O’Rourke, ex-Texas Congressman quits US presidential race
Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke has quit the US Presidential race. In a post on the website Medium, he wrote:“ Our campaign has been about seeing clearly, speaking honestly and…
Meet 10 Divorced Nigerian Celebrities Yet To Re-marry
Ideally, we are all searching for that one person to spend the rest of our lives with not minding however long it may take. I often wonder whenever I hear about a celebrity couple filing for divorce, and their reason being…
Stanbic IBTC Holdings announces director’s resignation
The Board of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC on Friday announced the resignation of Mr Sim Tshabalala from the bank’s Board. This was announced in a statement by the board on…
Google Inc Acquire Fitbit For $2.1billion
Google reached a deal to buy wearable fitness products company (Fitbit Inc.) for roughly $2.1 billion, a move that intensifies the battle among technology giants to capture…
Russia to provide funds for Ajaokuta’s completion – Minister
The Russian government will provide funds for the completion of the long abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Complex through the Russian Export Centre.The Nigerian and Russian governments recently signed an agreement on the…
Why we arrested 16 Kwara council chairmen – EFCC
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, have taken in 16 council chairmen in Kwara state for questioning over alleged…
Appeal Court verdict: I remain unshaken – Abdulmumin Jibrin
The embattled lawmaker representing Bebeji/Kiru Federal Constituency of Kano State in the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said he remains unshaken by the judgement by the Court of…
Ghanaian government begs Nigeria over border closure
The Ghanaian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Charles Owiredu, yesterday, met with the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, over the continuous…
Tottenham Hotspur defender chooses Nigeria over England
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is in prime position to secure the services of Tottenham Hotspur defender, Jubril Okedina, after he pledged his international future to the…
Four rescued, one trapped as building collapses in Lagos
Four out of five trapped construction workers were rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building on Friday in Lagos. The incident occurred at 4:10pm around Glover Court Ikoyi when…
14 companies bid for OML 119 redevelopment financing
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has publicly opened bids from 14 companies for the financing and redevelopment of…
Golden Eaglets fall to Australia
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria on Friday lost 2-1 to Australia at the on-going FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. Noah Botic scored twice to gift Australia their first ever…
Ijaw youths disown call for Akpabio’s sack
Ijaw youths have disowned the call for the removal of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, following his efforts to sanitise the Niger Delta…
Glo reclaims position as Nigeria’s 2nd largest telecom operator
Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has reclaimed its position as the second largest telecommunications operator with 2 million new subscribers added to the network in…
Court of Appeal dismisses Ajimobi’s petition against Balogun
The Court of Appeal, Ibadan, on Friday, dismissed the petition filed by the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, challenging the verdict of the Election Petition…
EFCC detains suspended Kwara council chairs for alleged misappropriation of N4b
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the suspended 16 local government chairmen in Kwara state. The council chairs suspended by…
Woman found dead with python wrapped around neck
A woman has been found dead in the US state of Indiana with an 8ft (2.4m) reticulated python wrapped around her neck. Laura Hurst, 36, was found unresponsive after police were called…
Man who set strict adultery laws flogged for committing adultery
An Indonesian man – who worked for an organisation that helped draft strict adultery laws – has been publicly whipped after being caught having an affair with a married woman. Mukhlis…
Boko Haram, ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ will stop if borders remain closed for two years – Emefiele
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says Nigeria’s security problems will cease to exist if the land borders are closed for two years. Emefiele…
Victor Osimhen happy to bring family out of poverty
Nigeria international Victor Osimhen has reflected on the hardship his family faced while growing up but is happy the era has become history. The Super Eagles forward…
‘Next question!’ — Magu snubs inquiry on Tinubu’s ‘bullion vans’
Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), snubbed a question on the petition against Bola Tinubu over alleged cash-laden…
Finally! Wizkid & Beyonce Begin Shooting Music Video For “Brown Skin Girl” In London
Nigerian superstar,Wizkid and Beyonce are about to make history as they have started filming the music video for their single “Brown Skin Girl” According to reports, Wizkid and Beyonce have started shooting the…
Massive protest in UNIBEN, students hold management in jugular
Vehicular movement was on Friday paralyzed for several hours at the Ugbowo axis of the busy Benin-Lagos Expressway, as hundreds of students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN),…
FBI-wanted cyber criminals tracked down – Magu
EFCC acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu said his agency has been able to track down most of the cyber-criminals declared wanted by the FBI in August. Magu…