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.…
“We were slow”: Lampard fumes after Chelsea’s FA Cup loss
Frank Lampard accused his Chelsea flops of complacency after they blew the lead in Saturday’s FA Cup final defeat against Arsenal. Lampard’s side made the perfect start at Wembley as…
Troops massacre 80 bandits, arrest 33 others in Northeast
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops under the Operation SAHEL SANITY had killed 80 bandits and arrested 33 suspected bandits in the ongoing clearance operation against banditry in…
Edo 2020: Ighodalo backs Obaseki to win re-election
Ituah Ighodalo, Senior Pastor of the Trinity House Church, has backed Governor Godwin Obaseki to win the September 19 governorship elections in Edo State. Ighodalo, while speaking in a radio…
Wrong!: Trump disagrees with Dr. Fauci on why COVID is still surging in U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he disagrees with the assessment of top immunologist, Anthony Fauci, on why the country has continued to see a surge in coronavirus cases while…
BBC interview: Daura’s views personal – Presidency
The Presidency has dissociated itself from the views expressed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, Malam Mamman Daura, in a recent interview with the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting…
Oshiomhole returns to the streets for corn as election draws nearer (Video)
Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is back in the news for chewing corn on the streets. In 2016, the then governor of Edo was the talk of the town when alongside Godwin…
BREAKING: Lagos reopens worship centres August 7
Churches and mosques in Lagos State will reopen from August 7, 2020 Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared. The Governor has also increased public gatherings capacity from 20 to 50 people.…
Lagos directs SS3, JS3 students to resume Monday
Lagos State Government has directed all the SS3 and Technical Studies (TEC3) Students in both day and boarding schools in the State to resume on Monday, 3rd of August, 2020 in…
NBA’ll fare well under Akpata – Buhari
President Muhmmadu Buhari is optimistic that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) would fair well under the leadership of its newly elected President, Olumide Akpata. President Buhari’s…
Plane overloaded with cocaine crashes on take-off
A light aircraft overloaded with cocaine crashed on take-off on its way to Australia, police said on Saturday, exposing a Melbourne-based crime syndicate and leading to the arrest of…
Lagos Speaker and I were called to Bar same day, says lawyer
Lagos lawyer Benjamin Waive on Saturday faulted claims that Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, never finished from the Nigerian Law School (NLS).…
COVID-19: Russia plans mass vaccination from October
Russia is preparing to start a mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus in October, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said, RIA news agency reported. The minister, who did not give…
Mamman Daura is leader of cabal in Presidential Villa, Garba Shehu is errand boy – Edwin Clark
Elder statesman, Edwin Clark, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, Mamman Daura as the leader of the cabal in the Presidential Villa. Clark who is a former…
FG reveals why Nigeria signed sovereignty clause in loan agreement with China
Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has insisted the country has not signed away its sovereignty to China. He explained what the clauses implied. Speaking…
US election shift: Trump faces impeachment calls
United States President, Donald Trump has attracted impeachment calls. The demands are trailing Trump’s suggestion that the US 2020 presidential election be postponed. He said with…
Tinubu: Amaechi reacts as workers oppose Buhari’s naming of Apapa Station
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has assured that more prominent Nigerians will be honoured in the naming of railway stations. Amaechi said this in a statement on Saturday by his…
Alaafin of Oyo takes group photographs with pretty younger wives during Sallah celebration
As Muslim faithful around the world celebrated Eid-il-Kabir on Friday, July 31, the top Yoruba monarch was not left out as he and his family members celebrated the auspicious day celebrated worldwide. During the…