Football-mad French Parents Barred From Naming Baby ‘Griezmann Mbappe’
A football-mad couple in south-west France have been barred from naming their son “Griezmann Mbappe” after two of the stars of France’s World Cup-winning team. A family judge in the central town of…
Transfer of OML 11 to NPDC: Ogoni vows to resist resumption of crude, gas production
• Vested Interests Behind Transfer Of OML 11 To NPDC • Change In Ownership Illegal, Lack Due Process, Transparency- Stakeholders • Niger Delta Weighing Options On Development- Loyibo • Move Threatens Investors’…
APC rejects INEC’s decision on Bauchi governorship election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Bauchi State chapter has rejected the decision taken by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the governorship election results from Tafawa Balewa local…
PDP cries out, says INEC denying Atiku access to electoral materials
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has refused to obey the March 6, 2019 ruling of the Appeal Court, directing it to allow the party’s…
Zidane makes winning start to Madrid return
Gareth Bale and Isco scored against Celta Vigo to give coach Zinedine Zidane a winning start on his return to Real Madrid. Isco, out of favour under previous coach Santiago Solari, made it 1-0 when he tapped in…
8 Reasons why Buhari should not impose leaders on NASS
Each Assembly, from 1999 to 2019, presents a lesson why imposition of leaders on National Assembly always boomerangs In the morning of power struggle for the leadership of the National Assembly,…
‘Singham’: The Story of Nigeria’s Super CP
An emotional video went viral on the social media last week. In the one minute seven seconds video which was mostly circulated on WhatsApp, a fair, surpassingly beautiful lady was seen addressing the people…
Ooni announces discovery of “mysterious waterfall” in Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Saturday, said that another waterfall, set to be unveiled, had been discovered at the Ife Grand Resort, Ile-Ife. Ogunwusi disclosed this when executives of the…
FIFA to explore, expand 2022 World Cup from 32 to 48 teams
FIFA’s council has approved working with hosts Qatar to explore expanding the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams by adding at least one more country in the Gulf to host football matches. Gianni Infantino, the…
Kano election: APC, PDP supporters go spiritual, kill animals; storm Mecca for prayers
Ahead of the March 23 supplementary election in some polling units in Kano State, electorate, including members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have gone spiritual.…
PHOTOS: Aisha Buhari visits victims of Lagos building collapse
Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, visited victims of the building which collapsed in the Ita-Faaji area of Lagos Island on Wednesday. Survivors of the incident are being treated at the Lagos Island General Hospital. Accompanied…
Right Of Reply To Pendulum: Dele Momodu’s Open Letter TO The VP
My dear Bob Dee! One could have easily made up his mind not to read or respond to anything you wrote after seeing the rather unprincipled queuing up behind Senator Bukola Saraki and then abandoning him, moving on…
‘At least 100 missing’ in Zimbabwe after cyclone
At least 100 people are missing in parts of eastern Zimbabwe hit by the peripheral effects of tropical cyclone Idai which has lashed Mozambique, a local lawmaker said Saturday. Thousands of people have…
Western tabloids condemned for ‘humanising’ NZ mosque attacker
Social media users have condemned Western tabloid newspapers for their coverage of the New Zealand mosque attacks and their attempts to ‘humanise’ the gunman. At least 49 people were killed and 40 others…
Gbenga Daniel ‘resigns’ from ‘active and partisan politics’
The director-general of Atiku Abubakar’s campaign organisation and former governor of Ogun State Gbenga Daniel has retired from partisan politics, a letter he sent to the PDP leadership on Thursday shows.The reason for his…
Ethiopian Airlines crash: UNILORIN plans candlelight procession for Pius Adesanmi
The University of Ilorin, says it will organise a candlelight procession for one of it’s alumni, Prof. Pius Adesanmi, who died aboard the Boeing 737 Max–8 that crashed on Sunday. A statement signed by Mr…
AAC protests INEC’s decision to resume collation of Rivers election results
The Rivers State African Action Congress (AAC) has expressed dissatisfaction over the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the collation of results for the governorship…
God has punished Okorocha… he is finished politically – Uzodinma
Hope Uzodinma, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo state, says Rocha Okorocha, governor of the state, is dead politically. Reacting to the comment Okorocha made on the loss of the…
Alcohol could improve your ability to speak another language, according to new research
Alcohol has its pros and cons. Some research has shown that drinking in moderation can be good for you, but the downsides are well reported. In fact, just being tipsy can negatively impact your children if you're a…
Dollar set for biggest weekly drop in three months
The dollar slipped against its rivals on Friday and was set for its biggest weekly drop in more than three months before a U.S. Central Bank meeting next week. Policymakers will at the meeting shed more light on…
We’ll challenge almost all governorship poll results at tribunal – PDP
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Diran Odeyemi, has said the party will challenge the results of the governorship poll in states where the party lost at the Election…
Lagos elections: AD candidate vows to challenge Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s victory in court
The governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy in Lagos State, Chief Salis Owolabi, has vowed to challenge in court the result of the election that produced Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All…
Elections: General Buratai inaugurates panel to probe misconduct by soldiers
The Nigerian Army yesterday in Abuja inaugurated a committee to investigate allegations of misconduct against its personnel during the 2019 general elections. The nine-member committee headed by Major…
Online shopping in Nigeria, others may hit $75b by 2025
Online shopping in Nigeria and other African countries could account for up to $75 billion in retail sales by 2025, a report by the McKinsey Global Institute has projected. The report, which was got by …