Current accounts drop by 4.5 million, as PoS transactions hit N373 billion
The current accounts held by bank customers have dropped by 4.5 million as at the end of 2019. This was disclosed by Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System…
5-year-old girl raped at US Embassy
A five-year-old girl has been raped on the premises of the US embassy in India’s capital New Delhi. Police said the peadophile is a 25 year-old Indian man. He was arrested at…
Some Lagosians in VI have never been to Ikeja, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says some Lagosians living in Victoria Island have never visited Ikeja. The president spoke while receiving delegates of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) at the presidential villa, Abuja, on…
BREAKING: Supreme court affirms Nyame’s 12-year jail sentence
The supreme court has affirmed the judgment of the court of appeal which gave handed a 12- year jail sentence to Jolly Nyame, a former governor of Taraba…
I burnt $1m to deny my wife – Businessman tells court
Bruce McConville: stuns court by saying he burnt over a million dollars A former candidate for Ottawa mayoral election, Bruce McConville has stunned a judge that he burned $1…
Reps Move To Snatch LG From Governors, To Give Local Govt Autonomy
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the local government autonomy bill through second reading. The bill, which seeks to amend the 1999 constitution, was passed through…
Stop our salaries over IPPIS, we stop work – ASUU dares Buhari
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it will continue to resist enrolment into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS)…
How we foiled attempt to bomb Lagos – Fashola
There were fears in the height of the Boko Haram menace under the Goodluck Jonathan administration that the insurgents would bomb Lagos. They tried…
IPAC urges INEC to reverse decision on party de-registration
The Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately reverse its decision on the de-registration of 74 political parties. The council made the call in a…
Strange voice urged me to go into stealing – Suspect
One of the two brothers paraded, Thursday, by Kogi State Police Command for car theft said he started snatching cars in December 2019 when he woke up to a strange sound urging him to go for stealing. The two brothers, Idris Bello,…
Senators ‘reluctant’ to stand surety for Abdulrasheed Maina –Lawyer
Senators are reluctant to stand as surety to a former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, his lawyer, Afam Osigwe, said. Osigwe made this known on Thursday, during the ongoing criminal trial of…
Sex Scandal: Police confirm arrest of OAU lecturer
The Osun State police have confirmed the arrest of Monday Omo-Etan, a tutor at the Obafemi Awolowo University Distance Learning Centre, exposed on Wednesday for reportedly sexually molesting a teenager. Newsmen on Thursday…
We need to revisit power sector privatisation – Senate president
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday said there is a need to revisit the privatisation of the power sector. Lawan made the statement when members of the executive committee of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria…
Fans divided over new Super Eagles kits
The new Super Eagles kits unveiled by designers Nike and the Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday, has elicited reactions from Nigerians on Twitter. NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, in a chat with newsmen, had described the…
NEMA receives 161 Nigerians from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 161 stranded Nigerians from Mtiga in Libya. The acting Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, received the returnees on…
FIFA ban: Samson Siasia begs for financial assistance
Samson Siasia said he needs the support of all Nigerians to raise a sum of £250,000. The erstwhile Super Eagles coach said he came out to beg Nigerians for financial assistance because he could not get the money from people…
House of Reps urges NAFDAC to warn Nigerians against using paracetamol to cook
The House of Representatives has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to sensitise Nigerians against using paracetamol to boil meat. At the plenary on Thursday, the House mandated NAFDAC…
Lassa fever now in 27 states – Minister
The Minister for Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said about 27 states of the federation have recorded cases of Lassa fever as at the last count. Ehanire said this on Thursday during a meeting with state health commissioners across…
Police Debunk Social Media’s Rumour of Proposed General Raid in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has said that it is not planning any raid for Thursday and Friday throughout the state from 8p.m. It advised Lagosians…
Coronavirus: Nigerian Red Cross places 1m volunteers on alert
Mr Abubakar Kende, Secretary-General, Nigerian Red Cross says the organisation has placed on alert nearly one million of its volunteers across the…
Buhari departs for Addis Ababa tomorrow for 5days
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Friday to attend the Thirty-third (33rd) Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. President Buhari will join…
FULL LIST: The 18 parties that survived INEC’s hammer
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday exercised its constitutional powers to deregister political parties that failed to meet established criteria.…
My mum cried when I joined Manchester United – Odion Ighalo
Former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has narrated how his mother cried when she heard that he has joined Manchester United. He gave the narration in an interview with MUTV. He explained that he also had sleepless nights because…