CBN differ as group accuses Emefiele of excluding Southeast, Southwest
CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele on Sunday came under scathing criticisms for allegedly marginalising Southeast and Southwest in the intervention…
Man falls off speeding truck on Third Mainland Bridge
A stranded man hanging on to a truck on Sunday fell off the speeding truck on the Third Mainland Bridge but was rescued by Rapid Response Squad (RRS)officers on the bridge.…
Boris Johnson warns EU Brexit will happen 31 October
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned the European Union on Sunday he will not delay Brexit beyond October 31, underlining that his latest proposals are a last…
No outbreak of infection in Queen’s College – LASG
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said that there is no evidence of major infection or outbreak of epidemic at the Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos.…
South Africa returnee, musician arrested for robbery in Lagos
Two suspected robbers, who lured a computer dealer to a desolate location and dispossessed him of 3 Apple laptops valued at N1.5 million, at gun point have been arrested by the…
Buhari nominates Adesina for re-election as AfDB President
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Dr Akinwunmi Adesina for re-election as the President of African Development Bank (AfDB). Akinwunmi, while speaking at an event in Lagos on…
Mercy Wins #BBNaija 2019, Mike Comes Second and Frodd Third
Mercy becomes the first female to win the Big Brother Naija (#BBNaija) reality TV show. Mercy was one of the 21 housemates that entered the #BBNaija house 99 days ago and she found…
Saudi Arabia allows unmarried foreign couples to rent hotel rooms
Saudi Arabia announced Sunday it would allow unmarried foreign couples to rent hotel rooms together as the ultraconservative kingdom begins offering up tourist visas for the first time.…
Nigeria needs constitution that won’t reward landmass, large population – Adegboruwa
Human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), talks about the allegation that the judiciary has been intimidated by the executive to cower in fear, in this interview with FRIDAY OLOKORQ: You have been in the law…
Man. City fall to wolves as Chelsea whip Southampton
Manchester City fell eight points behind Liverpool in the title race on Sunday afternoon after suffering a shock home defeat against Wolves. Adama Traore scored twice for…
ICPC retrieves N900b stolen constituency funds
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC),has uncovered and retrieved over N900billion diverted constituency project funds siphoned by federal…
BBNaija: Like Tacha, like Cee-C
With Big Brother Naija 2019 edition ending today, ADEYINKA AKINTUNDE takes a look at two controversial housemates lovers of the show cannot forget in a hurry. Cynthia Nwadiora and…
Kwara Assembly seizes Saraki’s property
The Kwara State House of Assembly has said it directed the seizure of one of the properties allegedly acquired by the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki because there was…
‘Hundreds’ of young transgender people seeking help to return to original sex
Hundreds of young transgender people are seeking help to return to their original sex, a woman who is setting up a charity has told Sky News.Charlie Evans, 28, was born female but identified as male for nearly 10…
Support Igbo Presidency, it’s easier to achieve than Biafra – Ohanaeze tells IPOB, Igbo
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has urged Igbo and the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to support the cause for an Igbo Presidency come 2023, and jettison their quest for the realization of…
Cardiff must pay Nantes €6 million for Sala transfer, says FIFA
Cardiff City must pay Nantes €6 million for the transfer of Emiliano Sala who died in a plane crash on his way to the Welsh club, FIFA has said. The sum was agreed as the…
Nothing Tinubu can offer that South East cannot offer ― Clark
Chief Edwin Clark, Ijaw leader and politician in an interview with Vanguard correspondent, Olayinka Ajayi stated that there is nothing the All Progressive Congress (APC) leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu can offer that the…
4 killed, 5 injured in Kansas City bar shooting
In another mass shooting in the United States, a gunman killed four persons and injured five others at a bar in Kansas City, Kansas, early Sunday morning, police said.…
Photos of Nigerian Independence parade in New York City
As the celebration of Nigerian 59th Independence anniversary continues both in home and abroad, thousands of Nigerians and well-wishers hit the streets of Manhattan in New York on…
The wages of waste
Here we go again. Nigeria is set for a crisis over the implementation, or the non-implementation, of the new minimum wage. The federal government, empowered…
BBNaija 2019: Who takes home the N60m grand prize today?
The Big Brother Naija season 4 with the theme, ‘Pepper Dem’ will officially come to a climax today. Brother Naija Season 4 was officially unveiled on Sunday 30th June with 21 housemates. Four more housemates were…
I’m saddened by Alagba’s demise –Soun
The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungnade III, yesterday bemoaned the demise of the palace’s 344 year old tortoise, saying that it saddened him and would miss the palace companion.The Soun…
Why I left Arsenal – Laurent Koscielny
Former Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny has explained his reasons for leaving the club and issued a response to Ian Wright, who criticised his decision to…
US nominates Poland for visa waiver programme
Poland has been officially nominated to the US Visa Waiver Programme by the Department of State, the White House said in a statement on Friday. “I’m so excited that, soon,…