No going back on social media regulation, says FG
The Federal Government says it will not rescind its decision to regulate social media. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this on Thursday…
Reps okay Operation Positive Identification as opposition kicks
The House of Representatives on Thursday gave the nod for the commencement of the Operation Positive Identification by the Nigerian Army. The followed consideration of the report by the Abdulrasak Namdas- led …
VAR cannot work in Nigerian football competitions for now – Stakeholders
Some sports stakeholders in Nasarawa state on Thursday observed that the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in local football fixtures in the country would fail due to…
Fatoyinbo: Busola Dakolo vows to appeal court judgement
Popular celebrity photographer Busola Dakolo has vowed to appeal the ruling of Justice O. A. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja dismissing her…
BREAKING: Nigeria meets Benin, Niger over border closure
Nigeria is locked in a meeting with neighbouring countries over the recent border closure. The Tripartite Committee Meeting by the Foreign Ministers of Nigeria, Benin and Niger…
Manchester United take a step closer to signing Juventus’ Mario Mandzukic
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may finally be getting his man in the form of Juventus star Mario Mandzukic. The legendary Norwegian has been said to be chasing…
JUST IN: Buhari calls for fairness in Bayelsa, Kogi polls
President Muhammadu Buhari has made a strong demand for exemplary conduct of non-partisanship on the part of election and law enforcement officials in Kogi and…
Thierry Henry appointed Impact Montréal boss
MLS side Impact Montréal have made the surprising announcement today of appointing Thierry Henry as their new Head Coach with immediate effect. The former AS Monaco boss has…
Hospital staff steal blood meant for patients
Ten staffers of the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State have been dismissed for stealing donated blood meant for patients. Among their other sins are…
Police detain 98 for running online gambling
Police in east China’s Zhejiang Province have apprehended 98 suspects for running online gambling involving a total of 290 million yuan (41.3 million U.S. dollars). In 2018,…
312 Chinese nationals deported for telecom fraud
The Philippine authority has deported 312 Chinese nationals arrested in October over alleged involvement in telecommunications fraud, the Bureau of Immigration said on…
Magu vows to prosecute whistleblowers over false information
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Thursday, vowed that the commission will prosecute whistleblowers who give…
Thierry Henry urges Arsenal fans to forget Nicolas Pepe’s price
Thierry Henry has instructed Arsenal supporters to “forget” about the price Nicolas Pepe was signed for and instead seek to back the attacker. The Ivory Coast…
Kogi/Bayelsa guber: Snatch ballot boxes and lose your life – Police
The Deputy Inspector General, Operation, AbdulMajeed Ali, has warned those planning to snatch ballot boxes during Saturday’s elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States to have a…
Alibaba Founder and Billionaire Jack Ma Arrives Nigeria
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday received Jack Ma, the co-founder and former Executive Chairman of popular Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba group. Osinbajo at the meeting…
Court throws out Busola Dakolo’s suit, awards N1m to Fatoyinbo
A High Court in Bwari, Abuja on Thursday threw out the case filed by Photographer, Busola Dakolo against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA). This came…
Supreme Court fixes date to explain presidential election decision
The Supreme Court has fixed November 15 to explain why it dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the re-election…
BREAKING: Court sacks APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has disqualified David Lyon, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state. In an order…
Nigerian among three arrested in Cambodia for smuggling methamphetamine in speaker
Nigerian man involved in smuggling of methamphetamine in a speaker arrested alongside two other women. The 26 year old Nigerian man, Ndukwu Jonathan Chukwujekwu was arrested in Cambodia Pok Sreyleak, 28, and Non Srey Nou,…
SARS allegedly rob man of N40,000, threaten to shoot him in Ajah, Lagos
A man has alleged that Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) robbed him of N40,000 and threatened to shoot him in Ajah area of Lagos state. OtunbaKush on social media, took to his page to cry out for help for his friend who he claims was…
Senate swears-in Olujimi
.........As Lawan calls for unity among Senators The Senate on Thursday swore-in Senator Biodun Olujimi as Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District at…
‘Hate speech’ bill not necessary, says FG
The federal government says hate speech is already covered in the cybercrime act of 2015. Gbemisola Saraki, minister of state for transportation, said this at the end of…
Activist sues Wada over health status
HUMAN Rights Activist, Sunday Ehimoni, on Wednesday urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to make an order disqualifying the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate…