Buhari, Osinbajo’s absence at Shagari’s funeral unpardonable, says PDP
The main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, has condemned in strong terms the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the burial of ex-President Shehu Shagari.Shagari died last Friday, aged 93,…
This time last year, I often cried myself to sleep – Toolz talks trauma of miscarriage
Weeks after the arrival of her first child, Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru has spoken about the pain of suffering a miscarriage. The on-air-personality, who welcomed her newborn mid-December, said she often cried herself to…
Sugar-sweetened beverages linked to higher risk of kidney disease – Study
The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is linked to a higher likelihood of developing chronic kidney disease, a new study has found. The community-based study of African-American adults was published in the Clinical…
Ambode ends Lagos tradition, begins 2019 without presenting budget
The over 100,000 Lagos civil servants and other stakeholders, yesterday, left office to welcome Year 2019 without understanding the State government’s financial direction for the year. The 2018 budget expired yesterday.Unlike the…
Petrol tanker rams into six vehicles in Lagos
Tragedy was averted on Monday as a petrol tanker rams into vehicles in the Gbagada-Iyana Oworo area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the accident, which happened around 5pm, involved six vehicles and a tanker laden…
Mayweather makes $9M in 139 seconds after beating Tenshin Nasukawa
Floyd Mayweather has just made $9M in 139 seconds after beating 20-year-old kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in exhibition bout. Floyd Mayweather came out of retirement briefly to score a lucrative victory in an exhibition boxing match in…
Dr Chris Okafor acquires a private jet (Photos)
About two years ago, the General Overseer of the Mountain of Miracles and Liberation Ministries, Dr. Chris Okafor was rumored to have purchased a private jet. According to one Mr. Brown, a freelance blogger who broke the…
Second Niger Bridge: FG votes N2bn for compensation
The Federal Government has set aside N2 billion to compensate those dislodged on the Right of Way (RoW) of the Second Niger Bridge, The Nation has learnt. The cash is under the main contract stage of the bridge…
Minimum Wage: N30,000 ‘neither realistic nor sustainable,’ Governors insist
The N30,000 minimum wage demand of labour unions is “neither realistic nor sustainable,” the Nigeria Governors Forum has said. Instead, the NGF said, states should pay a minimum wage of N22,500 but any governor…
Brexit: Number of Britons seeking Irish passports up 22 per cent in 2018
The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose by 22 per cent in 2018, Ireland’s foreign office said on Monday, more than doubling the total of annual applications since Britain voted to leave the…
Choose path of progress – Tinubu tells Nigerians
NIGERIANS should resist any attempt to roll back the progress recorded in the past three and half years by signing up for continuity in the New Year, All Progressive Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Access Bank, Diamond customers to access over 3, 100 ATMs for free
Customers of Access Bank and Diamond will use their Automatic Teller Machine, ATM, cards for transactions with other banks without the usual charge as from January 1, 2019.Users on queue at a bank’s ATMAccording to the…
Inside story of how and why Atiku left Nigeria Customs 30 years ago
About six weeks to the 2019 presidential election, most Nigerians are probably unaware of the circumstances under which one of the frontrunners, Atiku Abubakar, left his first public service career 30 years ago.…
Chelsea break £400m turnover barrier, post £62m profit
A return to Champions League football and prominent player sales allowed Premier League giants Chelsea to record a record £443.4 million ($562 million) turnover and £62 million profit for the 2017/18 season, the club announced on…
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren may run for President
Elizabeth Warren U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren took a step toward a Presidential bid on Monday with the launch of a Committee to explore her chances. The move makes Warren, 69, the first prominent Democrat to…
My election not a do or die affair – Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his second term bid is not a do or die affair, thus reiterating his previous pledge for a free, fair and credible polls. The president’s declaration comes 47 days to the…
Why Atiku may lose 2019 presidential election – PDP Governor
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state governor has warned that his party might lose the 2019 presidential election if it fails to address the concerns of party leaders over a plethora of issues he said were drawing…
Akinwunmi Ambode urges new Head of Service to inject fresh ideas, vibrancy into civil service
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday swore in Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola as the 21st Head of Service (HOS) of the State, with a charge on him to inject fresh ideas, vibrancy and new energy that will take…
Ribadu donates offices, campaign buses to Buhari’s reelection
Nuhu Ribadu, pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has handed over his campaign offices and buses to the reelection bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. Ribadu who sought and lost…
Thousands to miss visa appointments as US embassy closes indefinitely
Thousands of Nigerians will miss their visa appointments as the United States embassy in Abuja and its consulate in Lagos have shutdown indefinitely. This implies that persons who have applied for tourist, study,…
Amazing Photos Of Super Eagles Striker, Jude Ighalo’s Completed Mansion In Lekki Lagos
This is truly an edifice, Jude Ighalo shows off his completed mansion at Lekki area of Lagos Dem finish work for here!
Dollar drifts in year-end trade as clouds gather
The dollar was broadly steady in thin year-end trading on Monday with the Australian dollar leading gainers as tensions over a trade dispute between the United States and China faded on expectations of progress in…
Afe Babalola asks federal government to name FUTA after Shehu Shagari
The Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) has urged the Federal Government to name the Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Akure, after the late Second Republic…
Shisha worst than cigarettes – Study reveals
Scientists in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi have found that Shisha pipes posed more serious medical problems compared to cigarettes.  Ms Ayesha Mohammed, a chemistry lecturer at the University of Sharjah and the lead…