For James Faleke, personal interest comes first and not the people
It is 2018, the year preceding the 2019 general elections and all parties are filling up candidates for all positions in accordance with INEC directives. In Lagos state, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has opted for direct…
Priest kills himself in church amid assault claim
A 38-year-old French priest in a town in northern France committed suicide in his church after being accused of molesting a girl, local prosecutors and police sources told AFP on Wednesday. Jean-Baptiste Sebe killed himself on…
National Assembly collected N200 billion for constituency projects in three years –…
The Office of Accountant General of the Federation has revealed that members of the National Assembly collected about N200 billion for constituency projects between 2015 and 2017. This was stated in documents sighted by newsmen from…
Osun 2018: Police have become tool of intimidation – Adeleke
Senator Ademola Adeleke, has condemned the police invitation to him over the allegation of certificate forgery, saying the force has become a toll of oppression and intimidation. Adeleke who is the governorship candidate of the…
N5.87b fine: CBN reviews new evidence from banks, MTN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is reviewing new evidence from four banks and MTN Nigeria over the sanctions slammed on them by the regulator, it was learnt yesterday. The banks – Standard Chartered Bank, Stanbic-IBTC, Citibank and…
It will be difficult for my son to be better than me – Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo has said it will be difficult for his son to become better than him. The Portuguese star claimed his son will struggle to be as good as him at football. Both are currently on the books of Juventus, Ronaldo Sr…
Eight in court for allegedly defrauding lawmaker of N38m
An Osogbo High Court in Osun yesterday remanded eight persons in Ilesa prison for allegedly defrauding an Osun lawmaker of N38 million. The accused, including Kazeem Agbabiaka, 40, Abdulrasheed Ojonla, 45, Femi Oyebode, 30, Babatunde…
Black couple reach their goal of traveling to 100 countries in 5 years
Black couple from America, Dr. Sheba and Ronnie Dunston could not hide their excitements after they attained their goal of traveling to 100 countries of the world in five years. The couple visited Russia, India, Cuba, Romania,…
Pro-Ambode demonstration holds in Lagos
Some residents of Lagos State took to the street on Wednesday to protest against Tinubu’s refusal to back Ambode The protesters, who stormed the secretariat of the Ikeja Local Government Area in Ikeja, said the incumbent governor…
UK, group to monitor $322m Abacha loot spending
A civil society organisation, African Network for Environment and Economic Justice, said on Wednesday that it had begun the monitoring of the Federal Government’s disbursement of the $322.5m General Sani Abacha loot recovered from…
Coca Cola’s interest in cannabis presents export opportunities for Nigeria
World’s leading carbonated soft drink maker, Coca-Cola Co., said it has developed an interest in the cannabis drinks market and wants to take advantage of it with hopes of supplementing its declining sales. This could present an immense…
Buhari’s re-election bid splits ex-militant leaders
The re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general elections has split the camps of former Niger Delta militants. Why some of the ex-agitators have declared support for Buhari on the basis of his performance in the…
Why I’m studying Ronaldo training regime – Joshua
Anthony Joshua is studying Cristiano Ronaldo’s training regime in a bid to prolong his career, The Sunreports. The Portugal star’s Juventus medical this summer showed he has a biological age of 23 – despite being 10 years older. The…
1,000 local firms apply for railway contracts
At least 1,000 indigenous companies have submitted applications for various railway contracts in the 2018 fiscal year, the Nigerian Railway Corporation has said. The contractors prospecting for different railway projects were unveiled on…
Tinubu, APC mount pressure on Ambode to step down, endorse Sanwo-Olu
The battle on who gets the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State continued on Wednesday with the party leadership mounting pressure on the incumbent Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, to drop his second term bid and…
2019 Presidential Election: I’m representing youth — Jerry Gana
Former Information Minister, Professor Jerry Gana, has said the youths mandated him to be in the race for 2019 presidential elections.Professor Gana, who made this known while answering questions from journalists in Minna, Niger State…
Lagos governorship race gets more exciting
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday debunked reports on some online platforms that he has dropped his reelection bid to back one of his challengers, Jide Sanwo-Olu. He said he is still in the race. He spoke just as Mr.…
Lawyer writes Fayose, demands ‘unpaid’ N600m legal fee
Owoseni Ajayi, a lawyer based in Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, has asked Ayodele Fayose, governor of the state, to pay him a professional fee amounting to N600 million for legal services he rendered. Ajayi, who was Fayose’s …
Wasiu Ayinde is a betrayal and traitor – Obesere
•Blasts fellow artiste for supporting ongoing campaign of calumny against embattled Governor Ambode Nigerian British Fuji Music Exponent, Alhaji Abass Akande Obesere (PK1st) has lampooned fellow Fuji Music exponent Alhaji Wasiu…
Buhari orders IGP not to invite Adeleke before election
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police, not to invite Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state, before Saturday. The police had asked Adeleke to …
I will put my life, blood to see that I shake Nwosu as incoming governor – Okorocha
Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, today said he will shake his former Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu, as the incoming governor of the state, after 2019 gubernatorial election in the state, adding that by then, he would have become the…
FG suspends national carrier project
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the suspension of the national carrier project. The decision was disclosed by the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika at his office in Abuja The Minister who said the…
Police Declare Senator Adeleke Wanted For ‘Impersonation And Exam Malpractice’
The Nigeria Police Force has declared the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, wanted for examination malpractice. Adeleke, who had been in the middle of certificate scandal, was…
$60million Bank Notes Printed Abroad ‘Disappear’ In Liberia
Local bank notes worth about $60 million, printed abroad and brought into Liberia in two huge consignments, have “vanished”. The consignments were brought in between November 2017 and August 2018. According to BBC, there were reports…