Year: 2021
Wike threatens fresh COVID-19 lockdown in Rivers
He said that daily figures released from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that both the transmission and…
ICYMI: IPOB thugs burn truck carrying spare parts
Hoodlums suspected to be enforcing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) sit-at-home order in Nsukka, Nsukka local government Area of…
Vietnam jails man for spreading COVID-19 to others
Le Van Tri, 28, was convicted of “spreading dangerous infectious diseases” at a one-day trial at the People’s Court of…
ECOWAS to hold extraordinary summit on Guinean coup
The summit comes in the wake of a coup that ousted the 11 year-old government of President Alpha Conde on…
Nigerian scammer Gideon jailed for duping Chinese Yeon N11m
Nigerian internet fraudster, Damisa Gideon (aka Captain Kim Lee) has been jailed for scamming a Chinese man Kim Soo Yeon…
Tega’s husband: It seems a spirit possessed my wife on BBNaija
Ajeboh Krislawrence, husband of evicted BBNaija’s housemate, Tega has broken his silence over his wife’s misconduct in the House, saying…
Golf: Europe beats America for second Solheim Cup
By dpa/NAN Ireland’s Leona Maguire played a starring role as Europe claimed just their second Solheim Cup victory on US…
A woman’s story: How I escaped from kidnappers who killed Sowore’s brother
Emmanuella Anyawu, one of the five victims kidnapped last Saturday has narrated her ordeal in the hands of their abductors…
U.S. Open: British teenager Raducanu routs Shelby Rogers
Raducanu, who burst onto the scene in July by reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon on her Grand Slam debut,…
Who is who in Osinbajo-led Health Sector Reform Committee
The committee has members drawn from private and public sector health care management professionals, development partners, representatives from the National…
2,141 dead: Silent cholera epidemic ravages 23 states, Abuja
The deaths and cases were reported by 23 states, most of them in northern part of Nigeria and the Federal…
Buhari seeks support for vaccination drive
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday sought the support of the rotary club's in the nation for a vaccination drive.
AbdulRazaq swears in 2 commissioners
The two commissioners are Florence Oyeyemi – Finance, and Harriet Oshatimehin (Youth Development).
Ifedayo Adetifa to takeover as new DG of NCDC
The new man at the NCDC, is a Clinical Epidemiologist and an Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology at the…
Niger shuts UBA, Stanbic IBTC, First Bank, Union Bank, others over N456m debt
The Niger State Internal Revenue Service (NGSIRS) on Monday shut down eight commercial banks and the state head office of…
Buhari to inaugurate 20 mega projects in Ebonyi
Governor Dave Umahi disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of a closed-door meeting with the…
Stanbic-IBTC to pay interim dividend, despite fall in profits
Gross earnings also fell by 26.06 per cent to N93.59 billion, as against N126.57 billion recorded in the same period…
Setback for Stanbic IBTC as profit crashes by 52.85 percent
Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc on Monday posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N24.70 billion for the first six months…
Lagos launches SDGs Youth Alliance
The Lagos State Government on Monday launched the Lagos SDGs Youth Alliance aimed at amplifying and repositioning the broad tendencies…
Why I won’t attend my brother’s burial on Thursday – Sowore
Omoyele Sowore, founder of Sahara Reporters on Monday said he would not attend the burial of his brother, Olajide Sowore,…
BBNaija: Emmanuel wins Head of House challenge
Winning the challenge gives Emmanuel, a save-and-replace veto power, choice of a deputy from the opposite gender and also enjoy…
War in Zamfara: Nigeria mounts air, land offensive against bandits, many killed
Several camps have been raided, a large number of the bandits have been neutralised, said a security source
INEC suspends physical voters registration in Anambra
INEC chairman said that the decision was to enable the commission to prepare for the state governorship election scheduled for…
Alexx Ekubo confirms breakup with fiancee Fancy Acholonu
It was the first time Ekubo would address the breakup, two weeks after the news hit the social media.
FG, JOHESU leaders set for talks today to avert strike
JOHESU had on 3 Sept., issued the Federal Government a 15-day ultimatum, saying it will commence an indefinite strike at…
Pere, Whitemoney, 6 others up for eviction in BBNaija House
The nominated housemates, all have a chance to save themselves from possible eviction by winning the Head of House challenge.
FIFA tags as crazy Brazil, Argentina match postponement
Infantino, in a video address to the European Club Association's general assembly, said the situation was a reminder of the…
Ex-Akwa Ibom Senator, Nelson Effiong abducted by gunmen in Uyo
The former lawmaker was picked at his lounge along Oron road Uyo by three armed men on Sunday evening.
Wike orders RIRS to collect VAT, beckons on other states
He maintained that the benefits derivable from the judgment of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, also extend to…
Cardi B, Offset welcome Baby No. 2, It’s a boy
Cardi B shared the exciting news alongside a photo of her cradling her baby boy in her hospital bed while…