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…
Group threatens showdown with govt over pension funds
The intention of the Federal Government to borrow N 2 trillion from the N10 trillion accumulated pension fund is incorrect as the fund cannot be borrowed by law, a…
Veteran ‘Super-Story’ actress is dead
The ‘Super-story’ sitcom actress died on Monday, February 17, 2020, in Calabar, Cross River State. The cause of her death, however, was not revealed at the time of filing this report but…
BVN requirement for new e-passport not acceptable – Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike said Nigeria has failed if her way to check corruption is by requesting Bank Verification Number (BVN) as a condition for obtaining the new…
Queen mulls banning Harry, Meghan from using ‘Sussex Royal’ label
Queen Elizabeth and other senior royal officials have told the Duke and Duchess of Sussex they won’t be allowed to use the Sussex Royal label after quitting royal life.…
Lagos records Lassa fever case
Lagos has recorded a case of Lassa fever currently raging in 19 other states in the country. Announcing the development on Wednesday morning, the State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, confirmed that the patient is…
Flight diversion to Ghana, other countries embarrassing – lawmakers
The House of Representatives has described the inability of planes to land at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos, leading to flights diversion to neighbouring countries as embarrassing. The House, at the plenary on…
Institute lauds Lagos over Okada ban
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, CILT, has commended the Lagos State Government for banning the use of motorcycles popularly referred to as ‘Okada’ as a means of transportation, saying that it was a time bomb…
Vitoria Guimaraes release statement on racist abuse – Moussa Marega
Portuguese club Vitoria Guimaraes on Tuesday launched their own investigation and released an anti-racism video after FC Porto striker Moussa Marega was subjected to racist insults at their stadium. Marega was insulted during a…
Customs chief fails to appear before Senate panel again
The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali, has failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts despite several summons. Asides previous invitation over the Customs audit report, Ali was…
Eight-year old girl dies after being ‘raped by 16 men including her relatives’
An eight-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by 16 men including her relatives over three years has died in hospital. The tragic youngster passed away in hospital in Chennai, the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu,…
“Women are more than cooks” – Daddy Freeze tackles Adeboye
Controversial media personality Ifedayo Olarinde better known as Daddy Freeze has tackled Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), over his…
Soyinka disowns report linking him with Uzodinma, Ihedioha electoral tussle
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Tuesday disowned a report claiming that he has been engaged to serve on a monitoring team regarding a forthcoming Supreme…
Liverpool suffer defeat at Atletico
Atletico Madrid have beaten holder, Liverpool 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 to put one leg in the quarter-finals. Liverpool came into the…
E Money gives out cars to workers on his birthday (Photos)
Nigerian Business Mogul and Chairman of Five-Star Group, Emeka Okonkwo popularly known as E-money on Tuesday gave out car gifts to members of his staff to mark his birthday. Five-Star Music boss is…
Ex Oyo lawmaker, Alli Balogun Sarumi is dead
A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alli Adebayo Balogun Sarumi, is dead. He was 81. He represented Ibadan North Federal Constituency between 1999…
Don’t marry man who has no job – Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has advised intending wives not to marry jobless men. This is coming less…
We’re winning war against corruption, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has again declared that his administration was winning the war against corruption in the country. He said the successes recorded so far by anti-graft…
FIRS orders deduction of stamp duty, CIT, others from source
There is no more hiding place for government contractors in the payment of Stamp Duty, Withholding Tax and Company Income Tax (CIT). “Revenue collecting…
Senate mediates in Seven-UP, Bigi feud
The Senate on Tuesday mediated in the dispute between the Rite Foods Limited, makers of Bigi soft drinks and the Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc in Abuja. The…
US gives Nigeria conditions to reverse visa ban
The United States of America ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has said the recent visa ban to Nigerians will be reviewed, if certain conditions are met. She stated this while speaking during a courtesy visit to the Minister of…
Angola’s ex-president defends son over embezzlement charge
Angola’s ex-president has defended his son and a former central bank governor who are accused of embezzling $500 million from the country’s sovereign wealth fund, court documents showed on Tuesday. Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ family…