Author: Michael Adesina
COVID-19: ECOWAS recommends compensation for vaccine side effects
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Vaccine Taskforce has recommended compensation for citizens who suffer side effects or…
Obaseki, Oshiomhole meet in Auchi
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his predecessor and former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade…
Benzema to return for Madrid derby, says Zidane
Karim Benzema will be fit to play some part in Sunday’s derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, Zinedine Zidane…
“Send a dollar, get five naira free”: CBN launches forex promo
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Saturday introduced a new incentive to encourage the inflow of diaspora remittances.
BUK approves appointment of 3 DVCs
The Governing Council of the Bayero University Kano (BUK) has approved the appointment of three Deputy Vice-Chancellors (DVCs) following nomination…
Gombe consumers owe Jos DisCo N2.2 billion
Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) says 19, 317 households have so far been metered in Gombe state, according to Dr.…
Granit Xhaka mistake proves costly for Arsenal
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka compromised his side’s faint hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League as the Swiss…
Varsity graduate bags 24 months imprisonment over love scam
A 25-year-old graduate, Olawale Oladayo, was on Thursday, March 4, 2021, sentenced to 24 months imprisonment by Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar…
Video: Cyprian Ngon receives first COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria
Dr. Cyprian Ngon became the first Nigerian to receive a jab of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine procured by the Federal…
Atiku to Obasanjo: In your lifetime, Nigeria shall be great again
Atiku Abubakar has sent warm greetings to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 84th birthday, March 5, 2021.
Nigeria begins COVID-19 vaccination, Cyprian Ngon first to get the jab
Nigeria on Friday commenced its COVID-19 vaccination as the first set of health care workers received a jab of the…
Saraki floors EFCC: Court refuses to forfeit his houses to FG
Justice Mohammed Liman of The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed an application by the Economic and Financial…
Kwara fixes date for SUBEB/TESCOM interview
The Kwara Government has fixed March 15 as the date for commencement of the interview for the 9,991 applicants who…
Athletic Bilbao to play two Copa Del Rey finals in April
An extra-time goal from Alex Berenguer sealed Athletic Bilbao’s place in a second successive Copa del Rey final when they…
Wike: “It’s unfortunate that people produce oil but live in poverty”
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Thursday advocated that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), currently before the National Assembly, should…
Report: Tiger Woods told cops he didn’t remember driving
Tiger Woods told responding deputies to his single-vehicle crash last week that he did not know how the accident happened…
Minimum wage: Edo Dep Gov Shaibu sends message to National Assembly
Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has urged the National Assembly to focus on finding a solution to the problems of…
My plans for Universal Basic Education – Prof. Ihonvbere
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education, Prof Julius Ihonvbere, has said that the burden of Nigeria’s out-of-school…
Senate President mourns Hon. Yuguda Hassan-Kila
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has sent his condolences to the family, friends and political associates of Hon.…
Man bags one-year jail term over FIRS job scam in Sokoto
Justice Bello Duwale of the Sokoto State High Court today, Thursday, March 4, 2021, convicted and sentenced one Mohammed Buba…
Gov. Bala Mohammed will soon join APC – Zulum
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Thursday, hinted at an ongoing scheme to ensure Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi…
Imo Assembly impeaches majority leader Uche Ogbuagu
Uche Ogbuagu has been sacked from his position as Majority Leader of the Imo House of Assembly.
Prince Philip undergoes procedure for heart condition
Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, underwent a medical procedure for a heart condition on Wednesday, Buckingham…
FFK: How Yahaya Bello lifted food embargo against Southern Nigeria
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) has narrated how Governor Yahaya Bello ensured the food embargo against Southern Nigeria was…
Bomb blast kills Afghan female doctor
A bomb blast claimed the life of a female doctor in Jalalabad city, capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province on…
Boko Haram releases Pastor Yikura hours before deadline
Yikura, abducted on Christmas Eve last year when Boko Haram attacked Pemi village in the Chibok Local Government Area, was…
Buckingham Palace to investigate bullying allegations against Meghan
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reclaiming their narrative after the United Kingdom’s Times newspaper published a buzzy report about…
North East Governors to Buhari: Mambila Electricity project existed only on paper
North East Governors Forum has appealed to the Federal Government to fast-track work on the Mambila Hydroelectric Power Project.
Joke Silva, Saheed Balogun, others mourn Sadiq Daba
Some Nigerian actors on Thursday mourned the late actor and broadcaster, Sadiq Daba, who died Wednesday, March 3, during a…
Food blockade: Northern traders meet Yahaya Bello, FFK; list 5 demands
The Northern Cattle and foodstuff traders have agreed to resumed foodstuff supplies to southern Nigeria, following the intervention of Gov.…