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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence,…

Chelsea are poised to table a bid for Alejandro Garnacho after Napoli’s offer for the Manchester United winger was rejected. Per Fabrizio Romano, Napoli have seen an offer worth €50 million (£42m) for Garnacho rejected, and Chelsea are…

Oyo State Governor Engr Seyi Makinde has announced the passing of his older brother, Engr Sunday Makinde. The 65-year-old engineer died in the…

Nigeria’s one-year Treasury bill auction was oversubscribed to the tune of N2.49 trillion as investors lock in on current yields as they price in a rate cut after rebasing of inflation rate. This led to a decline…

Banks are beginning to reduce their interest rates on foreign exchange (FX) deposits as dollar supply improves. Olusegun Alebiosu, chief executive officer of First Bank of Nigeria, revealed during an executive…

Poverty is driving theft and vandalism of public assets, but the major culprit is the lack of enforcement of existing laws. Public assets such as manhole covers, fire hydrant covers, telecommunication duct…

Nearly a year after listing his luxurious Banana Island mansion for sale, Sayyu Dantata, the half-brother of Africa’s richest man,…

The Lagos State Government on Thursday issued  a 48 hours ultimatum to traders operating under Apogbon Bridge  and traders operating on  the drainage…

An American state senator, Bradford Blackmon, has proposed a bill titled the “Contraception Begins at Erection Act” before the Mississippi senate…

US President Donald Trump told world business leaders Thursday to manufacture in the United States or face tariffs, in his first major speech to global leaders since returning to the White House this week. Since his…

Crossdresser Bobrisky has given two reasons why he thinks billionaires allegedly prefer sexual relationships with him than with “baddies”. “I don’t have a womb,” the controversial personality said, as his first reason,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is still awaiting a request from the Senate for the conduct of a by-election in Anambra South Senatorial District to replace Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah. Dr Elizabeth…

                …Gets N58.4 billion budget envelope for 2025 The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has said that as of 1st January, 2025, it has disbursed N116.184 billion for the upkeep of students across 176,252…

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde made it clear she would not apologize for her plea to President Trump during her sermon at Washington’s National Cathedral. This followed a sermon she delivered at Washington’s National…

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) says only 6,000 consultants are left in the country. Its President, Prof. Muhammad Mohammad, said this on Thursday during the association’s National…

US President Donald Trump said Thursday his administration would appeal a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily blocks his attempt to…

Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has said that the tariff in the telecommunications sector would be reviewed periodically. Edun spoke to Arise TV, yesterday at the…

A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, proscribed the Lakurawa sect and declared it as a terrorist organisation. The court also designated other similar groups in any part of Nigeria, especially in the North-West and…

U.S. immigration agents raided business establishments in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday and detained undocumented residents as well as citizens, including a U.S. military veteran, the city’s mayor said. The raid in…

Convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Edwin Clark, has urged the   Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct a by-election to fill the seats of defected lawmakers in Rivers state. In an open…

Oil marketers have expressed optimism about the rehabilitation of Nigeria’s 21 depots by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited following the recent revival of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries by the NNPCL.…

The Nigeria Police Force has narrated how its operatives in Ogun State rescued the abducted wife of a former Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, who was abducted at her residence in the Arepo area of…

The Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Olubunmi Kuku, has threatened that when she is tired of her role as the boss of the agency, she will throw in the towel. Kuku said this while fielding…

Residents of Jacob Beredugo Street along the Osiri axis of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital were on Wednesday night thrown into bewilderment following the discovery of the skeleton of 45 years old Preacher, Esere…