Month: August 2019
Kogi: 13 Aspirants, 1 Ticket
About 2,300 State Delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will, on Tuesday, 3 September converge in Lokoja, the Kogi…
NNPC commences repair of damaged oil pipeline in Delta
The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, says the corporation has begun repair of…
32 beggars arrested in Kano
The Kano State Hisbah Board on Saturday said it arrested 32 beggars in the metropolis for allegedly violating the law…
Kaduna election tribunal delivers 6 judgements
The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Kaduna on Saturday said it had so far delivered judgments…
#Stopthecoup: Protests erupt in UK cities against Boris Johnson
Demonstrators rallied on Saturday in cities across Britain against Prime Minister Boris Johnson's controversial move to suspend parliament weeks before…
Sen. Uzodinma commends Buhari for closing border
President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended by Sen. Hope Uzodinma over the closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic and…
Tonto Dikeh celebrates Bobrisky with photo splash
Nigeria's famous crossdresser, Bobrisky is 28 years old today. And guess who is rolling out the drums for her? It's…
25 Ways to Avoid Police Trouble
Are you a visitor to Nigeria? Or you have been away for long and after making it big, you wish…
Africa imports $50bn worth of food annually – AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB), has revealed that African countries import nearly 50 billion dollars net of food annually.
Fear grips Nigerian migrants as UK rejects woman who had spent 55 years
Nigerian and other migrants hoping to get UK citizenship may be in for some unsavoury experience after an Italy-born woman…
U.S. showing ‘some flexibility’ on oil sales – Iran
A senior Iranian official said on Saturday the United States had shown flexibility on the licensing of Iranian oil sales…
Trump explains why personal secretary Westerhout was sacked
President Trump said his personal secretary, Madeleine Westerhout was sacked after she made remarks about his children during an off…
Remembering Abiola, A Compulsive Giver
I woke up this morning thinking of MKO Abiola and his philanthropic obsession.
Boat mishap claims 3 lives in Niger
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed the death of three people in a boat mishap at Wuya…
Indian state of Assam strips millions of citizenship
Almost two million people in the Indian state of Assam, in the north east, were left facing statelessness on Saturday…