Child nutrition: APC states plan six-month maternity leave for women
The All Progressives Congress (APC) controlled states intend to implement six months of maternity leave for women, owing to the importance of exclusive breastfeeding in promoting…
Ex-Lagos Commissioner returns to APC
Following a meeting with leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, former Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef, has withdrawn his resignation letter…
#EndSARS protesters kill policeman, injure another, steal AK47 rifle in Delta
The #EndSARS protest in Ughelli Delta State on Thursday ended in tragedy, with the killing of a policeman by protesters and the injuring of another. The Inspector-General of Police,…
‘Take phone out of Trump’s hand, he’s ‘going to blow up the economy’…
“I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans…
Rapper, Tory Lanez charged with felony assault in Megan Thee Stallion shooting
US rapper Tory Lanez has finally been charged in connection with the shooting involving fellow rapper, Megan Thee Stallion. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office announced in a statement on Thursday, October 8, that the…
Onne Customs rakes in N13b
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area ll Command, Onne Port, Rivers State, has announced that it raked in a total of N13,106,025,050.24 as revenue for last month. The amount, which is the highest…
EndSarsProtest: Comedian Macaroni joins midnight protest, address speaker Mudashiru Obasa (video)
Comedian Mr Macaroni joined all night protest at the Lagos State Government House in Alausa, against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Addressing Lagos Assembly speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, Macaroni said that the government works for…
1.4m voters to pick Ondo governor
NO fewer than 1,478,460 voters will decide tomorrow’s governorship election in 203 electoral wards across 18 local government councils in Ondo State. The State has 3,009 polling units. Although 17 candidates…
Buhari, this son of a teacher says thank you
“A good teacher is like a candle-it consumes itself to light the way for others,” said Turkish statesman, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. And that is what teachers in Nigeria had been…
Edo election: ADP governorship candidate challenges Obaseki’s victory in tribunal
The Action Democratic Party (ADP) and its governorship candidate in the September 19 election in Edo, Iboi Emmanuel, have filed a petition seeking to nullify Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s victory at the Governorship…
EndSARS: Bobrisky blasts those asking him to come out and protest
Nigerian cross dresser Bobrisky has slammed people asking him, why he did not go out to protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. According to Bobrisky, Nigerian youth should stop waiting for celebrities to come out and protest…
Elisha Abbo begs court to reduce N50m assault fine
Senator Elisha Abbo has begged the Abuja High Court who asked him to pay N50m as damages to a lady he assaulted physically at a sextoy shop in 2019. It can be recalled that the court gave the order on September 28, following a…
Magistrates, IGP don’t have power to freeze bank accounts – Court rules
A federal high court in Abuja has ruled that magistrate courts do not have the power to issue orders freezing bank accounts. Delivering judgment in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1635/2019 on…
U.S Election: In a First, New England Journal of Medicine Endorses a Candidate
Throughout its 208-year history, The New England Journal of Medicine has remained staunchly nonpartisan. The world’s most prestigious medical journal has never supported or condemned a…
Cardi B calls ex-husband Offset a dumbass
American rapper, singer-songwriter, Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, professionally known as Cardi B, took to Twitter to pen a note, in response to a fan. Responding to a follower that said her…
Nigerian firm Erojim to make shoes, uniform for military, 2 factories coming
A Nigerian Company, Erojim Investments Ltd, which has the approval of the Buhari administration will manufacture locally all military and paramilitary garments and footwear…
US sues for free, fair election ahead Ondo poll
The United States of America has reinstated its commitment to free, fair, and inclusive election in not only Ondo State but Africa at large and…
2023 and early starters
As ordinary Nigerians await the 2023 dateline for general elections, permutations over who will succeed Muhammadu Buhari as President of Nigeria seems to have commenced.…
Debate Deadlock: Biden rejects Trump’s new dates with rebuke
The Joe Biden presidential campaign has rejected a suggestion from US President Trump’s camp to postpone the next two presidential debates by a…
Third Mainland Bridge closure: Fashola thanks Lagos residents
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, thanked the Lagos State Government and residents for their patience during the ongoing repairs of the Third Mainland…
13 people busted in plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer
Thirteen people, including seven men associated with the Wolverine Watchmen militia group, have been arrested in a sweeping takedown of plots to kidnap the Michigan governor, attack the state capitol building and…
My kidnappers demanded N300m ransom – Freed lawyer Bisola Ajayi
Port Harcourt based lawyer, Bisola Paulette Ajayi, said her abductors raised the ransom for her release from N50 million to N300million, after news about her…
Respite, as COVID-19 cases plummet in Nigeria
COVID-19 cases plummeted in Nigeria on Thursday, with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announcing fewer cases. Figures released by the centre showed that the nation recorded 103…
Obasa released by EFCC: Opens up on purported detention
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has returned home from the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, saying he was never detained. Sahara…