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BBNaija unveils Season 8 housemates, Mercy, Whitemoney, Pere, others return

Entertainment

BBNaija Season 8 ‘All Stars’ kicks off, N120m star prize to be won

The reality show kicked off on Sunday. The organisers said this season is going to be bigger and better.
Davido pledges $10,000 to lady who returned missing $70,000 to customer

Entertainment, Top Stories

Davido pledges $10,000 to lady who returned missing $70,000 to customer

The Nigerian lady, Kekwaaru, who is a staff of Eko Hotel and Suites had found missing $70,000 and promptly returned…
Lagos Taskforce clears Agege rail track  

Metro

Lagos Taskforce clears Agege rail track  

The exercise which took place in the morning was orchestrated by the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye who…
NDLEA arrests 295 drug suspects in Rivers

Metro

NDLEA recruits 2, 428 personnel

A statement by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, said names of the…
STEM: Interswitch SPAK garners unprecedented Interest in 5th year

Education, News

STEM: Interswitch SPAK garners unprecedented Interest in 5th year

This four-pronged knowledge-based framework has inspired countries around the world to ramp up efforts in STEM research to find innovative…
Atiku

Headlines, Politics

APC replies Atiku: We have no plot to undermine Judiciary

Felix Morka, the APC National Publicity Secretary in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said Abubakar and his party offered…
Demolition of distressed buildings at Alaba International Market done to protect lives - LASG

Metro

Demolition of distressed buildings at Alaba International Market done to protect lives – LASG

Oki visited the market amid heavy downpour alongside his counterpart in Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), Mr Kehinde…
What Jonathan told world leaders in Cambodia

Headlines, World News

What Jonathan told world leaders in Cambodia

Jonathan also made a case for good governance, which he described as the trigger for political stability, progress and inclusive…
Lagos Island Council Chairman appoints Ajagbe Teslim as media aide

News

Lagos Island Council Chairman appoints Ajagbe Teslim as media aide

Ajagbe is the publisher of the popular online platform, August24news.com and its sister YouTube channel August24news Tv.
Moment Buhari, Shettima, others stormed Maiduguri for marriage of Gov. Zulum’s son

News, Top Stories

Moment Buhari, Shettima, others stormed Maiduguri for marriage of Gov. Zulum’s son (Photos)

The serving governors at the event included that of Lagos, Yobe, Kwara, Gombe, Bauchi, Katsina, Ogun, Jigawa and Niger.
Two children dead as fence collapses on building in Ikorodu

Metro

Two children dead as fence collapses on building in Ikorodu

Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident was not a collapsed building but…
Tinubu assents to Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill

News, Top Stories

SGF Akume releases 20 Nuggets on how Tinubu intends to transform Nigeria

As a Government, we have heard your cries about fuel price increases, and be rest assured, we are working round…
Female journalist Nwokocha kidnapped in Rivers

Metro

Female journalist Nwokocha kidnapped in Rivers

The news of her kidnap was broken by the Director of Administration by of the Station, Pastor Ebi Ogoloma.
Ogbu

Metro

Lagos frees 30 inmates

The NCoS Lagos Command's spokesperson said the inmates were pardoned by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kazeem Alogba.
Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Livestock Development issues alert on the outbreak of Anthrax, a zoonotic disease, at a farm in Zamfara State.

Metro

Boiling your meat well does not kill anthrax, expert warns Nigerians

Anthrax is a deadly bacterial and zoonotic disease caused by a bacterium called bacillus anthracis. It also occurs primarily in…
Brymo has revealed why he turned down Simi's request to feature in her song

Entertainment

Why I turned down Simi’s request to feature in her song – Brymo

Brymo said “There is a part of me that feels remorse for my requirement for a collaboration with the talented…
Naija Super 8: Domestic Football's hope of deliverance

Opinion, Sports

Naija Super 8: Domestic Football’s hope of deliverance

Nobody, I believe, thought a match between two domestic teams could draw a capacity crowd of baying fans. The fan…
Stakeholders at CASIO's conference

Metro

CASIO lauded for innovative contribution to education development in Lagos 

The recognition follows CASIO's successful implementation of the CASIO Model School Project, a groundbreaking study in collaboration with the Lagos…
Naira

Business

Naira crumbles to Dollar again at Investors, Exporters window

The Naira lost by 1.26 per cent when compared with N768.16 for which it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday.
Babatunde

Metro

Bizarre! Ogun man Shodola beheads Octogenarian, shot dead by police

Shodola also ended up dead as he was said to have violently resisted arrest and attacked police officers with a…
University of Lagos, UNILAG, unveils activities and programmes for its 54th Convocation to be held from January 10 to January 19

News, Top Stories

Economic hardship: UNILAG outrageously increases school fees by 400 percent

For returning undergraduates, those offering courses without laboratory/studio facilities will pay N100,750, while approved charges for course with laboratory/studio is…
Ibori

News, Top Stories

I’ll be mad man if I don’t contest order confiscating my $130m at UK’s Appeal Court – Ibori

Judge David Tomlinson of Southwark Crown Court in London had on Friday ordered the confiscation of £101.5 million pounds ($130.34…

Metro

Benue saves N1.2bn from ghost workers, uncovers ghost schools

Alia said the government saved the amount from the first phase of verification of primary and secondary school teachers as…
Nigerian youths hail Kyari’s transparency drive, beg Nigerians to be patient

Business, Headlines

NNPCL remits N123bn into Federation Account after exiting fuel subsidy shackles

The remittance is coming barely two months after the NNPC exited the fuel subsidy shackle following the removal by President…
Tinubu assents to Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill

Opinion

Tinubu’s War against Hunger

Nigeria is a country that has been dependent on oil for much of its 62 years as an independent nation.…
God is angry with Nigeria - Ex-Lagos Deputy Gov, Ojikutu 

Headlines, News

God is angry with Nigeria – Ex-Lagos Deputy Gov, Ojikutu 

Ojikutu, in a statement called on Nigerians to turn to God sincerely, saying corruption, insecurity and economic problems people are…
GEno

Metro

IGP urged to probe WAEC officials over Gov. Eno’s certificate

NCJDD in a statement issued at the end of the conference, alleged that some WAEC officials in Nigeria are preventing…
Kyari: CUPP, a political mediocre tool, toothless bulldog - Group

Metro

Kyari: CUPP, a political mediocre tool, toothless bulldog – NTGG

But, NTGG, in a statement co-signed by its national coordinator, Friday Imoni and national secretary, Gana Alkali, on Thursday said…
FG shuts down Eko Bridge and Ramps for eight weeks spanning Friday, Sept. 20, by 7.00 a.m., through Nov. 20 for asphalt resurfacing work.

Metro

Plan your movement: Lagos announces closure of popular bridge for 40 days

Toriola said the closure was as a result of the damage noticed on some parts of the bridge structures which…
Lagos advocates willful compliance to physical planning development laws

Metro

Lagos advocates willful compliance to physical planning development laws

Oki stated that the exercise which held simultaneously across all the 20 local government areas of the State was organized…