APC uncovers plot to swap forged NYSC certificates of Bayelsa Deputy Gov
All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday said it has uncovered plan by the Bayelsa state deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to swap…
Makinde in dilemma over Oyo council debacle
The collapse of out-of-court settlement of the logjam over the sack of local government councils in Oyo State may have created a slippery path for Governor Seyi Makinde in local government…
[BREAKING] Bayelsa: Supreme Court upholds judgement sacking APC’s David Lyon
The Supreme Court has upheld its judgement which sacked David Lyon and Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor-elect and deputy…
BREAKING: APC suspends Obaseki’s aide
An aide to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Mr. Kaycee Osamwonyi, has been suspended from the ruling All Progressives Congress for allegedly engaging in acts of thuggery, hooliganism and…
Nigerian Breweries Celebrates Outstanding Trade Partners at 2020 Distributors Award ceremony
Nigerian Breweries Plc has restated its commitment to its business partners across the country. This was evident at the 2020 Distributors Award ceremony held at the prestigious Eko…
Police need 250,000 rifles, 1,000 APCs, 774 drones – IG
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday said apart from inadequate personnel, the Nigeria Police Force needed no fewer than 1,000 armoured personnel carriers and 250,000 assault rifles with corresponding…
Ogun obaship candidate arrested for certificate forgery
Police in Ogun State have arrested a contestant for the vacant stool of Oba of Iwoye in the Ilaro Yewa South Local Government Area of the state for alleged certificate forgery. Fagbemi Waheed was arrested following a petition to…
City haven’t broken rules, I’ve seen proof – Guardiola
Pep Guardiola says he has been shown proof Manchester City are innocent of the financial irregularities that has seen the club hit with a European ban. City, who face Real Madrid in the last-16 of the Champions League on Wednesday…
200,000 wealthy Nigerians, biggest tax evaders – Agusto
A former Director General, Budget Office, Mr Bode Agusto, has said 200,000 wealthy Nigerians are the biggest tax evaders in the country. Agusto stated this on Tuesday at the 17th Annual Aret Adams Memorial Lecture in Lagos, with the…
Senate seeks military base in Sambisa borders
THE Senate is seeking the re-establishment of a military base at the Sambisa forest borders. This resolution was the unanimously adopted following the debate on last…
It’s a security strategy to involve Miyetti Allah in Amotekun
As I said in a column in June 2019, security is everybody’s business. No individual, group, institution or organisation is nugatory in matters of security. All efforts are needed and all hands must be forged into one fist in the…
25 wedding party guests die after bus plunges into river
No fewer than 25 wedding party guests died Wednesday morning when their bus fell into a river. The tragedy happened on Kota-Dausa highway in Bundi district, Rajasthan, India, the police said.…
Egypt gives ex-leader Hosni Mubarak military funeral today
Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak, who died at the age of 91, will be accorded a military funeral in Cairo today. Mubarak ruled Egypt for 30 years until he was forced out of…
Internet fraudster Oyintonbra Tombrown sentenced to 66 years in jail
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Asaba has sentenced an internet fraudster Tonwerigha Oyintonbra Tombrown to 66 years imprisonment without an option of fine. Tombrown…
Drogba scores big tourism win for Côte d’Ivoire
International soccer star Didier Drogba has helped his birthplace, Côte d’Ivoire, strike gold by helping to collect MOUs for a total of $15 billion in commitments to back tourism…
See The $15,000 Horse Gov. Ganduje’s Son, Mamidu Bought As Birthday Gift For Girlfriend (PICs)
Reports reaching us reveals that Kano state governor's son, Mamidu Ganduje splashed a whooping $15,000 on a horse for his girlfriend as birthday gift The girlfriend who made it known that she has everything she wants in this life except a…
Saudi Arabia inaugurates women’s football league
Sports authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have inaugurated women’s football league. This is the latest step by the defiant reformist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to…
FG steadily bridging infrastructural gap across the country – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday said that the gap of infrastructural needs on major highways in the country is steadily being bridged by a gradual…
Sanders most favoured by African-Americans, beats Trump
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has widened his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination and overtaken Joe Biden in support among African Americans – a voting bloc that until now has largely…
NERC caps estimated billing by DisCos
ELECTRICITY Distribution Companies (DisCos) on Tuesday got an April 30 deadline to meter certain categories of consumers. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission…
Sagay, Ozekhome, Falana reject immunity for presiding officers of legislature
PRESIDENTIAL Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Chairman Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) on Tuesday said immunity for legislature’s principal officers would weaken the anti-graft…
Policemen on illegal duty ‘killed’ footballer Tiamiyu – IG
AS a fallout of the circumstances surrounding the death of Remo Stars Football Club player Kazeem Tiamiyu, and the crisis that it triggered, the Inspector General of…
Crisis breaks out in Boko Haram camp, founder’s son killed
There is currently crisis in the camp of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of the Boko Haram sect. Ba’a Idirisa, son of late Muhammed Yusuf, who is leader of the…
AMCON takes over Buba Galadima’s house, company over N900m debt
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1136/2019 has ordered the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria to take over the business and assets of Bedko…