Those who swallowed NDDC funds must cough it out – Akpabio warns
Those who used their positions to loot funds meant for the development of the Niger Delta must cough them out no matter how powerful they are, Minister of Niger Delta, Chief Godswill…
WhatsApp suffers global outage
Cross-platform messaging App, Whatsapp is currently trending on Twitter after many users across the globe say the messaging app is down. Down Detector, which monitors online services said a large bulk of the complaints…
SADTU, Naptosa want South African schools shut amid COVID-19 explosion
Two teachers’ unions in South Africa have called for the closure of all schools as COVID-19 cases escalated in the country. Teachers and pupils have been affected. The…
Trump back-pedals on cancelling visas for foreign students
Facing a barrage of federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities and big tech companies, the Trump administration on Tuesday back-pedalled on a rule that would have…
Enugu airport reopens Aug 30 – Hadi Sirika
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu will reopen for normal business on August 30. Sirika gave the assurance at the airport…
Complete Sweep: Buhari suspends EFCC secretary Olukoyede, 10 others
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended no fewer than 11 senior officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, as the probe of the shenanigans under the stewardship of…
Bubonic plague reported in America
A squirrel in Colorado, United States has tested positive for the bubonic plague, the CNN has reported. According to the report, the squirrel tested positive on July 11 in…
Ohanaeze, IPOB end feud
OHANAEZE Ndigbo and the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have resolved their differences. A truce was brokered by a First Republic Aviation Minister, Chief…
AbdulRazaq invites EFCC to probe council funds
KWARA State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has invited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe funds received and disbursed to the 16 local governments…
Drama as NDDC’s IMC fails to explain N143bn budget shortfall
There was drama on Tuesday following failure of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), to account for a shortfall of…
UNILAG dons support Babalakin
Some professors at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have expressed support for embattled Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Dr. Wale Babalakin and chided the institution’s branch of the Academic…
Man City deserve apology – Guardiola replies Klopp, Mourinho
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has slammed critics of the club’s unbanning by Court of Arbitration for Sport, saying they deserve an apology instead. Guardiola spoke to the media ahead…
No harm must come to Nunieh – Wike warns Akpabio
Governor Nyesom Wike-led Rivers State Government on Tuesday warned that no harm must come to former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joy…
I’m tired of losing prominent indigenes – Olubadan
The Olubadan of Ibadan Oba Saliu Adetunji has declared that he was tired of receiving news of death of prominent Ibadan indigenes, which has been successive since January. Singling our eight…
UK bows to U.S. pressure, bans Huawei from 5G Network
Bowing to U.S. pressure, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from his country’s 5G network by 2027 Britain’s National Security Council…
U.S. executes by lethal injection murder convict Daniel Lewis Lee
The U.S. government on Tuesday carried out the first federal execution in almost two decades, putting to death Daniel Lewis Lee, by lethal injection. Lee, a white supremacist, was involved in the…
JUST IN: Jonathan appointed ECOWAS Special Envoy for Mali
Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a special envoy to lead the…
Sad day for football: Klopp, Mourinho knock CAS over Man City decision
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said the decision by Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to lift the two-year UEFA ban on Manchester City was “not a good day for football”.…
JUST IN: Doctors’ strike opportunistic, unfair, unfortunate – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday described the strike embarked upon by doctors under its employ as unfair and unfortunate. He said the strike was an opportunistic…
Empire star Bryshere Gray, arrested after wife called 911
Bryshere Gray, the Empire series star who acted as Hakeem Lyon was on Monday morning arrested in Arizona, United States for reportedly assaulting his wife Serayah McNeill who played…
COVID-19: Reps asks FG to reopen schools
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to reopen schools. Lawmakers made the call amid the rising number of COVID -19 cases in the country and the raging controversy over…
Dating yahoo boy is dangerous, my boyfriend almost used me for ritual
A Nigerian lady has urged other women to stay away from yahoo boys, after she luckily escaped being used for ritual by her boyfriend. The lady identified as @ameerayusuf, said her boyfriend led her into believing he is into real estate and…
Okowa, wife, daughter test negative for COVID-19
Delta state Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa and wife, Edith, have tested negative for coronavirus. It will be recalled that the first family was diagnosed with COVID-19 twelve days ago. Okowa’s daughter…
Hushpuppi denied bail in America
A court in the Northern District of Illinois on Monday denied Ramon Abbas aka Ray Hushpuppi bail. The self-acclaimed ‘Billionaire Gucci Master’, who has over 2.5 million followers on…