Year: 2021
What transpired when ex-Naval officer Olawunmi visited DIA – Falana
Rights lawyer, Femi Falana has revealed what transpired when ex-Naval Officer, Commodore Kunle Olawunmi visited the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)…
FOREX: Why CBN ordered banks to publish names, BVN of defaulters
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has ordered banks to publish the names and BVN of Nigerians who purchased foreign…
Ogun warehouse robbers arrested
The suspects arrested were Jelili Waheed, 33, Otun Taye 44 and Olu Adeniran 46.
BBNaija: Teni rallies support for Liquorose
Nigerian Afropop singer Teniola Apata popularly known Teni has declared support for Liquorose, one of the popular housemates at the…
Abdulrasheed Maina’s bail hope dashed
Justice Mohammed in his ruling held that the bail application was contentious and as such could not be heard during…
Lagos arrests 24 people over illegal reclamation in Badagry
The Lagos State Government on Monday arrested 24 people engaging in reclamation of a wetland at Mosafejo Mowo in Badagry…
MTV Base wins “Outstanding Entertainment Company of the Decade”
The home of Youth Culture and Entertainment, MTV Base, has been recognised as the Outstanding Entertainment platform of the Decade…
Ayra Starr directs ‘Bloody Samaritan’ video
Mavin Records latest signee Ayra Starr premiers the video for "Bloody Samaritan", a track off her latest debut album, ’19…
After Oyedepo’s curses, gunmen abduct Living Faith members in Kogi
Two days after Bishop David Oyedepo rained curses on Fulani herdsmen and terrorists, gunmen stormed Living Faith Church in Kogi…
BET Africa announces 2021 ‘BET Hip Hop Awards’
BET Africa has announced that the 2021 “BET Hip Hop Awards” will return to Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, GA,…
15 suspected internet fraudsters busted in Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 15 suspected internet…
Atiku, Akeredolu, Obaseki, others storm Ibadan Wednesday
Former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku, chairman of the South-West Governors' Forum, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu and his Edo State counterpart, Governor Godwin…
17 dead as troops flush out ISWAP terrorists from Rann, Ajiri
Hundreds of fighters from ISWAP stormed Rann, lying at the border with Cameroon on Monday, pushing troops out of a…
Anambra governorship poll: Buhari presents APC flag to Andy Uba (Photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented flag to APC candidate for the Anambra governorship election, Senator Andy Uba at the…
Buhari bids Tunisian Ambassador Trabelsi farewell
Trabelsi first served in the past for five years as an officer, came back later to serve as Ambassador for…
Buhari to Andy Uba: I wish you best of luck in Anambra poll
Uba was accompanied to the event by the Chairman, Caretaker and Convention Planning Committee of the party and Governor of…
New COVID-19 variant not spreading: WHO
South African scientists said the new variant comes with multiple mutations but they have not established whether it is more…
10 Nigerian fraudsters jailed for scamming Americans, others
The Abuja Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of 10 internet…
JAMB abolishes national cut-off marks in UTME
The stakeholders also approved October 29, 2021, as the deadline for the closure of amendments for 2021 admissions.
Ondo releases 2021 Common Entrance Examination results
Permanent secretary, Mrs Lola Amuda said 69,000 candidates sat for the examination at 271 designated centres across the three senatorial…
Gov. Masari closes markets, roads; bans transportation of cattle
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has signed the state Security Challenge Containment Order, in which the government adopted 12…
Covid-19: Court stops Obaseki from enforcing compulsory vaccination
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has granted an order restraining Governor Godwin Obaseki and the…
D’Tigers crash out of 2021 FIBA AfroBasket
Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Tuesday ended their 2021 FIBA AfroBasket campaign on a sour note with a 68-80 loss to lowly-rated…
Nollywood actor Okon Lagos clocks 40 in style (Photos)
Popular Nigerian comic actor, Ime Bishop Umoh better known by his alias, Okon Lagos on Monday took to social media…
Bishop Martin Uzukwuo: Bandits may not be Nigerians
Bishop Martin Uzukwuo, the Catholic Bishop of Minna Diocese on Monday, observed that most of the bandits terrorising residents in…
1,350 corps members deployed to Gombe
No fewer than 1,350 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have been deployed to Gombe State for the 2021 Batch…
Moise Kean joins Juventus
Juventus has confirmed that Italian International, Moise Kean has been re-signed from Everton to replace Cristiano Ronaldo.
Racheal Oloche docked for threatening to kill preacher
A housewife, Racheal Oloche, on Tuesday appeared in a Gwagwalada Upper Area Court for allegedly threatening to kill a preacher.
Judicial courts in Rivers State now shopping centers – APC
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has said the Judicial arm in Rivers State is now shopping centers where…
Buhari: How Nigeria recorded biggest economic growth in 6 years
President Muhammadu Buhari said the focus on job creation, consistency in policy and innovation stimulated a 5 per cent growth…