Parrot Nigeria News

Nigerians in the diaspora have taken President Donald Trump’s compliment on how amazing Nigeria is to the next level. During a press conference with President Muhammadu Buhari in Washington, Trump had said he would like to visit…

Dance music superstar Avicii committed suicide by slashing himself with a shard of glass, the celebrity gossip site TMZ reported Tuesday. A representative for the Swedish DJ did not reply to requests for comment. But his family…

Rapper Kanye West, on the receiving end in the music world after backing President Donald Trump, sparked fresh outrage Tuesday when he called slavery “a choice.” The rapper, never shy about expressing himself, made the comments in…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that most youths from the northern part of the country are either uneducated or school dropouts. He also said God would judge past leaders who misgoverned the country. Buhari said because Nigerian…

A 25-year-old man, Nura Abdullahi has been jailed by a Katsina Senior Magistrate’s Court for attempting to win back his former wife. The court sentenced Abdullahi for trespass, abduction and enticing another man’s wife. Abdullahi, who…

US President Donald Trump seemed pleased Tuesday by a suggestion he should get the Nobel Peace Prize for his upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, promising that a time and place for the historic meeting will soon be…

Facebook on Tuesday gave its popular Messenger app the ability to translate missives in real time, deploying artificial intelligence to enable text conversations between people using different languages. Messenger has become a tool…

20-year-old Jasmine from Paris, who auctioned her virginity online through Cinderella Escorts has reportedly fallen for the Millionaire businessman who bought her for sex. According to reports, a 'smart' and 'successful' Wall Street…

•PDP chief sues minister for N5b Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain Raymond Dokpesi’s United States (U.S.)visa has ben revoked because his name is on the looters list released by the Federal Government, the media mogul has…

No fewer than 31 million customers have been captured in the Bank Verification Number (BVN), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. “As at December 2017, the implementation of the project recorded 31,426,091 registered BVNs and…

President orders recruitment of 6,000 policemen ‘States can’t fund own police’ PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in the United States (U.S.) spoke on former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s January 23 “Special Statement”, which asked…

A Fulani socio-cultural organisation, Gan Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria (GAFDAN), has volunteered to midwife a peaceful resolution of herdsmen/farmers crises. A statement yesterday by the National President, Sale…

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and wife Abimbola are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary yesterday, May 1. The former Lagos State Governor and his wife got married in 1993 and they have children.

Some influential members have donated a total of 124 vehicles to Kebbi State chapter to of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2019 elections campaign. The vehicles were donated at the inauguration of the state executive…

Who says 'old' men don't love? Fani Kayode is in love and just like Davido he is not hiding it. The former Minister took to twitter to praise the mother of his son, who is also believed to be carrying triplets at the moment. Fani posted…

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday said what observers thought was fire at its headquarters was just smoke. In a statement sent to reporters on Tuesday, the bank’s spokesperson said “Reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria head…

More than 60 people were killed in twin suicide bombings in Mubi, Adamawa State, on Tuesday. Two local residents who attended funerals of the victims told AFP. One, Muhammad Hamidu, said: “I took part in the burial of 68 people. More…

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally explained what he meant by the remarks he recently made about Nigerian youths that led to widespread criticisms while he was away in London. Parrot Nigeria recalls that while speaking at the…

The visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to US President Donald Trump has yielded the finalisation of negotiations to repatriate more than 500 million dollars (about 190 billion Naira) of Nigeria’s looted money traced to the U.S.…

A former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has declared that she is done serving Nigeria. Okonjo spoke at an event preceding the presentation of the book, “Fighting Corruption is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines”…

Tuesday, May 1 is Worker’s Day all over the world and expectations are that questions will be asked of what Muhammadu Buhari, the President of Nigeria is doing to make life better for workers in the country. I place a caveat here. I…

The social media has been agog since the ace Nigerian musician, Davido, presented his girlfriend, Avril Chioma Rowland, a Porsche worth N45m as birthday gift on Tuesday. Someone took to Twitter to compare Chioma’s expensive gift with…

America’s 2016 Democratic presidential flag bearer, Hillary Clinton, has rearranged her Twitter bio to reflect the counsel given her by Nigerian-born novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Late last month, Chimamanda had asked the…

The governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has announced automatic promotion for all workers in the state civil service, with the exception of those who are newly employed.He also promised that because of the fondness he had for the…