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Doyin Okupe: Shoot me If I failed as Nigeria’s president

Dr Doyin Okupe, a former senior special assistant on public affairs to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he is…
Ifeanyi Araraume claims Imo North senate seat

Court declares Araraume winner Imo North senate seat

Senator Ifeanyi Araraume was the valid candidate for the Imo North senatorial election held 5 December 2020, a Federal High…
Samia Suluhu Hassan: President of Tanzania

Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes Tanzania’s first female president

Samia Suluhu Hasssan becomes from today Tanzania's new president, following the death of President John Magufuli on Wednesday.
COVID-19 cases in Lagos jump to 181

COVID-19 latest: 91 percent recover in Nigeria, active cases crash

Close to 91 percent out of 161, 261 people infected by the COVID-19 in Nigeria, have recovered, the NCDC revealed…
Oxford AstraZeneca

WHO certifies Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine safe to use

The Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 is safe to use, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared in Geneva on Wednesday.

Jonathan shocked over death of Tanzania President, Magufuli

Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is shocked by the death of Tanzania’s President, John Magufuli.
John Magufuli

Tanzanian President John Magufuli is dead

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, has died aged 61 of heart disease, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan, his successor says
Asari Dokubo

‘Asari Dokubo asking Niger Delta to join Biafra is a suicide mission’

One of the leaders of Ijaw ethnic nationality, Chief Julius Babogha on Wednesday said it is nothing but suicide mission…
Shell ENI

Malabu scandal: Milan court acquits Shell, ENI

A Milan court on Wednesday acquitted energy companies Eni and Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria's oil industry's biggest corruption scandal,…
Port Harcourt Refinery

Nigeria commits $1.5billion to repair 32 year-old Port Harcourt Refinery

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved $1.5 billion for the repair of the 32 year-old Port Harcourt refinery.
Court awards N1 million fine against ICPC for unlawful detention of Professor Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar of JAMB.

Ex-JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ojerinde arrested over N900m fraud

Professor Dibu Ojerinde, a former registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has been arrested by the Independent…
Abdulrasheed Bawa on whistleblowers

Fact Check: Was Bawa wrong in asking bankers make asset declaration?

Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the EFCC gave bankers a warning shot about his agenda, compelling asset declaration in tune with…
OOU students Precious Adeyemo and Abiola Oyefule

Two kidnapped female students of OOU Adeyemo, Abiola rescued

The two female students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ogun State, kidnapped on Sunday have been rescued by the…
EFCC boss Bawa

EFCC gives bankers deadline to declare assets

EFCC has given bankers and other operators in the Nigerian financial system a deadline to declare their assets latest 1…

Three Nigerian States with worst unemployment cases

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed three states in the country with worst unemployment cases in the fourth…
Emmanuel Chigozie Eze

P&G salesman Chigozie Eze blows firm’s N20m on online betting

Emmanuel Chigozie Eze, Head of Sales for Procter & Gamble company, has been arrested after blowing N20m Company Fund on…

CBN, NCC introduce new USSD charges

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have introduced new charges for customers for the…
Buba Marwa of NDLEA

4.5m Lagosians on drugs, Marwa orders NDLEA wipe out cartels

Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA), said 4.5 million people in Lagos are…
Fasoranti tackles Adebanjo as Afenifere’s division over Tinubu deepens

93-year-old Adebanjo replaces Fasoranti as Afenifere Leader

Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has stepped down as the National Leader of the Pan-Yoruba Socio-Cultural Organisation, Afenifere.
pension bill for Enugu governors

Enugu Assembly suspends jumbo pension bill for ex-governors

Enugu State House of Assembly has stepped down the controversial life pension bill for former governors, their deputies and spouses.

FG to parents: We can’t secure all schools

The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to be vigilant to end attacks on schools and the abduction of students.
Buhari signs CAMA

CAN sues Buhari over CAMA

A legal showdown between Christian Association of Nigeria and Buhari government over CAMA, the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020…

No jobs for 23 million Nigerians, unemployment rate hits 33.3%

Nigeria's unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2020 has hit 33.3 percent, with 23.2 million Nigerians jobless.
Smugglers balloon Nigeria's daily petrol consumption

Petrol subsidy: Governors call emergency meeting

Petrol subsidy running into billions of Naira is back and worried Nigerian governors have summoned a virtual emergency meeting to…

Fierce gun-battle in Borno: 41 Boko Haram terrorists drop dead 

The Nigerian Army on Monday engaged in massive shootout with Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, killing 41 insurgents.

Grammy awards: Burna Boy, Wizkid brought glory to Nigeria, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigerian music star Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, whose entry won the “Best…

AstraZeneca: I didn’t feel side effect – Sanwo; I felt side effect – Abayomi

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday said he did not feel any side effect after taking the AstraZeneca COVID-19…
Shehu Sani claims Nigerian leaders in power behave like gods

How Shehu Sani hurriedly returned $25,000 to ‘victim’ – Witness

The trial of Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, continued on Monday before Justice I.E…

JUST IN: WTO DG, Okonjo-Iweala hits Aso Rock for Buhari

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State…
Sanusi Lamido not leader of Tijjanniyya

Ex-Emir Sanusi rejected by Tijjaniyya sect as leader

The former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has not been appointed the leader of the Dhariqa Tijjaniyya Islamic sect,…