Nigeria heightens plans to snatch Saka
Nigeria are accelerating their attempts to snatch Arsenal wonderkid Bukayo Saka from England. The 18-year-old is emerging as a real contender to break into Gareth Southgate’s squad following a…
Magu can’t open defence
After waiting for about nine hours, the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu could not get copies of the allegations…
Hushpuppi and Arotile: Different faces of Nigerian youth
By Muftau Gbadegesin SIR: For Hushpuppi — the Nigerian Instagram fugitive — an abrupt end came to his flamboyant lifestyle on June 10. He was a famed fraudster who flaunts…
Liverpool to hijack Osimhen’s Napoli move
English Premier League champions Liverpool are weighing up a late move for Victor Osimhen as Italian outfit Napoli are reportedly ready to unveil the in-form striker. The 21-year-old…
Ondo 2020: Jegede under pressure to pick Ajayi as running mate
Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Barr. Eyitayo Jegede, is currently under pressure to pick Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi, as his…
PDP leaders supplied documents that nailed Obaseki – Oshiomhole
The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has disclosed leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in 2016,…
Nigerian Damilola Samuel jailed in U.S. for ATM fraud, to be deported after
A Nigerian citizen in U.S. Damilola Bamidele Isaac Samuel, has been sentenced to federal prison for ATM fraud. Samuel, 22, was convicted in Shreveport, Louisiana for using fraudulent ATM…
Kano leads in virus test, says NCDC
Kano State has been applauded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), for taking the lead in the test for Coronavirus in the country. “Kano is testing more than any state in…
Non-indigenes laud Obaseki’s infrastructural development
A coalition of ethnic nationalities in Edo State, under the aegis of Edo Non-Indigenes Vanguard, has hailed Governor Godwin Obaseki for providing impactful and purposeful leadership. It said…
New York threatens to sue if Trump sends Federal troops
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that President Donald Trump will not be sending federal law enforcement to New York City. “The President and I had a good conversation”, Cuomo…
20 dead, 604 new cases: Nigeria’s latest COVID-19 figures ( Infographics)
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced on Thursday 604 new cases of COVID-19 for the country. Twenty states and the Federal Capital of Abuja accounted for the new…
U.S. court dismisses fraud case against Woodberry
A United States court has dismissed the case against Olalekan Ponle, a Nigerian accused of multi-million dollar wire fraud. Mr Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, was arrested, alongside Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi) in the United Arab…
Good night my dear Isa Funtua – IBB writes emotional tribute
Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has penned an emotional tribute to the departed newspaper publisher and businessman, Malam Ismaila Isa Funtua. Isa…
BREAKING: Gummen ambush prison officials, free six suspects
Gunmen believed to be herdsmen have attacked a convoy of correctional officials near Plateau High Court, Barkin Ladi, freeing six criminal suspects. The convoy was said to be conveying 14…
At last, Buhari appears with face mask
President Muhammadu Buhari was on Thursday sighted with a face mask for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 had recommended the compulsory use of face mask while in public as one of…
BREAKING: Senate panel asks NDDC to refund ‘unjustifiable funds’ paid to staff
The Senate ad hoc committee investigating the misappropriation of funds in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)has asked that the Interim Management Committee (IMC) refund all “unjustifiable funds” paid to staff of the…
BREAKING: I didn’t say Lawmakers got 60 percent of NDDC contracts – Akpabio
The Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied accusing members of the National Assembly of collecting 60 percent of the contracts at the Niger…
BREAKING: Reps move to sue Akpabio for perjury
The House of Representatives has initiated moves to sue Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio for perjury. Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila said at…
Akpabio knows fate today over contract allegation
The House of Representatives will decide today on allegation by Niger Delta Minister Senator Godwill Akpabio that National Assembly members were the biggest beneficiaries of contracts…
Battered U.S. dollar ‘hanging by a thread’ as coronavirus cases grow
A steady decline in the dollar has accelerated in recent weeks, as a resurgent coronavirus outbreak in the United States and improving economic prospects abroad sour investors on the currency. The buck is down 8% from its highs of…
Nigeria Targets Processed Cocoa Exports With $10 Million Plant
Nigeria’s southeastern Cross River state is setting up a 4-billion naira ($10-million) cocoa-processing plant to start operations in August and target the export market, an official said. Cross River, which accounts for about 30%…
NDDC contracts were like winning lottery… N700m project could be executed with N10m – Cairo…
Cairo Ojougboh, executive director of projects at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says in the past, getting a contract at the agency is like…
Italian prosecutors ask court to jail Dan Etete for 10 years over Malabu oil deal
Italian prosecutors are seeking a 10-year jail sentence for Dan Etete, former petroleum minister, over alleged fraud in the ”OPL 245/Malabu oil” deal. The prosecutors had…