Friday 30 April 2021

NigerianEye: “Bandits kill 323 people in Kaduna” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Bandits kill 323 people in Kaduna” plus 29 more


Bandits kill 323 people in Kaduna

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 01:56 PM PDT

Bandits have killed 323 people in Kaduna State in the last three months, the state government disclosed on Friday. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this...

Presidency, Fr Mbaka are scammers – Fayose

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 01:48 PM PDT

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has slammed the Presidency and the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Fr Ejike Mbaka. It was arlier reported that Mbaka made a U-turn on...

Mbaka wanted contracts for supporting Buhari but was rebuffed, says Garba Shehu

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 11:17 AM PDT

  Presidency says Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry (AMEN), once brought three contractors to President Muhammadu Buhari and was rebuffed. This, Garba Shehu,...

We will overcome insecurity – Buhari assures Nigerians

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 10:49 AM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the nation will overcome the current security challenges.   Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), National Security Adviser, made...

PDP asks DSS to question Akpabio over comment on insecurity

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 10:41 AM PDT

 The People Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to interrogate Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs, over his comment on Nigeria's security woes....

I gave Ibidunni everything, no plans to marry again – Pastor Ighodalo reveals

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 10:38 AM PDT

  Senior Pastor of Trinity Church, Ituah Ighodalo, has revealed that he has no plans of taking another wife after the death of his wife, Ibidunni Ighodalo.   Ibidun the wife of the pastor...

Aggrieved Zamfara PDP members form ‘True PDP’

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 10:09 AM PDT

A group of aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Zamfara, has formed a faction of the party named "True PDP''. The chairman of the faction, Alhaji Bilyamin Badarawa, disclosed this at a...

Barcelona coach Koeman handed two-game ban

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 10:05 AM PDT

Barcelona coach, Ronald Koeman, has been handed a two-game ban by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)'s Competition Committee. This was additional to his being sent off during Barcelona's 2-1...

We are not broke, says NNPC

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 10:08 AM PDT

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the zero revenue projection for May pertains only to the federation revenue stream it manages and not a reflection of its overall...

UK minister: Nigeria’s stability matters to us

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 09:45 AM PDT

  James Duddridge, United Kingdom's minister for Africa, says the security and stability of Nigeria matter to his country.   Speaking on Friday after a series of meetings with government...

Insecurity: Prophet Iginla weeps over Nigeria, reveals dark clouds

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 09:43 AM PDT

The General Overseer of the Champions Royal Assembly, Prophet Joshua Iginla has made some revelations concerning Nigeria. It was reported hat Nigeria is currently going through its worst state of...

BREAKING: IGP redeploys senior officers in south-east amid rising insecurity

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 09:40 AM PDT

Usman Alkali Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), has redeployed senior officers in the south-east as a measure to tackle the growing insecurity in the region.   Frank Mba, police spokesman,...

First Bank accepts CBN new board as Adeduntan resumes

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 09:21 AM PDT

First Bank of Nigeria Limited on Friday said its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, who was earlier removed has resumed back to his office in the same capacity. The bank also said it is...

Minimum wage: Buhari approves payment of upward adjustment to pensioners

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 09:14 AM PDT

  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the payment of the consequential adjustment to pensioners.   Buhari's approval of the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) is in line with the minimum...

Ortom deserves commendation not condemnation – Benue govt blasts presidency

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 09:05 AM PDT

  The Benue State Government has slammed the presidency over the recent statement which criticised Governor, Samuel Ortom for demanding a state of emergency on security.   Recall that...

NAFDAC approves use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine — but only for emergency

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 09:02 AM PDT

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given approval for the use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria.   Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of...

Nigeria can only develop if teacher quality improves

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 07:52 AM PDT

For Nigeria to improve on its developmental strides, it must sanitise, invest in and monitor its education sector. This is according to Prof Josiah Ajiboye, the Registrar, Teachers Registration...

‘Undesirable elements planning to kidnap for ransom’ — CBN issues security alert to staff

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 07:38 AM PDT

 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has alerted its staff of plan by some undesirable elements to kidnap for ransom. The apex bank gave the security warning in a directory to its staff across...

UFC 261: Kamaru Usman earns career-high N582m for knocking out Masvidal

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 07:34 AM PDT

Kamaru Usman, Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist, took home a career-high N582 million for knocking out Jorge Masvidal at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 261 on Saturday. ...

BREAKING: US mission to prioritise student visa applications for Nigerians

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 07:58 AM PDT

  The United States mission in Nigeria has announced that it will prioritise applications for student visas and plan interview appointments "well in advance" of school resumption. Susan...

Laycon’s album debuts at number 3 on iTunes worldwide chart

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 07:42 AM PDT

Big Brother Naija Season 5 winner, Olamilekan Moshood Agbeleshe, professionally known as Laycon released his debut album in the early hours of Friday and it has debuted at number three on the...

S3xual assault: Lagos lists possible charges against Baba Ijesha

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 06:43 AM PDT

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team has waded into the s3xual assault allegation against Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha. Baba Ijesha who is...

Nigerian prevents white woman from getting scammed of $32,000

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 05:30 AM PDT

  A US-based Nigerian man, Joseph Nantomah, claims to have prevented an American woman from getting defrauded of $32,000.   In a video uploaded to his @theblackmentor_'s Instagram page on...

BREAKING: Sports minister, Dare dissolves all boards of Olympics sports federations

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 07:18 AM PDT

 Sunday Dare, minister of youth and sports development, has announced the dissolution of all boards of the national Olympic sports federations (NSF) in Nigeria.  The minister pronounced the...

BBNaija: Big Brother announces date for Season 6 audition, lists criteria

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 05:19 AM PDT

  Organizers of Big Brother Naija, BBNaija reality show has announced a new date for auditioning of season 6.   A post on its Verified Twitter page said that auditioning for the show would...

Hoodlums attack journalists in Rivers

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 04:22 AM PDT

Some Port-Harcourt based journalists have been attacked by hoodlums in Rumuagholu community, Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The journalists said they were in the community to cover...

Gov Masari explains why state of emergency can’t solve Nigeria’s security problems

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 04:12 AM PDT

Aminu Masari, the Governor of Katsina State, has insisted that the declaration of a state of emergency on security cannot solve Nigeria's challenges because the military is overstretched. Masari...

This is not 1967 – Fani-Kayode blasts Miyetti Allah for threatening Igbos

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 03:21 AM PDT

  Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has slammed the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, for threatening to launch attacks in the Southeast over the alleged...

Impeachment: APC threatens to ‘expose’ Fr. Mbaka

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 03:15 AM PDT

  Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Yekini Nabena, has cautioned the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, against...

Sack of factory workers, non-payment of new minimum wage creating insecurity – Oshiomhole

Posted: 30 Apr 2021 03:06 AM PDT

  Adams Oshiomhole, a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has identified the cause of banditry and insecurity in Nigeria.   Oshiomhole said the closure of...

NigerianEye: “Jerry Gana opens up on alleged link with Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Jerry Gana opens up on alleged link with Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf” plus 29 more


Jerry Gana opens up on alleged link with Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:55 PM PDT

  Professor Jerry Gana has denied any link with late leader of Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf.   In a statement by his spokesman, Adakole Ijogi, Gana recalled that the allegation was first...

Actress Princess Shyngle attempts suicide for the 2nd time in 3 years

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:55 PM PDT

 Ghanaian actress Princess Shyngle has reportedly attempted to commit suicide again.   The incident happened in the United States of America.   In a now-deleted video posted via her...

Insecurity: Why US may not heed Buhari’s call for assistance —Falana

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:49 PM PDT

 Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says the regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari may be giving false impression that the Joe Biden administration will send United States troops to...

Abike Dabiri hits Baba Ijesha over assault case, says ‘maximum sentence be passed on him’

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:42 PM PDT

  Abike Dabiri, the chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has slammed Baba Ijesha, the Yoruba actor who admitted to molesting a 14-year-old girl.   Social media has...

I’m disappointed Ortom is blaming me for Benue killings -Buhari

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:32 PM PDT

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is disappointed he is receiving the blame for the recent attacks in Benue state.   Following a series of killings in the state by gunmen, Samuel Ortom,...

EPL: Why I will never forget Mourinho – Harry Kane

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 01:07 PM PDT

Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane, has admitted he will never forget his experience while working with Jose Mourinho. Mourinho was sacked by Spurs last Monday and replaced on an interim basis by...

Kaduna: Parents of 29 abducted students to storm National Assembly

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 01:03 PM PDT

The parents of the remaining 29 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna, promised to storm the National Assembly in an unprecedented protest if the Forestry Research...

Mastermind’ of Kankara abduction returns to forest as Zamfara peace pact collapses

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 12:47 PM PDT

The peace pact the Zamfara state government adopted to curb banditry has suffered a heavy blow after a leader of the bandits reportedly returned to his old ways despite being forgiven. According to...

‘We can’t always claim victory over enemies’ — army chief speaks on Mainok attack

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 12:38 PM PDT

  Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff, says troops can't always claim victory over enemies.   The army had lost a commander and six soldiers when Boko Haram insurgents attacked Mainok,...

Baba Ijesha still in custody pending legal advice – Police

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:33 AM PDT

  The Lagos State Police Command says Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, is still in its custody.   The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu,...

I am angered, troubled by terror attacks on Nigeria – Tinubu

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:28 AM PDT

  National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Thursday said he is angered and troubled by terror attacks in different parts of the country.   Tinubu, in...

Insecurity: Declare state of emergency, convoke National Conference – PDP tells Buhari

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:28 AM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security. PDP National Executive Council, NEC, made the call while lamenting the...

BREAKING: CBN fires First Bank directors

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 12:15 PM PDT

 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reinstated Sola Adeduntan as the managing director and chief executive officer of First Bank of Nigeria Limited.Godwin Emefiele, governor of the CBN, made...

How soldier ‘exposed’ kidnappers who offered N1m to buy AK-47 rifle in Ogun

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 11:15 AM PDT

A lance corporal of the Nigerian Army has exposed some suspected kidnappers, who approached him to purchase an AK-47 rifle at the rate of N1 million The soldier (name withheld) is attached to...

Five Man City players, Chelsea stars, others named in Champions League team (Full list)

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:50 AM PDT

Five Manchester City players have been included in the UEFA Champions League team of this week. UEFA released the Champions League team in a post on its website on Thursday following the conclusion...

Dismiss Mbaka, he’s author of confusion –Omokri urges Catholic Church

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:44 AM PDT

An ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has asked the Catholic Church to "defrock" the Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Fr Ejike Mbaka, over...

Nigeria out of World Relays as US embassy denies athletes visas

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:39 AM PDT

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has announced that athletes from the country will not be participating in the World Athletics relays billed to start from May 1 to 2, 2021 in Poland. AFN's...

Baba Ijesha: I was abused, monitor those seeking video evidence – Femi Branch

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:37 AM PDT

  Nollywood actor, Femi Branch has revealed he was abused some time ago.   The actor said this while giving his opinion on the sexual assault case involving Baba Ijesha.   The case...

New Boko Haram in Nigeria, planning to bomb CBN, NNPC, NASS – Primate Ayodele

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:37 AM PDT

  The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has put President Muhammadu Buhari and the service chiefs on alert, claiming that God spoke to him about a new...

Kanu raises alarm over alleged fresh plan by Fulani to attack towns in Imo

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:35 AM PDT

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has raised alarm over an alleged plan by some Northerners to launch attacks in Owerri and another town in Imo State. In a...

Reps give immigration 72 hours to clear backlog of passport booklets

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 08:39 AM PDT

  The house of representatives has given the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) 72 hours to clear its backlog of applications for passport booklets. At the plenary session on Thursday, the...

‘Thought of marriage irks me’ – Will Smith’s daughter says she’s polyamorous

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 08:35 AM PDT

Willow, daughter of Jada Pinkett-Smith and Will Smith, Hollywood stars, has revealed that she is polyamorous.   Polyamory is a practice of being open to intimate relationships with more than one...

Iyabo Ojo, Princess, others protest plan to release Baba Ijesha

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 08:35 AM PDT

  Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo and popular comedienne, Adekola Adekanya, aka Princess, have protested against the alleged plan to release actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka aka Baba Ijesha from police...

Reps approve $1.5 billion, €995 million loans without terms, condition

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 07:45 AM PDT

The House of Representatives has asked the Executive to send the terms and conditions of the loan it approved. The green chamber concurred with the senate, who had last week approved the request by...

BREAKING: Governor Wike imposes curfew across Rivers State

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 07:17 AM PDT

The Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has imposed a curfew in all the 23 local government areas of the state. The Governor said the curfew takes effect from today, Thursday, April 29, 2021. Governor...

2023 not realistic if security issues are not addressed – PDP Chairman, Secondus

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 06:38 AM PDT

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, says the much-expected 2023 general elections is not realistic if the worsening security situation persists in Nigeria. He stated...

Govt should deal with terrorists killing Fulani herders in South-East –Miyetti Allah

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 05:35 AM PDT

  One of the umbrella bodies of herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has urged security agencies to deal with "terrorists killing" Fulani herders in the South-East.  ...

WATCH VIDEO : Moment Baba Ijesha begged and confessed to alleged rape of minor

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 05:33 AM PDT

  Following the allegations against Nollywood actor, Baba Ijesha, a video where he admitted to the crime and was begging for forgiveness has surfaced.   Recall after the news of Baba...

BREAKING: Shekau appoints Muhammad as Boko Haram war commander, kills predecessor, Modu’s son

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 05:18 AM PDT

Abubakar Shekau, factional head of Boko Haram has appointed Abu Muhammad as the new Amirul Jaysh (Commander of War). Shekau announced the replacement after killing the former Commander, Abu...

FG declares Monday public holiday to mark workers’ day

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 05:08 AM PDT

  The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3, 2021, a public holiday to mark this year's International Workers' Day celebration.   The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,...

Thursday 29 April 2021

NigerianEye: “Rape Scandal: Baba Ijesha set for release. Defilement case hasn’t been established” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Rape Scandal: Baba Ijesha set for release. Defilement case hasn’t been established” plus 29 more


Rape Scandal: Baba Ijesha set for release. Defilement case hasn’t been established

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 12:14 AM PDT

  Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka aka Baba Ijesha is set to be released from police custody due to the ongoing strike by members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, which has made it...

Fr Mbaka makes U-turn, calls for Buhari’s impeachment

Posted: 29 Apr 2021 12:07 AM PDT

  Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Fr Ejike Mbaka, has called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the high level of insecurity in the...

Champions League: Man City defeat PSG in semi-final first leg

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 02:08 PM PDT

Manchester City took a huge step towards the Champions League final by coming from behind to win 2-1 at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in their last-four first leg. Marquinhos' header gave PSG a...

I may turn pastor after eight years as governor – Abiodun

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 01:41 PM PDT

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has indicated interest in becoming a pastor after serving 'eight years' in office as governor. It was gathered that Governor Abiodun's first term in office ends in...

Senate confirms Justice Abdullahi as FCT High Court Chief Judge

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 12:58 PM PDT

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Hon. Justice Salisu Abdullahi, as the Chief Judge, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja. The Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal...

Biden raises minimum wage to $15/N6,750 per hour

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 12:28 PM PDT

 President of the United States, Joe Biden, has raised the minimum wage of those working on federal contracts to $15 per hour which is equivalent to N6,750 at the parallel market exchange rate...

Nigeria’ll overcome insecurity, says Obasanjo

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 12:18 PM PDT

  Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will overcome its insecurity challenges.   The former president said there would be light at the end of the...

Nigerians tired of APC – Makinde

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 12:07 PM PDT

   Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has declared that the maladministration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not extend beyond 2023.   He noted that Nigerians were...

Police retirees take protest to NASS, reject contributory pensions scheme

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:55 AM PDT

Retirees of the Nigeria Police have asked that their pensions be synchronised with that of their counterparts in the Military and Department of State Services (DSS). They are demanding that their...

Insecurity: Stay in school at your own risk – Ogun Poly sends students home

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:50 AM PDT

The Management of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, has directed all students to vacate their residences and go home over rising cases of insecurity, saying any student who stays behind does so at...

Insecurity: ‘Tell Nigerians the truth about in South East attacks’- Oby Ezekwesili confronts Buhari

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:27 AM PDT

 Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to tell Nigerians the truth about the current security situation in the South East.   The 2019...

Baba Ijesha: Davido, Ibrahim Chatta, Yoruba actors against Yomi Fabiyi’s stance

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:24 AM PDT

  Davido and other Yoruba actors have slammed Yomi Fabiyi for his sympathetic comments about Baba Ijesha's sexual assault case.   Fabiyi in an earlier post on his Instagram page called for...

We’re ready to die – Fani-Kayode echoes plot to Islamise Nigeria

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:17 AM PDT

 Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reiterated his call for vigilance against plots to make the country become an Islamic and a 'Fulanised' State.   In a statement on...

INEC announces date for 2023 general elections

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:13 AM PDT

 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday announced the date for the forthcoming 2023 general elections.   Chairman of the commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made the...

Insecurity: Only solution to banditry, kidnapping is full punishment – Atiku

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 09:35 AM PDT

  Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government to ensure that bandits, kidnappers and criminals are made to face the full wrath of the law. Atiku, a former...

Lagos dislodges two illegal slaughter slabs

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 09:31 AM PDT

Officials of the Lagos State Government have dislodged two illegal sheep and goat slaughter slabs in the state. The Monitoring, Enforcement and Compliance (MEC) Team of the Lagos State Ministry of...

What Are the Top Mobile Games to Have Emerged from Nigeria?

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 09:17 AM PDT

  The Nigerian mobile games market is a young one, but it has the potential to be enormous in the years ahead. As it stands, only around 10 per cent of the population currently owns a...

Abducted Benue varsity students released

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 09:07 AM PDT

  Three students who were abducted from the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM) in Benue state, have regained their freedom.   Catherine Anene, Benue police public relations...

Killings: God will heal Nigeria -Pastor Adeboye

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 09:05 AM PDT

  The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians of all tribes and tongues to pray for the country and the rest of the world....

Akwa Ibom: Gunmen attack police checkpoint, kill two officers, cart away rifles

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 09:05 AM PDT

Unknown gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday attacked police officers manning a checkpoint at Urua Inyang, Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, killing two officers while others fled. It...

Imo: HURIWA warns army against alleged killing of civilians

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:52 AM PDT

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has urged the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru to caution his men against indiscriminate use of firearms which has led...

Scam alert: Oluwo denies searching for wife in public domain

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 08:07 AM PDT

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has alerted the public that he is not looking for a wife in the public domain. A press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Oluwo,...

Senate passes amended AMCON bill, okays seizure of debtors’ assets

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 07:14 AM PDT

  The Senate, on Wednesday, passed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria Amendment bill.   The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Banking,...

Baba Ijesha disgraced Yoruba movie industry – Iyabo Ojo

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 07:10 AM PDT

 The rape allegation against Veteran actor, Baba Ijesha has continued to generate reactions and heated arguments among Nigerian entertainers.   In a recent backlash, Actress, Iyabo Ojo...

Nimbo crisis: Fani-Kayode debunks fake news on Governor Ugwuanyi

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 07:05 AM PDT

Former aviation minister, Femi Kani-Kayode has described as fake news, a report being peddled on social media against His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.  ...

2023: No reasonable Nigerian would want APC back – Gov Wike

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 07:01 AM PDT

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has claimed that due to the numerous challenges bedevilling the nation and the inability of the current government to curb the issues, Nigerians would seek an...

Mayweather to fight American Youtuber on June 6

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 06:30 AM PDT

  Floyd Mayweather, undefeated former world champion, is billed to take on Logan Paul, an American Youtuber turned amateur boxer, in an exhibition match on June 6. The match, which was...

Three police officers injured as gunmen attack senator’s convoy in Kogi

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 06:24 AM PDT

  Three police officers sustained injuries after gunmen opened fire on a convoy of Clifford Ordia, senator representing Edo central.   The attack happened on Monday along Okene-Lokoja road...

IPOB claims it has renamed Imo Govt House, roads after slain Ikonso

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 06:05 AM PDT

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has claimed it has renamed some infrastructure in Imo State after its slain Commander, Ikonsi Don. IPOB renamed the Imo State Government House and some roads in...

Legislative aides protest non-payment of 22 months salary arrears

Posted: 28 Apr 2021 05:51 AM PDT

Legislative aides on Wednesday protested the non-payment of 22 months arrears by the management of the National Assembly. During the protest, the aides chanted that the National Assembly has failed...