Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba don’t own Nigeria, they are Nigeria’s problems
Nigeria is the collective heritage of about 200 million people of diverse ethnic backgrounds and tongues. There are over 250 ethnic nationalities spread across the country. Nigeria…
VIDEO: Otedola dazzles in dance session as wife marks 50th birthday
Femi Otedola, a Nigerian business mogul, has celebrated Nana, his wife, in a wonderful way as she turns 50. In a short video obtained by TheCable Lifestyle on Sunday, the billionaire businessman could be seen…
Akpabio Links Ibori, Uduaghan, Kalu To NDDC Projects
The former governors of Delta State, James Ibori and Emmanuel Uduaghan have been linked by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, to the contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission. Others on the list…
COVID-19: Close Churches Again Get Consumed By Fire – Oyedepo
Bishop David Oyedepo, the General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, a.k.a Winners Chapel, has said fire would fall the next time there is an attempt to close churches. Naija News reports…
Discos Give Conditions to Accept FG, W’Bank Forensic Audit
•Heavy consumers to pay exit fees as NERC releases new rules Ten out of the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) in Nigeria’s power sector have said that they will take part in a planned…
Banks implement new CBN guidelines on debt recovery
Deposit Money Banks on August 1 commenced the implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Global Standing Instruction which allows them to recover outstanding debts of debtors from other…
TB Joshua Begins Prayer For Covid-19 Patients In Isolation Centres (Photos)
Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua has offered ‘virtual prayer’ for healing for those afflicted with COVID-19 in an Isolation Centre in Honduras, Central America. A video posted to Emmanuel TV’s YouTube Channel showed the prominent…
Marketers stockpile petrol, August price may hit N150/litre
Filling station owners are currently in panic buying mood, as many of them are stockpiling products ahead of the announcement of a new pump price for petrol in August, investigation has shown. It was also gathered…
Banks raise lending rates to 30%
Banks’ loans to customers were priced between 15.01 per cent and 30.70 per cent in the first quarter of this year, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed. The lenders…
Ka3na, Lilo evicted from #BBNaija
The Big Brother Naija lockdown season saw its first evictions on Sunday night with housemates, Ka3na and Lilo leaving the house. As is expected with every season, the…
Fallacy of so-called competence over zoning
I was once invited to the African Centre in London to give a talk on the concept of rotational presidency in Nigeria. It was a well-advertised lecture, so quite a number of Nigerians were aware of it. I did my best and got a…
APC knocks ex-Vice President for demanding apology
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has berated former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for lacking the locus standi and moral right to ask President Muhammadu Buhari to apologise to…
‘We will stop Edo election if we perceive violence’ – INEC warns
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has threatened to discontinue with conduct of the Edo governorship election if it perceives any form of violence. The Commission warned…
It’s a shame that Buhari, African leaders seek medication abroad – Oyakhilome
Founder of Chris Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has said it is a shame for African leaders, including President Muhammadu Buhari to be travelling to Europe and America to get medication…
Taylor Swift’s Folklore album breaks the charts
Taylor Swift’s fantasy-streaked eighth studio album Folklore — recorded in secrecy in quarantine and released on July 24 with only a few hours’ notice — has logged some…
Good news, as Nigeria drops further in Coronavirus infections
For four days running, Nigeria’s Coronavirus infections have nosedived, with a further drop on Sunday to send message of hope that the nation will soon overcome the pandemic. On…
UBA denies N41 billion fraud allegation
The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has described as false the news making the rounds that some of its principal officers had been indicted in an alleged N41 billion fraud involving the defunct Nigerian Telecommunications Limited…
Ondo: Jimoh Ibrahim promises to work for Akeredolu’s re-election
Business mogul and politician, Mr Jimoh Ibrahim, has vowed to be strategically involved in the re-election of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State. Ibrahim gave the assurance on…
Tamar Braxton thanks Nigerian boyfriend for saving her from suicide
American reality TV star, Tamar Braxton specially thanked her Nigerian boyfriend David Adefeso for saving her life after she attempted suicide. Earlier in July, Adefeso found Tamar…
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan beats coronavirus
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan said Sunday he had been discharged from hospital, three weeks after being admitted with “mild” coronavirus symptoms after testing positive for the disease.…
I miss my husband, says Ajimobi’s widow
The widow of late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, Florence, has described her late husband as her greatest supporter and strength. She spoke while playing host to a delegation of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Oyo…
School reopening: Parents protest N25,000 COVID-19 test in Ogun
With schools reopening for graduating pupils this week after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, parents of pupils in private secondary schools in Ogun State on Sunday kicked against the request of N25,000 COVID-19…
Pastor Tunde Bakare opposes reopening of churches
Pastor Tunde Bakare, the serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), has warned against the reopening of churches as directed by the Lagos State Government. During his…
2023: South should produce next President – Arewa youths
Northern youths have rejected arguments by influential nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Mamman Daura, that competence, and not zoning, should determine the next President. The youths,…