China accuses Apple Inc of aiding protests
Apple is the latest in a series of foreign companies and organisations to have come under fire in China for their alleged support of Hong Kong protesters. Chinese state-run newspaper…
UK Court dismisses JPMorgan’s appeal against Nigeria’s $875m claim
An $875 million Nigerian government lawsuit against U.S. bank JPMorgan is clear to move forward after a London-based appeals court on Tuesday rejected the bank’s bid…
Sex-for-grades: Daddy Freeze raises fresh controversy
Critic, Daddy Freeze has raised fresh controversies in the sex-for-grades scandal that has rocked universities in Nigeria and Ghana. Two lecturers of the University of…
FBI declares Samuel Little the most prolific serial killer in US history
Five years after analysts with the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) began linking cases to convicted murderer Samuel Little—and nearly 18 months…
Tammy Abraham insists he was always going to choose England over Nigeria
Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham insists his international dream has always been to represent England and not the Super Eagles of Nigeria despite his love for his fatherland.…
Army to demand identity cards from Nigerians
Nigerians will henceforth be requested to carry identification cards to prove their identity to the military as the Nigerian Army begins quick profiling of citizens under a new military…
No apologies for appointing my daughter as aide – Okowa
Delta Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has declared he has no apologies for appointing one of his daughters as an aide. His daughter, the governor said, is eminently qualified for the…
Sex-for-grades: Outrage as another UNILAG lecturer is named
As a second lecturer of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) is indicted by the BBC sex-for-grades video, prominent Nigerians have called for greater action against sex offenders,…
Banks take N11.57tr loan from CBN in six month, says Report
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) loaned N11.57 trillion to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in the first half of this year, the apex bank’s financial markets report has shown. A…
Softly, softly, Hameed Ali
Emerging signals make it clear that our nation’s economy is severely imperilled. President Buhari himself decried the inability of the Federal Inland Revenue, the NNPC, and the Nigerian Customs Service to meet…
UAE builds 300MW renewable energy plant in Lagos
A 300MW renewable energy power plant has been established and it is ready to generate power in Lagos soon.This was revealed when the United Arab Emirate Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Fahad Obaid Al Taffaq, paid a…
EFCC re-arraigns Atiku’s son-in-law
Abdullahi Babalele, the son-in-law to the Nigeria’s former vice president and presidential candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku’s Abubakar, was yesterday…
NMA recommends counselling for Bobrisky
The Nigerian Medical Association has recommended psychological counselling for persons, including Idris Okuneye, popularly called Bobrisky, who are males but have a feeling that they are females.The Chairman of…
I’m happy England called me first – Tomori
Chelsea defender, Fikayo Tomori, has said he was happy that it was the Three Lions of England was the first to extend invitation to him as he sets to make his senior debut in the Euro 2020 qualifiers against…
Sexual harassment: UNILAG suspends another lecturer
The University of Lagos, Akoka, has suspended another lecturer, Dr Samuel Oladipo, of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, after he was also indicted in a sexual harassment documentary produced by…
How we discovered Osimhen – Lille
Lille’s Sports Director, Luis Campos, has said it took him four years to sign Victor Osimhen for the Ligue 1 club.Osimhen joined Lille for €12m in August, but according to Campos, the 20-year-old had been on his…
P&ID: Petitioner promises to testify against ex-CJN Belgore
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda, which petitioned the Code of Conduct Bureau over the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Alfa Begore’s alleged roles in the $9.6bn judgment awarded against Nigeria,…
I love Guardiola as a coach, but not as a person – Eto’o
Samuel Eto’o has no doubts about Pep Guardiola’s ability as a coach but his praise of the Catalan didn’t extend beyond his professional capacity.Pep and Eto’o worked together atBarcelona before he was moved on…
FG may revoke Abuja, Ikeja, six Discos’ licences
The Federal Government may cancel the licences of eight power distribution companies as the Discos breached some provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act in July 2019.According to the Nigerian Electricity…
Budget: House of Reps suspends plenary until Nov. 30
The House of Representatives to suspend plenary sessions from Thursday, Oct. 10 until Nov. 30 to enable its committees to pass the 2020 budget by December. Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia), spokesman of the house,…
None of Real Madrid strikers was called up
Real Madrid is going through hard times and it is evidently clear this time as none of the team strikers was called up for the international duty with their respective countries. The…
Herders arrest ‘kidnapper’ in Ondo
Fulani herdsmen in Akoko area of Ondo State have reportedly arrested another member of seven suspected kidnappers terrorising residents of the area. Four of the gangsters were…
Buhari exempts firms with N25m turnover from VAT
Firms making a turnover of N25 million and below will be exempted from payment of the Value Added Tax (VAT), President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday. He stated this while…
PDP urges lawmakers to redirect 2020 budget
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented that the 2020 budget proposal presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly on Tuesday, will…