Why we spent heavily on 2019 elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it incurred huge cost during the 2019 elections. Adedeji Soyebi, INEC national commissioner in charge of south-west, made the disclosure at a post election retreat…
Dubai Based Celebrity, Mompha Buys Himself A Mclaren ‘Flying Car’ For His Birthday
Businessman, Ismaila Mustapha aka Mompha claims he just got himself a new Mclaren 'flying car' to celebrate his birthday. The new car comes just a few weeks after he got himself a Lamborghini Aventador Roadstar a 2019 G-Wagon BiTurbo…
Davido eager to fulfill death wish of woman suffering from cancer
Popular singer, Davido is looking for a woman who is batling cancer, and her death wish is for the singer to sing for her. The woman, in the video, disclosed that her cancer is already at stage…
It’s waste of effort to jail corrupt people – Itse Sagay
Itse Sagay, chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), says it is a waste of effort to jail corrupt persons. Sagay, represented by Etannibi Alemika, PACAC member, spoke on…
US Embassy Denied More Nigerians Visit Visa In 2018 Than Year Before
For the last fiscal year 2018, a total of 143,783 non-immigrant US visas were issued to Nigerians. In the 2017 fiscal year, the figure was 168,980. In 2016, a total of 179, 145 Nigerians were granted different categories of non-immigrant…
DisCos demand cost recovery framework to invest in electricity
The electricity distribution companies (DisCos) have demanded a cost recovery framework before making investments in power distribution. Speaking at a seminar for the preparation of performance…
German Husband Kills New Wife In A 48-Hour BDSM Sex Session Days After They Walked Down Aisle
A German man is in court facing manslaughter charges for killing his new wife in a 48-hour BDSM s3x session just days after they walked down the aisle together. Ralph Jankus, 52, and his wife Christel,…
PROFILE: Mele Kyari: The new head of Nigeria’s oil giant, NNPC
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday confirmed the appointment of the Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kolo Kyari, as the new Group…
Morsi’s death must be probed, UN insists
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has defended the organisation’s call for an independent and transparent investigation into the death of former Egypt’s president Mohammed Morsi.The deputy spokesman for the UN chief,…
Son Kills Father, Buries Him In Apartment They Shared In Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State High Court, Ibiono Ibom Division has sentenced one Utibe Ita, a native of Nkim in the Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state to life imprisonment for killing his…
President Buhari appoints Mele Kyari as new NNPC GMD
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari as new Group Managing Director for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari who hails from North-East will…
Ex-minister’s son regains freedom
Dayo, abducted son of Isaac Adewole, former minister of health, has regained freedom. He was abducted at his farm in Iroko, Akinyele local government area of Oyo state around 6pm on Tuesday. Shina Olukolu,…
Restaurant Owner Uses Corpse Of Lady He Killed In Calabar To Cook Pepper Soup (Video)
A roadside restaurant owner in Calabar killed a girl and used her corpse to cook peppersoup to sell to customers. The restaurant owner was apprehended after he killed a lady with his friends and…
Buhari renews accountant-general’s tenure — first appointment after inauguration
President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Ahmed Idris as the accountant-general of the federation. Wunmi Ogunmosunle, director of communications at the office of head of the civil service of the…
DMO to offer N100bn FGN bonds
The federal government, through the Debt Management Office (DMO), will issue a N100 billion bond for subscription on June 26. In a circular posted on its website on Tuesday, the DMO said it will receive…
Man steals old woman’s undies for N2,000
A 21-year-old man, Mr Efoghae Friday, has confessed to stealing underwear belonging to a grandma in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, for payment of N2,000. The grandma, Modupe Adekoya, who expressed shock over the incident,…
‘Tell him to give me back my virginity, if he wants divorce’ – Woman tells Court
Giving her husband of two years the only condition he can get her to sign their divorce papers, 28-year-old Nigerian lady simply identified as Suliat wants her virginity returned. She had asked her…
How Herbalist defrauded Korean of N30m – Witness
A prosecution witness, Dare Folarin, has told Justice M. Abdulgafar of a Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, how a self-acclaimed herbalist, Jamiu Isiaka, defrauded a Korean national, Keun Sig Kim,…
Trouble in Ojota over death of NURTW chieftain
There was pandemonium in Ojota Wednesday following the death of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Ojota Motor Park Chairman, Eniola Afeez. Afeez, popularly called Stainless, died in…
The new method of obtaining Driver’s Licence – FRSC
A new and more efficient way of obtaining Driver’s Licence has been introduced by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in order to improve the ease of obtaining the licence and save applicants’ time waiting…
Ministerial appointment: Tinubu under attack for allegedly standing against Buhari’s nomination of…
The Save Lagos Group (SLG) has called on the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to stop playing God over rumoured plan to appoint the immediate past…
Obasanjo invited to Democracy Day celebration – Presidency
The Presidency has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo needs to explain to Nigerians why he was absent from the 2019 Presidential inauguration and Democracy Day celebrations in Abuja. A…
Youths insulting Buhari on social media have no home training – Apostle Suleman
Senior Pastor and founder, Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman has said youths insulting President Muhammadu Buhari on social media have no home training. Suleman, on…
I’m not sure I will remain in Barcelona, says Coutinho
Barcelona playmaker Philippe Coutinho has revealed that his future at the club remains uncertain. The Brazilian, who is the most expensive transfer in the Blaugrana’s history, has expressed his doubts…