FULL LIST: Covenant University only Nigerian institution to make world’s 100 best varsities in…
Covenant University has been named among the world’s 100 best universities in the emerging economies 2020. The institution was ranked 91st in the annual list released by Times Higher Education (THE), on Tuesday. It is also the…
Senate President wants security at N’Assembly beefed up
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday tasked top security officials to beef up the security measures at the National Assembly to avert any threat. Lawan, who is also the chairman…
Why I hate Valentine’s Day – Toke Makinwa (Video)
Vlogger and author Toke Makinwa is not a fan of the just concluded Valentine and the 35-year-old reveals why she dislikes the love season so much. Watch this week’s video and let us know…
£2.56b fraud against Union Bank: EFCC presents first witness
Was there an attempt by some smart alecks to fleece Union Bank of £2.56 billion by presenting a bogus UK Barclays Bank cheque? Justice Mohammed A. Liman of the Federal High Court will soon…
New York rapper Pop Smoke shot dead in LA; Spotify, others mourn
Tributes have begun to pour in after the confirmed death of Pop Smoke, a 20-year-old rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He was shot dead in Los Angeles in the early hours of today. TMZ described the shooting…
US Presidency: Sanders riding high in Democratic race, Biden sinks
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is riding high in the US Democratic race, while former Vice President Joe Biden is miserably sinking in national preference for the Democratic…
“I went to Geneva not Switzerland” – Communications minister stirs confusion (Video)
South Africa’s Minister of Communication Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has left everyone confused in an attempt to defend herself against allegations of misuse of state resources. Ndabeni-Abrahams had been accused of using…
Kwankwaso asks supreme court to review Kano governorship case
Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former senator, has asked the supreme court to review the governorship case of Kano state. In its ruling last month, the apex court had upheld the victory of Abdullahi Ganduje, governor candidate of the All…
Civil War veteran, Col. Ogbebor Is Dead
A leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), in Edo State, and Civil War veteran, Col Paul Ogbebor (rtd) is dead. The deceased, who celebrated 80 years in the month of May, 2019,…
Channels TV Reporter, Vincent Danture Is Dead
Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe state has recieved with sadness the death of Channels Television correspondent in Gombe, Mr. Vincent Danture, who died today. Vincent died in the…
No corper must die – NYSC warns coordinators
The National Youth Service Corps has told its state coordinators to make the welfare of corps members a top priority. The NYSC Director General, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, said in Abuja on Tuesday no corps member should…
Lagos identifies index Lassa fever case as Law student from Ebonyi
The Lagos Ministry of Health has identified the state’s index Lassa fever patient as an indigene of Ebonyi who arrived at the Nigerian Law School in Lagos over the weekend. The state health ministry’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr.…
Police arraign women for selling three-year-old for N650,000
The police on Tuesday arraigned two women before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja for allegedly selling a three-year-old child for N650,000. The defendants – Mercy Sampson and Stella Madueke – were arraigned on five…
Egypt’s Coronavirus case tests negative – WHO
First Coronavirus case in Africa which was announced last week has tested negative, the World Health Organisation and Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population stated on Wednesday. Egypt’s health ministry had announced last week…
I’ve zero tolerance for looting, says Uzodinma
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, on Tuesday said he had zero tolerance for corruption. Uzodinma said this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachukwu. He…
Anthony Joshua enrolls for national ID (Photos)
Anthony Joshua, British-Nigerian boxer, on Tuesday, enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN) at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) — and it got many talking on social media. The NIN is the…
Read dead love island presenter Caroline Flack’s suicide note
The grieving family of the dead ”love island” presenter Caroline Flack has released an unpublished post found on her phone. The 40-year-old radio and television presenter passed away…
Court to hear Sowore, Bakare’s N1bn suit against DSS March 25
The Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on March 25, hear a separate suit filed by Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, against the Department…
Buhari sacks Joy Nunieh from NDDC’s enlarged interim committee
President Muhammadu Buhari has removed Joy Yimebe Nunieh, a lawyer as acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Simultaneously, Buhari approved the appointment of…
Bar owner stabs customer to death in Lagos
A 53-year-old bar owner Obioma Dennis has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (SCIID) for allegedly stabbing one of his customers to death.…
Suicide on Third Mainland Bridge: Grieving Mum releases photo
The photograph of the 22 year-old man who was reported to have jumped into the Lagos Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge on 16 February has been published by the mother. Mr Toju Davies…
Female student who went missing on Valentine’s day, found dead (Photos)
Ga. College student, Anitra Gunn who has been missing since Valentine’s Day, was been found dead by authorities in Georgia. The 23-year-old student was found dead by investigators in Crawford County, Georgia, near the Peach County line…
Border Closure: Customs Rakes In N6 Billion Daily
Nigeria rakes in between N5 billion and N6 billion daily from imports since the closure of its land borders with neighbouring countries.Prior to the closure…
Virgil van Dijk is never going to win Ballon d’Or – Ruud Gullit
Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk is never going to win the Ballon d’Or despite pushing Lionel Messi close in 2019, says Ruud Gullit, with the Dutch great expecting defenders to be overlooked in future votes. A stunning 12 months for…