BREAKING: Senate approves N30,000 minimum wage
The National Minimum Wage Act CAP N61 LFN (repeal and re-enactment) Bill, 2019, has been read for the third time and passed by the Senate on Tuesday.A report by the Ad hoc committee on National minimum wage was presented by…
Confusion in Court as Suspect Goes Missing
There was confusion in an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Monday, when a suspect, Abiodun Akinpelu, accused of defiling his five-year-old niece absconded before his arraignment. The…
Premier League is over-rated – Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed the quality of football in the Premier League was exactly as he expected it when he signed for Manchester United – over-rated. After leaving his native Sweden, Ibrahimovic…
CBN Partners 11 States On Palm Oil Production
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has begun partnership initiatives with 11 palm oil producing states with a view to reviving the sector.The apex bank said this move was in line with federal government’s resolve to return…
My two remaining months, a long distance, says Amosun
The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Monday likened his remaining two months in office to the last lap of a long-distance race.Amosun said the remaining two months were a period for him to draw more strength from…
Trump complains he is being blamed for New Zealand mass shooting
President Donald Trump of the United States has accused Fake News Media of trying to blame him for the New Zealand mass shooting. The shooting which took place last week saw the death of 50 persons with over 20 injured.…
PDP, Atiku assemble 400 witnesses against Buhari’s victory
The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate in the February 23, 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, said on Monday that they had assembled over 400 witnesses to testify at the Presidential…
National Enquirer reportedly paid $200,000 for Jeff Bezos nude and texts
The National Enquirer reportedly paid Michael Sanchez, the brother of Jeff Bezos’ mistress $200,000 for Jeff Bezos nude and texts messages used in their story that destroyed the billionaire’s marriage. Michael Sanchez received the…
Rivers Elections: We feel betrayed by INEC – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army on Monday said it felt betrayed after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) indicted soldiers, alongside armed thugs, over the violence that forced the suspension…
Man kills brother-in-law over N30,000 debt in Ondo
The police in Ondo State on Monday said they had arrested one Segun Oni for allegedly killing his brother-in-law, Sunday Oluwadare.According to the police, the suspect allegedly hit the deceased with a big stick on the head…
Run-offs: APC, PDP woo voters with money, gifts, lobby other parties
The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in states where the supplementary elections will hold on Saturday, March 23, are wooing voters with money, gift items and lobbying other political parties for…
332,000bpd crude production grows NNPC’s profit by N12.13bn
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has recorded a trading surplus of N12.13bn, the monthly financial and operations report of the firm for December 2018, which was released on Sunday in Abuja, has stated.According to…
No fresh building collapse on Lagos Island – LASG
The Lagos State Government has debunked claim that a building on 57 Egerton Square, Oke Arin on Lagos Island collapsed on Monday with people trapped. There have been several reports online, including videos that…
Court nullifies Omo-Agege’s candidacy
A Federal High Court in Asaba on Monday nullified the candidacy of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta Central and other APC candidates in the just-concluded elections. The court sacked the Jones…
Gunmen kill Nigerian Army Garrison Commander
An army spokesman has confirmed the killing of Col. Mohammed Barack, the Garrison Commander, 33 Artillery Brigade of Nigerian Army in Shadawanka Barracks, Bauchi, Unidentified gunmen killed the officer…
Presidential poll: Sack Buhari, declare me winner, Atiku tells tribunal
*Lines up 20 SANs, 400 witnesses *Adds: We’ve solid case against Buhari In a rush to beat the 21 days deadline provided by the Electoral Act, lawyers to the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji…
Akpabio approaches tribunal to reclaim mandate
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) for Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has approached the election tribunal sitting in Uyo to commence legal processes to challenge…
I met Tonto Dikeh at a night club – Olakunle Churchill
Olakunle Churchill, the estranged husband of actress Tonto Dikeh, has opened up on how he met her at a night club in Lagos before they proceeded to getting married. Olakunle Churchill made this known in an interview with Azuka…
Alan Krueger dies aged 58, commits suicide
Alan Krueger has died, aged 58. The famed economist and economic advisor to Barack Obama and Bill Clinton reportedly committed suicide. Krueger served as chief economist for the U.S. Department of Labor during the Clinton administration…
My asset declaration forms were tampered with, says Onnoghen
Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says his two asset declarations forms submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) were tampered with. Speaking through his counsel, Adegboyega…
PHOTOS: Buhari welcomes Sanwo-Olu to Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari received Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor-elect at Aso Rock, Abuja, on Monday. Sanwo-Olu was accompanied by Obafemi Hamzat, his running mate in the election. The governor-elect tweeted saying, he and…
We’ll soon start jailing parents who refuse to enroll children in school – FG
Adamu Adamu, minister of education, says the federal government will soon a effect policy to prosecute parents who refused to enroll children of school age in schools across the country. Adamu made this known in…
Don’t Approve Amosun’s ‘Injury-Time’ Loan Requests, Ogun APC Tells Banks
The Ogun State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned banks and other financial institutions not to succumb to threats and pressures from the outgoing governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, to…
Boss Mustapha, Malami, Sirika… Ministers Who Will Make Buhari’s Next Cabinet
Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has been tipped to retain his seat in Buhari's second term cabinet, SaharaReporters can report. Abubakar Malami, Minister of Justice and…