Year: 2020
Ibadan top chief Lekan Balogun hypnotised by scammers, loses N300m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested three persons for allegedly and serially duping the…
Depression and the futility of suicide
Recently, 22-year old Daibo Toju Davies, reportedly jumped into the lagoon on the 3rd Mainland Bridge. The victim, a resident…
Controversy as Daddy Freeze says Ash Wednesday unbiblical
Critic, Daddy Freeze has stirred controversy again. This time around, he said the marking of Ash Wednesday by Catholic faithful…
Claims, counter claims over busted baby factory in Port Harcourt
Claims and counter claims have followed the claim by Nigerian Police in Rivers State that the Tender Life Care Centre,…
Gas flaring: Nigeria loses N217bn annually, Senate proposes stiffer sanctions
The Senate on Thursday considered a bill which proposes stiffer sanctions for any person or corporate entity involved in gas…
Odion Ighalo makes his first start for Man Utd
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named his team to battle Club Brugge at Old Trafford on Thursday night.
Video: I am going to China to destroy Coronavirus – Nigerian Pastor
A Nigerian Pastor has vowed to go to China to destroy the deadly Coronavirus that is spreading fear across the…
Banjul’s prospective gains from Saudi Fund for Development
Bountiful gains are in the way of the Republic of Gambia as the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) recently signed…
Coronavirus: Iran cancels Friday sermons, vice-president tests positive
Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iran’s vice president for women and family affairs, has tested positive for coronavirus, CBS reported Thursday, citing Iranian…
Boko Haram & ISWAP commanders are plotting to kill Shekau
The plot to kill Boko Haram commander, Abubakar Shekau, by his own men is getting intense.
N1.2b fraud: Maurice Iwu wants case moved to Abuja, EFCC kicks
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has kicked against move by Prof Maurice Iwu, former chairman of the Independent…
Ambode goes to Appeal Court to stop Assembly from probing him
Former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has appealed the ruling of a Lagos High Court which struck out a…
Enugu gov receives 20th NSF’s Torch of Unity
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Thursday at the Government House in Enugu received the Torch of Unity for…
How Boko Haram, ISWAP planned to cause religious war in Nigeria – FG
The Federal Government on Thursday unravelled plans by Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) to cause…
Edo 2020: MOC, LOC to inspect facilities, venues
The Main Organising Committee (MOC) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged “Edo…
Car theft: Court grants Iyanya N20m bail
Nigerian artiste, Iyanya Mbuk, popularly known as Iyanya, was granted bail in the sum of N20 million on Thursday by…
FRSC records 1,083 road crashes involving trailers, tankers
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says a total of 1,086 road crashes involving tankers and trailers were recorded across…
Emir Sanusi loses uncle, Ambassador Sanusi to death
Ambassador Ado Sanusi, the Dan Iyan Kano and uncle to Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, is dead.
Meters: AEDC calls for waiver on import duties
The Abuja Electricity Distribution (AEDC) has appealed to the Federal Government to reduce the 45 per cent import duties on…
Coronavirus: Greece to tighten border controls
Greece will tighten border controls to prevent the spread of coronavirus, focusing on island routes used by migrants to enter…
Rogue GTB staff sentenced to 18 years in jail
A former relationship manager with Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, GTB in Enugu, Onyekachi Nwosu has been sentenced to 18 years…
[Video] Okada/Keke ban: We are suffering, need alternatives – Commuters
Lagosians describe their horrid experiences to and fro various destination in Lagos after Keke and Okada ban
Senator drums support for state police
Sen. Ajibola Basiru (APC-Osun Central) has said that the inability of the Nigerian police to tackle the challenges of insecurity…
Court nullifies PDP candidacy in Kogi governorship election
The hope of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to contest the result of the 16 November 2019 Kogi State governorship…
Tariff increment: Stakeholders seek improved electricity supply
Stakeholders in the power sector have called for improvement in electricity supply before the proposed tariff increment.
Nollywood vs Hollywood: The huge gap in box office earnings
It has become inevitable for Nigeria’s film industry to find itself compared with the epitome of entertainment - Hollywood.
Boko Haram attacking Christians to trigger religious war – FG
The Federal Government says Boko Haram insurgents and their ISWAP allies have changed their strategy, targeting Christians and Christian villages…
Another man jumps into Lagos lagoon
Another young man attempted to commit suicide on Wednesday night after he alighted from a cab and jumped off the…
Don advocates passage of Disability Education Bill
Prof. Florence Banku-Obi, Prof. of Special Needs Education, Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, has called on the National Assembly…
Immigration ban: Nigerian-American Rita Omokha tells Trump some truths
Nigerian-American Rita Omokha argues that Trump's immigrant ban on Nigeria reinforces Trump’s xenophobia, bigotry and Islamophobia. Whiteness, and whiteness alone,…