Beer-drinking jibe: I was referring to APC members in Benue, says Ortom
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has clarified his comment on citizens “drinking beer” and sleeping all day. In a statement on Saturday, Nathaniel Ikyur, chief press…
Ethiopia PM Abiy says military will ‘destroy’ Tigray rebels
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his soldiers would “destroy” rebels from the northern Tigray region, in the latest instalment of state media footage purportedly showing him at…
Man, 34, defiles friend’s 10-year-old daughter in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 34-year-old man, Godwin Iroro, for allegedly defiling his friend’s 10-year-old daughter. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Adekunle…
Air Peace to resume flight to Dubai
Air Peace Limited on Saturday said it would soon resume its flight services to Dubai. The statement, which was posted on the airline’s Instagram page revealed that the Dubai service will resume…
Terrorists Plan To Launch Attack On Ogun Border Communities – DSS
Terrorists have formulated plans to launch attacks on Ogun border communities and other border communities across the country. This was revealed by the Department of State Services.…
We Found Names Of Babies In Borno Payroll – Zulum
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has stated that an employee verification exercise has uncovered names of babies in the payroll of Shani Local Government Area. The monthly…
JUST IN: We’ll Lift Telecoms Ban In 48 Hours – Matawalle
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle has announced that the ban on telecommunication networks in Zamfara State will be lifted on Tuesday. The telecommunication services were disrupted in the…
Kaduna: POS Operators Jubilate As Govt Restores Telecommunication Services
Operators of Point of Sale (POS) outlets in parts of Kaduna State resumed services on Saturday following the restoration of telecommunication networks in the state. Telecommunication…
Arsenal Brush Aside Newcastle As Howe Suffers First Defeat
Arsenal got back on track with a 2-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday as Eddie Howe suffered his first defeat as manager of the Premier League strugglers. Mikel Arteta’s side…
You Drink All Day Yet Accuse Me Of Not Adding Value To Your Lives – Ortom Tells Benue Citizens
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused his citizens of heaping unverified criticism on him after getting themselves drunk. Ortom said some of them usually start drinking…
FG asks ALL workers to resume, present proof of COVID vaccination
Folasade Yemi-Esan, the head of service of the federation, says all civil servants will be required to show proof of COVID-19 test and vaccination beginning from December 1. …
P&G recalls body sprays sold in US after detecting cancer-causing chemical
Procter & Gamble (P&G), an American multinational consumer goods company, says it is voluntarily recalling some of its Old Spice and Secret aerosol antiperspirant sprays…
₦17 Billion Paris Club Refund Landed Obiano On EFCC’s Watch List
Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, was placed on a watchlist by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly mismanaging over N17 billion Paris Club refund…
We’ve Carried Out Due Diligence In Honeywell Acquisition – Flour Mills
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (’FMN”) has assured its stakeholders that the recent announcement by the Group to assume majority shareholder status of Honeywell Flour Mills Plc (HFMP) on Monday 22 of…
Airports Authority Suspends Staff Over Extortion Of Passengers
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended some of its staff over alleged extortion of passengers. FAAN, in a statement by Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, the…
Osun APC In Disarray As Oyetola, Aregbesola Battle For Supremacy
As the July 16, 2022, off-season governorship election in Osun State draws nearer, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state is in disarray as Governor Adegboyega Oyetola…
Currency in circulation rose by 4.58% to N2.97tn in October – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the currency in circulation rose by 4.58% from N2.84tn in September to N2.97tn in October. This amounted to a N129bn increase, according to…
Ondo couple, friend murdered by ‘Yahoo Boys’, dumped in toilet
Two lovers and their friend have been murdered in their house located at Aralusi quarters in Akure, the Ondo state capital, by suspected Yahoo Yahoo boys (internet fraudsters). The…
CBN to set up finance centre at Eko Atlantic City in 2022
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will set up an international financial centre at the Eko Atlantic City by the second quarter of 2022 to attract investors. Godwin Emefiele,…
IPOB declares war against unknown gunmen
RECENT events across the South East geopolitical zone have shown that the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has started heeding to the words of Igbo leaders on the way…
Bandits terrorising us are terrorists – Arewa Consultative Forum backs FG
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has said that the declaration of bandits as terrorists was long overdue because those who terrorise a whole country had no other name. “It is long…
Direct primaries and direct wahala for godfathers
The claim by some Nigerians that there is no difference between the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC may have been consolidated by the parties’ common…
Special Forces kill scores of bandits terrorising Abuja-Kaduna Road
Special Forces of the Nigerian military have chased dozens of bandits and other criminal elements to their hideouts in Kaduna forests and killed them. The onslaught on the men of the…
Proscription order: Military to unleash Tucano warplanes against bandits
Following a ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday declaring bandits as terrorists, the Nigerian Air Force is set to deploy Super Tucano aircraft in the North-West and…