JUST IN: Senate Passes 2021 Budget
The Senate has passed Nigeria’s budget for the 2021 fiscal year. The budget was increased from N13.08 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari in October to N13.6 trillion (13,588,027,886,107). This shows and…
PMB As Wailers’ Nightmare
One of the legacies the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is sure to leave behind, is the fact that it had dealt a deadly blow on fake activism and obtaining funds under false pretences of holding government…
2020: The longest year of the decade
For a long time, since the days of the military, we have been hearing Vision 2020. Anytime that year is mentioned, we wave it by as just another year that…
Why Igbo presidency is good for Nigeria – Ex-Gov Isa Yuguda
A former governor of Bauchi State, Mallam Isa Yuguda, has said the Southeast should be allowed to take a shot at the presidency, saying it will strengthen…
Countries banning UK flights grow, Latin America joins EU, Canada
Argentina, Chile and Colombia have joined EU countries and Canada banning flights from UK due to concerns over a new, highly contagious variant of the COVID-19. Argentina…
Update: Nigerian U.S. doctor Ben Okigbo tried to strangle his 2 sons before hanging himself
Police in Houston Texas at the weekend provided fresh insight into the death of Nigerian couple, Dr Benjamin Okigbo and his wife, Theresa who was a nurse. The police said…
Lagos BRT: Reincarnation of the Molue?
The rebirth of a soul in another body is a simple explanation of what reincarnation stands for. As recent observations have shown, it seems “molue” is back in another form.…
2023: Loyalists launch Tinubu-for-president campaign in Ibadan
A group of former senators, House of Representative members and some other politicians across Southwest states have launched the ‘Bola Tinubu for President’ campaign for the 2023 election. They…
COVID-19 strain: Saudi Arabia bans all international flights
Saudi Arabia has banned all international flights and closed its borders over fears about the fast-spreading new strain of COVID-19. The closure will…
Nigeria must ban UK flights now – Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called on the Nigerian government to immediately halt flights to and from the UK now in view of outbreak of new strain of…
Nigerian banks migrate to new cheque standards, old ones expire 31 Dec.
Nigerian banks are migrating in the New Year, into brand new cheque standards, on the order of the Central Bank of Nigeria. From 1 January 2021, the old cheques will expire,…
WHO says in touch with UK over new COVID-19 strain
The World Health Organisation is in close contact with British officials over a new COVID-19 virus variant, it said on Sunday. It also advised people to be on guard against spreading…
COVID-19 cases fall sharply in Nigeria, Lagos maintains huge lead
New cases of COVID-19 dropped drastically on Sunday in Nigeria, but Lagos and Abuja are still topping the chat. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 501…
$900b stimulus deal: Help on the way for suffering Americans
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday that bipartisan agreement had been reached on a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. “More help is on the way,” McConnell said on the…
Ex-Lagos Commissioner, Enoch Ajiboso drops dead at Oba’s palace
Former Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Enoch Ajiboso reportedly dropped dead while resolving dispute at the Oba’s palace in Osun State. Ajiboso, who was also a former Local…
‘Why Buhari accepted to reopen borders’
The desire to save the manufacturing sector and international community’s pressure influenced President Muhammadu Buhari to end the closure of the country’s…
42 microfinance banks lose licences
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn the operating licenses of 42 microfinance banks (MfBs). The affected banks have been shut down. The Nigeria Deposit…
I’ve no rift with Oyetola, says Aregbesola
Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola has refuted speculations that there is a rift between him and Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. Aregbesola, who served as the state’s…
Audit Report: How ministry paid N718m to 11 contractors without documents
An Auditor-General’s 2015 report has exposed how the Ministerial Tenders Board of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources allegedly paid N718 million to 11 firms for different services…
Countries ban UK flights in move to block new virus strain
No fewer than six countries on Sunday temporarily suspended flights with the United Kingdom (UK) as the nation experiences a surge in new COVID-19 cases and a new strain of the virus…
ENDSARS protesters lacked strategies, says Anglican Bishop
The Anglican Bishop of Idoani Diocese in Ondo State, Reverend Adegoke Agara, has identified lack of strategy, leadership co-ordination as well as knowing how to fight and when to run as reasons the ENDSARS…
DAPO OJORA: Tribute By Atedo Peterside
I was not fortunate enough to meet Dapo Ojora from childhood days; we met later in life. Ours was therefore purely an adult friendship. The beauty…
Gen Bali’s Burial Arrangement Tears Kinsmen Apart
The burial arrangement for the late former Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Domkat Bali has stirred serious controversy amongst his kinsmen as Ngwang Ishi…
NCC’s Ultimatum is a Nonsensical Nuisance Taken too Far
Anthony Kila questions the rationale behind the demand by the National Communication Commission for a National Identification Number as the only criteria to operate a functional telephone line in Nigeria…