Senate Proposes Bill To Establish Agency For Hate Speech
The Senate has introduced a bill which seeks to establish a federal government agency to check hate speech in the country. The bill, sponsored by a former Senate spokesperson, who…
Doctors to operate on Jimmy Carter today
Doctors in Emory University Hospital in Atlanta Georgia will operate on former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today to relieve brain pressure from bleeding caused by recent falls,…
Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales top $38 billion
After 24 hours of frenzied buying and selling, and weeks of aggressive advertising and promotions before it, the Alibaba Group said today its sales hit another record high on Singles’ Day,…
Fight back or resign – Arewa youths tell Osinbajo
President General of The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, Yerima Shettima has advised Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to fight back for being ridiculed in the Presidency or…
Rat holds up flight for 12 hours
A domestic flight in India was delayed for nearly 12 hours after a rat was spotted scampering around the aircraft, news reports and officials said on Tuesday. Air India flight AI-952…
BREAKING: IGP, INEC Chairman teargassed in Lokoja
Dignitaries, including the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood…
Nigeria’s Interswitch hits $1billion valuation with Visa investment
Nigeria’s digital payments firm Interswitch said Visa has acquired a minority equity stake in the firm, TechCrunch has reported. “The investment makes Interswitch one of the…
N’Assembly mulls passage of 2020 budget Nov 28
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawansaid on Tuesday that the National Assembly is working towards the passage of the 2020 Appropriation bill on November 28, 2019. To achieve this target date, Lawan directedthe Senate…
Kogi election: I expect 100% votes – Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said he expects nothing less than 100 per cent votes from the state’s central senatorial district on Saturday.The governor said this on Monday at a rally in his home…
Court Of Appeal Judgment: We Know What APC Is Planning, Alleges Governor Seyi Makinde
Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State, has reacted to the judgment of the court of appeal on the lawfulness of his votes. The court had said in its ruling on the appeal…
30-year-old Nigerian Man Kills Himself After Being Deported From Dubai
A 30-year-old man has taken his own life after being deported to Nigeria from Dubai. Emmanuel Obiefuna started making suicidal posts via his Facebook page and all attempts by his family and friends to prevail on him, proved abortive and…
Prophet drowns during church baptism
A 19-year-old prophet at 12 Apostolic Faith Mission Church drowned on Sunday morning during a baptism ceremony while trying to save a congregant who had slipped into the water. ZimEye…
Nigerian banks assets, liabilities hit N39.58 trillion
The total assets and liabilities of commercial banks in Nigeria rose from N37.14tn at the end of November 2018 to N39.58tn as of the end of August 2019. The Central Bank of Nigeria…
OBITUARY: David-West, the petroleum minister fired by Babangida for drinking tea
Professor. Commissioner. Two-time minister under military regimes. And a Special guest at Nigerian prisons. Very few men in Nigeria’s history can boast of…
Most Expensive Wristwatch In the World, Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Sold For N11b In…
The world's most expensive watch, a £24.2million Patek Philippe, has sold in Switzerland at a Christie's charity auction. The Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime, one of the most complex timepieces ever crafted, was won by a private…
Ronaldo faces two-year ban
Juventus may have beaten AC Milan on Sunday night but it wasn’t a great evening for a certain Cristiano Ronaldo.Last week, he was substituted during Juve’s Champions League match against Lokomotiv Moscow with the…
Supply suspension: Petrol scarcity hits border towns, fuel now N600/litre
Residents of border communities in Ogun, Lagos, Adamawa, Katsina and Sokoto states are groaning following the Federal Government’s suspension of fuel supply to areas within 20 kilometres to the nation’s…
Raheem Sterling dropped for England’s match against Montenegro after training bust-up
England manager, Gareth Southgate, will not select Raheem Sterling, for Thursday’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro, following an incident at their St George’s Park…
DSS plotting a fresh charge against Sowore – Falana
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the Department of State Services (DSS) is plotting to file a fresh charge against Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow Movement.…
UI VC, ASUU mourn Prof Tam David-West
Prof. Idowu Olayinka, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, has mourned the death of enigmatic Prof Tam David-West, who passed on in the early hours of Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at the…
Impeachment probe: One more piece of evidence nails Trump
The testimony by Laura Cooper, deputy assistant secretary of defense released Monday by the congressional impeachment panel into U.S. President Donald Trump detailed…
Don’t regulate social media – Editors tell FG
The Nigerian Guild of Editors has called on the Federal Government to rescind its decision to regulate the social media.The guild, in a communiqué issued after the meeting of its standing committee on November 8,…
Turkey begins deportation of foreign IS fighters
Turkey has begun sending captured foreign Islamic State (IS) members back to their original countries as of Monday, a Turkish official said. “A U.S. IS fighter, whose…
Our negligence responsible for our children’s kidnap – Emir Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has chided his subjects, saying their negligence has largely been responsible for the abduction of children…