‘It was a huge mistake’ — Woman who transitioned to man begins treatment to be female again
Debbie Karema, a 61-year-old woman from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, is on the verge to return to her original form as a female, after transitioning into a man at the age of…
IN DETAIL: 2020 budget — fastest since 1999
The house of representatives has passed the 2020 appropriation bill of N10.59 trillion. The lower legislative chamber passed the budget at Thursday’s plenary session…
Imminent return to January – December Budget Cycle excites Udo Udoma
With the National Assembly set to pass the 2020 Appropriation Bill today (Thursday, December 5, 2019), the position of the immediate past Minister of Budget and National…
Court appoints Mugabe’s daughter to identify assets
A court in Zimbabwe, on Thursday, appointed Robert Mugabe’s daughter to identify assets left by the late former leader so they can be distributed to his beneficiaries, his lawyer said.…
Melania Trump wades into impeachment fight
US First Lady Melania Trump on Wednesday publicly rebuked a scholar who used her 13-year-old son’s name to make a point during a hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into…
Buhari, APC governors meet in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with governors elected under the All Progressive Congress (APC).The meeting is taking place at the President’s office at the presidential villa, Abuja.Also at the meeting is Vice…
Reps pass N10.6tn 2020 budget
The House of Representatives has passed the 2020 Appropriation Bill, raising the total estimates from the proposed N10.33tn to N10.6tn.The passage followed the consideration and unanimous adoption of the report by…
South African Airways secures state-led rescue
South African Airways was placed under a state-led rescue plan on Thursday as part of a massive restructuring following a costly week-long strike last month.Thousands of South African Airways (SAA) staff walked out…
FG to take over Yola Disco with N27bn
The Federal Government is set to retake full possession of the Yola Electricity Distribution Company with about N27bn. The National Assembly is billed to approve the sum of…
BREAKING: Senate passes N10.594trn 2020 budget
The Senate on Thursday passed N10.594 trillion as the 2020 budget against the N10.33 trillion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari to the joint session of the National Assembly on October 8, 2019.This Senate…
Stanbic IBTC attracts $1.6b capital Inflow in Q3, says NBS
STANBIC IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has emerged as the financial institution that attracted the highest amount of…
Half-naked women from Sowore’s village storm Abuja court
A group of half-naked women from the birthplace of Mr. Omoyele Sowore, in Kiribo, Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Thursday stormed the Federal High Court in Abuja to protest the continued illegal…
Many dead, 38 missing as rain batters East Africa
At least five people have died and 38 are missing after landslides caused by heavy rains buried homes in eastern Uganda, the Red Cross and police officials said on Thursday. Three…
Kano Assembly passes re-submitted Ganduje’s emirates bill
The Kano State House of Assembly has passed into law, the newly re-submitted Kano Emirates Bill into law, which was forwarded to the assembly by Governor Umar Ganduje. This…
BREAKING: Court orders DSS to transfer El-Zakzaky, wife to Correctional Centre
A Kaduna State High Court has ordered that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife be transferred from the…
Nigerian table tennis players deported from Croatia
Croatia Police has deported two Nigerian table-tennis players, Abie Uchenna Alexandra and Kenneth Chinedu to Bosnia and Herzegovina, claiming both men were in the country…
Igbo cannot make presidency alone – Rochas Okorocha
Rochas Okorocha, the Imo West Senator has declared that the South East alone can’t make themselves President in 2023. The Senator disclosed this while addressing newsmen. on…
“And why am I trending?”- Bobrisky surprised
Nigerian cross-dresser, Okuneye Idris, was surprised to found his other name trending on Twitter since Wednesday evening for no reason. As at…
BREAKING: Ex-Presidential aide to Obasanjo, Titi Ajanaku is dead
Former Presidential Adviser on Women Affairs to former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Dame Titilayo Ajanaku died at 73.Details about her death were still sketchy at the time of filing this report, but…
Please don’t handcuff me – Convicted ex-gov Kalu begs
Former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud, was seen asking prison warders, “where are you taking us to?” After his sentencing.Kalu, who is the Senate Chief Whip also…
I never requested nor collected pension from Rivers — Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he has never requested nor collected pension from Rivers State as a former governor of the state.He said this on Thursday via his official Twitter…
BREAKING: Orji Kalu bags 12 years imprisonment
The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, who was charged with N7.1bn fraud. The court found him and his co-defendants…
There’s no fear in my heart – Joshua
Anthony Joshua has admitted “it feels different” since losing but sent a powerful message to Andy Ruiz Jr with an intense first face off of the week.The world heavyweight championship rivals were able to ramp up…
Pipeline explosion in Lagos
A pipeline explosion has occurred in Isheri Olofin, Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, forcing residents to flee for safety. Officials of the Lagos State…