Charges against Jussie Smollett ‘dropped’
Prosecutors have dropped all charges against US actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly staging a racist and homophobic attack, his lawyers say. The Empire actor attended a court hearing in Chicago on Tuesday,…
Police most corrupt institution in Nigeria – Survey
A new public survey released today by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) reports high levels of corruption in public institutions in Nigeria for the past 5 years. Of the five major…
2019 World Water Day: NBC Advocates Need for Efficient Water Management Usage
Nigerian Bottling Company Limited, a member of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC) and bottler of Coca-Cola brands in Nigeria has joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Water Day…
JUST IN: Ndume disagrees with APC over Senate Presidency
The senator representing Borno South Mohammed Ali Ndume has disagreed with the position taken by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan should be the…
BREAKING: INEC reveals date for Adamawa supplementary election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has scheduled the governorship supplementary election in Adamawa State for Thursday 28th March. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state,…
Inconclusive Elections And The Antics Of PDP Crybabies
Soon after the gubernatorial elections held on March 9 and after election in scores of states were declared inconclusive, the PDP went hysterical about inconclusive elections. To them, declaring elections…
Actress, Daniella Okeke Celebrates 32nd Birthday With Lovely New Photos
Nollywood actress, Daniella Okeke who turned 32 today, March 26, 2019, took to her Instagram to share these beautiful photos of herself posing two ensembles to celebrate her day.
Denrele Edun Shares Moment He Was Goofing Around With Ex First Lady Patience Jonathan (Video)
Denrele has shared a video of him goofing around with former First Lady, Patience Jonathan. Sharing the video, he captionied it, VAN-DA-LI-ZATION! And that's the current Keyword for Dr Dame Chief (Mrs) Patience Goodluck Jonathan! And…
Outsider won’t impose next senate president – PDP senators
The Peoples Democratic Party members in the Senate have asked their All Progressives Congress colleagues to leave the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, out of their schemes to produce the ninth senate president. The…
BREAKING: CBN MPC reduces interest rate — two years after retaining 14%
The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the monetary policy rate by 50 basis points. This means that the MPR, which is put at 14%, was eased to 13.5%. Announcing…
Neymar in talks over Paris Saint-Germain contract extension – Father
Neymar’s father has quelled transfer speculation around his son by claiming that he and Paris Saint-Germain are already discussing a contract extension. The departure of Cristiano Ronaldo has left a…
BREAKING: Court asks INEC to proceed with Adamawa supplementary election
A high court in Yola, Adamawa state capital, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to proceed with the supplementary election in the state. The court had previously restrained…
McGregor Retires From MMA
Conor McGregor, a former two-weight UFC world champion, has announced his retirement from MMA.McGregor, 30, wrote on Twitter: "Hey guys quick announcement, I've decided to retire from the sport formally known as 'Mixed Martial…
Nigeria no longer high risk for money laundering, says NFIU
NIGERIA has scored a major point in its anti-money laundering battle. The country has been withdrawn by the Council of Europe from the list of High-Risk Third Country with deficiencies in money…
I’ve contested my last election… I’ll like to leave something behind – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has frowned at some actions and decisions of the 8th National Assembly, saying such activities remain regrettable. The president, who made his feeling known when he hosted state…
Homeless Nigerian Chess prodigy gets new apartment in New York
The eight-year-old Nigerian chess champion, Tanitoluwa Adewunmi, and his family have moved into a new apartment, courtesy of goodwill donations after his success story went viral. According to the New…
Elections: EU observers commend INEC
The European Union Election observation Mission (EUEOM) to Nigeria has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for improving electoral procedures and logistics following the March 23…
Ahmed Musa redeems N4million promise to the U-23 Eagles
With the dust barely settling following their 4-0 thumping of their Libyan counterparts in an AFCON U-23 qualifiers, the Naira rain has already started as Super Eagles and Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia forward,…
NASS LEADERSHIP: APC Settles For Gbajabiamila As Govs, Senators-elect Meet PMB
To avoid a repeat of the 2015 mistakes when some All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers connived with their Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterparts to hijack the leadership of the 8th Assembly, the national leadership…
Donald Trump declares ‘complete exoneration’ after Robert Mueller finds no collusion
US President Donald Trump has declared himself completely exonerated after his campaign was cleared of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election, in a major boost for his re-election hopes. The…
If Presidential elections were to hold ten times, Atiku will lose ten times to Buhari – BMO
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) says Abubakar Atiku’s suit challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari would fail because it lacks merit.The group said this in a statement signed by its chairman Niyi Akinsiju and…
Regularise multiple shareholding accounts before Dec. 31 – SEC tells Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged investors with multiple shareholding accounts to regularise such before December 31, 2019. Addressing the press at the first quarter Post Capital…
AfCFTA: Kagame speaks on Buhari and the Nigeria problem
Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, says Nigeria is sorting things out to get on the continental free trade area agreement, already signed by a majority of countries in Africa. Speaking at the Africa CEO forum on…
South-East APC demands Reps speakership
THE South East, All Progressives Congress, APC, Youths Consultative Forum, has called on the leadership of the party to zone the position of speaker to the zone.National Coordinator of South East APC youths group, Romanus…