BREAKING: Bayelsa election results were manipulated, says YIAGA
YIAGA AFRICA, a civil society organisation (CSO), says there are indications that the results of the Bayelsa state gubernatorial election were manipulated. The…
Senate disowns hate speech bill, says it’s Abdullahi’s idea
Worried by the spate of criticisms that have greeted the Hate Speech Bill which passed first reading last week, the Senate has distanced itself from the proposed legislationThe acting spokesperson for the red…
Senate President congratulates APC, Kogi, Bayelsa governors-elect
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates on their victory in the governorship elections in Kogi…
Ex-Militants Beg Akpabio not to go to senate, pledge support to him, Buhari
Ex-militants from the Niger Delta region have said that the Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio is the only one who has the magic wand to turn around the fortunes of the coastal zone for the…
CLOSE-UP: Lyon, the oil magnate who swept PDP out of Bayelsa
Forty-eight hours to the election, David Lyon, candidate of the the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Bayelsa governorship poll, was not sure of…
BREAKING: INEC declares Yahaya Bello winner of Kogi governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Yahaya Bello as the…
Kogi elections: Yahaya Bello has ordered my assassination – Natasha Akpoti
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, governorship candidate in Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti, has claimed that Yahaya Bello has ordered her assassination. Akpoti said…
‘I couldn’t speak because I was weeping’ — Fatoyinbo reacts to rape case dismissal
Biodun Fatoyinbo, senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), has reacted to the dismissal of the rape case brought against him by Busola…
NIN is free – NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) candidates for 2020 to be wary of fraudsters…
Bayelsa Governor-elect David Lyon can still be removed by court – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said David Lyon, the Governor-elect of Bayelsa state can still be removed by the court depending on the…
I don’t like to be substituted, but I wasn’t fully fit for Juventus – Cristiano Ronaldo
After Maurizio Sarri subbed off Cristiano Ronaldo in two successive Juventus’ games, the Portuguese star has admitted that he doesn’t enjoy being replaced.…
Bayelsa election: Timi Frank asks PDP chairman Uche Secondus to resign
Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday, called on the National Chairman of the Peoples…
Hong Kong’s night of mayhem — in pictures
Police in Hong Kong has fired rubber bullets and tear gas in an attempt to pin back anti-government demonstrators fleeing a besieged university campus where hundreds were holed…
BREAKING: Inflation hits 11.61% — highest in 18 months
The consumer price index, which measures inflation, rose to 11.61% in October, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. This is an increase of…
What is the leading cause of asphyxia in children?
Asphyxia is the condition where the body doesn’t get enough oxygen to continue normal function. The body has too much carbon dioxide to function properly.…
Border closure and ‘FX43’: A strategic combination
THE dual policies of border closure and the earlier exclusion of 43 items (FX43) from the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, are a strategic combination aimed at plugging…
Five healthy snacks to eat during pregnancy
There’s a misconception in Nigeria that when a woman is pregnant she should be eating for two: herself and the baby. This may have created a myth that has got pregnant women…
Big Brother Naija overview: The business, lessons and realities
ROTIMI IGE writes about how the recently concluded Big Brother Naija season 4 Pepper Dem shaped and sustained conversations around the world for 99 days, became an investor’s hub, and ultimately a veritable…
Osimhen brace helps Eagles thrash Lesotho in 2021 AFCON qualifier
Super Eagles of Nigeria showed quality to beat Lesotho 4-2 in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier in Maseru on Sunday. The hosts drew the first blood with a…
CBN injects $341.75m, ¥14.7m into retail forex market
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has intervened in the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS), to the tune of $341.75 million in addition to ¥14.7 million in the spot and short-tenored forwards segment…
Trump shreds Jennifer Williams, VP Pence’s aide
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out on Sunday at another witness in Congress’ impeachment inquiry against him, saying the aide to Vice President Mike Pence was a…
Brazil win FIFA U-17 World Cup
Brazil’s Selecao are the new FIFA U-17 World Cup winners, beating Mexico 2-1 at the Brasilia’s Estadio Bezerrao on the final day of the tournament in which they were the hosts.…
Tiwa Savage shares sweet new photos
Nigerian superstar, Tiwa Savage is definitely enjoying her music career and ever ready to tell everyone of her readiness to stay relevant in the music industry for long. Off the back of her superb performance at the One Music Festival in…
My dad demands sex before paying my school fees, girl tells police in Akwa Ibom
..…Aborted 3 pregnancies, as police nab another cleric, 5 others over incest FORTUNE, aged 20, has narrated to policemen how her father started having sex with her…