Reps begin power sector probe, summon TCN, BPP, NERC, others
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, yesterday declared open, a public hearing of the House Ad hoc Committee constituted to investigate abandoned power projects and review Federal…
Daughter accuses father, brother of raping, impregnating her
A 17-year-old girl has accused her father and older brother of raping and impregnating her.The victim (name withheld), dragged her father, one Ibrahim Yunusa of Dadin Kowa town in Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area…
No Crack in Presidency – APC Governors
The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), which encompasses all the governors elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that there is no crack in the Presidency.President Muhammadu…
$9.6bn: Don’t negotiate with P&ID – Magu insists
Barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari told Process and Industrial Development (P&ID), the Irish engineering firm that recently won a $9.6 billion judgment…
APC asks Supreme Court to annul Atiku’s ICT experts’ evidence
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday prayed the Supreme Court to expunge the expert reports and evidence filed by Atiku Abubakar, the candidate ofthe Peoples…
ICPC recovers three ambulances, 500KVA transformer from Kashamu
Three ambulances and a 500KVA transformer have been recovered from Senator Buruji Kashamu, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), said yesterday.…
FCT: Tale of many houses and elusive accommodation
There are many housing estates in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), yet many residents lack accommodation. This is because 80 per cent of the houses in these estates are…
Group begs President Buhari to pardon Senator Dariye
A group, Youth Assembly at the United Nations (YAUN), on Thursday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to pardon former Plateau State Governor, Senator Joshua…
Hypersonic ‘space plane’ promises four-hour London to Sydney flights by 2030s
Flight times from London to Sydney could be 80% shorter by the 2030s, should a hypersonic rocket engine being developed in the UK get off the ground. The UK Space Agency announced Tuesday at the UK Space Conference…
Marriages break up when men fail to meet family obligations — Cleric
Founder and Senior Pastor of Deeper Life Christian Centre, Singapore, Dr. Daniel Onyemachi, says many marriages are breaking up because some men have left the responsibilities of catering for their families to…
Sade Adu’s Child Completes Transition From Female To Male
Child of British-Nigerian singer, Sade Adu, Izaak, has completed the transition from female to male following the success of a phalloplasty (a plastic surgery to construct a…
Father, son sentenced to death in Zamfara
A High court 3 in Gusau, Zamfara State on Thursday sentenced one Ibrahim Hamida of Gobirawa village in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state and his son, Ashiru Ibrahim, to death, for culpable homicide.The two…
The most surprising thing to me about Dangote – Bill Gates
Bill Gates, American billionaire and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has revealed what is most surprising to him about Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group.…
White House ‘tried to cover up details of Trump-Ukraine call’
Senior White House officials tried to "lock down" all details of a phone call between Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president, according to a whistleblower complaint against the US president.In the call, Mr Trump…
PHOTO: No lies can stop Osinbajo from becoming president in 2023, says Ondo youth group
The Ondo state chapter of the Southwest Youth Congress (SYC) says no amount of gimmicks or lies against Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo can stop him from becoming Nigeria’s president in…
Repeat C-section often safer than vaginal birth – Study
A new research conducted by medical professionals in Scotland has found that planned Caesarean delivery (C-section) can be the safest option for women who have had a Caesarean in the…
‘There’s fresh plot to dethrone Sanusi’
Renaissance Coalition, a civil society organisation (CSO), says there is a fresh plot to dethrone Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano. In a statement on Thursday, Ibrahim Waiyya,…
UPDATED: UK court orders stay of execution of $9.6billion award to P&ID
The United Kingdom Commercial and Arbitration Court on Thursday ordered a stay of execution of the $9.6 billion damages awarded against Nigeria by Process and…
Trump’s Ukraine mess gets messier with Whistleblower’s complaint
President Donald Trump’s Ukraine mess got messier on Thursday with the release of the complaint by the whistleblower who alleged an attempted lockdown by Trump White House of the…
BREAKING: UK court stays conditional execution of $9.6bn judgment
A British court on Thursday granted Nigeria’s request to stay execution of the $9.6bn judgment it delivered in favour of Process and Industrial Developments in August this year. The…
Man allegedly impersonates NNPC chief, gets N65m from victim
The Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned one Nuhu Ibrahim Shuaibu (alias Ishaku Abdulrazak) before Justice P. Mallong of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna,…
Why Warren Buffet’s $4.6m lunch with Bitcoin entrepreneur is experiencing delay
Year in, Year out, Warren Buffet auctions off a three-hour lunch date tagged The Power Meal. This is an exciting adventure for those who can afford it as they get a chance to…
Johnson’s time is now up, he made serious error – Professor Brooks
A Professor of Law and Government at Durham University, Thom Brooks, has said that British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has committed something far worse than a crime by…
Release Sowore Or Go To Jail – Federal High Court Tell DSS DG
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has threatened to jail the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, over his refusal to release pro-democracy campaigner…