Year: 2021
WAFU U-17: Golden Eaglets squeeze into semi-finals on goal difference
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Baby Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire, on Tuesday, whipped their Ghanaian counterparts 3-1 in the last group…
COVID-19 strikes 12 Nigerians dead in single day, cases go up again
COVID-19 struck 12 Nigerians dead on Tuesday as new cases go up again, with Lagos, Abuja and Oyo leading the…
Taraba commissioner speaks on alleged diversion of N1.2bn COVID-19 funds
By Gabriel Yough Dr Innocent Vakkai, the Taraba commissioner for Health, on Tuesday, denied local media reports that he embezzled…
US S/Court hears case of Nigerian student stopped from preaching on Campus
The U.S. Supreme Court heard the case of a Nigerian student, Chike Uzuegbunam and Joseph Bradford, who were stopped by…
INEC to introduce new technologies ahead of 2023 elections
Ahead of general elections in 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that it was reviewing its adopted…
Abrahamovic considers hiring ex Chelsea manager
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is considering a move to bring former manager Avram Grant back to Stamford Bridge to work…
Varsity imposes ‘No nose mask, no entry’ on Jan. 18 resumption
The management of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, says nobody will be allowed to enter the institution…
Tinubu prays for Lawan at 62
The National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Amhed Tinubu has prayed for Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, as he…
Amotekun: OPC sends warning to Miyetti Allah
Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has warned the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to desist from “plot” to…
Ekiti 2022: Sen. Olujimi speaks on calls to contest governorship election
By Yinusa Ishola Sen. Biodun Olujimi, (PDP-Ekiti South) has assured that she will make her stand on the clamour by…
PIB: Demons frustrating passage of PIB – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has revealed that there are demons frustrating the passage and Presidential Assent to the…
Troops kill 10 bandits, arrest 3 informants in Katsina – Official
By Zubairu Idris Troops belonging to Operation Sahel Sanity have neutralised 10 suspected bandits and arrested three suspected informants and…
Davido tips Bobi Wine to win Uganda election
By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Music star Davido has openly declared support for Bobi Wine to become the next Ugandan president. OBO…
Look out for new month moon – Sultan to Muslims
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Tuesday, directed Muslim faithful to look out for the new moon of…
Senator Ndume prays for wounded soldiers
Senator Ali Ndume, Chairman of Senate Committee on Army, has prayed for Nigerian soldiers, saying that God will reward them…
82-year-old Delta farmer cries out over destruction of his crops by herders
Okafor Ofiebor An octogenarian in Akumazi Umuocha community in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Hitler…
Buhari, Uzodimma pay last respect to Bishop Ochiagha
The Emeritus Bishop of the Diocese, His Grace, Most Rev. (Dr.) Gregory Obinna Ochiagha was on Tuesday laid to rest…
Man lands in prison for impregnating teenage daughter in Ondo
Peter Moses, a 36-year-old man has been remanded in Ondo Correctional Centre, Akure by a Chief Magistrate court sitting in…
COVID-19: PTF reveals who will determine fresh lockdown
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, on Tuesday, has disclosed that Nigerians will determine the imposition of a fresh lockdown…
Oyo hands over 2-hectares to FG for Gemstone Market
As part of the agreement reached to enhance the development of the solid mineral sector and increase the Internally Generated…
Police parade cultists for murder, cutting victims hand in Ogun
Ogun State police command on Tuesday paraded suspected members of Eiye confraternity cult after killing Michael Jayeola, a member of…
Labour leaders protest as Ekiti Assembly sacks workers
The Ekiti State House of Assembly Service Commission on Tuesday dismissed 21 members of its staff for an irregular appointment,…
Schools resume nationwide Jan. 18 pending a review – PTF
The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 on Tuesday said schools across the country will resume on Monday, January 18, 2021 pending…
Ogun police arrest five cult members
The Ogun State Police Command has paraded some suspected Eiye cultists who had been terrorising Ijebu-Ode and its environs.
Safety precaution: LASEMA issues 3-month ultimatum to Ifelodun Plank Market
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, on Tuesday issued three months ultimatum to traders at Ifelodun Plank Market, Demurin…
Davido’s #JowoChallenge, Adunni Ade, others blow up TikTok
Every month, users of popular video-sharing social networking service, TikTok find something to trend, either a challenge or a sound…
Court-martial sentences soldier to death by firing squad
An army court-martial sitting has found Azunna Maduabuchi guilty of killing a colleague and thus sentenced him to death by…
Nigerian scientists say drug for river blindness, can cure COVID-19
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has welcomed efforts by a team of Nigerian scientists investigating the efficacy of Ivermectin drug in…
Trump breaks silence over impeachment moves by House of Reps
President Donald Trump said there was tremendous anger in the country about impeachment moves by the House of Representatives.
Didi Adodo’s death devastating: Oshiomhole, others pay tribute
Reactions and tributes have poured in for the late labour activist and former commissioner in Edo state, Comrade Didi Adodo.