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Online casino market in Nigeria is experiencing unprecedented growth, leveraging advancements in video game tech to attract new players.

Business

Nigeria’s Online Casino Market Sees Growth Thanks to Video Game Tech

The burgeoning online casino market presents significant economic opportunities for Nigeria. The sector has the potential to generate substantial revenue…
JAMB re-arrests notorious examination fraud suspect, Emmanuel Akataka, reiterating that no individual or group can influence UTME results.

Education, Top Stories

JAMB unveils 13 students with highest marks in 2024 UTME (FULL LIST)

Professor Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar of JAMB Registrar revealed 13 students who scored the highest marks in the 2024 UTME…
Martins Amaewhule, Speaker of suspended Rivers House of Assembly declares support for state emergency on the state by President Tinubu

News

Amaewhule, 24 others: PDP lawyers ‘fight’ over representation in court

Justice E. O Obele adjourned adjourned the case to 21st August hear the suits filed by BOOT Party and some…
A Milan court has ordered a journalist to pay Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni damages of 5,000 euros ($5,465) for making fun of her in a social media post.

World News

Journalist to pay €5,000 for mocking Italian PM’s height

The journalist, Giulia Cortese, was also given a suspended fine of 1,200 euros for a jibe on Twitter, now named…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

Politics

Former Ondo PDP chairman Ebenezer Alabi dumps party

In his resignation letter tendered at his Ward 11, Akure North Local Government of Ondo State, Alabi said: “The large…
Governor Inuwa Yahaya says is unsure of recovery of 48 children declared missing in a wave of child-stealing activities in Gombe State.

News

N150m spent monthly to keep Gombe clean – Gov. Yahaya

The governor stressed the need for the residents to support government’s effort towards keeping a clean environment by utilising the…
FRSC clarifies that it was sued by one Shebb Ugochukwu over violation of fundamental human rights and not a criminal trial for bribery.

News

FRSC appoints Alphonses Godwin zonal commander for Osun, Oyo, Ondo

Adebanke said that Godwin who was enlisted into the corps in 1996, was well-experienced in the corps’ operational activities. She…
Among all living Nobel laureates – Wole Soyinka has no equal in taking on the toxic social media, particularly in his own country, Nigeria.

Opinion

Truth, falsehood, justice, dystopia

It is especially unique among Nobel literature laureates, most of whom tend to publish few works after the award of…
Kano governor Abba Yusuf condoles his Commissioner Yusuf Kofar Mata over death of his daughter, elder sister and 2 siblings in fire incident

News

Gov. Yusuf consoles commissioner over daughter, siblings death in inferno

Yusuf led members of the State Executive Council and other dignitaries to the funeral rites of the deceased held at…
Labour Party Caucus of the House of Representatives expresses sorrow over the death of one of its members, Ekene Abubakar Adams

News

Labour Party Reps mourn late member Ekene Adams

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Labour Party Caucus of the House of Representatives has expressed sorrow over the recent death of…
AIG Fayoade

Metro

Lagos man ‘kills’ 19-year-old son with shovel

Olumide was said to have inflicted a deep cut on Adeyemi at his right hand side with a shovel while…
GWR confirms that Nigerian, Oside Oluwole, has broken gaming world record by playing a soccer video game for three days .

News

Nigerian Oluwole breaks GWR after 3-day gaming marathon

The GWR said Oluwole, with the nickname, “Khoded”, far surpassed the previous record of 50 hours, set by Englishman David…
Panic turns tragic: Man jumps to death in Lagos Canal to evade arrest

Metro

Two arrested over killing of vigilante operative in Lagos

The 45-year-old vigilante member was attacked on Friday at about 2.00 p.m. by suspected hoodlums while he was allegedly trying…
U.S. President Joe Biden has pledges 500 million dollars, one million vaccine to African countries to help prevent and respond to mpox,

World News

Florida man arrested for threatening to kill US President Biden

A 39-year-old resident of Florida Jason Patrick Alday has been arrested for threatening to kill US President Joe Biden and…
IPOB issues warning over its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who it claimed is seriously sick in solitary confinement in the custody of DSS

Headlines

‘Nigeria will cease to be,’ IPOB issues threats over Nnamdi Kanu

Powerful, in the statement, accused the Nigerian government of provoking IPOB with the continued detention of Kanu. He therefore called…
Police arraign the two Ibadan CAC church members on charges bordering on conspiracy and threat to life by the police.

News

Court adjourns arraignment of 5 clearing agents over alleged theft of container

The suspects were alleged to have unlawfully removed the container from the Bonded Terminal with forged documents. When the case…
Police

News

IGP Egbetokun promises affordable housing for police operatives

Egbetokun who disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing officers and men of the Edo Command during a one-day working visit…
Court orders final forfeiture of five properties linked to a former boss of Nigerian Army Properties Ltd, Maj. Gen. U.M. Mohammed to FG

News

Ex-NAPL Mohammed boss loses Lagos properties to FG

Justice Chukujekwu Aneke gave the final forfeiture order on Wednesday following a motion on notice filed and argued by the…
Agunloye

News

Alleged $6bn fraud: Court rejects Agunloye`s request for foreign medical trip

Agunloye is facing prosecution by the EFCC on seven-count charges bordering on fraudulent Mambilla Power Project contract award to the…
Groups of Northern Students explain why they will not join in the planned nationwide protest against President Tinubu administration

News

Why we’ll not join nationwide protest against Tinubu- Northern students

“The planned protest organisers are unnamed and actually the aim of the protest is also unknown to us, and we…
AEDC says power supply to some communities in the FCT will be interrupted for two weeks starting from Monday, 6 January, 2024

News

Electricity theft: AEDC to embark on night raids

The initiative, he said was to identify and address illegal connections and ensure fairer billing for all customers and reduce…
PDP Governors declare support for Gov. Fubara over the ongoing political crises Rivers, slams APC government over mismanagement of economy

News

PDP Governors declare support for Fubara, slam APC govt over economy

PDP Governors described as lackluster the approach adopted by All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government in addressing the growing inflation,…
Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi reacts to claim by one Ms Fagbule that he duped her of $180,000 with a promise of marriage

News

Ooni of Ife opens up on alleged $180,000 marriage scam

“That the so-called Ms Fagbule was and is never known to the Ooni of Ife for any interpersonal communication or…
Chief Whip: Southern Borno indigenes protest Ndume’s removal

Politics, Top Stories

APC sacks, replaces Ndume as Chief Whip of Senate

The sacked Ndume represents Borno South while his replacement Monguno is representing Borno North
Security team of Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja nabs eight suspected members of a secret cult with hard drug recovered from them on campus

Metro

Kogi Poly security operatives nab 8 suspected cultists

According to Mrs Omale Ufedo, the institution's spokesperson, the arrest was as a result of proactive measures put in place…
Former Edo deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, explains why it may take 20 years to rebuild Nigeria's main opposition party, the PDP

Top Stories

Edo Assembly kicks as court reinstates Shaibu as deputy governor

Justice Omotoso held that the removal of the Plaintiff, Shaibu from office as Deputy Governor of Edo State and the…
Labour Party Caucus of the House of Representatives expresses sorrow over the death of one of its members, Ekene Abubakar Adams

News

Peter Obi mourns LP lawmaker, Rep. Adams

Reps Adams died on Tuesday at the age of 39
Police explain how 14 people were killed and four others were injured in a ghastly motor accident on Kano-Kanya road in Babura LG of Jigawa state.

Metro, News

14 dead as bus escaping check point crashes into truck in Jigawa

On reaching an Immigration check point, another vehicle, a Toyota Hiace with Reg no: XA 381 GAS was also coming…
Councillors impeach chairman of Egor LG Edo State, Eghe Ogbemudia over alleged padding of Council's supplementary budget, other allegations

News

Edo: Egor LG boss Eghe Ogbemudia impeached over alleged N1.7bn budget padding

It would be recalled that Eghe Ogbemudia was also suspended from office by Governor Godwin Obaseki on October 10, 2020.
Supreme Court

Headlines, Politics

Edo 2024: Court affirms Asue Ighodalo as PDP candidate

Omotosho while delivering judgment in the suit marked CS/469/24, held that Dr. Ighodalo was duly nominated at the 22 February…
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