Biden denounces ‘irresponsible’ Trump fight to reverse election
US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday accused Donald Trump of brazenly damaging democracy, as the incumbent’s campaign to reverse his election loss through fraud claims was dealt another blow with a recount in Georgia.…
Three PDP Govs Negotiate with APC as Others Reassure Party
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may shed more gubernatorial weight if ongoing negotiations between three of its governors and the ruling All Progressives…
I will run for Lagos governorship in 2023, says APC chieftain
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Olajide Adediran has declared his intention to run for the governorship election in Lagos in 2023. The 42- year- old journalist and…
Court orders arrest of Atiku’s son for ‘contempt’
The Upper Area Court at Kubwa in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the immediate arrest of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, son of Nigeria’s former Vice-President. Bashir Danmaisule gave the order,…
Ex-military chief dismisses CNN report as biased
A security consultant and retired military intelligence officer, Col. Ola Majoyeogbe, has dismissed the claims of some witnesses, who told the Cable News Network (CNN) that they were shot at Lekki…
Trump’s daughter-in-law considers Senate run
US President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara is considering a Senate run in her home state of North Carolina in 2022, US media reported Thursday. The reports, in the New York Times and Politico, come as Donald Trump…
Third Mainland Bridge: Fed Govt completes first phase repairs
The Federal Government on yesterday announced the completion of the first phase in the rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos and a planned 18 hours total closure…
Albert Okumagba is dead
A renowned economist and stockbroker Albert Okumagba is dead. He was 56. He was said to have died on Thursday in Abuja. The investment expert was born into the popular Okumagba…
Remdesivir drug not good for COVID-19 – WHO
The World Health Organisation in a stunning announcement Friday said Gilead’s drug remdesivir is no longer recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are. According to a WHO…
Wike, eight other PDP Governors to defect to APC — Gov. Bello
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said nine more Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party will soon join the All Progressives Congress. Bello said this in an…
GTBank Releases Q3 2020 Unaudited Results, Reports Profit before Tax of ₦167.4 Billion
Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited financial results for the period ended September 30, 2020, to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. The 3rd Quarter result shows improved performance across…
Footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic buys AC Milan team-mates a PS5 each (Photos)
Footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, gifted some of his team mates a Play Station 5 each as early Christmas gift. The AC Milan striker surprised his team-mates after he gifted them the on-demand console as three of his team Mates took to their…
‘A horrible incident has taken place’ – Gbajabiamila confirms death of vendor killed by his security…
The Speaker of the House of Representative, Femi Gbajabiamila has confirmed the death of a newspaper vendor shot by one of his security aides on Thursday. Gbajabiamila who, in a series of…
Panel orders police to produce two brothers arrested since 2019 by IRT
The National Human Rights Commission panel investigating alleged human rights violations by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad has ordered the Nigeria Police to provide reports on the…
Manufacturing sector records growth for the first time since May
The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) recorded growth in November 2020 after six months of contraction between May and October 2020. This is contained in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) purchasing managers’ index…
Lekki shooting: We stand by our report, CNN replies FG
CNN says it is standing by its report that soldiers used live bullets on #EndSARS protesters in Lagos. On Wednesday, CNN published an investigationon the Lekki incident,…
Vendor hit by Speaker’s security aide’s stray bullet dies
A newspaper vendor allegedly hit by a stray bullet fired by a security aide attached to House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, died Thursday night. The deceased was allegedly hit…
Buhari hosts Umahi at Aso Villa (Photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari hosted Ebonyi Governor, Dave Umahi, at Aso Rock hours after he formally switched from PDP to APC. Umahi was led to Aso Rock by APC National Caretaker…
Officials of Trump’s govt kick as students ask Harvard to blacklist them
Students from Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences have asked the university not to allow officials of the President Donald Trump administration engage in activities at the…
COVID-19 kills 2 in Nigeria, one each in Ondo, Kaduna
Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll increased by two on Thursday, according to the latest data released by the NCDC. One person died in Ondo and the other in Kaduna, the data showed. NCDC normally…
Biden retains Georgia, Trump loses again
The recount of ballots in the US state of Georgia offered no electoral redemption for President Donald Trump. President elect Joe Biden has won again and Trump has lost. In a much…
Pressure on south east governors to join APC like Umahi
The Nigerian Presidential Project 2023, a pan-South-East political group, has urged governors of Enugu, Abia and Anambra to join the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).…
“We cannot bow to any blackmail” – Secondus fires back at Umahi
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said that the strength of the party in Ebonyi and southeast was intact in spite of Gov. Dave Umahi’s defection to the ruling party. National Chairman, Mr Uche…