PDP ex-national chair Gemade rejoins APC
Former National Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Barnabas Gemade has rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC) after a stint with the Social Democratic Party…
Seven women found dead in a beauty salon in Niger state
On Thursday, July 30, seven women were found dead in a beauty salon in the Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State. According tp the spokesperson of the state police command, Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed this to newsmen, he victims, two…
Bus Driver, Habeeb Quadri Goes Wild, Beats His Own Passenger, Emmanuel James To Death In Lagos
The PUNCH reports that the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a commercial driver, Habeeb Quadri, for allegedly assaulting a passenger, Emmanuel James, in the Surulere area of the state,…
Edo 2020: Verbal war escalates as Obaseki denies clash with deputy
A meeting of top leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State to strategise for the September 19 governorship election almost ended in a fiasco on Thursday…
Akpabio still in a quandary
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, is not enjoying the best of times. Having unceremoniously removed acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission…
Edo 2020: Concerns over increasing violence
NOTWITHSTANDING the violent kick-off of the Edo Governorship Election campaign and the subsequent fears in the polity, the Chairman of the Independent National…
Next president must come from the South —Ali Ndume
The senator representing Borno South and chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, speaks about the 2023 presidential ticket of the governing All Progressives Congress and…
This power rotation thing again
Mallam Mamman Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari’s confidant, is someone who speaks just once in a blue moon. He hardly grants media interviews or appears at public events. Only a few Nigerians can point him out in a crowd. A Google…
All returning students in Ogun state to undergo COVID-19 tests
Ogun state government has mandated all returning students in boarding houses to undergo Malaria and COVID-19 tests as prepare to resume for academic activities nationwide on Monday, August 3. In a statement released today August 1, Ronke…
Man dies onboard Air Peace flight from Calabar to Abuja
A 72-year-old man died on an Air Peace Flight P47182 from Calabar to Abuja Flight P47182 on Friday. According to reports, the man allegedly had a case of paraplegia due to spinal injury since 2019 and was travelling for medical check-up in…
Face of Quaker Oats & Diabetes Campaigns, Wilford Brimley is dead
Wilford Brimley has died, he was an iconic actor who was the face of Quaker Oats for years, as well as a spokesperson for diabetes education. According to TMZ, Wilford Brimley passed away Saturday morning at his home in Utah. Sources with…
We’re not going anywhere – TikTok responds to Trump
TikTok has finally responded to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, saying they are not going anywhere after her threatened to ban the Chinese-owned video app from the US. In a statement released by a spokesperson for the…
Lagos closes 3 COVID-19 isolation centres
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, said the COVID-19 isolation centre in highbrow Eti-Osa LGA has been closed down, with effect from Friday night. Also closed down are the…
British MP arrested for serial sexual assault
An unidentified British MP and former minister was arrested on Saturday after police received allegations of rape, sexual assault and coercive control. Daily Mail said the lawmaker is a…
Why Mrs. Ajimobi’s was angry, but she has called, we’ve settled it — Oyo Govt
The Oyo State Government has settled the rift with Florence, the widow of a former Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi. This was revealed by the Oyo State Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, when…
2023: No APC member has right to oppose Tinubu, says ex-SGF
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has said nobody in the All Progressives Congress has the right to prevent the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu,…
How Lagosians have been mistaking COVID-19 for malaria — Commissioner
The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state is recording cases of people treating themselves for malaria only for them to realise after testing that it is…
China Loan:Nigeria will pay back in 20years – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says Nigerian government has the capability to pay back loans collected for the construction of rail projects within the stipulated period…
Obaseki’s family members endorse Ize-Iyamu
Some members of the Obaseki extended family yesterday pledged their support for Ize-Iyamu ahead of the election. The endorsement came during a meeting at the Benin private residence of the APC…
COVID-19: Anxiety in states as schools get ready to re-open
•Lagos, Ondo fumigate institutions ahead of Tuesday resumption •Cross River stockpiles café masks for distribution to students •No face mask, no entry in Anambra schools Anxiety is sweeping across the country as…
Nigeria records massive drop in Coronavirus cases, Abuja leads again
Nigeria has recorded a massive drop in Coronavirus infections as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, recorded a spike again for the third day. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,…
COVID-19: Vietnam’s city of Danang set to test entire population
Vietnam’s coastal city of Danang plans to test its entire population of 1.1 million people for COVID-19, the governing authorities said on Saturday. The announcement was made as 40 new cases linked…
No going back on N100bn Bond for developmental projects – Oyo Dep. Gov.
Oyo State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Rauf Olaniyan, on Saturday said the state government’s decision to finance developmental projects through N100 billion bond was in order. Olaniyan told…
COVID-19 cases in South Africa top 500,000
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Africa have crossed half a million, its health ministry said on Saturday. This happened as cases in Africa as a whole are approaching a million.…