Trump blasts Fox News for cutting off important interviews
The United States President, Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted Fox News for cutting off ”important interviews” at the congressional hearing. Earlier, the US congress…
Social distancing row threatens return of domestic flights
The Federal Government’s directive to domestic carriers to carry between 50 and 70 per cent of their aircraft passenger capacity on resumption has thrown up a huge debate. However, airlines have not agreed on the…
Boko Haram, bandits kill 99 in Borno, Katsina attacks
NO fewer than 81 people were killed in Tuesday’s Boko Haram attack on Borno State communities, Governor Babagana Zulum was told on Wednesday. The governor who was on a…
I hold no grudge against Makinde – Alaafin
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has said he holds no grudge against Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. The suspicion of grudge followed the recent siting of the Police…
Lockdown raised rape cases, says FG
THE Federal Government has said it would take drastic steps to curb rape in the country. Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen, disclosed government’s decision to State…
We ‘didn’t ask’ EFCC to probe Akpabio – Senate
THE Senate on Wednesday denied directing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio. It said a…
An autocrat in the White House
It is very doubtful if the founding fathers of the United States, who sat for days in a hall in Philadelphia in 1776, trying to figure out how to build a…
School feeding: Pass mark for home rations distribution
Lagos State completed the distribution of home rations under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme with a pass mark in many places. However, stakeholders still pointed out areas…
JUST IN: Another Presidential aide dies
Sani Yekini, a protocol officer attached to the office of Aisha Buhari, has passed away. Aisha announced his passing via her official Twitter account. She said the deceased who…
BREAKING: Court frees girl who killed attempted rapist
A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has freed a 15-year-old girl (name withheld) charged with murdering a 51-year-old man Babatunde Ishola who allegedly tried to rape her. Magistrate Philip Adebowale…
Reps pass N10.8trn budget, add N4bn for doctors, approve Buhari’s $5.5bn loan
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed the revised 2020 budget of N10.8 trillion and approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for a $5.5 billion loan. The budget was…
100m Nigerians have no identity – NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says over 100 million Nigerians have no identity. The Director-General of the NIMC, Mr Aliyu Aziz, disclosed on Wednesday…
Abacha’s son cries over airport scrutiny
…..says “we are delisted from the black book” .....Alleges late father’s friends abandoned them Son of former Nigerian military ruler, Sadiq Abacha, has alleged that even though a…
Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury agree to 2 blockbuster fights
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have agreed in principle to meet in two blockbuster fights, according to Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn. Hearn has been negotiating with…
Buhari showers encomiums on Lawan’s 9th Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari held nothing back Wednesday in praising the Ahmad Lawan 9th National Assembly on its first anniversary. Buhari extolled “the sense of duty and diligence”, of the…
Kizz Daniel shows off his house & cars
Nigerian singer-songwriter and No Bad Songs pioneer Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe better known by his stage name Kizz Daniel put up a post show casing his cars and home. The multiple award winning ‘Eko, Madu, Jaho’ crooner, is set to…
Neymar sued over anti-gay comment
A gay rights activist in Brazil has filed a criminal complaint against Neymar after the Paris Saint Germain superstar called his mother’s boyfriend an anti-gay slur in comments leaked to the media.…
Dino Melaye loses at Tribunal, heads to Court of Appeal
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Kogi West senatorial candidate, Dino Melaye. The Independent National Electoral…
Justify rape, get arrested – NAPTIP tells Nigerians
Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General (DG), National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has cautioned Nigerians to desist from justifying rape or…
BREAKING: Obaseki, two others at APC secretariat for screening
The screening of the six aspirants for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Edo state began on Wednesday afternoon at the party’s National Secretariat…
JUST IN: UI management confirms Obaseki’s certificate
The Management of University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed that the Edo state governor, Mr Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, graduated from the institution. According to a statement by the…
Abia Governor, Ikpeazu Flown To Abuja As Kidney Failure Complicates His Coronavirus Treatment
Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has been moved to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, for intensive care after testing positive for Coronavirus earlier this week. According to insider sources,…
Rape Allegation: Rapper, Zoro petitions Police
Nigerian rapper, Owoh Chimaobi Chrismathner popularly known as Zoro has has petitioned the police over the allegation of rape leveled against him by an Instagram user. The…
‘Which university did you attend?’ — Obaseki tackles Oshiomhole over ‘certificate forgery’
Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, has challenged Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to disclose the university he attended. A…