Asisat Oshoala tells her life story to Barca fans. Read what she said
Asisat Oshoala, the only Nigerian playing for FC Barcelona Femeni, narrates the story of her life to Barcelona web site and reveals several secrets about growing up in a polygamous home, as a…
India’s music legend Pandit Jasraj is dead
India’s music legend, Pandit Jasraj is dead. He was 90 years old. The Hindustani vocalist died in New Jersey, United States today. He was known for his classical singing and thumris and created his…
“You want brown envelopes” – El-Rufai attacks Southern Kaduna leaders
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has accused Southern Kaduna leaders of inciting trouble in the area in order to reap financial benefits. Mr El-Rufai condemned the leaders of the area…
You have $10m to pay before leaving Nigeria – Nigerian Judge tells Shoprite
The Federal High Court in Lagos has made an order stopping Shoprite Checkers (PTY) Limited from disposing of or transferring its assets out of jurisdiction or to a third party over a $10…
BREAKING: Buhari meets Oshiomhole
President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in the State House, Abuja Oshiomhole, dressed in…
Drama as Reps continue probe of Chinese loans
There was a mild drama at the House of Representatives on Monday as the House resumed the probe of Chinese loans for the development of the rail sector in the country. The Ministry…
UNILAG alumnus bags 50-years imprisonment for raping student on campus
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced John Otema, an alumnus of the University of Lagos, to 50-years imprisonment for raping a 19-year-old…
JUST IN: I’ve instructed my lawyers to appeal tribunal ruling, says Diri
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has said he will appeal Monday’s ruling of the state election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja and has consequently instructed his lawyers to file…
None of our govs supports Agboola – South-West PDP Chairman
The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party Caretaker Committee in the South-West, Mr Dayo Ogungbenro, has dismissed insinuations that some governors elected on the platform of the party are throwing their weight behind the candidate of…
Dangote Cement Promo Produces new 60 millionaires
The ongoing Dangote Cement Bag of Goodies Promo season 2 has produced 60 millionaires spread across the nation, thereby cushioning the effects and impact of COVID-19 on businesses…
Kiddwaya says Tolanibaj will be his deputy as HOH
Big Brother Naija season 5 housemate Terseer Waya popularly known as Kiddwaya has said he will make a fellow housemate Tolanibaj his deputy if he wins the head of…
My husband Lanre Razak didn’t die of COVID-19 – Wife cries out
Mrs Jumoke Razak, the wife of late APC chieftain, Lanre Razak, said her husband did not die of COVID-19. Jumoke, on Monday in Epe, said that her husband’s death was natural as he had been…
BREAKING: Tribunal annuls Bayelsa governorship election
The Bayelsa state governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja has annulled the election of Duoye Diri, governor of Bayelsa state. The Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP) had…
Boy, 13, bags 10 years imprisonment for blasphemy in Kano
A 13-year-old boy Umar Farouq in Kano who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for blasphemy has gotten the attention of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. The agency condemned the blasphemy laws in Nigeria and…
Oil prices rise on back of China’s huge booking for US crude
Oil prices rose on Monday as China’s plans to ship in large volumes of U.S. crude in August and September outweighed concerns over a slowdown in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic and an…
Ghana opens all tertiary schools next week for final year students
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana said late Sunday that tertiary schools will reopen on Aug. 24 for students who have yet to complete the academic year. The government will put…
Lyon shares surge on stock market after thrashing Man City
Shares in the French soccer club, Olympique Lyonnais (OL), surged on Monday, following Lyon’s surprise victory over Manchester City in Europe’s top-flight Champions League…
Japanese economy shrinks by 27.8 percent
The Japanese economy contracted at an annualised rate of 27.8 per cent in the second quarter, as the world’s third-largest economy was devastated by the novel coronavirus…
Mississippi cops charged with murder over 2019 death of Black man
Three Jackson, Mississippi, police officers have been indicted on second-degree murder charges for the fatal beating of a Black man in January 2019. Officers Desmond Barney, Lincoln…
Daukoru resumes as NLNG chairman
Former Nigerian Minister of State for Energy, Edmund Daukoru has formally assumed duty as chairman of the board of directors of Nigeria LNG Limited following a ceremony at the corporate head office…
Aubameyang agrees £250,000 a week contract with Arsenal – Reports
Gabon international, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has reportedly agreed a new £250,000-a-week contract with Arsenal. The new deal is for three years, according to UK…
Governors, lawmakers, others share 774,000 jobs
Ministers, religious institutions, transport workers, women societies, CSOs get slots ’Oct. take off on course’ The wrangling over the 774,000 public works jobs initiated by the…
Customs intercepts N10b contraband
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ said over the weekend that it intercepted contraband with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N10 billion. The acting Customs…
Legislative polls: APC releases timetable for senatorial, other positions
Senatorial aspirants jostling for the All Progressives Congress (APC) tickets in the forthcoming legislative by-elections are to pay N7 million for the party’s expression of…