2019: IDPs in Niger, Chad to vote, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has concluded a stakeholders validation conference on the framework for Internally Displaced Persons IDPs with a resolution to make special provisions for IDPs outside Nigeria to…
Lady spotted in bed with Peruzzi allegedly goes missing
The young lady who was spotted in bed with Peruzzi has allegedly gone missing. The UNILAG student was seen in bed with the singer a now viral video. According to Twitter user, @bzee01, the young lady identified as Tobi Jacobs went…
Having sex in a car is criminal offence – Lagos Police warns
The Lagos State Police Command has warned the residents of the state to desist from having being intimate in public places as sex in a car is a criminal offence punishable with 2 years imprisonment. If you recollect, a tweet credited to…
2019 Budget: Buhari awaits National Assembly’s nod for presentation
Budget and National Planning Minister Udoma Udo Udoma yesterday said the 2019 Budget was ready for presentation. He said that President Muhammadu Buhari was waiting for the National Assembly to give him a date to…
Shame To Stingy People – Father Mbaka Attacks Peter Obi Again Despite Apology
This surely has to have terminated the reputation of the catholic institution in Nigeria, the fact that Father Francis Mbaka has remained a catholic priest despite all the atrocities he has created and mixing religion and…
Fashola Urges Court to Dismiss Falana’s Suit Seeking to Compel FG to Fix Oshodi-Apapa Road
The Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has urged a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to dismiss the fundamental rights suit filed by the leading human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of…
I need a Car, enough is enough’ – Pastor shouts while preaching on the street (video)
A yet to be identified Pastor who preached on the street, is about becoming a viral sensation as he was spotted in a video shouting that needs a car. According to the Pastor who preached on the street, he needs a car to enable him…
Madrid suffer 3-0 shock Champions League defeat to CSKA Moscow
Real Madrid suffered their biggest ever home defeat in Europe as they were thrashed 3-0 by CSKA Moscow in the Champions League. The European champions, who had already won Group G, named a weakened team. Fedor Chalov…
Business Community Threatened Not to Donate to My Campaign – Jimi Agbaje
•Says Tinubu, APC paying lip service to democracy The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, Wednesday, said the ‘powers-that-be’ in the state had been threatening the…
APC ‘ll Pay Dearly in Oyo for Defrauding Me, Shittu Threatens
The Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, has threatened to work against the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, at the February elections. Shittu who lost in…
ASUP Commences Indefinite Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) Wednesday began an indefinite strike over non-implementation of the 2009 and 2017 agreement reached with the union by the federal government. The polytechnic lecturers…
Court okays nullified Rivers APC congresses
An Appeal panel in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, yesterday, struck out the three appeals by factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ojukaye Flag Amachree, challenging the October 10 judgment of a High…
I wish to see my son – Abdul-Mutallab
ALHAJI Umaru Abdul-Mutallab, the father of Umar Faoruk Abdul-Mutallab, who was convicted and handed multiple life sentences in the United States (U.S.A) for an attempted terror attack, has said he wished to see his…
$8.1b dispute: Court adjourns MTN, CBN case to next year
A Nigerian judge adjourned yesterday a hearing over an $8.1 billion dispute between South African telecoms giant MTN and the central bank until Jan. 22. The dispute is over the transfer of $8.1 billion of funds…
FIRS generates N5trn revenue
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) generated N5 trillion in the second week of this month. It said by the end of this year, it would have generated N5.3 trillion revenue. Its Executive Chairman, Mr. Tunde Fowler,…
Senate passes South East Development Commission Bill
The Senate Wednesday passed the South East Development Commission (Establishment) Bill 2018. The proposed commission aims at enhancing the infrastructural development of the South East zone, which is grappling with huge…
Michael Cohen blames Trump’s ‘dirty deeds’ as he is jailed
US President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, who once said he’d take a bullet for him, has lashed out at his ex-boss' "dirty deeds" as he was given a 36-month prison sentence. Cohen is the first member of Mr…
You couldn’t run without godfather influence, Agbaje tells Sanwo-Olu
The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Jimi Agbaje, has said that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Jide Sanwo-Olu, would not have been contesting for the Lagos seat if not for the…
Yemi Osinbajo can represent Muhammadu Buhari at presidential debate – Itse Sagay
Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), on Wednesday said Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo can represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential debate…
Court orders NB plc to apologise to customers for wrong use of “low sugar inscription’’
Justice Esohe Ikpomwen of Edo High Court, on Wednesday, ordered the Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc, to apologise to one of its customers, Prof. Ernest Izevbigie, for wrongful inscription of “low sugar’’ on its product.Izevbigie, a…
Yaya Toure hopes for Premier League return after release from Olympiakos
Yaya Toure will arrive back in London later this week and believes he can still play in the Premier League. Toure left Olympiakos ‘by mutual agreement’ on Tuesday after three months and just five appearances. It was…
Likelihood of a shock that will damage Nigeria’s economy is low – Moodys
Moodys, a credit rating agency, says that the likelihood of a shock that will damage Nigeria’s economic and fiscal strength is low. In a report titled ‘Government of Nigeria — B2 stable, Annual credit analysis’,…
Akinwunmi Ambode is my politician of the year – Gov. Shettima
Kashim Shettima, Borno governor, has described Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos, as his politician of the year. He said the governor’s acceptance of the Lagos governorship primary of the All Progressives…
JUST IN: Minister of environment resigns
Ibrahim Jibrin, minister of state for environment, has resigned from the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. His resignation was announced during the federal executive council meeting of Wednesday.…