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Train accident: Why crashed bus was overloaded, says Lagos
The Lagos State Government on Friday explained why the ill-fated staff bus, which collided with a train at the Shogunle axis of the state leading to the death of six persons, was overloaded. It said the bus…
APC to meet senators-elect, Reps-elect Monday
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress will meet with the party’s senators-elect and members of the House of Representatives-elect on Monday. The meeting, which is scheduled to be held at the State…
Labour Party may end up like APGA – a failed experiment
It may just be a bubble. A phantasm. An ignis fatuus. A castle on quicksand. It may not take long before the house caves in. The Labour Party electoral rendition is a thrilling experiment of what could…
UNILAG shifts resumption date
The University of Lagos, UNILAG, has announced the postponement of the resumption of academic activities from March 14 to March 21. This is contained in a statement by the institution’s Head,…
Seplat Energy CEO, Roger Brown, steps aside
Seplat Energy Plc says its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Roger Brown, has stepped aside from running the company for a period of seven days. The company said in a corporate disclosure made available to…
I will not endanger peace of Nigeria – Peter Obi
The candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has promised that he will not endanger the relative peace existing in Nigeria in his challenge of the results of the February 25 presidential election. Obi…
INEC Chairman, Yukubu threatens to sue PDP for defamation
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has threatened to sue the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for defaming his character. The PDP had called for the resignation of…
Alleged organ harvesting: Ekweremadu speaks in court
Ike Ekweremadu, a former Deputy President of the Senate, told a London court that his doctor advised him against seeking a kidney donor from among his family members. Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, are…
Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ hits 400m views on YouTube – how the song came about
Nigerian singer Rema has not just achieved a major feat in his career, he has set a new record. His hit track, ‘Calm Down’ has surpassed 400 million views on Youtube, making him the first Afrobeat artiste to do so.…
Court orders U.S. bank to release $604,000 from Bidemi Rufai’s account
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Tacoma has ordered TD Bank to turn over…
Uganda mulls bill jailing landlords who rent houses to gay people
Uganda’s parliament is considering a law that criminalises anyone identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ). On Thursday, members of parliament said the bill was necessary as the…
‘The hatred for me is too much’ – Desmond Elliot laments
Nollywood actor and politician, Desmond Elliot, has bemoaned the level of hatred he receives from people over the comment he made back in 2020. Recall that in 2020 during the #ENDSARS protest, Elliot…
Empower HER – Fidelity Bank helps women achieve their dreams
For Fidelity Bank, the idea of empowering her goes beyond providing a workplace that…
Supreme court sacks Shekarau as senator-elect
The supreme court has affirmed the nomination of Rufai Hanga as the Kano central senatorial district candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The apex court removed Ibrahim Shekarau, a former Kano governor,…
IWD: ‘Women play crucial roles in Dangote Group success story’- Fatima Aliko Dangote
Executive Director, Commercial, NASCON Allied Industries, Fatima Aliko Dangote…
Orji Kalu loses phone to robbers in Abuja
A former governor of Abia State and the incumbent Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu on Thursday said some yet-to-be-identified persons have stolen his mobile phone. POLITICS NIGERIA…
MURIC attacks Cardinal Onaiyekan over 2023 election
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Thursday criticised the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, for describing the victory of President-Elect in…
$9.6bn P&ID fraud: Nolan’s sureties at risk of losing N50m bonds to FG
Justice Modupe Oso-Adebiyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gudu, Abuja, has ordered sureties to James Nolan to produce him before the court in September 2023, or risk forfeiting their bonds…
Lagos APC reacts to Afenifere’s endorsement of LP’s Rhodes-Vivour
The Lagos chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC has reacted to the public endorsement of the Labour Party candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour for the March 18 governorship election in state by…
Appeal Court reserves verdict on bid to disqualify Tinubu, Shettima
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, reserved its judgement on a suit the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, filed to disqualify the president-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives…
FCT Monarch Slumps, Dies In Palace
Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu, the traditional ruler of Yaba in Abaji area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is dead. A member of the deceased family, Shuaibu Abdullahi, confirmed the…
PDP Demands Arrests Over Burning Of Lagos Auto Parts Market
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday called on security agencies to immediately apprehend suspected hoodlums responsible for the burning of Akere Motor Parts and Allied Dealers Market in Lagos…
Politicians Collected Our Account Numbers Without Paying, Niger Voters Cry Out
Voters in Niger State have accused politicians of deception by collecting their account numbers before the presidential and National Assembly elections without paying them. Mrs Felicia Sunday told…
Nigeria’s Oil Production Rises By 3% To 1.30mbpd In February – NUPRC
Nigeria’s oil production increased to 1,306,304 barrels per day (bpd) in February 2023, data from the latest crude oil and condensate production report of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory…