CBN inhibiting Nigeria listing – MTN
MTN listing in Nigeria is being challenged by the allegation of regulatory infractions levelled against it by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The telco has completed its listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange. In its…
Jonathan mourns mentor, nationalist
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the family of late chief Tony Anenih who died on Sunday at the age of 85 years. He described him as a patriot and mentor to many Nigerians. Jonathan noted that…
Vote fraud era gone – Buhari
The era when votes were awarded to favourites of the authorities and the shortchanged told to go to court is gone, President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday. “I emphasise free and fair elections at all times,’’ he said.…
Senator under fire for ‘saying Buhari’ll lose in Northeast’
Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim came under fire yesterday for predicting a loss for President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progresives Congress (APC) in the Northeast in next year’s elections. His comment does not reflect the reality on…
BPE to raise N300b for Budget 2018 funding
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) will generate over N300 billion from privatisation and commercialisation to support the 2018 budget financing, its Director-General Dr Alex Okoh said yesterday. Okoh spoke in Lagos at…
PDP alleges smear campaign against Atiku
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said that there is a renewed smear campaign against its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. It won’t work against the party’s chances in the 2019 elections, it said yesterday.…
Barca want £133m from Man Utd for Alba
Barcelona have indicated that they will not entertain selling Jordi Alba for a cut-price fee.The Spaniard’s contract situation has allegedly led to Manchester United identifying Alba as a potential signing but according to …
2019: Buhari, Ambode, Sanwo-Olu collapse campaign teams, float ICG
AHEAD of the 2019 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State and the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, collapsed their campaign teams,…
NYSC Certificate Forgery: PDP keeps mum as Razak Atunwa plots to present WAEC as highest…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refused to explain its position to Nigerians a week after its governorship candidate in Kwara State, Rasak Atunwa, was exposed for forging the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge…
Alleged N100bn tax evasion: 150 groups ask EFCC to probe Alpha Beta
About 150 anti-corruption groups under the aegis of the Civil Society Network Against Corruption have asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to urgently investigate an alleged N100bn fraud, tax evasion and money laundering…
BREAKING: Plane carrying 188 people crashes into sea off Indonesia coast
An Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 188 passengers and crew crashed into the sea on Monday, officials said, moments after it had asked to be allowed to return to Jakarta.The jet vanished from radar just 13 minutes after taking off…
Nigeria’ll break if it becomes Islamic nation – Oyedepo
The founder and President of the Living Faith Church worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said Nigeria will break if it becomes an Islamic nation.The cleric also warned Nigerians and politicians over the unending killings of innocent…
No one needs a certificate to be elected president – Kayode Ajulo
An Abuja based legal luminary and former National Secretary of the Labour Party, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, says President Muhammadu Buhari is qualified by law to contest the 2019 presidential election.The lawyer, who doubles as the founder of…
MAMA LEE! Tanzanian wife of Nigerian shot dead in South Africa
The Nigerian Community in South Africa has expressed dismay over the fatal shooting of the wife of a member, Mrs Leyness Irumudomo. The late Leyness, aka Mama Lee, 43, was a Tanzanian married to Mr Jackson Irumudomo, a…
Nnamdi Kanu featured on Israeli National TV, reveals what he told FG
IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu who resurfaced in Jerusalem after one year of no communication, was featured on Israeli National TV yesterday. Nnamdi Kanu who spoke about his arrest, incarceration and issues with the Nigerian…
I killed my victim for being disrespectful — Murder suspect
A murder suspect, Umar Umar who was arrested by the Niger State Police Command for killing one, Mustapha Mohammed, has disclosed that he killed his victim for being disrespectful.. The murder suspect who claimed he killed the…
Anxiety grips APC govs as NWC meets
A number of All Progressives Congress, APC, governors are on tenterhooks ahead of a meeting of the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, to approve the list of its governorship candidates for the 2019 elections.The tension is…
Presidency: It’ll be Ndigbo’s turn in 2023, Buhari support group replies Fashola
THE dust raised by the Minister for Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on possible ceed of 2023 Presidency to the South West has attracted the ire of Buhari Support Organisation, BOS, in the South East.The group in…
Nigeria’s Highest Paid Video Vixen, Rachel Oluwabukola Martins AKA Dimple Weirdo Twerks Up a…
One of the most popular video vixen in Nigeria, Rachel Oluwabukola Martins AKA Dimple Weirdo serves us some hot twerk video. She is currently in Dubai for business and Tourism, see some of her photos and videos below: …
I am Learning “Shaku Shaku” Dance Moves For Our Election Campaign – Yemi Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday in Abuja, wittily said he was learning the `Shaku Shaku’ dance steps for campaigns ahead of the 2019 general elections. `Shaku Shaku’ is a popular and contemporary dance style common…
OBJ, Fasawe Settle Rift
Even if you cannot remember many of the things about him, what remains an incontestable fact is that Otunba Oyewole Fasawe, a popular socialite, was once a close ally of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. His closeness to the…
Nigeria earned $1.1tr from oil in 28 years
Nigeria made over $1.1 trillion from oil in 28 years, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, said at the weekend. According to him, corruption and the lack of will to diversify the economy over the years made it impossible for…
Supreme Court’s rebuke unsettles Court of Appeal
Last week’s Supreme Court judgment on the All Progressives Congress (APC) congresses in Rivers State has unsettled the Court of Appeal, it was learnt at the weekend. The apex court’s strong words used in the judgment,…
APC primaries: Uncertainty in Ogun over Amosun’s camp
Current moves and actions of Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s aides and close associates give uncertain signals of their next political moves ahead 2019 elections, reports Assistant Editor, Dare Odufowokan AHEAD of the 2019…