud alert: Folorunso Alakija raises alarm on social media
Nigeria’s richest woman, Folorunso Alakija has denied involvement with a fund-raising platform Helping Hands Investment. According to a disclaimer issued by Mrs Alakija, on Wednesday,…
Scores of Boko Haram dead, gun-trucks destroyed in aerial bombardment
Scores of Boko Haram terrorists have been killed and three gun-trucks destroyed in an aerial bombardment carried out by the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE. The insurgents…
Trump silent on impeachment in speech calling for non-violence
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is soft-pedaling on his incendiary rhetorics, appealing for non-violence by his supporters, said to be planning demonstrations up till Joe Biden’s…
Wike banks Buhari govt’s N78billion
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers has announced that the Buhari administration has refunded N78 Billion to the state for the funds spent on federal…
85% of Nigerian sex workers in Europe from Edo – CLEEN Foundation
The Executive Director of CLEEN Foundation, Mr. Benson Olugbuo, has revealed that about 85 per cent of Nigerian sex workers in Europe migrated from Edo State. Olugbuo made the revelation on Wednesday in…
Trump impeached for the second time
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump entered the history book of infamy Wednesday as the first American leader to be impeached twice in one tenure. In a bipartisan vote, the…
Nigeria posts more COVID-19 cases, Lagos, FCT, Oyo lead
Nigeria posted more COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with Lagos, Abuja and Oyo topping the chat in infections. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, reported 1,398 new cases and…
Kukah has offended many but you can’t ask him to leave Sokoto – Presidency tells Muslim forum
The presidency has condemned the “ultimatum” issued by the Muslim Solidary Forum to Matthew Kukah, bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese, that he should apologise or…
Billionaire businessman, Boluwatife Akin-Olugbade, dies of COVID19
Nigerian billionaire businessman, Aare Boluwatife Akin-Olugbade, has died. He died today January 13 after battling with COVID19 complications. A native of Owu kingdom in Ogun state, late Akin-Olugbade was described as one of the…
BREAKING: UNILAG resumes Jan 25
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced January 25, 2021 as resumption date for online classes. The date is contained in the revised academic calendar for the first semester of the 2019/2020…
Ardova stocks rally as investors price-in move to acquire Enyo Retail and Supply Limited
Ardova Plc(AP), a leading Nigerian integrated energy company, and the shareholders of Enyo Retail and Supply Limited (Enyo) have entered discussions relating to AP acquiring Enyo. Enyo is one of the newest and…
FG to fully launch E-ticketing platform for NRC next week
The Federal Government has announced that it will fully launch the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) e-ticketing platform next week. This is as it has also said it has commenced test bookings on the e-ticketing…
Computer Programmer Has Just Two Password Guesses Left To Access His £180m Bitcoin Account
A computer programmer who lost his Bitcoin password has just two guessesleft to figure out his passcode before he is locked out of his £180million worth accountforever. Stefan Thomas lost a slip of paper he wrote the…
Tunde Ednut’s Instagram account deleted again, fans react
Tunde Ednut’s Instagram account has been deleted for the second time. This is days after he joined the social media. The social media influencer returned to Instagram on…