Year: 2020
Just IN: Ghana jails Nigerian for voter ID fraud, five Nigeriens arrested
A Nigerian has been prosecuted and jailed for six months by Ghanaian authorities for registering for the voter ID card…
Updated: Nigerian police disperse ‘Revolution Now’ protesters in Lagos
Security forces fired teargas at 'Revolution Now' protesters in Lagos on Wednesday preventing them from embarking on a peaceful march
2020 WASSCE: WAEC fixes Aug. 17 for Mathematics (view full timetable)
The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has fixed August 17 for students to sit for Mathematics in the Senior Secondary…
COVID-19 death toll tops 700,000 in another grim milestone
The COVID-19 death toll on Wednesday surpassed 700,000 out of 18,720,473 confirmed cases, with United States topping 160,000 deaths and…
Beirut explosion: Death toll hits 100, many still missing
Death toll in Tuesday's warehouse explosion in Beirut, Lebanon has reached 100, with many people reportedly still missing.
Zidane voted world’s best football manager
French newspaper L'Equippe has voted Real Madrid boss, Zinedine Zidane, the best manager in the world.
Purported award of contracts to my company: My defence – Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has denied the allegation of bloated contracts, using his company, Afrinvest Ltd., to siphon state’s…
Police threaten to sue Sahara Reporters over ‘misleading’ report on IG
The Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday condemned a report by Sahara Reporters accusing the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu,…
Nigeria applying for another $3b Chinese loan – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that the Nigerian government is about to borrow another $3billion from…
Gov. AbdulRazaq sets up commission of inquiry on Kwara assets
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has set up a 6-man commission of inquiry to investigate the sale and unlawful acquisition…
Man City secure Leroy Sane’s replacement; sign Valencia star on 5 year-deal
Manchester City announced on Tuesday they have signed Spanish winger Ferran Torres from Valencia, with the 20-year-old putting pen to…
NNPC fixes petrol ex-depot price at N138.62 per litre
The downstream subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), has fixed the ex-depot price of…
Obaseki’s administration restored pride of Edo people – Shaibu
Edo Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, says Gov. Godwin Obaseki-led administration, has restored the pride and dignity of Edo and…
Top 10 most expensive Nigerian transfers in history
Nigerian footballers are not hard to find when it comes to top tier football. These players share the stage with…
UN, US condole with Lebanon after deadly Beirut explosions
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commiserated with the people and government of Lebanon over Tuesday’s Beirut explosions.
Fulham return to English Premier League
Fulham have made an immediate return to the English Premier League (EPL) as two extra time goals from full-back Joe…
Ondo PDP elects ex-lawmaker Fatai Adams chairman
Mr Fatai Adams, a former member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, has been elected the new Chairman of…
Texas man Lee Price jailed for spending COVID-19 loans on Lamborghini, strip clubs
Instead of speeding off in a $200,000 Lamborghini Urus, a Texas man, Lee Price III got a slower ride to…
Beirut explosion caused by bomb attack : Trump
American leader Donald Trump on Tuesday cast a massive explosion in Beirut as a possible bomb attack. His statement contradicted…
Capitulating Boko Haram fighters assured of humane deal
Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has given assurance that the recently surrendered Boko Haram/Islamic States…
Magufuli’s challengers emerge for October poll
Tundu Lissu, a politician who survived being shot 16 times in an apparent assassination attempt has emerged one of the…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases flattening, another low figure reported
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria are plateauing as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control logged another low number for Tuesday.
Trump flip-flops over mailed ballot, backs it in Florida
U.S. President Donald Trump made a U-turn on Tuesday over mailed ballot, urging supporters in Florida to 'request a ballot…
Nadal withdraws from US Open
US Open defending champion Rafael Nadal said Tuesday he will not play the tournament, citing concerns over the coronavirus .
Six ‘Yahoo Boys’ jailed in Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of six internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo Boys.
Lagos govt adopts holistic approach to COVID-19
The Lagos State Government said it is engaging a holistic approach to restarting the state’s economy and re-imagining its operations…
New York health commissioner Oxiris Barbot resigns over COVID-19
New York City Commissioner for Health, Dr Oxiris Barbot, has resigned over alleged under-utilisation of the department’s “incomparable disease control…
Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy
Virgin Atlantic Airway has filed for bankruptcy, as the aviation industry continues to be ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic
Alibaba narrates his encounter with roadside beggar
Ace Nigerian comedian, Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, professionally known as Ali Baba, narrated how he tried to assist a roadside beggar…
Updated: Dozens killed, thousands wounded in Beirut explosion
Dozens of people died in Tuesday's huge Beirut explosion in a port warehouse district near the centre of the Lebanese…