BREAKING: Another man jumps from cab into Lagos Lagoon
Barely 10 days after a man alighted from a cab and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon, another young man past mid-night has leapt from an UBER car and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon. The man, whose identity is being kept, jumped into the…
Accept Supreme Court judgement – APC tells Bayelsans
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to the people of the state to accept the judgement of the Supreme Court that nullified…
Buhari not committed to rescuing Leah Sharibu – Mother
Mother of Leah Sharibu, the only Dapchi school-girl remaining in Boko Haram captivity, Mrs. Rebecca Sharibu, has doubted the commitment of the federal government,…
Analysts predict naira devaluation to N400/$
The naira has been tipped to depreciate by between 10 and 20 per cent next year as the impact of falling crude oil prices and foreign exchange reserves persist. Local…
BREAKING: Court declares impeachment of former Kogi deputy governor illegal
A High Court sitting in Lokoja has declared the impeachment of Simon Achuba, former Kogi deputy governor by the State House of Assembly as illegal, null and void. Delivering the judgment on…
Macron in Paris hospital treating coronavirus
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, on Thursday visited a hospital in Paris that has been treating coronavirus patients. His government has been facing pressure to show the…
Nigerian Mogaji arrested in US for theft of $850,000 three years after
Nigerian Sherifdeen Mogaji has been arrested by Colorado’s Boulder County Sheriff’s Office more than three years after he stole about $850,000 from the Boulder Valley…
Trump sues newspaper for ”false, defamatory statements”
The 2020 campaign team of the United States President Donald Trump has filed a libel lawsuit against ‘The New York Times’ alleging that the newspaper “knowingly published false and defamatory statements”…
JUST IN: Ambode loses bid to stop lawmakers’ probe
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday struck out a suit filed by former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos, seeking to stop his probe by the state Assembly over the purchase of 820 buses…
FG Flags off Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative
As part of its on-going process to formalize and integrate Artisanal and Small Scale gold mining activities into the Nation’s legal, economic and institutional framework, the Federal Government has launched the Presidential Artisanal…
Insecurity: Father Mbaka Absolves Buhari Of Blame
Enugu- fiery Catholic priest and the spiritual Director of the Adoration ministry Enugu Nigeria, AMEN,Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has absolved President Mohammadu Buhari of being completely…
Dele Alli charged with misconduct after coronavirus joke
Tottenham and England football star, Dele Alli has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association following an investigation into his social media post that…
Tyler Perry’s nephew commits suicide
Mega-producer and movie creator Tyler Perry’s nephew, Gavin Porter was found dead at a prison facility near St. Helena Parish in Louisiana. According to multiple local news outlets, Gavin…
Saudi Arabia Suspends Entry For Umrah Pilgrimage Over Coronavirus Fear
Saudi Arabia has placed a temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims in an attempt to ensure public safety by preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Most foreign pilgrims often visit the Prophet’s…
BREAKING: Chinese tests negative to coronavirus in Lagos
The Lagos state government says Chinese citizen, who was suspected to have coronavirus, has tested negative to the infection. The Chinese checked himself into Reddington Hospital, Ikeja, after…
Nigeria records five years of zero air accident
Nigeria has recorded its fifth consecutive year of zero fatal air accident in the commercial category, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said. The Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Nuhu Musa, told journalists that the feat had…
Dangote Commences Pre-testing of $2bn Fertilizer Plant ahead of Inauguration
Dangote Fertilizer Limited has begun countdown to the inauguration of its $2 billion Granulated Urea Fertilizer complex, with several critical sections of the plant going through various stages of…
Strong sperm can impregnate women in swimming pool, says Official
Sitti Hikmawatty, an Indonesian commissioner, has suggested that women can get pregnant without sex if they swim in a pool alongside men with “strong sperm.”…
In handcuffs, on wheelchair… outstanding images from Metuh’s trial
After a trial that lasted four years, a federal high court in Abuja sentenced Olisa Metuh, former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to 39 years in prison on Tuesday.…
Bayelsa fallout: Justice Augie scolds Babalola, Olanipekun, like schoolboys
The Supreme Court wielded the big stick on two of the Bar’s finest Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, and Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, on Wednesday, following its dismissal of…
Death penalty awaits kidnappers in Gombe if found guilty
Gombe State House of Assembly has passed into law, Gombe State Kidnapping and Abduction Prohibition Law 2020 which provides that anybody found guilty of kidnapping in State stands the risk of losing his life when found guilty. The…
FIFA ban: Siasia to raise N36.4m CAS fee
Former Nigerian coach and player, Samson Siasia, has revealed he is hopeful of raising the N36.4m (100,000 Swiss Francs) appeal fee demanded by the Court of Arbitration for Sports…
Supreme Court only okayed God’s judgment – Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said Wednesday’s Supreme Court verdict was only affirmation of God’s judgement, which paved the way for him to emerge victorious. Diri also…
Carnages: Lagos orders VIO to go after trailers, tankers
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday lamented the high rate of trailers and tankers accidents in the state and ordered the state’s Vehicle Inspection…