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Court fines lawyer N40m over anti-Tinubu inauguration suit
The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Thursday, imposed the sum of N40m fine on an…
Wesley students to represent Nigeria in global competition
The Wesley Girls Senior Secondary School, Yaba, Education District IV of Lagos State, will be representing…
Firms to combat s6xual violence in schools
SONY Music is partnering with the Women at Risk International Foundation to empower senior secondary school…
NDDC lauds Reps for passing N876bn budget
The Niger Delta Development Commission has commended the House of Representatives for passing the N876bn of…
African subsidiaries contribute 50% to UBA’s earnings – CEO
United Bank for Africa Plc has announced that all its African subsidiaries are now on firm…
Digital platform launched to guide investors
A new digital platform has been launched to provide investors with the necessary tools and information…
Capitals Gain Tax Act faulty, needs amendment – AGF
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and the Chairman…
OML 130: NNPCL, CNOOC, SAPETRO renew oil production contracts
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Thursday, announced the renewal of the Oil Mining Lease…
Over 66,000 dependants accompanied Nigerian UK students in one year – Report
Data from the Home Office of the United Kingdom on Thursday revealed that 66,796 dependant visas…
Be good ambassadors, Obasanjo tells US-based Nigerians
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed worry that Nigerians relate as friends while outside the country…
Traditionalists want May 29 swearing-in done with native deity
Traditional religion adherents, on Thursday, called for the adoption of Ogun, the god of iron, to…
Reforms vital to power sector growth, says FG
The Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, has rated the Rural and Electrification Agency high…
Don’t succumb to temptations, blackmail, CJN tells tribunal judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Thursday, swore in 39 additional judges to…
Customs arraign ex-US marine for alleged firearms importation
A former United States Marine, Donn Perkins, was on Thursday arraigned by the Nigerian Customs Service…
Benue lawmakers get salary arrears, pass Ortom’s pension bill
The Benue State House of Assembly, on Thursday, passed the controversial executive pension bill, initiated by…
Kwankwaso’s defection to APC may cause crisis – Chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kano, Sabo Inuwa, has described the alleged move…
Sanwo-Olu inaugurates markets, roads, others
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, unveiled the Ikosi International Model Market Phase 3…
Report gender-based violence, LASG urges varsity students
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has urged students of the Pan-Atlantic University to…
How to fix your laptop
Laptop users may have experienced a glitch using the device at one time or the other.…
Buhari years: Education, health take severe bashing
TO gauge the impact (or lack of it) of the departing regime of the President, Major…
Ghana speaker, Bagbin succeeds Gbajabiamila as head of CoSAP
The Speaker of Ghana parliament, Alban Bagbin has succeeded Nigeria’s House of Representative speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila…
Bola Tinubu and Nigeria’s Coat of Arms
May we consider these two sentences: ‘You are stupid’ and ‘I am stupid’? While ‘You are…
Cardinal Onaiyekan’s political calculations
I imagine the Archbishop of the Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, did some calculations of…
In three days, a king will be crowned
I read this in the Good Book about the King of the heavens and the universe.…
Leah Sharibu: The General’s promise of deliverance and low-class performance
Despite promises to secure the freedom of Leah Sharibu and other students in the captivity of…
I want to become rope skipping world champion – Guinness World Record holder
A 16-year student of Ijapo High School, Akure, Ondo State, Ezekiel Gbenga, recently broke the previous…
Group promotes financial literacy
Norrenberger, an integrated financial services group, said it is hosting Children’s Day event to promote financial…
NDE disburses N2.2m loan to Gombe farmers
No fewer than 22 beneficiaries including four persons with disabilities have received N100,000 each from the…
Guinness expresses support for Edo’s economic devt
The Managing Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr John Musunga, has said doing business in Edo State…
PwC, others to launch leadership programme for women
PricewaterhouseCoopers has partnered with GAIA AFRICA and the Lagos Business School to launch the 4th Edition…
Infinix unveils NOTE 30 series
Infinix on Wednesday released its latest flagship device- the NOTE 30 series in Lagos. The brand…
Naira drops against the dollar by 0.07%
The Naira depreciated at the Investors and Exporters window on Thursday exchanging at N463.67 to the…
Akeredolu has stabilised Ondo financially — Commissioner
Ondo State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Wale Akinterinwa, said the present administration of Mr Rotimi Akeredolu…
Journalism career shaped my political life – Gov Bala Mohammed
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Thursday recalled how he started his journalism career as…
Buhari’s in-law Ado-Bayero breaks down in tears at book launch
The Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Ado-Bayero, on Thursday, broke down in tears while paying tribute to…
#WeSurvivedBuhari trends on Twitter ahead of May 29 inauguration
A few days before the inauguration of the incoming administration, Nigerians have taken to social media…
FG to provide 50% capital to facilitate $1bn investment fund
The Federal Government has committed to providing at least 50 per cent of the seed capital…
Buhari will award contracts till last minute — Fashola
The Federal government had said it would continue to award contracts until the last minute of…
Rwanda’s most wanted genocide suspect arrested after 22 years on the run
One of the world’s most wanted genocide fugitives, Fulgence Kayishema, has been arrested in South Africa…
UPDATED: Reps grill Malami over $2.4bn illegal oil sale, demand records of $1bn recoveries
…Justice ministry refers lawmakers to finance minister, accountant-general, EFCC The House of Representatives, on Thursday, grilled…
Yobe Council chair dies hours before swearing-in
The newly appointed Chairman, Caretaker Management Committee of Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, Hon.…
JUST IN: FG meets ASUU’s demand, releases white paper of visitation panels
Days to the end of the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the…
Court fines ex-presidential candidate N40m for ‘frivolous suit’ against Tinubu’s inauguration
The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Thursday slammed a fine of N40 million on a former…
‘I’ve run a good race, finished my course,’ says Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, in Abuja, said he has run a…
NSCDC threatens to prosecute unlicensed private guard companies
The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ahmed Audi, on Thursday, threatened to arrest…
Stop stealing public funds, build people, Kwankwaso tells politicians.
The Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party and former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa…
Benue Assembly passes controversial pension bill after getting salary arrears
Benue State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the controversial executive pension bill. The lawmakers passed…
Dangote refinery: The checked and missing lines
The Dangote Refinery was inaugurated on Monday, May 23, 2023. The refinery will produce 650,000 barrels…
Africa Day: My Vision for Payments in Africa
I was scrolling through Twitter and saw a few tweets about a yet-to-be-launched product we’d been…
Falana sues COAS, others over extra-judicial killing of policeman
…Deceased’s family demand N300million compensation Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has…
Ooni, Pete Edochie handshake stirs controversy on social media
Netizens on the micro-blogging website, Instagram, have disagreed over the viral video showing the moment the…
Nigerians enemies at home, friends abroad – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed worry that Nigerians relate as friends while they were outside…
Japa: NANS opposes UK’s new immigration policy
The National Association of Nigerian Students, Thursday kicked against the new immigration policy introduced by the…
Japa: 66,796 dependants accompanied Nigerian students to UK in one year
Data from the Home Office of the United Kingdom on Thursday revealed that 66,796 dependant visas…
How Dangote refinery can ease forex scarcity — Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has expressed optimism that Dangote Refinery,…
JUST IN: Rivers, Cross River, others get new CPs
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate posting of four Commissioners of…
Buhari’s cabinet members switching allegiance to Tinubu – Garba Shehu
The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), Garba…
Japa: Experts explain implications, impacts of UK ban
As reactions continue to trail the ban imposed on immigrant students from bringing members of their…
More women engage in trafficking, adoption crimes – NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has revealed that a larger percentage…
Nigeria’s longest-serving education minister, Adamu bids farewell
The longest-serving Minister of Education since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, Adamu Adamu on…
Murder charges: Doguwa has no case to answer – Kano govt
The Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Musa Abdullahi-Lawan, on Thursday, absolved the…
CJN swears in 39 more judges for 2023 election petitions
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Thursday swore in 39 additional judges to…
Manchester United vs Chelsea Match Predictions
We would normally expect a huge impact at the top of the table when seeing Manchester…
Two dead in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway truck accident
Two dead in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway truck accident Two persons have been confirmed dead in a lone…
UPDATED: Health workers begin indefinite strike
The Joint Health Sector Unions and the Assembly of Health Care Professional Association have directed their…
Nigeria Air: Airline operators tackle Sirika, warn against breaching court order
Members of the Airline Operators of Nigeria have faulted plans by the outgoing Minister of Aviation,…
Two remaining kidnapped FGC Yauri girls released after 707 days
The two remaining kidnapped students of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State have regained…
Oyo Assembly passes chieftaincy amendment bill
The Oyo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, passed a bill to amend the Chiefs Law,…
Man claims YouTuber Tiamiyu arrived UK nine months ago
A man on Twitter has claimed that the embattled Nigerian Youtuber, Emdee Tiamiyu, only arrived in…
Ogun man, 28, rapes 5-yr-old daughter
A 28-year-old man, Adeyemi Babatunde, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command…
Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola Joins illustrious Wall Street Journal CEO Council
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced that Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola has been…
Sokoto gov-elect appoints Press Secretary
Barely four days to the end of the current administration, Sokoto State Governor-elect, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto,…
Rename second Niger bridge after Igbos, not Buhari – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra have said the naming of the Second Niger Bridge after the…
FG develops website to track project execution
The Federal Government has developed a citizen-based web application, EYEMARK, to enable Nigerians to track the…
Tinubu to chair Buhari book launch Friday
…to meet Osinbajo, Emefiele, others The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been announced as chairman for…
JUST IN: Buhari appoints Odusanya DG, NACETEM
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has approved the appointment of Olushola Odusanya as the…
I won’t disappoint Nigerians, Tinubu assures
The President-elect Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, in Abuja, said he will not disappoint the trust conferred…
Painter jailed two months for stealing four Bibles, 124 church forms
A Grade I Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced a 30-year-old painter, Zakaraya…
Redmi Note 12S and Redmi Note 12 Pro: Revolutionizing the Mid-Range Smartphone Market
In the ever-evolving world of smartphones, Xiaomi has consistently been at the forefront of innovation. With…
Buhari hands over transition documents to Tinubu
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, in Abuja, handed the transition documents to…
VIDEO: UK MP kicks against barring students from bringing family over
A member of the United Kingdom Parliament, Carol Monaghan, has kicked against the United Kingdom’s new…
Tinubu, Shettima get GCFR, GCON titles
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima would be honoured with the Grand Commander…
Lagos cop accuses police of maltreatment for attempting to resign
….You did not follow procedure – Police A police officer, Corporal Fauzziyah Isiak, has lamented how…
DSS uncovers plans to disrupt inaugurations in states
The Department of State Services has disclosed that some elements are planning to disrupt the handover…
Anambra seals three hospitals for operating with fake licenses
The Anambra State Ministry of Health has sealed three hospitals operating with fake licences and quack…
N221bn disbursed to road contractors, says Works ministry
The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing says N221bn has been disbursed to contractors as costs…
A rise in fraudulent activity: OctaFX urges Nigerian clients to beware of scammers
OctaFX observes a rise in various fraudulent activities that unlawfully use the brand when trying to…
Sanwo-Olu unveils 13 projects in eight LGs
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday inaugurated 13 projects in eight Local Government Areas…
Tinubu’s government will unite Nigerians- YPP chieftain
A chieftain of the Young Progressives Party, Buraimoh Peter on Wednesday said that the incoming administration…
BLUETTI and YABATECH jointly held the ‘Lighting an African Family’ charity event, donating home power systems as energy solutions to support sustainable development in Africa.
Power In Promotion, Solar as Solution. Insufficient electricity supply has always been a tough problem among…
How Tina Turner played crucial role in Australian rugby league
Tina Turner is best known as a trailblazing rocker but Australia also remembered her on Thursday…
Keyamo labels ‘minister of state’ portfolio unconstitutional
…urges FG to appoint different ministers for elementary, tertiary education The Minister of State for Labour…
Judge threatens bench warrant against Fani-Kayode
A Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, threatened to declare a former…
Dogecoin (DOGE) Slides Below Crucial Support as Investor Excitement Wanes while InQubeta (QUBE) Presale is breaking records
Dogecoin (DOGE), the popular meme-inspired cryptocurrency, has recently faced a significant decline in its price and…
P-Square set to release album after nine years
Nine years after their last album together, the Nigerian musical duo, Peter and Paul Okoye, known…
Handover: Bye-bye to játijàti
Even the most ardent supporter of the President, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) must be happy…
DigiToads (TOADS) Is The Meme coin Disruptor Challenging The Reign Of Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB)
In the cryptocurrency world, where blockchain technology powers innovation, the arrival of meme coins has captured…
Nigerian pupil declared Guinness World Record holder for most skips on one foot
Another 17- year-old pupil of Oyemekun Grammar School Akure, Ondo State, Philip Solomon, has been declared…
New Liverpool director regrets Osimhen’s Wolfsburg sale
Liverpool’s new sporting director Jorg Schmadtke has admitted he regrets selling Napoli striker Victor Osimhen during…