Kano elections: Governor Ganduje says his govt will not tolerate breach of peace
Ahead of the supplementary elections in Kano on Saturday, Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state says that his government will not tolerate any breach of peace by any group or person in the state.…
Federal government yet to remove five percent VAT in air transport
About nine months into the Federal Government’s suspension of mandatory five per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) in air transport, airlines are yet to see the implementation. Airlines operators Monday, said…
Alexis Sanchez desperate to ‘bring joy’ to Manchester United fans
Alexis Sanchez is determined to put his difficult first year at Manchester United behind him and deliver success to the club’s fans. The Chile international has endured a tough time at Old Trafford since moving…
BREAKING: Court Stops INEC From Announcing Rivers Governorship Election Result
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to halt the collation and announcement of the result of the governorship and house of assembly elections in…
NIBSS upgrades systems for anticipated 100% rise in POS transactions
The Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement Systems says it has upgraded its systems to accommodate an anticipated 100% rise in point-of-sale transactions. Addressing journalists on Tuesday at the agency’s headquarters,…
Why I Don’t Want To Speak On Presidential Election – Obasanjo
Speaking about the just concluded presidential election would amount to sub judice since the matter is already before the court, former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Tuesday. Obasanjo said this on Tuesday in…
Boeing expects 737 Max software fix by end of March
Boeing has told airlines it expects to have new software for its 737 Max plane ready by the end of the month. The plane has been grounded following the Ethiopian Airlines aircraft crash earlier this month.…
JUST IN: UNILAG’s Creative Art Department Is On Fire
The Creative Art Department of the University of Lagos, Lagos, is currently on fire. The fire emanated from the generator house of the department. Two buses carrying fire-fighters have been deployed to the…
Banks with more women on board better managed – Emefiele
Banks with more women on their boards and in top managements are generally better managed, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has said. He spoke at the CBN celebration of the…
9th N’Assembly: North-Central APC Reps demand position of speaker
Members of the All Progressives Congress from the North-Central geopolitical zone in the House of Representatives have called on the ruling party to zone the position of the speaker in the coming 9th…
Nigerians react as Black face accuses 2face of being ‘gay
Reactions have trailed Blackface’s claim that Nigerian Star Singer, 2face Idibia was gay. DAILY POST reports that Blackface in his newly released diss song titled ‘War’ targeted at 2face Idibia accused…
Koffi Olomide bags two years in prison for raping 15 year-old girl
International music star, Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba a.k.a. Koffi Olomide was handed a two years suspended jail sentence by a court in France for raping a 15 year-old girl. He was sentenced in absentia as he was…
See This Chinese Restaurant In Lagos That Doesn’t Serve Or Admit Nigerians
Nigerians are not allowed to enter or order food at a racist Chinese restaurant called Shi Shi in Lagos, The PUNCH has reported.The PUNCH reporter visited the restaurant to find out the claims made by some Nigerians on social…
How Ajimobi Lost His Bid To Install His Principal Private Secretary As Next Oyo Speaker
Had Abiola Ajimobi, the outgoing Governor of Oyo State, won his Oyo South senatorial election, he would have gone all out to ensure the emergence of Seyi Adisa, his 34-year-old Principal Private Secretary, as…
PHOTOS: Bola Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande visit President Buhari in State House, Abuja
Photo credit: Bashir Ahmad
Court adjourns ex-Governor Fayose’s alleged N2.2 billion fraud trial to March 19
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, March 18, 2019, adjourned further hearing in the trial of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, to…
Courtois turns down move to Man Utd as Real Madrid eye De Gea
Thibaut Courtois has snubbed a potential move to Manchester United this summer in a swap deal with Real Madrid transfer target, David de Gea, the UK Sun reports. Real Madrid have held interest in De Gea…
Be ready for VAT increase – FIRS tells Nigerians
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to brace for an increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) by between 35 and 50 per cent in 2019. This will raise the VAT from the current…
Hong Kong to build $79 billion artificial island
Hong Kong plans to build one of the world’s largest artificial islands with an eye-watering $79 billion price tag, city officials announced Tuesday. The government’s HK$624 billion proposal to reclaim…
Federal government considering increase of VAT to fund national minimum wage
The federal government has made known its intention to upwardly review the Value Added Tax (VAT) as a means of funding the national minimum wage. The Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udo…
Actress Christabel Ekeh shows off her newly launched mansion (Photos)
Ghanaian actress, Christabel Ekeh has shared pictures of her newly launched mansion which reeks of nothing but taste and luxury. The actress took to social media with the pictures of the latest achievement with the caption:…
BREAKING: In Line With Court order, INEC Halts Collation Of Bauchi Gov Election Results
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has halted its scheduled collation of results for the governorship election in Bauchi State.Professor Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC),…
Nigerian woman gives birth to sextuplets in Texas (Photo)
A Nigerian woman by the name Thelma Chiaka has given birth to Sextuplets under 9 minutes at Women’s hospital of Texas. Fox News reports that she had two sets of twins boys and one set of twins girls delivered between between 4.59am and…
Anxiety in Benue, Kano, Bauchi ahead of elections
THERE is anxiety in Kano, Benue and Bauchi states over the “inconclusive” governorship elections. Collation of results is to resume today in the Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi…