Former Barca, Spain coach Luis Enrique loses daughter
Xana, the nine-year old of former Barcelona coach, Luis Enrique’s has passed away. She died after suffering from bone cancer for five months. Luis Enrique, releasing a statement on twitter,…
INEC rules out e-transmission of Kogi polls results
Kogi State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. James Apam, yesterday ruled out the possibility of transmitting results of the state’s November 16 governorship poll through the use of electronic means. Apam, who…
More heads to roll over $16bn power probe, as more documents expose how cash was diverted
…Detained NDPHC, 2 CEOs regain temporary freedom, as operatives trail more key suspects Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission probing how the sum of $8.5 billion meant for the payment of…
Hong Kong police arrest ringleaders of protests
Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists were arrested Friday in a dragnet that came as protesters planned to rally this weekend in defiance of a police ban. Hong Kong has been locked in three…
FG makes important pronouncement on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway closure
Traffic gridlock imminent as the Federal Government is set to shutdown a portion of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for reconstruction on Monday. Motorists commuting the area should begin…
Governor Masari wants dialogue with bandits at hideouts
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, borrowing a lesson from his Zamfara counterpart, has directed Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Mr Mustapha Inuwa, to arrange a meeting with suspected…
Alexis Sanchez joins Inter on loan
Inter and Man Utd confirm Alexis Sanchez joins Inter on loan. The Chilean has joined the Nerazzurri from Manchester United on a loan deal that will last until 30 June 2020. The…
Mikel Obi’s partner threatens to dump ex-Super Eagles skipper
John Obi Mikel partner and mother of his twin daughters Olga Diyachenko has threatened to dump former Super Eagles captain over transfer move to Turkish giant Trabzonspor this summer. The…
FG’ll complete ongoing, abandoned projects, says Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday said the Federal Government would complete all ongoing and abandoned projects across the country.He disclosed this when the management team of Federal…
FG takes delivery of $8.5m calibration aircraft.. First in 20 years
The federal government has purchased a $8.5 million calibration aircraft that will be used across he country. What is Calibration aircraft? A calibration aircraft is used to inspect…
I can’t be a dep gov – Dino Melaye
The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has denied that he wanted to serve as the deputy governor to a former governor of the state, Captain Idris Wada.In a statement on Thursday by his media aide, Gideon…
El-Rufai has been reduced from dwarf to leper; abandoned by Buhari – Senator Sani fires back at…
Immediate past senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has described the governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as a leper, who has been abandoned by friends. Senator Sani…
Imo government asks citizens to arrest Okorocha
The Imo state government has ordered its citizens to arrest of Rochas Okorocha, former governor of the state, over alleged assault on Jasper Ndubuaku, a government official. Uche Onyeaguocha,…
Border closure to save Nigeria $400m – Rice growers
The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria on Thursday backed the Federal Government’s closure of the land border with Benin Republic and other neighbouring countries.It said the move was needed to address the rising…
We’re consulting on Igbo 2023 presidency — Ohananeze Ndigbo Youths
The leadership of the apex socio-cultural youth organisation in Igbo land, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, on Thursday said it had begun intense consultation with other geopolitical zones in the country…
No president has invested more in infrastructure than Buhari – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says no government has invested more in infrastructure development than the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mohammed said this at the 9th…
$9.6b judgment: FEC didn’t okay contract, says ex-AGF
THE shady status of the oil contract, whose alleged breach led to the $9.6 billion judgment against the country was further stamped on Thursday. A former Attorney General of the…
Only 3% of our men are corrupt — EFCC
Michael Wetkas, head of the North East zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed that just about three per cent of his men is corrupt.Wetkas stated this on Thursday at a town hall…
N3.4bn cassava bread loan won’t be written-off – BoI tells Bakers’ Union
The Federal Government will not write-off the loan given to members of the Master Bakers Association of Nigeria under the N3.4bn Cassava Bread Intervention Fund.The Cassava Bread Fund was created by the Federal…
BREAKING: Gov Bello wins Kogi APC gov primary
Governor Yahaya Bello on Thursday emerged the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kogi. He won the APC primary with 3,127 with a landslide. Counting is ongoing at the…
Prudent Energy tenders another take-over offer for Forte Oil
Barely three months after local oil firm, Prudent Energy Services Limited bought Forte Oil from the Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola, the company is planning to make another round of…
Watch Burna Boy perform ‘On the low, Ye, Anybody’ with Audiomack Trap Symphony
Burna Boy has performed two hit tracks in his career-defining African giant album and ‘Ye’ from his album Outside, alongside an eight-piece orchestra for Audiomack Trap Symphony in New York. The songs performed from the African Giant…
Ekiti Assembly summons Fayose, Ex-Speaker over alleged financial impropriety
The Ekiti State House of Assembly has summoned the immediate past Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose to appear before it to throw light on the alleged misappropriation of local government…
JUST IN: Processors peg bag of rice at N15,000
In order to show support for government’s decision to close the country’s border at Seme to rice smuggling, rice processors in Nigeria have pegged the retail price of rice at not more…