We welcome CAN’s protest against killings – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured members of the Christian Association of Nigeria, that he is in total agreement with them that ‘all lives are sacred”. He also appealed to both Christians and…
Federal Government gazettes Finance Act
Following peddling of different dates for the commencement of the Act, Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, announced that the implementation of the Value Added Tax…
Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria dies
The Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Adnan Bostaji is dead. The demise of the Ambassador was announced in Abuja through a statement. The cause of his death…
5 bag jail terms for $1.2m internet scams, seized assets to go to FBI
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced five persons, Obaro James Omemi, Ehizojie Slyvanus Omokhuale, Eghosa Atekha Osunde, Chukwuma David…
Lagos unveils speed boat, kicks off commercial water transportation
Lagos State Government has formally kicked off commercial waterways transportation, with the official launch of eight newly acquired speed boats by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on…
Senate passes N238.15bn budget for Customs in 2020
…As Lawan warns MDAs to submit audited accounts or risk punitive measures from N’Assembly The Senate on Tuesday approved the sum of Two hundred and thirty-eight billion, One hundred and…
Explain how you spent N251bn, Iriase asks Obaseki
Former Deputy Majority Whip of the House of Representatives, Pally Iriase on Tuesday asked Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki to give account of N251billion he collected as…
BREAKING: Buhari appoints Daniel Amokachi Nigeria’s Football Ambassador
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Super Eagles striker, Daniel Amokachi as the nation’s Football Ambassador. A statement issued by Garba Shehu, Presidential…
Cyber crime kingpin Onwuzuruike who scammed US bank, arrested in Umuahia
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office have arrested a suspected internet fraud kingpin, Onwuzuruike Kingsley Ikenna (a.k.a Nwanta Anayoeze Yonaracha).…
Woman cuts off her rapist’s penis
A woman has cut off the penis of a man she accused of trying to rape her, police said on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Pakistani woman used a knife to defend herself from the assault of the man who…
Federal government to spend recovered Abacha loot on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, two others –…
Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, has stated how the country would spend the US$308 million looted by the late former Head of State, General Sani Abacha when it is finally…
GTBank Sponsors 2020 Lagos International Polo Tournament
From February 4th to 16th, 2020, Lagos will play host to some of the most prestigious teams for Africa’s premier polo competition – the 2020 Lagos International Polo Tournament.…
World leaders mourn Kenya’s ex-president Moi
Many world leaders including African heads of state have commiserated with the Kenyan people following the death of its longest-serving President Daniel Moi, who passed on at a…
BREAKING: Reps reject motion to evacuate Nigerians from China
Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a motion calling for the evacuation of Nigerians in Wuhan, China over fears of contacting the dreaded coronavirus.…
I attended Winners Chapel Bible school – Suspected suicide bomber
Nathaniel Samuel, the 30-year-old suspected suicide bomber, arrested on Sunday, February 1st with explosives at the Sabon Tasha branch of the Living Faith Church, aka Winners Chapel has…
MURIC calls out Christian version of Boko Haram
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)’s president Professor Ishaq Akintola has reacted to the arrest of a suspected suicide bomber, Nathaniel Samuel, a Christian, after a failed attempt on Bishop David Oyedepo’s church in…
Buhari launches Nigeria’s new visa policy (Photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari has officially launched a revised Nigeria Visa Policy (NVP), which has 79 visa classifications, one of which is the Visa on arrival. Presenting the…
Okada/Keke Ban: No second term for Sanwo-Olu – Riders
Following the recent ban of Okada (motorcycles) and Keke (tricycles) on Lagos state’s highways, bridges and expressways as directed by the state’s Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a group of angry…
10,000 of my church members qualify to be president… we own Nigeria too – Oyedepo
David Oyedepo, presiding bishop of the Living Faith Worldwide, says over 10,000 members of his church are qualified to be president of Nigeria. The 65-year-old clergyman…
BREAKING: Nigeria introduces single-entry visa for journalists, entertainers
Journalists, entertainers and sportsmen wishing to visit Nigeria will now get single-entry visas. This is part of provisions stated in the newly unveiled visa policy by President Muhammadu Buhari.…
Aircraft makes emergency landing as woman delivers baby onboard
Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Bangkok made an emergency landing on Tuesday morning in India’s eastern city of Kolkata after a pregnant Thai woman delivered a baby onboard, confirmed a statement issued by the airlines to Xinhua.…
BREAKING: Nigerian Customs intercept $8 million at Lagos airport
The Nigeria Customs Service, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, has intercepted $8,065,615 at the airport. Hameed Ali, the customs comptroller-general, said at a press…
Tanzanian gays cut off from healthcare
Gay Tanzanian activist Tee, 34, recalls with nostalgia a time when Tanzania was like “paradise” for LGBT people — before the 2015 election of President John Magufuli ushered in fear and persecution. It’s all relative. Tanzania has…
Kidnapped NYSC ‘member’ rejects freedom, joins Boko Haram
A former National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Abraham Amuta, who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in April 2019, has reportedly rejected an offer to be freed by the terrorists. According to a report, Amuta reportedly…