Senate gives one condition to kill ‘hate speech’ bill
The senate says it will quash the hate speech bill if it realises that the bill could bring about hardship for Nigerians. Godiya Akwashiki, vice-chairman of senate committee…
Photos: 3 killed in shootout between APC, PDP hoodlums in Bayelsa
Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Wednesday night visited the injured victims of the brutal clash between suspected thugs of the Peoples…
Sex-for-marks: Ignatius Ajuru varsity sacks lecturer, suspends 10 others
A lecturer has been dismissed, while 10 other lecturers have been suspended at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education,Port Harcourt over the allegation of demanding cash or sex…
Deep Offshore (Amendment) Act and Tinubu’s Politics
Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour Since President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law on November 4, 2019 the amendment to the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production…
El-Rufai will never be president of Nigeria – Bishop of Zaria
The Bishop of Zaria, Rt Rev Abiodun Ogunyemi has denounced the Archbishop of Kaduna and the general secretary of the Anglican Consultative Council for paying a…
Let Corruption Face Death Sentence Before Hate Speech
The havoc that hate speech has wreaked on humanity and nations across the globe is indisputable and beyond quantification. Thousands of lives and property worth millions of dollars have been destroyed through…
See shocking text message a FUTO lecturer allegedly sent to his IT student
The text message a FUTO lecturer sent to his IT student who chose to do it in Kaduna has left many shocked. A student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) who chose to have he mandatory industrial training (IT) in…
FCMB, Wakanow Seal Deal On Affordable Travel Package
Customers of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) who plan to travel abroad at highly convenient and affordable arrangements now have the opportunity to do so. This follows a new partnership between the top-rated…
Police order seizure of vehicles without number plates
BARELY three days to the governorship election in Kogi State, the police have ordered immediate seizure of all vehicles without number plates of the Federal…
Most bad roads belong to states, says Federal Govt
MOST bad roads in Nigeria are within the purview of states, the Federal Government said on Wednesday. It said not every bad road is its responsibility.…
South Africa set to start e-visa system to attract more tourists
South Africa will start the piloting process for an online e-visa system later this month in a fresh bid to attract more tourists, according to the Department of Home…
Border closure: Producer vows to crash price of local rice
Paul Santus, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Santuscom Agro-Hub Investment Nigeria Limited, producer of Ogoja Rice, has vowed to crash the price of local rice ahead of…
Evo Morales’s topsy-turvy flight into exile
Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales jetted off to exile in Mexico Tuesday in a bizarre flight full of detours that traced the shifting political map of a Latin America racked by…
Emmanuel Petit backs Steven Gerrard to replace Unai Emery at Emirates Stadium
Emmanuel Petit has expressed his belief that its “time for Unai Emery to leave Arsenal”, while backing Rangers boss Steven Gerrard to come in and steady the…
Maina can’t walk, may paralyse soon, family cries out
Families of the former Pensions Funds Chief, Abdulrasheed Maina have cried out that, health of their son has deteriorated in the prison, as he can no longer walk on his own.…
US-Based Nigerians, APC America Leaders Back Osinbajo
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the United States have thrown their weight behind Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, kicking against any plans to ridicule him by…
Protest against Burna Boy in South Africa
Some artistes in South Africa under the aegis of Tshwane Collective have sent a petition to the minister of arts and culture, kicking against the inclusion of Burna…
Minority kicks as Senate approves N10.069bn for Kogi
The Minority caucus in the Senate on Wednesday kicked against the approval of the sum of N10.069billion for the Kogi State Government few days to the governorship election…
Oyo gov: I’ve a date with history, says Adelabu as he heads to Supreme Court
Following the pronouncement made by the appeal court that the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Mr. Bayo Adelabu, against the tribunal’s dismissal of his…
Osinbajo, Tinubu, others shower encomiums on Bisi Akande
It was a gathering of some of the leading lights of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday in Abuja. They turned out to honour former acting…
First public hearings in impeachment enquiry against Trump begin
The first public hearings in the impeachment inquiry, against President Donald Trump, are set to begin on Wednesday, as Democrats step up their public…
‘Rwanda is like a pretty girl with a lot of makeup, but the inside is dark and dirty’
Diane Rwigara asks to postpone the interview. “My personal adviser is missing,” explains the text message. This is the new normal for Rwigara, who was until recently a loyal scion of Rwanda’s ruling elite.Since…
Local rice floods major markets in Nigeria, as frozen food sellers lament low patronage
Locally-produced rice has gained huge momentum, as Nairametrics Research Team found out that various brands of local rice have now flooded major markets in the country. As a result, the…
US court rejects appeal of inmate, who says he too ‘dead’ for jail
An inmate serving life for murder in the US state of Iowa offered a novel legal appeal, saying he should be released because he “died” four years ago. The Iowa Court of…