Again, FG Postpones Census
The Federal Government has once again postponed the 2023 Population and Housing Census. A credible source who spoke with Daily Trust Saturday said the decision was made yesterday after a meeting between…
Lagos assembly tasks NPC on credible population, housing census
The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the National Population Commission (NPC) to conduct a credible population and…
NYSC INAUGURATES SKILL ACQUISITION CENTRE IN YOBE CAMP
....DG tasks Corps Members on in-camp, post-camp training The Director…
Court bars FG from Ajaokuta steel, iron ore mining concession
Ajaokuta steel plant A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the Federal Government to desist from proceeding with the concession of the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) and the National Iron Ore…
Taste buds to tingle as GTCO Food & Drink Festival starts today
L - R: Cornelius Onuoha, Managing Director, RedGecko PR Ltd; Tolulope Onipede, Corporate Communications, GTCO and Charles Eremi, Corporate Communications, GTCO at the 2023 GTCO Food and Drink Festival Media briefing and interaction.…
PDP’s Wike, Makinde beg Nigerians to support President-elect, Tinubu
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and his counterpart in Oyo State, Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to rally round the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, saying the time for politics is now over. The duo made…
10th NASS: Poll tips Betara for House Speaker
…….As groups plan mass advocacy walk for Borno lawmaker Ahead of the inauguration of the National Assembly in June, the Chairman of, the House Committee on Appropriations, Hon. Aliyu Muktar Betara, has emerged as the…
Three Nigerian citizens extradited to U.S. for international fraud scheme
Three Nigerian nationals were extradited to the Southern District of Florida to face federal charges related to allegations that they operated an international fraud scheme. Kennedy Ikponmwosa was extradited from Spain…
Flutterwave founder Olugbenga Agboola joins board of Lagoon Hospital as co-owner
Flutterwave Lagoon Hospital, a top private tertiary care and healthcare service provider in Nigeria, has appointed Olugbenga Agboola OON, the co-founder and CEO of Flutterwave, as a director alongside Fola…
Impose visa ban on Buhari after May 29 – PDP urges international community
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the international community to impose visa ban and other travel restrictions on President Muhammadu Buhari over his comments on the 2023 elections, saying he was gloating…
US completes $38m Kainji air base upgrade to ‘boost war against terrorism’
The United States says it has completed the $38 million upgrade of Nigeria’s Kainji air force base. In a statement on Friday, the US embassy said the improvement of the base was delivered as part of a larger $500…
Declare suspended INEC Adamawa REC wanted – CSO tells Police
The Partners for Electoral Reform, a Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) has asked the police to as a matter of urgency declare Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State…
Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, Tinubu’s First Defense Witness!
A scene no doubt made for a grade A Nollywood movie; Mr. Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed in the witness box, as first defense witness for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the…
World ‘celebrating’ Nigeria’s presidential election; history will be kind to Buhari – APC…
APC GOVERNORS The APC governors, otherwise known as the Progressive Governors Forum, say the world is “celebrating” the outcome of Nigeria’s February 25 presidential election amid the turbulence and…
South-East needs tact, not threats, in dealing with Tinubu
President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Ohanaeze Ndigbo logo In the build-up to the 2023 presidential election, I raised a stumper in a column — “If Peter Obi fails, as he certainly would, what next for the…
Over three million Nigerians live in Sudan – FG
STRANDED NIGERIAN STUDENTS IN SUDAN There are currently more than three million Nigerians living in Sudan, the northern African nation caught up in a civil war caused by two warring army generals,…
100-year-old man arrested for land grab in Ibadan
Gavel and law books stacked behind used to illustrate the story On Friday, a 100-year-old man, Oladepo Ogunlade and Musiliyu Ogundiran, 61, were arraigned before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for land…
EX-NNPC boss Yakubu sues EFCC, CBN over seized $9.8 million
Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, has sued the EFCC, the…
BBC chairman resigns over loan to Boris Johnson
BBC chairman Richard Sharp on Friday announced his resignation after an inquiry found he had breached rules for failing to declare his involvement in arranging a loan for then…
Court Convicts Lagos Fire False Caller
The Magistrate sitting at the Samuel Ilori Magistrate Court Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos has yesterday convincted one Uzuokwu Solomon of the two counts charge preferred against him by…
Jum’aat: Tinubu Joins Buhari At Aso Rock Mosque (Photos)
The President – elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday joined President Muhammadu to observe Jum’aat prayer at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He was accompanied by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila,…
BREAKING: FG Declares Monday May 1st As Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday 1st of May as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni…
Tinubu faces NASS leadership challenge, mum on Atiku’s ‘dual citizenship’ petition
Ahead of the May 29 swearing-in, President-elect Bola Tinubu and his party are faced with the challenge of the leadership of the 10th National Assembly, on top of growing number of petitions from the opposition. Atiku…
Airfares to rise, as airlines’ exchange rate hits N610/$1
Airlines’ Rate of Exchange, (RoE) has jumped from N582 per dollar to N610 per dollar. This would them mean that international fares would further increase in days to come. The development follows the rising foreign…