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…
HEAD TO HEAD: How the three lawyers battling to govern Ondo stand
For the second time in three weeks, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct an off cycle election. Going by its performance in the September 19 governorship…
JUST IN: FG issues new directives for reopening of schools
The federal government has issued new guidelines for resumption of schools across the country. Sani Aliyu, national coordinator of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19, disclosed this at a media briefing on Thursday.…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s £7m Mansion Burgled
The £7m mansion of Portuguese star footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, was robbed of some of his personal items while he played for Portugal on Wednesday night. The 35-year-old…
Sixty years of elite betrayal
WE concluded on this page last week that efforts at resolving the national question through constitutional negotiations like statesmen ended with the British-midwifed 1958 Independent Constitution. Every other…
I don’t know what to do if Trump boycotts second debate — Biden
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, says he does not know what to do after President Donald Trump announced his decision not to participate in the second debate. The Commission on…
Alpha-Beta crisis gets messier as ex-MD alleges fraud, tax evasion in lawsuit
Oladapo Apara, former managing director of Alpha-Beta Consulting, has filed lawsuit alleging that the company has been diverting billions of naira from the coffers of the Lagos state government since 2002. The writ of summons…
Shipping firms, airlines breach CBN dollar rule
Shipping and airline companies have been depriving Nigeria of the much-needed dollar earnings by not remitting export proceeds, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Wednesday. The apex…
IPOB targets Radio Biafra launch in Daura
Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has vowed to launch Radio Biafra in Daura, the home town of President Muhammadu Buhari in another six weeks. It claimed to have uncovered plots by…
FG to publish names of people who got tax exemptions in 2019
The federal government says it will publish a report on all the individuals and organisations that received tax exemptions and rebates in 2019. Speaking when presenting the 2021 budget at the national assembly on Thursday,…
Stop distracting me – Makinde warns Fayose
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has denied the allegation that he sponsored the attack on Ayo Fayose, ex-governor of Ekiti, at a rally by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo state. The governor warned Fayose to…
BREAKING: Four Super Eagles players test positive for COVID-19
Four Super Eagles players have tested positive for coronavirus. The Eagles are in Austria for friendlies with Algeria and Tunisia on Friday and Tuesday respectively. Eagles Coach, Gernot…
Virus wipes N939bn off wealth of Nigeria’s biggest firms’ shareholders, but a recovery is on
The biggest shareholders of Nigeria’s 30 largest firms lost a whopping sum of N939 billion combined in the first half of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the equities…
Education Budget Increased by 65% in 2021 Budget – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the budget of the Ministry of Education has been increased by 65 per cent in 2021 budget to develop the country’s education sector. The…
Still on the humiliation of FFK
Most of us, journalists –especially the cub, street reporters- are like duck hunters. We are the human version of skilled predators in the wild, if you like. But when we get too fainthearted, especially before…
Ex-I-G advises against banning of SARS
A former Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Mike Okiro has advised against the ban of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…