Messi, Alaba, Ozil, Aguero among the top free agents in 2021
Despite the financial downturn across the globe, clubs in Europe's top five leagues still spent over €4.6 billion in the summer window -- a drop of 43% when compared with 2019. And as the economic reality of…
Real Reasons Atiku Sold Intels’ Stake
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has given reasons as to why he sold off his shares in Integrated Logistics Services Limited (Intels). He accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of destroying his…
Apapa Port Rail Line: Importers Fear Cargo Disruption
As the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) continues work to connect the Lagos Port Complex in Apapa Port with a rail line, importers and other operators have urged the construction firm to ensure…
S’East Needs Additional State Not Presidency – Prof Gregory Ibe
The founder of Gregory University Uturu, Professor Gregory Ibe, has called on Ndi Igbo to jettison the agitation for Igbo presidency in 2023 and strive for the…
PDP Failing As Opposition – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday hit at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its ceaseless criticism of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government. He…
BREAKING: FG Hikes Electricity Tariff Again
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has approved over 50 per cent hike in electricity tariff payable by customers of the 11 Distribution Companies, DisCos. This is coming just two months after it finally…
Taxi driver masturbates and ejaculates while carrying female passengers in his car (18+ video)
A video making rounds online has shown moment a Nigerian taxi driver masturbated and ejaculated while carrying female passengers in his car. In the video, one of the girls was heard quering the driver on why he brought out his manhood…
COVID-19: Not a single vaccination in Africa as 12.3m doses are administered globally
At least 12.3 million doses of approved COVID-19 vaccines have so far been administered globally, according to tallies by Bloomberg and Our World in Data. In the tallies published, no African country has vaccinated any of…
‘Sexual harassment’: Family can’t stop investigation of Ogun commissioner, say police
The Ogun police command says it will proceed with the investigation of sexual harassment levelled against Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, the state commissioner for environment. In a viral video, Melojuekun Barakat, a teenager,…
Tyson fury reveals Anthony Joshua’s weakness
Tyson Fury believes Anthony Joshua’s chilling knockout threat is just “a lie” and believes his British rival is not confident about winning their world title fight. WBC…
Transporter Augustine Ilodibe Jnr, 2 others die of COVID-19 in Lagos
Famous transporter, Augustine Ilodibe Jnr. was among the three persons who died of COVID-19 complications in Lagos on Monday. The death of the 42-year old, who inherited his…
Obaseki opens defence Tuesday in alleged certificate forgery
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki will on Tuesday open his defence at the Federal High Court, Abuja, in the ongoing alleged certificate forgery suit filed by the All Progressives…
Trump preparing to flee to Scotland before Biden’s inauguration – Reports
Unusual activity and surveillance near outgoing President Donald Trump’s golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland have triggered rumours that he might be fleeing there…
Nigeria breaks COVID-19 record in daily cases
Nigeria posted a new level of daily COVID-19 cases on Monday, with a record-setting 1,204 cases. Nigeria’s previous record was the 1,145 cases registered on 18 December,…
DPR shortlists 161 firms for final marginal field bid round
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Monday said the Federal Government has shortlisted 161 firms for the final stage of the bid round process for country’s 57 marginal oilfields. It depicted a…
Liverpool’s woes continue, as Southampton run away with victory
Liverpool’s woes continued on Monday as Southampton ran away with 1-0 victory against the defending champions. Danny Ings’ second minutes goal was enough for the home side…
Court orders woman to breastfeed baby for 20 months to stave off dowry return
A Shari’a Court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna, on Monday ordered one Bilkisu Abdullahi, a nursing mother, to breastfeed her two-month- old daughter for 20 months in order to stave…
England goes into 6-week lockdown, schools shut, team sports suspended
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday night that the country will go into a third national lockdown to curb the alarming spread of the new COVID-19 variant. Schools…
OBITUARY: Oye Ibidapo-Obe, the ex-VC who ‘almost died’ when Jonathan renamed UNILAG
Mathematician. Engineer. Educationist. Public administrator. Mentor. Author. Scholar. It’s a long list of achievements for Oyewusi…
COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen rise at isolation centres – LASG
Lagos State Government on Monday raised the alarm over increasing number of COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this on his…
Larry King out of ICU
Veteran talk show host Larry King, hospitalised for COVID-19 since 10 days ago, is now out of ICU at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles. King, 87, was moved out of ICU on…
Nigerian Stock Exchange resumes 2021 with N459bn growth
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed trading in 2021 on a bullish trend with the All-Share Index surpassing the 41,000 mark, as…
Lagos fixes January 18 for resumption of schools
The Lagos State Government has finally announced January 18, 2021, as the resumption date for the second term of the 2020/2021 academic session. A statement signed by the Head, Public Affairs,…
ENDSARS: Our Case With CNN Far From Over – Lai Mohammed
The federal government on Monday said its case with US-based Cable News Network (CNN), in which it wrote a petition demanding an immediate and exhaustive…