Buhari orders institutions to build public toilets
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered federal institutions across the country to construct sanitation facilities such as public toilets in strategic locations to end open defecation in the country.He also charged…
Court bars 22 banks from honouring National ID smart cards produced by MasterCard
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an interim order restraining 22 banks from honouring any MasterCard transaction bearing the logo of the National Identity…
APC using Jonathan to legitimise fraud, says Dickson
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Seriake Dickson, has said leaders of the All Progressives Congress are using the image of former President Goodluck Jonathan to give legitimacy to the alleged electoral…
Young hacker faces extradition to US
A court in Nicosia, Cyprus has approved the extradition of its national, Joshua Epiphaniou, to the United States for trial over hacking offences, his lawyer Michael…
JUST IN: Tottenham sack manager Mauricio Pochettino after five years in charge
Tottenham have sacked manager Mauricio Pochettino after five years in charge of the Premier League club.The former Southampton boss, 47, was appointed in May 2014 and led the club to the Champions League final…
MENTOR CONNECT GLOBAL: A professional mentoring platform empowering Nigerian youths to achieve their…
With Nigeria’s teeming youth population and the Federal Government’s drive to open up employment opportunities within the public and private sectors, whist still…
Edo APC crisis: Adams Oshiomhole regrets betrayal by Philip Shaibu, others but urge supporters to…
Immediate past governor of Edo State and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has expressed disgust over the crisis…
Former Ghanaian president begs Nigeria to open up borders
Mr John Mahama, Former President of Ghana on Tuesday appealed to the Nigeria Government to open up her border so that economic activities can resume in West Africa.…
Taliban frees U.S., Australian hostages in prisoner swap
U.S. citizen Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks were released by the Taliban on Tuesday, three years after being kidnapped, as part of a prisoner-swap deal. “We are so…
Border closure: Federal government urged to replicate action on sea borders
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kam Industries, Kamorudeen Yusuf, has urged the Federal Government to replicate the closure of Nigeria’s land borders…
‘My wife is a serial thief’ – Divorce-seeking husband tells court
A businessman, Azeez Ogunsola begged a Customary Court in Ile-Tuntun, Ibadan to dissolve his 20-year-old union with his wife, Atinuke, whom he called “a serial…
Buhari honours Customs officer who rejected N150m bribe
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has presented Integrity awards to two public servants, Bashir Abubakar and Mrs Josephine Ugwu of the Federal Airports Authority of…
N1tn NASS constituency projects funds went down the drain in 10 years – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that over N1 trillion spent on the constituency projects of National Assembly members went down the drain in the past ten…
Buhari seeks speedy passage of special crimes court bill
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, called on the National Assembly to fast-track the passage of the Special Crimes Court Bill in Abuja. Speaking at the National summit…
Atiku loses close aide Umar Pariya
Umar Pariya, a close aide of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is dead. He was one of those who served him as Vice-President and forever remained in his close circle.…
Sowore: Archbishop of Canterbury replies SERAP
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Revd Justin Portal Welby, has responded to an open letter by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) urging him…
I have calling to be a pastor – Yul Edochie
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie is nursing the ambition of becoming a pastor. Edochie, who earlier this year survived a motor accident that could have claimed his life, said he…
Presidency attacks PDP for denouncing elections
The Presidency on Monday chided the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for always “disparaging every unfavourable result” of elections. It urged the…
House investigating whether Trump lied to Mueller
The House of Representatives is investigating whether President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller in written answers he provided in the Russia investigation, the House's general counsel said in…
OPay gets central bank’s approval for international money transfer services
OPay, a provider of payment, a ride-hailing company, food delivery and loan services firm, has been granted approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to commence…
Air Peace signs $212.6 million Embraer pact
Air Peace has signed a contract for the purchase of three additional Embraer 195-E2s regional jets valued at $212.6 million. The deal, according the airline’s spokesman,…
Subsidy on petrol now N18.68 per litre – PPPRA
The current open market price for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol is N163.68 per litre, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency stated on Monday.…
US boy, 5, brings cocaine to school saying it makes him ‘feel like Spider Man’
A US father is facing a raft of charges after his five-year-old son took cocaine to school and told a teacher they turned him into a superhero.Police say the young boy took a small bag of a powdery substance to H B…
Nigeria to issue digital tourist visa from December – Official
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has unveiled Nigeria’s plans to digitise tourist visa before the end…