Lagos calls for prosecution of teacher ‘requesting nude’ of 14-year-old girl
The Lagos Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) has called for the prosecution of one Emmanuel Davies, mathematics teacher, over the alleged “sexual exploitation” of a teenager. In…
Why Lagos is magnet point for investors, by Tinubu
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has explained why Lagos remains the magnet point for investors within and outside the continent. He…
Nigerian Serial Robber, Gloria Makanjuola, Jailed In UK
A Nigerian woman in the United Kingdom, Gloria Makanjuola, who committed a series of robberies and theft on buses in Hackney, even targeting an 87-year-old woman, has been jailed. Makanjuola,…
President Buhari Finally Approves Licenses For Online Radio & TV
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved licenses for online radio and television stations, as part of reforms in the broadcasting industry. This was revealed in a statement by the Ministry of…
‘You risk extradition’ — FG asks Nigerians indicted by FBI to surrender
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has asked citizens indicted in the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) probe to voluntarily turn themselves in or risk being extradited to the US.…
Ministers Reporting To Abba Kyari
I have read several comments on the above subject matter. I am amazed at the level of passion this pronouncement has generated. The internet is a great thing. But while it brings news…
I’m overhauling Police force to overcome insecurity – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja said the entire structure of the Nigerian Police Force is being overhauled, re-positioned and primed with modern technological gadgets to meet rising…
BBNaija: ‘Omashola TV’ steals the show
Omashola Oburoh, a housemate in the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show, has stunned fans with his creative project, ‘Omashola TV’. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Omashola’s…
Tenant rapes landlady to death in Ekiti
A yet-to-be-identified commercial motorcyclist popularly called ‘Okada rider’ on Thursday allegedly raped a middle-aged woman, Mrs Bukola Olarewaju to death in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital.…
Unilorin professor discovers anti-cancer, anti-TB drugs, seeks commercialization
Professor Joshua Obaleye of the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin has announced the discovery of anti-malaria, anti-cancer and anti-tuberculosis drugs by a team led by him. He said…
JUST IN: Why I shunned PFN panel on Busola Dakola, by Fatoyinbo
Founder of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo has explained he shunned the panel set up by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) to probe the rape allegations…
My sacking, miscarriage of justice —Melaye
The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye on Friday described the ruling of the Kogi West National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal nullifying his victory in the…
Nigerians always complain about govt but something is wrong with everybody – Ex-US envoy
Andrew Young, a former ambassador of the US to the UN, says Nigerians are always complaining about the government but that ”something is wrong with everybody”. Young said this on…
5 million emails sent in 10 days: Inside the world of 78 Nigerian Yahoo Boys
An American online publisher focusing on the tech industry, TechCrunch, has revealed that a whopping five million emails were sent within 10 days by a group of 80 Internet scammers who were rounded up in an…
$11 Million Fraud: Obinwanne Okeke hires Nigerian lawyer to lead trial
Obinwanne Okeke, the Abuja-based businessman arrested earlier this month for Internet fraud in the United States, has hired a new lawyer to help fight off the criminal charges levelled against him by American…
BREAKING: Tribunal sacks Dino Melaye as Kogi West Senator
The Kogi State National Assembly/State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has quashed the victory of Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district.Melaye (PDP) was declared winner in the February…
‘Keep writing letters but pay your taxes’ — BMO taunts Obasanjo
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) says it is shameful that a company owned by former president Olusegun Obasanjo is on the list of tax defaulters released by the Federal Inland Revenue Service…
BBNaija: Again! ‘The Icons’ wins wager task
‘The Icons’ group of the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show, have won this week’s wager task. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the group has been on a streak as this is…
Barbeque In The Park – The Biggest Music, Games and Food Event in Lagos
This year's Sallah celebration was provided with a new avenue for merriment in the form of Barbeque In The Park which was held on August 13, 2019 at Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos.…
‘God doesn’t forsake his own’ — Iwu quotes Bible over N1.2bn fraud trial
Maurice Iwu, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says God has not abandoned him in his ordeal with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
TCN to split, eyes $5 million digital power transmission control rooms
The Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr Usman Gur Mohammed has announced process to split the company and will spend $5 million to digitise its…
ISIS back from the dead in Syria, Iraq
US leader President Donald Trump declared total victory against ISIS too early in March as reports by US and Iraqi intelligence indicate that the group is far from being buried. On…
Striking university workers demand N30 billion earned allowance
Nigerian non-academic university workers have demanded N30 billion as payment of their earned allowances from the Nigerian government. The union lamented that 80 per cent of the money…
Unai Emery brutally tells Shkodran Mustafi to leave Arsenal
Sometimes you just have to come out and say something and bluntly as possible. Arsenal have not managed to sell Shkodran Mustafi or Mohamed Elneny yet this summer and, with just over…