Ambode: Between EFCC’s noose and Lagos Assembly’s dagger
Months after the 2019 general elections, ex-governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State and partymen believed to be loyal to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu have yet to even the score, Eniola Akinkuotu reportsThis time last…
2023: S’East has no basis to demand for presidency – ACF
Following widespread calls that the rest of the country should allow the South East to have a shot at the presidency, the umbrella organisation of all Northerners, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), yesterday,…
Fear of Boycott Grips South African Brands
For South African brands doing business in Nigeria, the fear of losing money is the beginning of wisdom. The reaction to the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa couldn’t have been worse for business, as they…
Why I’m supporting Atiku – Buba Galadima
National Chairman of the Reformed-All Progressives Congress (R-APC), Engr. Buba Galadima, has dismissed recent disclosures that the presidency will remain in the…
Partial border closure: Daily petrol consumption drops to 50m litres – PPPRA
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) yesterday disclosed that the volume of premium motor spirit (petrol) consumed daily in Nigeria has dropped from 61…
Pep Guardiola’s wife leaves Manchester
Pep Guardiola’s wife has gone back to live in Spain – but Manchester City have no fears about losing their record-breaking manager. Sunday Mirror Sport understands that Guardiola’s…
How girls can escape from rapists: Read Lagos doctor’s advisory
The Lagos State Government has advised girls and women how best they can beat rapists.The advice is that they should simply kick the men in their groins. The Medical Director, General…
Tunisia’s ousted dictator Ben Ali, buried in exile
Tunisia’s late autocrat Zine Abidine Ben Ali, deposed by a 2011 revolt, was buried on Saturday in exile in Saudi Arabia, according to his lawyer Mounir Ben Salha. The 83-year-old was…
Bukola Saraki yet to realise why his dynasty failed
HarrySong, a musician once sang, “after the reggae play the blues, the blues, the blues”.The song signifies that, after a system has outlived its purpose, the wise thing to do is to…
Security beefed up after rare protests against President el-Sisi
Police and security vehicles were deployed at Tahrir Square in central Cairo on Saturday, a day after Egyptians took to the streets in rare protests against President Abdel Fattah…
A Nigerian refused to sit with me because I’m South African
African reaction to xenophobia in South Africa has spread as far as Japan. Durbanite and Manchester United fan Jason Jetnarayan, who works as an IT recruitment consultant after starting…
Lukaku fires Inter Milan ahead of Juventus
Romelu Lukaku fired Inter Milan back to the top of Serie A with the second goal of a 2-0 derby win that extended their perfect start to the season at the expense of city rivals AC Milan.…
Hope Uzodima arrested in India
A Nigerian identified as Hope Uzodima has been arrested by India’s Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) in Navi Mumbai. The 40 year-old Uzodima, living in Bonkhode village in Koparkhairane was…
ATM fraud: Heads to roll in NCS
NIGERIAN Correctional Service (NCS), has vowed to dismiss its officer who was arrested alongside others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) over alleged…
PDP crisis deepens over Elumelu, 2023
HIGH level consultations have been launched by some influential members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to stop the crisis of confidence between the party hierarchy and…
Man drowns while proposing to his girlfriend underwater
Steven Weber, a US citizen, has tragically drowned while proposing to his girlfriend underwater during a vacation in Tanzania. Weber was said to have dived into the water body to pop…
My Indian friend of 30 years wants to take my companies – Octogenarian
Chief Isaac Oluwole Ogini, a retired federal civil servant, whose companies are on the verge of being taken over by his Indian friend, Mr J. B. Gupta, whom…
BBNAIJA: Seyi, Tacha’s fans clash in Lagos (Video)
Fans of two Big Brother Naija housemates, Seyi and Tacha clashed on Saturday in Lagos, as they were campaigning for their preferred candidates.From the video, it could be seen that the clash occurred inside the…
Firm loses $53,000 to email hackers
A company in Dubai has lost $53,000 (Dh194,700) after a cybercriminal hacked its email and then used a spoofed email to trick its client to wire the funds into an overseas bank…
Lagos releases list of critical roads for construction after rainy season
The Lagos State Government has assured residents of the State that massive road construction and rehabilitation would commence as soon as the rains subside. The government…
Serial killings: Port Harcourt sex workers device means of detecting criminals
Commercial sex workers, known in local parlance as runs girls, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, have devised a new method of operation to satisfy the high propensity of libido in…
COZA blames envious pastors for Biodun Fatoyinbo’s rape scandal
The Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), the church whose founder, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, was accused by Busola Dakolo of raping her, has absolved him of culpability. In…
7.5%VAT: There’s no option, Nigeria has lowest in the world – Emefiele
Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the plan to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) from five percent to 7.5 percent is in the right direction to…