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FIRS official wins Africa’s award in taxation
A staff member of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Dr. Anthonia Alebiosu, has won the ‘Forty…
Lagos LP gov candidate deserved to lose – Salako, ex-party chair
The immediate past Chairman of the Labour Party in Lagos State, Olukayode Salako, tells AYOOLA OLASUPO…
Meet Nigerian man, Adedeji, who speaks eight languages
Adedeji Odulesi is a Yoruba man who can speak English, Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, French, German,…
2023 elections not credible — Davido
Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has said that he does not think…
Reuters report: Yobe specialist hospital denies record of abortion assaults
The Borno State Specialist Hospital said it did not record any sign of sexual assaults among…
Interim govt idea ‘civilian coup,’ says IPAC
The Inter-Party Advisory Council, a coalition of the 18 registered political parties on Friday raised concerns…
I’m still alive, Pope Francis jokes as he leaves hospital
The 86-year-old pope, who was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Wednesday with breathing difficulties, got…
Man threatening to invite IPOB to Lagos arrested
The Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate in Lagos State, Fredrick Nwajagu, has been arrested. Speaking in…
Police probe attack on Ife residents by Oro worshippers
…procession must end in daylight – Ex-NLC chair The Osun State Police Command has begun an…
NBC fines Channels TV N5m over Baba-Ahmed’s interview
The National Broadcasting Commission has slammed a fine of N5 million on Channels Television for…
Celeb marriages that have stood test of time
At a time when several celebrity marriages are hitting the rocks, others have been able to…
Parliamentary workers deny N500m fraud allegation, say petition not accurate
The Chairman, Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, National Assembly chapter, Sunday Sabiyi, has debunked the…
Ooni calls for peace, religious tolerance in Ile-Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called for peace and orderliness in…
I’ve always been energetic, says Davido
Popular singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, who recently released his fourth album, ‘Timeless’, has said all…
Fayose demands apology from PDP over suspension
The former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has requested the Peoples Democratic Party to…
Eight found dead crossing into US from Canada
Eight people including two children were found dead in a marsh near the Canada-US border after…
PDP crisis: Plot to prevent Ayu’s return thickens
The suspended National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, may find it difficult…
TASUED lecturer arraigned for demanding s6x, N100,000
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has arraigned a lecturer of the Tai…
NWC kicks as Edo exco suspends LP national chair
The Edo State chapter of the Labour Party on Friday announced the suspension of the party’s…
NJC names 257 judges for election petitions
Indications have emerged that no fewer than 257 judges will be deployed for election petitions across…
Banks push out dirty, mutilated notes as new naira scarcity persists
Bank workers and customers have lamented the quality of the old naira notes reintroduced into circulation…
Security agents confront IPOB protesters, five feared dead
Not less than five people were reportedly killed in Aba on Friday as security agencies confronted…
Ndi Agbero hijack Onitsha as helpless traders, motorists groan
IKENNA OBIANERI writes on the plight of South-East residents, business owners and motorists in the hands…
How Edochies can cope with child’s death – Psychologist
The news of the death of Kambilichukwu, the first son of Yul and May Edochie came…
Court stops transfer of Arik Air’s assets
The Federal High Court, Lagos, on Friday, ruled that the attempt to transfer Arik Air Limited…
Kuje: Eight months after, over 400 inmates still at large
A total of 460 fleeing inmates from the medium custody facility in Kuje, Federal Capital Territory…
Sylva resigned to contest Bayelsa gov election, says Presidency
The controversy surrounding the rumoured resignation of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre…
Osun imam, others injured as Oro adherents invade mosque
Members of the Muslim community in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Friday, staged a protest following the…
Kaduna, Cross River govs-elect, others receive certificates of return
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday presented Certificates of Return to Kaduna State Governor-elect, Senator…
Conduct internal audit before rerun polls, APC tells INEC
The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (North-West), Malam Salihu Lukman, on Friday called…
Katsina gov-elect meets Buhari, promises to restore farmlands
The Katsina State Governor-Elect, Umaru Radda, on Friday met the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),…
Adeleke, Aregbesola promise airport’s speedy completion
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, have pledged to work…
Police confirm Osun commuters’ abduction, hunters comb bush
Some commuters travelling along Osogbo/Ikirun road were in the early hours of Friday abducted at Ayepe…
Algeria 2023: Musa pledges N500k per goal to Eaglets
Super Eagles’ captain, Ahmed Musa, was the surprise visitor to the camp of Nigeria’s U-17 team,…
Help, at 19 I can’t count my s6x partners
Dear ma, I really love the good job you are doing. God bless you more and…
Osimhen’s ‘magical’ facemask missing
According to Italian media outlet Calciomercato, Napoli striker Victor Osimhen returned to Italy after international duty…
NSCDC arrests nine for bypassing electric meter
A superintendent with the Nigeria Correctional Service, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Mr Eyimoga Moses, has been arraigned…
Nigeria will launch new satellites soon – CDSA
The Chief of Defence Space Administration, Air Vice Marshall Ayo Jolasinmi, says Nigeria will soon launch…
Our experience with Lagos supermarket sealed over expired products – Customers
On Tuesday, the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency sealed up Chiffy supermarket in Ikeja GRA, for…
Andrew Tate released from detention, to observe house arrest
Popular media personality, Andrew Tate, has been released from detention after spending three months in police…
No woman deserves to die during childbirth – Expert
A public health organisation, Nigeria Health Watch, has expressed concerns over the increasing rate of maternal…
I’ll fight terrorism through technology — Katsina gov-elect
The Katsina State Governor-Elect, Umaru Radda, on Friday, in Abuja, said his administration would deploy technology…
Lagetronix Empowers Non-Profits and NGOs in Nigeria with the Latest Microsoft Solutions
Microsoft is committed to supporting non-profit and non-governmental organizations to help them achieve their goals and…
NDLEA arrests suspect with 228kg of cannabis in Ondo
The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday said it had…
Arrest interim government agitators, APC govs tell DSS
The Progressive Governors Forum has openly condemned the calls for the return of interim government, stressing…
Group urges FG to cut ties with Northern Cyprus over ill-treatment of Nigerians
….Asks FG for compensation for deported students A civil society group, the Nigerian Diaspora Youth Ambassador,…
Nigeria to launch Satellite II, III into space soon – Defence Space Boss
Nigeria will launch Satellite II and III into space soon, the Chief of Defence Space Administration,…
Oscar Pistorius denied parole in South Africa
Oscar Pistorius, the former Paralympian who murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been denied parole in…
Anambra woman delivers quintuplets after nine years, seeks help
A 28-year-old woman, Mrs Chidinma Amaechi, has given birth to a set of quintuplet after about…
IWD: Akeredolu’s wife urges women to learn ICT skills
The Ondo State first lady, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has urged women to embrace information communication technology…
Sanwo-Olu, Makinde, others get Certificates of Return, pledge good governance
More governors-elect, on Thursday, received their Certificates of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, with…
Court nullifies Ogun ex-deputy speaker’s impeachment
Barely six months after a former Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Dare Kadiri,…
Davido’s ‘Timeless’ gets one million streams in six hours
Afrobeat superstar Davido’s much-awaited album, ‘Timeless’, on Friday amassed one million streams on Boomplay in just…
Doctor arrested for revealing patient’s information online
A medical doctor, Kadev Kenneth Kelvin, has been remanded at the federal correctional facility in Makurdi…
World Bank names Ajay Banga as sole nominee for president
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors announced that Ajay Banga, a United States national,…
Buying uncertified products dangerous, SON warns
The Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Malam Farouk Salim, has cautioned Nigerians against buying uncertified…
Nine die in crash of two US Army helicopters
Two US Army helicopters crashed during a nighttime training mission in Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers…
Brazil’s ex-President, Bolsonaro, returns after self-imposed exile
Brazil’s ex-President, Jair Bolsonaro, has returned from his self-imposed exile in the United States, BBC reports.…
OPay’s user-friendly app improves lives in rural communities
OPay, a mobile payments platform in Nigeria, is making a significant impact on the lives of…
Who is afraid of Tinubu presidency?
I live six-thousand miles away from Lagos. When Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was Lagos State governor many…
South-West pensioners seek creation of ministry
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, on Thursday, called for the creation of a new Ministry to…
I stabbed, didn’t kill my girlfriend – Chinese lover
A 47-year-old Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, who is standing trial for culpable homicide, on Thursday, admitted…
Sign varsity, poly dichotomy bill, students urge Buhari
Former students of polytechnics across Nigeria on Thursday called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari…
Muslim couples can get intimate after breaking fast – Cleric
An Imam at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, mosque, Isale-Igbein, Prof Sherifdeen Kareem, has explained…
Sign varsity, poly dichotomy bill, students urge Buhari
Former students of polytechnics across Nigeria on Thursday called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari…
Controversy surrounds Sylva’s alleged resignation
There were claims, on Thursday, that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre, had…
Nigerians buy one million air conditioners annually, says UN
Nigeria must not be a dumping ground for air conditioners and refrigerators with energy efficiency ratio…
Six Gombe sisters drag monarch to court over farmland inheritance
The presiding Judge of Gombe High Court Government Reserved Area, Daurabo Sikkam, has granted…
Elections: APC-USA knocks planned protest at White House
The United States chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday condemned the proposed political demonstration…
Omeruo relishes 60th Eagles cap
Kenneth Omeruo is thrilled to have capped his 60th appearance for the Super Eagles with a…
Prepare for above-normal rainfall, Lagos govt tells residents
The Lagos State Government has advised residents to prepare for above-normal rainfall, which will start in…
The Illusion of freedom
Several West slave-era movies depict tales of the black man’s travails to live with honour, dignity,…
Advertising agencies to celebrate golden anniversary with fitness walk
The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria is set to hold a fitness walk on April…
Firm promotes sustainable packaging
Food processing and packaging solutions company, Tetra Pak, has unveiled its “better with carton” campaign to…
Ayu has no grassroots support in Benue – Litigant
Conrad Utaan, a Peoples Democratic Party member in Benue State, filed a suit that led to…
Lagos pushes for higher federal revenue allocation
The Lagos State Ministry of Finance on Thursday held a workshop on data gathering and collation…
UBA grows profit by 31% to N201bn
United Bank for Africa on Thursday said it recorded N201bn profit before tax in its 2022…
Afreximbank supports Parallex Bank with trade-financing facility
Afreximbank has provided Nigeria’s Parallex Bank Limited a trade finance facility worth $10m, in line with…
Osimhen vows to keep scoring
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has promised that he will remain consistent with his performances for club…
Educating out-of-school children challenging – UNICEF
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has said getting out-of-school children back into education poses…
Lassa fever kills 22 in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency recorded 22 deaths from Lassa fever cases across…
CCB set for Atiku probe, invites Keyamo
The Code of Conduct Bureau will begin investigations into a petition alleging that former Vice President…
FG blames charcoal dealers, state govts for deforestation
The Federal Government, on Thursday, blamed “powerful interests” for the massive deforestation in states where loggers…
INEC fixes April 15 for Ekiti Assembly supplementary poll
…As lawmakers-elect get certificates of return The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission…
FG blames charcoal dealers, state govts for deforestation
The Federal Government, on Thursday, blamed powerful interests for the massive deforestation in states where lumberjacks…
Nasarawa police arrest thief, recover two vehicles
The Nasarawa State command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a suspected criminal who is…
Ogun gov, deputy, lawmakers-elect receive Certificate of Return
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Ogun on Thursday presented Certificates of Return to Governor Dapo…
Nigeria’s public debt rises to N46.25trn – DMO
The Debt Management Office, on Thursday, revealed that Nigeria’s total public debt stock increased to N46.25…
Court grants detained journalist, Agba Jalingo, bail
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, granted bail to a journalist and publisher…
Guinness names four-year-old boy world’s youngest author
A four-year-old boy, Saeed AlMheiri, from Abu Dhabi, UAE, has written a book about kindness and…
I’m married, Davido confirms marriage with Chioma
Superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has confirmed his marriage to his partner, Chioma Rowland.…
Europe’s security under threat, King Charles III warns
King Charles III called Russia’s war in Ukraine a threat to Europe’s democratic values in the…
Eight die in India temple collapse
At least eight devotees were killed and around a dozen rescued on Thursday after about 25…
Alleged manslaughter: Court grants Chrisland principal, others bail
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday admitted four staff members of Chrisland School Ikeja, to bail…
UPDATED: Dangote Industries completes N300bn bond listing
Dangote Industries has completed its listing of the firm’s N300bn series 1 and 2 Bonds on…
Ogun community where flood sweeps away students annually
Every year in Grace Valley Estate, an Ogun State community, floods sweep away children whenever it…
Many die after two US Army helicopters crash in Kentucky
Two United States Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Kentucky during a training mission Wednesday night,…
BuyLetLive Launches its Inaugural Nigerian Property Price Index Report
BuyLetLive, an online real estate marketplace has launched the first edition of its annual “Nigeria Property…
FG begins registration of medical laboratories
The Federal Government on Wednesday began an online registration of medical laboratories in Nigeria to enhance…