Author: Michael Adesina
LAUTECH graduate, 2 others bag jail term for cybercrime
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Friday, sentenced three persons – a University graduate, an undergraduate, and…
Only items imported by President free of taxes: NCS warns MDAs
Only items imported by the President, Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, are exempted from the payment…
You can never be father of new Nigeria: Afenifere knocks Babangida
Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural group, said former Nigerian president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has lost the opportunity to be the…
German coach kicked out of Tokyo Olympics for punching horse
Kim Raisner, a German modern pentathlon coach, has been thrown out of the Tokyo Olympics for punching a horse during…
Plateau killings abominable: JNI writes Gov. Lalong
The Plateau chapter of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has described the recent killings in some parts of Plateau, particularly…
Gov. Akeredolu: I’m devastated
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State said he was devasted and in a rude shock over the death of Hon.…
Jigawa Govt. declares Monday work-free day
The Jigawa Government has declared Aug. 9, as public holiday to mark the Hijrah 1443 (Islamic New Year).
Arrest Yusuf Buhari’s fiancee now: Nigerians tell Hisbah Police
Nigerians have taken to social media to demand the arrest of Yusuf Buhari’s fiancee, Zahra Bayero.
Yoruba interest: Ooni caucus to meet Obasanjo, Soyinka, Olubadan, others
Ooni’s Caucus, a Yoruba group recently inaugurated by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, will in the coming weeks…
Babangida: The real reason I annulled MKO Abiola’s election
Babangida, resorting to revisionism sought to explain the reason for the annulment of an election widely considered to be the…
‘We can’t destroy Barcelona for Messi’: President Laporta
A new era starts now at Barcelona. There will be before and after Leo, as there was with other great…
2023 Presidency: Ibrahim Babangida rules out Atiku, Tinubu, others
Babangida said he has been scouting for a new Nigerian leader who will be in his sixties in 2023.
Nigeria’s Oyebadejo, Carvalho win Women in Aquaculture Global Scholarship
Augustina Oyebadejo, a final year student of the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology of the Federal University of Technology,…
Covid-19 kills over 6000 people in Africa in 7 days
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that weekly deaths from COVID-19 in Africa had reached a record peak…
Covid-19 kills 11 Nigerians in 24 hours; infections surge
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday reported 566 additional COVID-19 infections due to a surge in the…
‘Of all men most miserable’: Femi Adesina slams critics of Buhari
They are "pitiable souls" and "Of all men most miserable." The above were the words used by Femi Adesina to…
Grealish heaps praises on Pep Guardiola after £100m deal
Manchester City's new signee Jack Grealish said Pep Guardiola was one of the reasons why he chose the Etihad outfit.
2023 Presidency: Abaribe, Rochas Okorocha, others back youths
Senators Eyinnaya Abaribe, Rochas Okorocha, Orji Kalu and others said they will work towards ensuring that youths clinch the presidential…
‘Rape’: Court orders Segun, Chief Lanre Razak’s son, to open defence
Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday ordered Don-Chima George, and Segun Razak,…
FRSC promotes 445 officers
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has approved the promotion of 264 Deputy Route Commanders to the rank of Route…
Insecurity: Emir of Kazaure donates 25 torchlights to NSCDC
The Emir of Kazaure in Jigawa, Alhaji Najib Hussaini-Adamu, has donated five motorcycles and 25 torchlights to the Nigeria Security…
Ahmed Musa splashes N1.4bn on Lekki houses
Ahmed Musa, the captain of Nigeria's Super, is not just good at kicking the ball, he is also making it…
FCT Minister Aliyu honors retired ASP Emakoji Jacob
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has donated a tricycle, offered employment and scholarship to the daughter and…
Athletics Federation of Nigeria loses $2.76m deal
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has lost its 4-year deal worth $2.76m deal with German sportswear manufacturing giants PUMA.
A’Ibom: The emergence of a hospitality destination
The hospitality industry in Akwa Ibom State is experiencing a phenomenal growth that is fast assuming the nature of a…
COVID-19 infections rise for 4 consecutive weeks globally
COVID-19 infections have continued to rise globally for more than a month now, with over four million cases reported in…
Nigeria records highest daily Covid-19 cases in 5 months
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 747 fresh cases of COVID-19 infections.
Issue clarification now: Gov. Zulum, Shettima call out Abba Kyari
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, and his predecessor, Senator Kashim Shettima have called out embattled DCP Abba Kyari…
It’s painful: Oshiomhole sends message to Gov. Abiodun
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, has commiserated with the Ogun State Governor, Chief…
Samuel Gyang docked for N1.5m land scam in Kaduna
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, August 2, 2021, arraigned one Samuel Umaru Gyang and J.A Gamba…