Tottenham announce new £320m shirt deal with AIA
Tottenham announced on Thursday they had signed a new shirt sponsorship deal with AIA worth a reported £320 million ($400 million) over eight years. The Premier League club’s deal with the life…
CCNN pays N5.2bn dividend to shareholders
Shareholders of Cement Company of Northern Nigeria Plc on Thursday approved the payment of N5.25bn as dividends for the 2018 financial period.The amount which was approved at the company’s annual general meeting in Abuja…
Kluivert joins Barcelona as head of youth academy
Former Netherlands international Patrick Kluivert rejoined Barcelona on Thursday as director of their youth system.Kluivert, 43, signed a two-year contract, the club announced in a statement.Kluivert had been the assistant…
Send El-Zakzaky to us for treatment – Iran tells Nigeria
The Prosecutor-General (Attorney-General) of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammed Montazeri, has asked the Federal Government of Nigeria and the judiciary to allow the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria,…
Precious told us he would be famous, I didn’t know he meant in death – Mother
As the remains of the slain Channels Reporter, Precious Ayoade Owolabi was committed to the mother earth at Wusasa Cemetery, Zaria, his mother has expressed shock over his death, saying…
Genevieve breaks the internet with sexy bikini, Celebrities react
Nigerian actor, producer, and director, Genevieve Nnaji has just broken the internet with her most recent social media post. In a caption-less photo posted on her Instagram and Twitter pages simultaneously, the Award winning actress and…
Kogi deputy governor to sue Bello for withholding salaries since 2017
Kogi State deputy governor, Simon Achuba, has threatened to sue the governor Yahaya Bello for withholding all financial benefits due to his office from 2017 till 2019 if the allowances are not paid within seven days.“In…
The Miracle-Working Godfather…How Tinubu Blesses Those He wants to Bless. Why Sunday Dare,…
History has a way of always shaping and reshaping the legacy of political leaders whether alive or dead. What cannot be denied the former Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the…
Grant my wife’s divorce prayer, she wants me dead – Man tells court
A businessman, Mr Wahab Lukmon, on Thursday prayed an Egbe-Idimu Customary Court to grant his wife, Olabisi’s request for divorce because she wants him dead. Olabisi, sought the dissolution of…
BBNaija: housemates were happy when you left- Mike tells Tacha
Big Brother Naija housemate, Mike has lamented Tacha’s attitude telling her that housemates were excited about her eviction. Mike, speaking as Tacha and Seyi returned to the house after their…
Photos: Tears as slain reporter is buried
Funeral service of the late Precious Owolabi, the Channels Television Reporter has commenced at the Wusasa cemetery, Zaria. (The Nation)
Davido leads Nigerian celebrities on Instagram rich list.. makes N26m per post
Music superstar, David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido, has emerged the richest Nigerian on Instagram, with his single post valued at over N26 million. According to Instagram Rich List 2019 by Hopper HQ 2019,…
Ministerial nominees: Why Senate must return list to Buhari – PDP in Diaspora
A US-based organization comprising members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, known as PDP Diaspora Initiative has called on the Senate to return the ministerial list back to…
Govt Panel Investigates Civil Servant Who Bought N500M Property With Name Of Her 8-Year-Old Son
The Special Presidential Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIPR) says it is investigating three permanent secretaries over alleged corruption and abuse of office. Chairman of the panel, Okoi Obono-Obla, said one…
Police arrest kidnap kingpin Evans’ arms dealer after two years manhunt
Two years after a manhunt was launched, operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team have arrested a 46-year-old arms dealer, Godwin Chinyere.…
BREAKING: Tunisia President Beji Dies At 92
92-year-old Tunisia's President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died. Essebsi died at Tunisia's military hospital on Wednesday, according to a statement from the presidency. He had been…
US Citizen Assaults Nigerian, Breaks Car Key In His Ear
An American, identified as Breedlove Shawn, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly breaking his car key in the ear of an official of Murtala Muhammed International…
Man steals at police station
A 25-year-old man, Rilwan Adebayo, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N62,000 from a policewoman. He pleaded not guilty.…
Soyinka slams ‘generation of Internet trolls’
Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka came down hard on youths at the launch of InnoCreativa Youth Hub 2030 and project logo by Creative Youth Community Development Initiative (CYCDI) at The Civic…
FIFA ranking: Nigeria move 12 spots, now 33rd
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament. In the ranking…
Makinde sends commissioners list to assembly
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has transmitted the list of commissioners to the House of Assembly. Chief Press Secretary Taiwo Adisa confirmed to The Nation that the list was…
We’re ready to provide loans for those who want to go into cattle rearing business – CBN tells…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a new policy to end of milk into the country just as it assured that the bank was ready to provide loans for those who want to go into the cattle business.Briefing…
INTERVIEW: Why my husband’s sons are after me – Seinye Lulu-Briggs
When the sad news of Lulu-Briggs’ passing in Accra, Ghana, filtered through at the end of 2018, many, especially in Rivers State, looked forward to attending what was expected to be a befitting burial for the…
CBN injects $210 million in interbank forex market
The Nigerian Inter-bank foreign exchange market received another boost of 210 million dollars from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) after transactions on Tuesday, July 23.Isaac Okorafor, the CBN Director, Corporate…