Author: Michael Adesina
Northern states owe NECO N1.8bn – Registrar
Prof. Dantani Wushishi, the Registrar and Chief Executive, NECO, has said northern states’ governments are indebted to the National Examinations…
Bishop Okoye delivers important message to Anambra electorate
Most Rev. Jonas-Benson Okoye, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Awka said on Saturday that the Nov. 6…
Tiwa Savage sends N500,000 to Iyabo Ojo
Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has received a gift of N500,000 from Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tiwa Savage.
How ASUU rejected FG’s planned N1m undergraduate school fees
Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke said the Academic Staff Union of Universities rejected the Federal Government’s plan to increase school fees of…
Tanker crushes 2 to death on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Two persons were killed while two others sustained injuries on Saturday in an accident involving an articulated vehicle and a…
Nollywood produced 375 movies in Q3 of 2021 – NFVCB
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) said it received and censored a total number of 375 movies produced…
IPOB gunmen, soldiers in gun duel in Anambra; 5 killed
Troops of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, conducting “Exercise Golden Dawn” were engaged in a gun duel by gunmen…
EFCC arrests 2 herbalists, 4 Lead City University students
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Command on Friday, October 29, 2021, arrested two self-claimed…
Five jailed for impersonation in Ibadan
Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, October 28, 2021, convicted five…
NDLEA, DSS hand over internet fraudsters to EFCC
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested and handed suspected internet fraudsters to the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Lotto mogul Kessington Adebutu a selfless leader – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described Chairman of Premier Lotto Chief Adebutu Kessington as a selfless leader.
President Buhari returns to Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a five-day visit to Riyadh, Madinah, and Makkah in Saudi Arabia.
I should have sacked Koeman sooner: Laporta speaks
Barcelona president Joan Laporta on Friday admitted he should have dismissed Ronald Koeman sooner.
8 kidnapped victims regain freedom in Ekiti after ransom
The Police Command in Ekiti State has confirmed the release of eight persons abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Itapaji in…
Protest rocks Tai Solarin University as students, soldiers clash
The students of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) on Friday protested against the arrest and detention of their Students…
Minister Ramatu Aliyu declares war on operators of brothels
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has declared war on the operators of brothels and commercial sex workers…
Kaduna records 2,428 cases of tuberculosis
The Kaduna state Tuberculosis and Leprosy control programme has recorded 2,428 cases in the past six months.
Zulum visits LGA ruled by Boko Haram for 6 years, donates N23.3m
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has spent two days in Diffa and Bosso provinces of the neighboring Niger Republic.
Xavi Hernandez tight-lipped on Barcelona links
Xavi Hernandez insists he is focused on his work with Al Sadd amid reports he is set to take over…
Biden meets Pope Francis behind closed doors
As world leaders flock to Rome for the G20 summit, US President Joe Biden was set Friday to meet Pope…
Lai Mohammed: Bandits are like ‘area boys’, they’ve not taken over
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said bandits imposing levies on communities in Northern Nigeria are like thugs…
U.S. steps up aid to Afghanistan, bypassing Taliban
In view of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the U.S. is providing nearly 144 million dollars in additional aid, the…
American woman found guilty of killing mother freed from Bali prison
Heather Mack, an American woman found guilty of murdering her mother at a hotel on the Indonesian resort island of…
Nigeria records 182 additional COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths
Nigeria has recorded 182 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths from 14 states and the FCT as of Oct. 28.
Why Microfinance banks are few in rural areas
The Managing Director ACCION Microfinance Bank, Mr. Taiwo Joda, said lack of infrastructure is one of the reasons Microfinance banks…
Biafra National Guard gunman killed by troops in Abia
Troops conducting Exercise Golden Dawn in the South East have neutralized one of the Biafran National Guard gunmen.
Lai Mohammed lied, he didn’t bankroll 2019 Kwara elections – APC
Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has said the claims by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji…
Cristiano Ronaldo & Georgina are expecting twins
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez have announced that they are expecting twins.
Anambra election: Sen. Abaribe, Peter Obi drum support for Ozigbo
Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has called on Anambra voters to support and ensure the victory of Mr. Valentine Ozigbo…
Emiliano Sala: Flight organiser David Henderson found guilty
The businessman who organised the flight which killed footballer Emiliano Sala has been found guilty of endangering the safety of…