Year: 2021
Facts don’t lie: Presidency lists jinxes broken by Buhari
The Presidency on Sunday listed several jinx broken by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Guinean coup leader Col.Doumbouya: Why we struck, quotes Rawlings
Doumbouya denounced President Alpha Conde for financial mismanagement, the excessive politicization of public administration, poverty and endemic corruption.
(Breaking) BBNaija: Michael, Saga receive strikes
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemates, Saga and Michael have been issued a strike each.
Zuma out of jail, placed on medical parole
Medical parole placement for Mr Zuma means he could go home to continue receiving medical care.
Afenifere to MACBAN: ‘There is no indigenous Fulani in Yorubaland’
Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has expressed displeasure at the deliberate misrepresentation of the indigenous demography of Yorubaland in Southwest Nigeria…
Buhari mourns Forest, legendary Hausa folk singer, supporter
Ishaq, famously called “Forest” breathed his last on Saturday.
Ekiti 2022: Sen. Olujimi’s loyalists elect Ajilola as consensus aspirant
Repositioning Movement, a factional group in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti loyal to Senator Abiodun Olujimi, has elected…
Coup in Guinea, soldiers claim takeover, Alpha Conde’s arrest
There were also reports that President Alpha Conde, who recently won a third term, has been arrested, with a video…
Kaduna Polls: APC wins Igabi, Sabon Gari, 4 other LGAs
The party captured the seats in Zaria, Sabon Gari, Lere, Kudan and Kubau Local Government Areas.
Police give update on killers of Olajide Sowore
The police on Sunday said that they were combing forest to arrest the killers of Olajide Sowore, the younger brother…
Muhammadu Buhari the jinx breaker: His record till date
A giant jinx was broken recently when the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced a first Net Profit in the…
Adamawa orders closure of 30 boarding schools
Adamawa Government has announced the closure of 30 boarding junior secondary schools in the state out of the 34 junior…
4 Argentine players under probe over fake COVID-19 documents
The Argentine quartet could face serious legal action if found breaching quarantine rules.
Ogunlewe: Tinubu has outsmarted everybody, PDP doomed in Lagos
In an interview with The Punch, Ogunlewe said PDP does not exist in Lagos, as its leaders are often caught…
World University Rankings: LASU drops, UI maintains top spot
The University of Ibadan maintained its top spot in Nigeria and ranked 401–500 out of over 1,600 institutions across the…
Mixed reactions trail scrapping of UTME benchmark
a former Minister of Education, Prof. Chinwe Obaji, applauded the development, noting that it was the right step in the…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘No. 7’ jersey breaks sales record
Cristiano Ronaldo has smashed another Premier League record even before kicking a ball for Manchester United.
3 arrested for diverting company’s goods worth N4.7m
The Police Command in Ogun on Sunday, said they have arrested three suspects for allegedly diverting a company’s goods, worth…
NDLEA nabs 22-year-old corps member with drugged candies from UK
A 22-year-old youth corps member, Arnold Maniru has been arrested in Abuja for importing 4 kilograms of drugged candies from…
Bandits storm Niger, abduct ruler of Borgu kingdom
The traditional ruler was abducted around 10 p.m after gunmen stormed the community, shot sporadically and went straight to his…
Group blames Okorocha for Imo floods
According to the group,” the problem became worse following the series of demolitions, road expansion works and technical errors/or incompetence…
SERAP to ICC: Hold Buhari, Matawalle liable for school abductions
It was the first time that an organisation has asked the ICC to hold accountable President Buhari, Governor Bello Matawalle…
Yahaya Bello sends message to Sowore family
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has condemned the killing of Mr. Olajide Sowore, younger brother to former Presidential candidate, Mr.…
Katsina lawmaker ‘s wife, 2 children abducted by bandits
Scores of bandits attacked the home of Ibrahim Aminu Kurami, lawmaker representing Bakori constituency in Katsina House of Assembly, and…
Give us land for housing scheme, FG begs Sanwo-Olu
“It is only Lagos State that does not have any National Housing Programme of all the 36 states,” the federal…
Breaking: INEC in REC swaps, redeploys 4 directors
Okoye said that those affected included Mr Olusegun Agbaje, who swapped places with Osun counterpart, Prof. AbdulGaniy Raji.
Atiku Abubakar: APC government Nigeria’s biggest error
We have done a big mistake before by floating a party called the APC, said Atiku
No.1 Ash Barty knocked out, underdogs reign on at U.S. Open
It was the second major upset of the women's tournament at Flushing Meadows, after 18-year-old Leylah Fernandez defeated four-time Grand…
Helen of Troy: Tonto Dikeh, lover Kpokpogri deepen breakup rumour
Kpokpogri described Olakunle's woman as 'Helen of Troy' a historical character in Greek mythology whose beauty led to the destruction…
Why we adopted consensus – Bauchi APC
Samuel told newsmen that the consensus option was adopted with a view to reducing tension and preventing intruders from the…