Obaseki’s membership card is ready – Edo PDP
The Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the party membership card of Governor Godwin Obaseki is ready. Chief Tony Azegbemi, the state chairman of the party, made this known in an interview with…
Premier League restarts as players take knee in racism protest
The Premier League resumed on Wednesday after a three-month hiatus, with players taking the knee at the start of a goalless draw between Aston Villa and Sheffield United overshadowed by a goalline controversy. Coronavirus…
US actor, Danny Masterson charged for raping three women
U.S actor, Danny Masterson has been charged with raping three women in separate incidents in 2001 and 2003. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office in a statement on Wednesday night confirmed that it earlier declined to file…
President Rejects States’ Plan on Unilateral Takeover of Discos
•CBN, others seek solutions to distributors’ indebtedness to banks President Muhammadu Buhari has foreclosed the possibility of the federal government backing a unilateral takeover of the…
FG Eyes N163bn from Concessioning of 10 Roads
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed that the federal government has concluded plans to concession 10 major highways across the country to private…
American media mogul tables £350m bid for Newcastle
American businessman Henry Mauriss has reportedly made a £350million offer to buy Newcastle United and wants to take control before next season. It is said that Mauriss is ready to…
Arthur Mbanefo donates research centre to UNILAG
A former diplomat, Chief Arthur Mbanefo, has donated a research centre fitted with a digital library to the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The facility named the Arthur Mbanefo…
Joshua-Fury fight threatened again
Another potential spanner in the works has emerged for Tyson Fury’s blockbuster world heavyweight championship unification fights with Anthony Joshua, with Oleksandr Usyk…
Wife exposes husband who rapes minor
An enraged wife’s scream has exposed the alleged rape of a minor by her 42-year-old husband, Ahmadu Idris, Idris had allegedly asked his victim, a 13-year-old seller of wrappers, to take the wares…
Late Ibidun Ighodalo’s daughter sings at her night of hymns, psalms, and candlelight (Video)
Late Ibidun Ajayi Ighodalo night of hymns, psalms, and candlelight held on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 and her daughter sang a thanksgiving song at the service. Family, friends and acquintances of late Ibidun Ajayi Ighodalo came together to…
Trump begs China’s Xi to help with his re-election – John Bolton’s book
It is now clear why U.S. President Donald Trump wants to use the court to stop the release of a new book by John Bolton, his former National Security Adviser. An excerpt from the…
Why he was arrested – Dubai Police speaks on Hushpuppi
Popular Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Hushpuppi arrested 10 June in Dubai is being held by Dubai Police and not America’s FBI or Interpol as widely reported. UAE’s online newspaper, The…
Man City crush Arsenal as game ends 3-0
Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden were on target as Manchester City impressed on their Premier League restart with a convincing 3-0 win over 10-man Arsenal at a wet Etihad…
APC and its leadership tussle
Are the labours of the founding fathers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not in vain today? In 2015, it became the ruling party, having won the presidential poll. Last…
FG, States, LGs share ₦547.309bn for May 2020
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared ₦547.309 billion to the three tiers of government as federation allocation for May, 2020. From this amount,…
E-learning: Parents, teachers groan as phone dealers smile to bank
One major effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Nigerian education system is that it has focused more attention on e-learning. With schools shut, online classes are the means by which…
Republican operatives launch pro-Biden super PAC
A group of prominent Republican operatives that includes former officials from the Trump and George W. Bush administrations are launching a super PAC to turn out GOP voters for Joe Biden in November, organizers tell Axios.…
APC crisis good for Nigeria
All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the cusp of an implosion. The crisis in the party has reached a frightening crescendo. It has been a gradual but steady plummet for the party…
Ibidun Ajayi-Ighodalo to be buried on Saturday, June 20
The funeral of former beauty queen and event planner extraordinaire, Ibidun Ajayi-Ighodalo, has been slated for Saturday, June 20. Ibidun died on Sunday, June 14 in Port Harcourt, Rivers…
Seven things to know about late Dan Foster
News broke this afternoon of the death of popular broadcaster, Dan Foster. Here are a few things to know about the late broadcaster: 1. Dan Foster was born Daniel Foster in…
BREAKING: APC Chairman Taiye Olusola Abe dies in South Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday received the news of the death of the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South Africa, Dr Taiye Olusola Abe,…
Lightning kills three FRSC officials in Ogun
Three officials of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) were on Wednesday struck to death by a mysterious thunder lightning which occurred around 8a.m, in Ilese-Ijebu, Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of Ogun…
APC NWC declares Giadom’s seat vacant
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has declared the seat of the Deputy National Secretary of the party, Victor Giadom vacant. Also,…
British PM Boris Johnson in car crash
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson escaped unhurt today in a minor auto crash in London. Johnson had just left the Parliament, when a protester leapt in front of his £54,000 Jaguar…