Parrot Nigeria News

In its over 10 years of running, this Penpoint column has hardly treated any subject in more than two editions of its host title—Daily Trust on Sunday.  However, in deference to public interest in and concern over the…

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says it has paid an insured sum of over N1.7bn to over 22,000 bank customers, following the revocation of licenses of some Microfinance Banks (MFBs) and four Primary…

President Bola Tinubu has mourned the passage of the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who died on Saturday in Kuwait City at the age of 86 years. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and…

Manchester City‘s stuttering title defence suffered another blow as Michael Olise’s 95th-minute penalty rescued a dramatic point for Crystal Palace. City had led 2-0 through goals by Jack Grealish and Rico Lewis and…

President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has declared the resolution of the Igbo community to extend their unwavering support to President Bola Tinubu. He emphasised that the Igbo are…

Chido Nwangwu writes about the recent impeachment moves spearheaded by Republicans in the House of Representatives against…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved N35,000 wage award for the state public servants for December. Also, Sanwo-Olu approved 50 per cent payment of basic salary as December bonus for all political…

Ondo State Acting Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has frozen the accounts of the 18 local government areas and 33 local council development areas, LCDAs. Reports also state that the acting governor told the newly created LCDA…

Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia combined to give Napoli a 2-1 win over struggling Cagliari on Saturday and send their side into Serie A’s Champions League places. The inspiration behind last season’s stunning…

A Vatican court on Saturday sentenced a once powerful Italian cardinal to five years and six months in jail for financial crimes at the end of a historic trial. Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who…

Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected calls by the World Bank for the Federal Government to increase the pump price of petrol to N750 a liter, warning that the bank wants to set the country on fire. According to NLC,…

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called for legislation against unexplained wealth to check the criminal activities of treasury looters. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale…

Omoyele Sowore, a renowned human rights activist, has described Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State as the “most expensive ghost worker” in the country. Mr Sowore, who spoke on Saturday at a town hall meeting in…

Banks are facing serious losses on the debt as social media platform’s business deteriorates  Elon Musk has told some of the…

Matthew Perry's cause of death has been revealed, nearly two months after his unexpected death. The Los Angeles medical examiner determined the beloved Friends star…

Nigerian popular cleric and General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said that he believes Nigeria still has a great future. Adeboye made this known in a video that was played on…

Amid the festering political crisis in Rivers State, the National Coordinator, South-South Leadership Forum, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, on Saturday said Governor Siminalayi Fubara offered to resign his position before…

A 35-year-old suspect, Akeem, who was arrested by detectives in Ogun State Police Command for allegedly murdering an 18-year-old student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Quadri Salami, to get body parts for sale, has revealed…

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdur-Rosheed Akanbi has said that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is the bravest president elected to lead Nigeria. Oba Akanbi stated this at the 32nd Iwo Day Anniversary held at the Oluwo township stadium on…

al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, has died at the age of 86. The Kuwaiti state television channel announced the leader’s passing on Saturday. Nawaf who was named…

The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, says he has decided to leave active politics, as he notes that he is beginning to develop allergy to political…

Barely 72 hours after assuming office as the acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has temporarily suspended Bola Alabi, the chief of protocol to ailing Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. This came after Mr Aiyedatiwa was…

The Labour Party (LP) has withdrawn its petition against the election of Rivers State governor, Sim Fubara, in March 2023. The Labour Party also dropped its petition against the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…

President Bola Tinubu has celebrated his friend and ally, former President Muhammadu Buhari, on his 81st birthday. The President in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale,…