2023: Retooling the Battle for APC’s Soul
The various contending forces in the All Progressives Congress are beginning to retool ahead of a renewed battle for the soul of the party, writes Chuks Okocha With the…
How Billionaire Businessman, Harry Akande, Battled Shoprite to Standstill
Billionaire Harry Ayoade Akande towers above many of his contemporaries, particularly because he has been in a warm embrace of fame for many decades. Beyond his famed…
Man freed from jail after 44 years for rape he didn’t commit
A North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit was freed on Thursday. Mr Ronnie Long, 64, was a 20-year-old Black man living in Concord when he was accused of raping a white woman, Sarah Judson Bost, at…
FFK, the drug addled thug in designer wears
Femi Fani-Kayode, (more popularly known as FFK by the initials of his name) the designer wearing son of Chief Remilekun Fani-Kayode, (Fanny power) Deputy Premier of the Western region in the first republic is the perfect example…
Police AIG, Yusuf dies
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 14, Katsina State, Rabi’u Yusuf, has died. Sources told our correspondent that Yusuf died early Saturday morning. Although details surrounding his death were still sketchy…
I will lay hands on COVID-19 patient and they will recover – Oyedepo
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has said he would lay hand on any Coronavirus patient brought to him for prayer. He said he would not wear gloves to do so but…
From Banking to Politics…Abiru on the Move Again
Vision with means is a dependably handy thing. Where others—who have little or no foresight—may reach the end of their means and find themselves lost, others might run the length of…
Sanwo-Olu Visits Helicopter Crash Scene, Promises to Renovate Affected Structures
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu on Saturday visited the site of the helicopter crash at Salvation Road in Opebi area of the State 24 hours after the incident to assess the damage of the crash and promised…
Playing Politics with Southern Kaduna
Two can play the game. That should sum up the politicking surrounding the disinvitation of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, for the 2020 annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association…
Polaris Taps Innocent Ike, Segun Opeke to Lead Bank
The Board of Polaris Bank Limited and the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), its shareholder, have tapped Mr. Innocent Ike as the Acting Managing Director/CEO of the bank and may have…
Anxiety in Kogi as Supreme Court decides Bello’s fate on Monday
An air of uneasiness currently envelops Kogi State as parties to the dispute over the last governorship election in the state anxiously await the verdict of the Supreme Court scheduled to be…
Messi informs Barcelona he won’t resume for pre-season
Lionel Messi and his legal team have informed Barcelona that the Argentine will skip pre-season medical tests as he continues to push for a way out of the club. The Blaugrana are…
Group to honour journalist insulted by Fani-Kayode
The Sha’aya’u S-Pawa Foundation, a political group in Zamfara state, says it will give an award to Eyo Charles, the Daily Trust journalist insulted by Femi Fani-Kayode. Fani-Kayode, a former…
5,000 individuals request for private COVID-19 tests in Lagos
The Lagos state government says it has received requests from 5,000 individuals for COVID-19 tests at accredited private laboratories. According to a statement on Saturday, the requests were…
2023: Lawan, Dangote, Kalu most preferred candidates — Foreign Intelligence Agencies
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, are the three persons favoured to rule…
COVID-19: Zero death in 48 hours as NCDC confirms 250 new positive samples
Nigeria’s COVID-19 fatality toll signified a major record on Saturday with no death recorded for two consecutive days. However, 250 new samples were confirmed positive for the virus in 19 states and the federal capital…
‘Attah Igala never dies’ — monarch’s lawyers demand retraction of obituary
Festus Oguche and D.D. Makolo, lawyers of Idakwo Michael Ameh Oboni II, late attah Igala, have demanded retraction of the obituary of the monarch. In a letter, the…
Crashed helicopter: Nigerians hail ‘hero’ pilot for saving lives
NIGERIANS in their thousands on Saturday took to the social media to salute the pilot of the Bell helicopter 206B3 which crashed at Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos on Friday, for his courage and…
Guardiola in Barcelona as Manchester City edge closer to Messi transfer
PEP Guardiola has been spotted in Barcelona as speculation grows over a move to Manchester City for Lionel Messi. The wantaway forward is supposedly close to agreeing a £1.4m-a-week deal at the…
Enugu airport begins operation
All is set for the official reopening of the rehabilitated Akanu Ibiam International Airport. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who arrived the airport in a private…
Another lady raped, killed in Ibadan community
ANOTHER lady identified as Mary Daramola has been allegedly raped and murdered in Akinyele area of Ibadan, raising suspicion that the notorious Sunday Shodipe is not the only criminal…
Nigerian celebs urge govt to open cinemas
CELEBRITIES and entertainment stakeholders have protested against the federal government’s decision to keep cinemas closed. Rapper and actor, Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana said many celebs have been broke…
BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu asks tertiary institutions to reopen
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has directed all tertiary institutions under the state government to reopen. The institutions were shut indefinitely in March to check the spread of…
VIDEO: I made a stupid decision picking Kiddwaya – Erica
Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, Ngozi Nlewedim, popularly known as Erica, says she made a stupid decision picking fellow housemate, Kiddwaya over Laycon. Erica and Kiddwaya are the most talked about houemates due to…