BREAKING: Judge declines Sowore’s request to hear motion challenging detention
A judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice Evelyn Maha has declined the request by detained convener of , to hear his motion challenging his continued detention by the…
Rape Allegation: Fatoyinbo’s grilling enters day two
The grilling of the founder of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo has entered day two. The Pastor who is being interrogated by detectives from the Force…
1999 constitution is the reason Nigeria remains poor – Afe Babalola
Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, says the 1999 constitution is the reason Nigeria remains poor. The drafting of the 1999 constitution was supervised by the…
Brexit shock as UK PM asks Queen to suspend Parliament
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked the Queen to suspend Parliament just days after it returns from summer recess next week, and only weeks before the Brexit deadline. Why this is happening: Johnson is…
NCC approves spectrum for 5G trial
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the spectrum for the trial of 5G services in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the commission,…
Tenant Who Fled After Rap!ng & Killing His Landlady Captured By Police In Ekiti (Photo)
The Ekiti State police have arrested a 39-year-old man, Tunmise Abraham, for allegedly killing her landlady, Mrs. Bukola Olanrewaju, after molesting her in Ado-Ekiti.…
Opposition parties dissolve into APC in Ogun
Several notable leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, as well as executives of other opposition parties in Ogun state, have dissolved into the All Progressive…
Dangote’s $13bn refinery takes delivery of electricity generating equipment
A refinery belonging to Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has taken delivery of a heat recovery steam generator. A heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) is a heat exchanger, used in…
Woman in court for allegedly swindling fiancé’ of N3 million
The police on Tuesday arraigned a 29-year-old woman, Patience, who allegedly swindled her fiance’ of N3 million in a Surulere Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos State. Patience, whose address was…
Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported After Visa Revoked
While most Harvard freshmen settle into their dorms Tuesday, one new student, Ismail B. Ajjawi ’23, faces ongoing negotiations with immigration officers to allow him to enter the United States and study at the…
Ibrahimovic speaks on Man United return
LA Galaxy striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, believes he is still good enough to play in the Premier League and joked Manchester United know where he is if they want to re-sign him. The…
US news anchor compares black colleague to ape, apologizes (Video)
A television news anchorwoman in the US apologized on-air after comparing her black colleague to a gorilla, NBC News reported Tuesday. Alex Housden of KOCO 5 News in Oklahoma City…
Stakeholders Rally Behind CBN’s Push to Tighten Noose on Bank Loan Defaulters
Tougher days await habitual defaulters of bank loans as stakeholders in the banking industry have backed the moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers’ Committee…
Former Delta Commissioner, Bernard Okumagba, Becomes NDDC MD
President Muhammadu Buhari, has, subject to Senate confirmation, approved the composition of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) made up of Dr. Pius Odubu…
Italian oil major makes huge gas discovery in Nigeria
An Italian oil major, Eni, has said that it has made a huge gas and condensate discovery onshore Niger Delta.Eni said on Tuesday that through its affiliate, Nigerian Agip Oil Company, it made a significant gas and…
‘IPOB Will Pay With Their Blood If They Attempt Attack On Buhari’ – Junaid…
Elderstatesman and Second Republic lawmaker, Junaid Mohammed on Tuesday said members of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) will pay with their bloods if they attempt to launch an attack on President Muhammadu…
Another Nigerian killed in South Africa
With the murder of Mrs. Obianuju Ndubuisi-Chukwu, a Nigerian insurance chief, still fresh, another Nigerian has been killed in the former apartheid enclave. The latest killing brings…
FCMB trains Oyo State based entrepreneurs
HUNDREDS of existing and start-up entrepreneurs based in Oyo State have benefitted from the seventh edition of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) organised free comprehensive…
I gave Obasanjo N100 million, PDP N500 million in 1998 – Orji Kalu tells court
The lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District and former governor of the state, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday told a Federal High Court, Lagos, how he gave former President Olusegun Obasanjo N100 million in…
FBI arrested Invictus Obi at the airport just before ‘escaping’ US — risks 20 years in prison
Obinwanne Okeke, Invictus Group CEO, who is popularly known as Invictus Obi, was arrested at the Dulles International Airport, while leaving the United States, TheCable can report.…
These billionaires lose N5.7bn as Seplat’s share price declines by 10%
On August 26th, the Nigerian Stock Exchange ended trading on a bearish note, a situation that inevitably resulted in many investors losing billions of naira. Some of those who lost the…
Nobody Can Question Buhari On How He Wants To Run His Government – Sagay
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on the arrest of 80 Nigerians by the…
Senate president visits entire village washed away by flood in Yobe
In the aftermath of the negative impact of torrential rainfall that has sacked most residents of 11 local government areas in Yobe State, the Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, and governor, Mai Mala Buni, yesterday…
FACT CHECK: Reno Omokri claims about Buhari’s absence in 2019 G-7 summit misleading – Guardian
A viral tweet by Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, with claims that Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was not invited to the Group of Seven (G-7) summit due to Buhari’s “misrule” is misleading.The G7 summit or…