Year: 2021
“No more Governor’s boy”- Wike shocks Rivers LGA chairs
…”Operation Show executed projects in your LGA. No more to ‘we are Governor’s Boys,”and very loyal to the party”. Okafor…
Amotekun shoots okada rider dead in Ibadan
A stray bullet from an officer of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, has killed a commercial motorcycle…
Attacks on waterways: Bonny youths take protest to Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Scores of youths from Bonny Local Government Area on Thursday congregate at the gate leading to Rivers…
Clubber Oriyomi tests positive for COVID-19 in police cell
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Ipadeola Abiola Oriyomi, a social media influencer who was arrested at Eclipse Club in Victoria Island, Lagos…
Afropop singer, Yemzzy announces debut EP “Son Of Moses”
Afro-pop singer, Adeola Adeyemi Olamide popularly known as Yemzzy has announced a release date for his debut project, an extended…
96 firms bid for NNPC infrastructure rehab
96 companies have indicated interest in undertaking the rehabilitation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) downstream infrastructure.
Oloture: Tobore Ovuorie replies Mo Abudu (Full text)
Tobore Ovuorie, the investigative journalist who accused Mo Abudu and her company, Ebony Life Films of copyright infringement, has responded…
Ethiopia’s ex-foreign minister Seyoum killed in Tigray battle
A former Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, Seyoum Mesfin has been killed during a battle in the country's Tigray region.
Jonathan confident Mali will return to civilian rule in 18 months
After two days of meetings with Malian political and civil-society figures, the mediator for the Economic Community of West African…
Andy Murray tests positive for COVID-19
Andy Murray, a three-time Grand Slam winner and former world number one tennis player has tested positive for coronavirus.
Osun confirms 12 COVID-19 new cases
Osun State government said it has confirmed 12 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.
Segun Arinze, Timini Egbuson, others to star in “Tanwa Savage”
As part of the new slate of films that are released in Nollywood post-lockdown, Nollywood stars Segun Arinze, Timini Egbuson…
We are monitoring #EndSars panel to improve policing – Frank Mba
The spokesman of the Nigerian Police Force, Frank Mba has said that the force is closely monitoring all #EndSars judicial…
Northern Governors mourn Mai Tangale
Northern Governors’ Forum has commiserated with the Government and people of Gombe, over the death of the fifteenth Mai Tangale,…
Ugandans troop out to vote
Ugandans in unprecedented numbers were voting Thursday in a presidential election tainted by widespread violence, unplugging of internet access and…
Taiwan president holds virtual meeting with U.S. envoy to UN
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday online met with Kelly Craft, the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations, showing…
COVID-19: Ortom tests negative for 2nd time
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has again tested negative for COVID-19 for the second time.
Family of late diplomat Abiodun Bashua sues Boeing
The family of Nigerian diplomat, Abiodun Bashua, killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia has…
Jeffree Star denies having affair with Kanye West
American YouTuber and fashion icon, Jeffree Star has finally put the rumours of having an affair with rapper Kanye West…
Updated: China blocks 2 members of WHO COVID-19 team
Two members of a 15-man World Health Organisation team that arrived Wuhan, China today were blocked from travelling to the…
Snapchat kicks out Donald Trump
American photo-sharing app Snapchat has joined Twitter and Facebook to kick out U.S. President Donald Trump.
Dorsey defends Trump Twitter ban, but says dangerous precedent
Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey has defended the decision to suspend U.S. President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely, but also said it…
Ex-Nollywood star Lizzy Anjorin acquires G-Wagon
Former Nollywood actress Lizzy Anjorin has added a G-Wagon to her garage.
9 teenagers, others arrested over sex party in Bauchi
No fewer than 18 persons, including nine teenagers, have been arrested for allegedly organising a sex party in Dass town…
No reprieve for ex-South Korean leader Park Geun Hye
South Korea’s highest court upheld the 20-year prison sentence of ex-president Park Geun Hye on Thursday.
WHO team lands in China to trace COVID-19 origin
An international team of World Health Organisation(WHO) experts tasked with studying the origin of COVID-19 outbreak has arrived Wuhan, China
U.S. Senate delays Trump’s impeachment trial
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has ruled out an impeachment trial for Donald Trump before Joe Biden’s inauguration on…
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi wears same dress for Trump’s two impeachments
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a Donald Trump impeachment dress, as she decked out Wednesday same way she did…
#EndSARS: High Court stops prosecution of Sam Adeyemi, Davido, others
Magistrate Omolola Akindele has been ordered by a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory to halt the prosecution of…
160, 000 women to benefit from Nigeria’s cash grant
The Federal Government of Nigeria is targeting over 160,000 poor and vulnerable rural women, to benefit from the N20,000 cash…