Price of Bonny Light hits $65.47 per barrel
The price of Bonny Light, Nigeria’s premium oil grade, has risen from $63.00 to $65.47 per barrel as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, cuts output by…
Cardi B joins Lagos nightlife, visits strip club with Jidenna (Videos)
Cardi B might have, earlier in the week, gone through some drama with her husband Offset, but the 27-year-old social media sensation is not letting that hold her down…
BREAKING: Renowned Pentecostal preacher, Reinhard Bonnke, dies at 79
Renowned German Pentecostal evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke has died at the age of 79. Principally known for his gospel missions throughout Africa, Bonnke passed away…
The big Saudi fight: Foreman tips Anthony Joshua over Ruiz
George Foreman said Andy Ruiz Jr. has “blown it’’ after weighing in at a staggering 283 pounds for Ruiz’s rematch against Anthony Joshua. And the Hall of Fame ex-heavyweight…
No hiding place for rapists in Lagos – OPD
The Lagos State Director Office of the Public Defender (OPD), Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi has warned rapists, perpetrators of violence against women and other abusers of…
Shooting at Florida Naval Base: 3 other Saudi students film it all
Shocking revelations have emerged in the aftermath of the shooting at a Florida Naval base by a Saudi military student Mohammed al-Shamrani. One of the surprises was…
Borehole drilling: Lagos to commence issuance of license, permit
Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission is to commence issuance of licenses and permits for water abstraction in the state by the first quarter of 2020. Addressing…
Some Republican senators ready to vote for Trump’s removal
Some “handful” of Republican senators would consider voting to remove President Trump after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said the House will move to impeach him. A…
OPEC Agrees to Slash Output Target by 500,000b/d
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) yesterday in Vienna, Austria agreed to reduce its output target by 500,000 barrels a day.At the 7th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting, which ended…
Court Orders Forfeiture of N1.5bn Hospital Linked to Okorocha’s Aide
A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri yesterday ordered the final forfeiture of Dews of Hope Hospital, a N1.5 billion, state-of-the-art 200-bed…
Mixed reactions trail Anthony Joshua’s promise to knock out Andy Ruiz Jr
Momentum continues to build as Anthony Joshua prepares to take on Andy Ruiz Jr Saturday night in defence of his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles after he lost them to Andy Ruiz on June 1, 2019, at…
FG files fraud charge against P&ID in UK
The federal government has filed a fraud charge against Process & Industrial Development, a gas processing company, in a British court. This is Nigeria’s defence against…
We didn’t pick Hakeem Ajasa as next Oniru of Iruland – Abisogun family
The Abisogun Family has described a report in a section of the media that the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to ex-governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, Mr. Hakeem Ajasa has been picked as the next…
Bankers support border closure, say it’s the knockout policy
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) says it is in support of the federal government’s decision to close the land borders to the neighbouring countries. Uche…
Goodbye Dino, welcome Melaye
In a piece in this column on November 16, I expressed the pity I felt for the electorate in Kogi State as they trooped out to elect the governor that would rule the state for…
464 women raped on Uber rides
Uber, the ride-hailing service, has released its highly-anticipated safety report, which revealed 464 incidents of rape in two years in the United States alone. In…
Lagos AG Orders Immediate Release of All Minors from Prison Custody
Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), has ordered immediate release of some minors recently discovered in some Correctional…
Corruption dropped nationwide in 2019 – Report
A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says there was a drop in the prevalence of corruption nationwide in…
BREAKING: Some misguided Nigerians just attacked me in Madrid – Rotimi Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Friday said that he was attacked by some misguided Nigerians in Madrid.Disclosing this via his twitter handle, @ChibuikeAmaechi, the former governor of Rivers…
Police officer shoots 18-year-old to death for retaliating slap
Tension has now enveloped the people of Njaba local government area, following the gruesome murder of an 18-year-old boy, Awuzie Duru by a trigger happy police…
Alleged double registration: Yahaya Bello knows fate Jan. 20
The Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on Jan. 20, 2020, deliver judgment in the suit seeking Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi’s disqualification over alleged double registration as…
BREAKING: N40m stolen in Bayelsa Government House
About N40million has been stolen from the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Bayelsa State Government House, Yenagoa, Mrs. Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown. It was gathered that…
Ruiz-Joshua rematch: History doesn’t favour Joshua
As former Heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua looks to capture his three belts back from his conqueror, Andy Ruiz Jr. in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, history…
How Sowore, Bakare were re-arrested – Femi Falana
Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and lawyer has narrated the build-up to Sowore and Bakare’s rearrest by the DSS at a Federal High Court in Abuja, barely 24 hours after…