USSD debt: Telcos threaten to withdraw service, say banks owing N200bn
The Association of Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has urged banks to prioritise the payment of their unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) debt. Gbenga Adebayo, chairman of ALTON, said this during…
BREAKING: A’court declares Zamfara guber election inconclusive, orders fresh poll
The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has declared the Zamfara governorship election, inconclusive. A three-member panel of the appellate court unanimously annuled the victory of Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic…
Bankruptcy claim: Disclose what you inherited, Obi replies FG
The Labour Party candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, has challenged the Federal Government to disclose the nation’s incurred deficit by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. The…
DIRECTOR GENERAL READS RIOT ACT TO CORPS MEMBERS ON MISCONDUCT, IMPROPER DRESSINGS
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has warned Corps Members to avoid every form…
Dependant Visa Ban: UK varsities hit with low revenues as Nigerians turn to Canada
Most of the universities in the United Kingdom have been experiencing reduced admissions from international students including Nigerians over the dependant visa ban policy. UK’s Dependant visa ban Recall that the UK…
My heart bleeds for the children of Gaza
It’s so hard to watch international news these days. The images from the Gaza Strip are heart-wrenching and distressing. Injured children crying and bodies…
Labour Party welcomes Atiku’s merger proposal, NNPP insists on Kwankwaso as flagbearer
The Labour Party has thrown its weight behind the proposal of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, for opposition parties to merge ahead of the 2027 general elections. However, the…
FG reduces charges against former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, to 6 counts
The Federal Government has slashed the charges against ex-Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele from an initial 20 to just six counts. The charges, centred on alleged procurement fraud, have been…
Why we suspended nationwide strike – Organised Labour
The Organised Labour made up of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress has explained why it suspended the nationwide indefinite strike that…
Nobody kills policeman and go scot-free, new Rivers CP Disu spits fire
The new Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Tunji Disu, on Wednesday 15 November 2023 assumed duty and stormed the troubled Odiemerenyi, Ahoada East Local Government Area where the wanted Cult kingpin, Gift David…
Sanwo-Olu: We’ll issue directives to our legal team on Appeal Court judgment, says PDP
The Lagos chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Wednesday evening that it will soon issued appropriate directive to its lawyers on the judgment of Court of Appeal which affirmed Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the…
30-yr-old Nigerian student bags 7yrs imprisonment for raping a woman in a nightclub in the U.K
A 30-year-old Nigerian student, Onyedika Benedict Oriaku, has been reportedly sentenced to seven years in prison for r@ping a woman in the toilet of a nightclub in Swansea, United Kingdom. Oriaku, who lives in Victoria…
Saudatu Aliyu’s Imaginary Marriage To Buhari
In the midst of Nigeria’s daily affairs, interesting stories often come to light, and one such tale revolves around Saudatu Aliyu and the fake ‘arrangee’…
Man City Post Premier League Record Revenues
Manchester City have posted a Premier League record revenue of £712.8m for the 2022-23 financial year. This exceeds the record…
Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi Should Form Solid Opposition – Bode George
A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has called on three opposition presidential…
Ex-Minister, Labaran Maku’s Phone Stolen Inside Appeal Court
Former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, lost his cellphone inside the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday. The ex-Minister was among the politicians from…
Alleged Treason: Court Threatens To Strike Out Sowore’s Case
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, threatened to strike out the case of the presidential candidate of the African Action…
Man Utd CEO Arnold To Leave The Club
Manchester United chief executive Richard Arnold is stepping down from his role, the club announced on Wednesday, as British billionaire Jim…
2027: Fresh Storm In APC Over Cost Of Nomination Forms, Others
Fresh storm is raging in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the high cost of contesting elections on the party’s…
Indonesia Conducts First Commercial Flight Using Palm Oil-Blended Jet Fuel
Indonesia last Friday flew its first commercial flight using palm oil-blended jet fuel, as the world’s biggest producer of the commodity pushes…
Kogi traditional rulers commend INEC, congratulate Governor-elect, Usman Ododo
Traditional rulers in Kogi State have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, security agencies and other stakeholders for the peaceful and credible conduct of the governorship election, which was…
2 killed, 1,000 houses lost, as fire engulfs IDP camp in Borno
Two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have died and more than 1,000 houses were burnt when fire swept through the Muna Alamdari IDP camp in Maiduguri. The fire began at about 6 am and lasted for over an hour…
Customs CG disowns details of $3.2bn modernization project
…as Senate decries N1.3trn revenue loss to waivers, concessions in 2023 The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has disowned details of the Customs’s $3.2bn modernization…
Buhari mourns Soleye’s demise, says he diligently served Nigeria
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of Dr. Onalaopo Soleye, finance minister in his cabinet as Military Head of State from 1983–1985, describing him as a rare gentleman and an expert in…