Wednesday 30 June 2021

NigerianEye: “FG raised money for Siasia to fight FIFA ban, says Minister” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “FG raised money for Siasia to fight FIFA ban, says Minister” plus 29 more


FG raised money for Siasia to fight FIFA ban, says Minister

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 02:54 PM PDT

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Tuesday, insisted that his ministry did not abandon former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia as being claimed by the former striker. Siasia...

Wimbledon: Serena Williams weeps as injury shatters 21st Grand Slam dream

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:36 PM PDT

  Tennis legend Serena Williams wept profusely at Wimbledon on Tuesday as an ankle injury shattered her hopes of a record equalling 21st Grand Slam title. Williams was serving 3-3 in the first...

Fall of Nnamdi Kanu and Asari Dokubo’s vow to end his ‘evil empire’

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:24 PM PDT

  No man is too great for a nation to conquer. Nnamdi Kanu came into reckoning after the Buhari administration breasted the tape of victory in 2015. Before this time, he was only a cipher who...

Nnamdi Kanu should be blocked in cell with cow – El-Rufai’s son, Bashir

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:17 PM PDT

 Bashir El-Rufai, one of the sons of the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to block the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of...

LASU student sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment for raping fellow students

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:13 PM PDT

  An Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Tuesday, sentenced one Afeez Ogunbowale,a student of Lagos State University, LASU, to 21 years' imprisonment for raping two fellow students.   The...

IPOB confirms Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, demands fair trial

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:02 PM PDT

 The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has confirmed the re-arrest of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.   Kanu was arraigned on Tuesday, following his re-arrest and extradition to Nigeria....

The language is clear now’ – Presidency reacts to Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:56 AM PDT

 The Personal Assistant to President, Muhammadu Buhari on Digital and New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has reacted to the arrest of self-acclaimed Biafran leader, Nnamdi Kanu.    Kanu was...

BREAKING: Singer Davido’s aide, Obama DMW, is dead

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:35 PM PDT

  Singer Davido's aide, Obama DMW, is dead.  He reportedly died today, June 29, at Ever-care hospital in Admiralty Way, Lagos.   It was gathered that he had complained of having...

Euro 2020: England defeat Germany 2-0 to reach quarter finals

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:23 AM PDT

  England struck twice to secure a 2-0 victory over Germany amid scenes of huge tension and elation to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals at Wembley. Gareth Southgate's side battled hard to...

From arrest to extradition, eight notable things to know about IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:12 AM PDT

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday, said the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been...

Aisha Yesufu expresses shock over extradition of Kanu without legal battle

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 10:37 AM PDT

 Aisha Yesufu, a popular Nigerian activist, has wondered how Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, was extradited from the United Kingdom without a legal tussle....

Court grants Sowore extension to file appeal challenging bail terms

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 10:31 AM PDT

  The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has granted an application by Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, to file a notice of appeal against his bail terms. The Department...

FG must respect Nnamdi Kanu’s human rights – Shehu Sani reacts to arrest

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 10:18 AM PDT

 Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, has urged the Nigerian government to respect the fundamental human rights of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.  Sani...

How Atiku, others forced Governors, Senators to dump PDP for APC

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 10:18 AM PDT

  Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, has provided his opinion on why Governors and Senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic...

Nnamdi Kanu’s family speaks on arrest, issues warning to FG

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 10:12 AM PDT

  The family of the Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has told the Federal Government not to maltreat their son presently in the Department of State Services'...

Court strikes out accountability suit against Gov. Wike

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 09:50 AM PDT

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Tuesday struck out a suit by members of the Rivers State Anti-corruption Network against the Rivers State Government. The court struck out the suit...

Online CVR: INEC to prosecute hackers

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 09:11 AM PDT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will not hesitate to prosecute anyone who tries to hack its website in the cause of the online Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). Dr...

Nnamdi Kanu’s rearrest: Ohanaeze urges caution, warns against protest

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 08:54 AM PDT

 The apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called for calm over the re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.   The Igbo group also...

We haven’t appointed TB Joshua’s wife as successor – SCOAN

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:32 PM PDT

 The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has debunked that it appointed Mrs Evelyn Joshua, the wife of the late founder, Temitope Joshua, to replace him as General Overseer of the...

Sowore demands immediate release of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 08:45 AM PDT

 Convener of Revolution Now, Omoyele Sowore, has called for the release of Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu.   Sowore, in a Facebook post, asserted that Kanu had done nothing to cause his...

‘Nnamdi Kanu is a common criminal’ – Arewa youths on rearrest of IPOB leader

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 08:19 AM PDT

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Tuesday, reacted to the rearrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima said the...

Reps confirm Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 08:04 AM PDT

  The House of Representatives has confirmed the nomination of Major General Farouk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff. The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of the screening...

Why I jumped bail, escaped from Nigeria – Nnamdi Kanu

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 07:46 AM PDT

  The self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday, opened up on why he escaped from the country inspite of the criminal charges of...

BREAKING: Court grants DSS order to remand Nnamdi Kanu till July 26

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 07:24 AM PDT

The federal high court in Abuja has granted a request by the Department of State Services (DSS) to remand Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), till July 26.   The court...

How we intercepted and brought Nnamdi Kanu back to Nigeria -Malami

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 07:20 AM PDT

  Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has explained how Nnamdi Kanu was intercepted and brought back to Nigeria. Malami spoke on Tuesday at a press briefing which...

Buhari in charge, Sunday Igboho next – Nigerians on Nnamdi Kanu’s rearrest

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 07:12 AM PDT

  The arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, will mark the end of the group.   Some Nigerians made the assertion while claiming that Kanu's rearrest was an...

Dragging Gov Bello to court over APC defection senseless – Fani-Kayode tells PDP

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 06:58 AM PDT

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Tuesday, rebuked the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for threatening legal actions against Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State over his defection...

BREAKING: DSS produces IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu in court

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 07:14 AM PDT

The operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), on Tuesday, produced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Kanu,...

TB Joshua: We have received tributes from 195 countries, says SCOAN

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 06:44 AM PDT

  The Synagogue Church of All Nations has said the death of its General Overseer, Prophet Temitope Joshua, aka TB Joshua, increased the church's followers on social media by over 600,000....

BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu arrested, extradited to Nigeria (PHOTO)

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 06:34 AM PDT

  After over two years of man-hunting, the federal government has at last rearrested self-acclaimed Biafran leader, Nnamdi Kanu. He was arrested by a combined team of Nigerian and foreign...

Tuesday 29 June 2021

NigerianEye: “COVID-19: FG adds South Africa to travel restriction list” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “COVID-19: FG adds South Africa to travel restriction list” plus 29 more


COVID-19: FG adds South Africa to travel restriction list

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:50 PM PDT

  The federal government has added passengers from South Africa to the list of countries restricted for travellers due to the surge in the country's COVID-19 cases.   In May, the federal...

2023 election: INEC begins online CVR, reveals date for physical registration

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:39 PM PDT

The Independent National Electoral. Commission, INEC, has announced the resumption of the online Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, ahead of the 2023 general elections.   The National...

Police open up on killing of Kaduna Student during protest

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:33 PM PDT

  The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed that one student of College of Education Gidan waya Kafanchan in Kaduna State died after sustaining injuries following a clash between police...

My uncle said I’ll die poor, Aisha Yesufu narrates childhood ordeal

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:07 PM PDT

Everyone faced different ordeals while growing up. While some grew up with lots of care and affection, others grew up amid unpleasant circumstances.   The latter was the case of human rights...

I foresee bomb attack in Abuja, DSS, Army must secure Nigeria’s borders – Primate Ayodele

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:02 PM PDT

 The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Monday prophesied a bomb attack in Abuja.   Primate Ayodele issued the prophecy while urging the Nigerian Army...

Euro 2020: Spain defeat Croatia to reach quarter-finals

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:59 AM PDT

Spain claimed a remarkable 5-3 victory over Croatia after extra time in Copenhagen on Monday to set up a Euro 2020 quarter-final against either France or Switzerland. Croatia, the 2018 World Cup...

You can’t defect to APC with our mandate – PDP warns Matawalle, others

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:46 AM PDT

  The Peoples Democratic Party has cautioned the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, and those of the National Assembly from the state...

VIDEO: Unrepentant Baba Ijesha hits Instagram, says he is a spirit

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:32 AM PDT

Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James popularly known as Baba Ijesha is back on Instagram again four days after he was granted bail by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court.  ...

Abeokuta residents flee as secondary school pupils shoot guns during riot

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:17 AM PDT

  Pandemonium broke out in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Monday, when pupils of two public secondary schools clashed.   The riot was as a result of the death of two of their...

Biafra, Oduduwa: Those calling for Nigeria’s break-up are same with Boko Haram – Gumi

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:16 AM PDT

 Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has lambasted those agitating for Biafra and Oduduwa Republic.   Gumi said only useless youths are calling for the disintegration of Nigeria....

Go register for your PVC- Saraki tells Nigerians

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:15 AM PDT

  Former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on young Nigerians across the country to take advantage of the ongoing continuous voters' registration exercise embarked...

French NGO: Why we organised shooting training for our staff in Borno

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:08 AM PDT

  ACTED, an international non-governmental organization (iNGO), says it organised shooting training for its staff in Borno state to prepare them for hazards in the line of duty. In a...

Southern, middle belt leaders: No more loans for Nigeria — it’s a disputed project

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:04 AM PDT

  The Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-determination (NINAS) has urged global financial institutions to stop giving loans to Nigeria. NINAS, which is a multi-ethnic...

EFCC arrests Travel Agent for visa scam

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 09:59 AM PDT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal office have arrested one Mrs. Mary Aweh Olaleye, promoter of Victoria Travels Resorts Ltd. Olaleye was arrested for allegedly...

CVR: Voter cards only weapon to dislodge failed government –PDP

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 11:23 AM PDT

As the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) kicked off Monday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun has expressed optimism that...

Mbong Amata denies disappearance, says ex-husband ‘deprived me of child custody’

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 09:48 AM PDT

 Mbong Amata, Nollywood actress and ex-beauty queen, has dismissed claims that she is missing.   Jeta Amata, her ex-husband who happens to be a filmmaker, had earlier raised alarm about her...

El-Rufai briefs Buhari on Kaduna rightsizing policy

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 09:48 AM PDT

 Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says he briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the rightsizing policy of the state government and the steps taken to implement it. El-Rufai, in a...

IPMAN to Nigerians: Don’t engage in panic buying — we’re not going on strike

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 09:48 AM PDT

  The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says it is not planning to embark on a nationwide strike. Sanusi Fari, IPMAN national president, in a statement by Chidid...

Abducted Ekiti monarch regains freedom after ransom payment

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 09:33 AM PDT

The Eleda of Eda-Ile in Ekiti East local government area of Ekiti State, Oba Benjamin Osho, who was abducted by gunmen last week has regained his freedom. The traditional ruler was abducted while...

Police probe anti-Benitez banner ahead of reported Everton deal

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 09:00 AM PDT

Police are investigating a banner warning Rafael Benitez not to take over as Everton boss after the "threatening" protest sign was left near the former Liverpool manager's home. A white sheet with...

Yoruba Nation: Ilana Oodua talks tough ahead of Lagos rally

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 08:07 AM PDT

Ilana Omo Oodua, the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, said it has completed all arrangements towards the mega rally, for the actualization of Yoruba Nation, scheduled to hold in...

Ex-JAMB registrar, Ojerinde gets trial date

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 07:59 AM PDT

Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will be arraigned at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for alleged N900 million fraud on 6 July. Ojerinde is being...

FG arraigns Mahdi for alleged defamation, inciting public against Gov Masari

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 07:47 AM PDT

  The Federal Government has arraigned Muhammad Mahdi for allegedly defaming the character of the Katsina State Governor Bello Aminu Masari, his Government and that of the Secretary to the...

Confusion at Appeal Court judges’ inauguration over seniority

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 07:47 AM PDT

  Confusion broke out today at the inauguration of 18 new Justices for the Court of Appeal who were elevated from various High Courts.   The confusion which centred on seniority of the...

Transfer: Sancho receives £250,000 per week offer

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 07:18 AM PDT

Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho has been offered a £250,000-a-week contract by Manchester United, the UK Telegraph reports. Sancho is expected to join Man United in a deal that will be worth at...

10,000 ISIS fighters held in detention – US Secretary of State, Blinken

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 06:57 AM PDT

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has revealed that 10,000 suspected Islamic State (ISIS) fighters are being held in Northern Syria by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). He...

Unmask killers of Titus Badejo – Oyo journalists urge Police, DSS

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 06:53 AM PDT

Journalists in Oyo State have appealed to security agencies in the state to without further delay, reveal the identities of the killers of one of their colleagues. The Nigerian Union of Journalists...

Nigerians should expect food scarcity, dollar at N520, petrol at N280/litre – Primate Ayodele

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 06:51 AM PDT

  The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has issued warnings on the state of Nigeria's economy.   Primate Ayodele warned that dollar exchange may increase...

Matawalle’s defection: APC in talks with two other PDP govs

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 06:50 AM PDT

  Deji Adeyanju, an Abuja-based rights activist, has hinted that two more governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC)....

Rumour that Buhari is dead and replaced by Jibril from Sudan ridiculous -Obasanjo

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 06:48 AM PDT

 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the rumour about President Muhammadu Buhari being dead and replaced by a certain Jubril from Sudan as ridiculous.   Speaking at a youth...

Monday 28 June 2021

NigerianEye: “Passengers trapped in the bush as Abuja-Kaduna train breaks down” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Passengers trapped in the bush as Abuja-Kaduna train breaks down” plus 29 more


Passengers trapped in the bush as Abuja-Kaduna train breaks down

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:43 AM PDT

  Hundred of passengers on Abuja/Kaduna train are currently stranded in Dutse, Kaduna, as the train developed faults few minutes into the journey.   Daily Trust reports that five minutes...

VIDEO: Yusuf Buhari set to marry Kano princess Zara Ado Bayero

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:38 AM PDT

  Preparations are in top gear for the wedding of Yusuf Buhari, the only son of President Buhari and Kano Princess Zara Nasir Ado Bayero.   Zara, a 19 year-old graduate of Brighton...

Cost of forms, screening of aspirants… everything to know about APC congresses

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:36 AM PDT

 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a timetable of how its congresses across all levels will play out. The party said its local government congresses will be held on...

Fuel scarcity looms as IPMAN threatens to halt operations over ‘police harassment’

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:36 AM PDT

 The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has threatened to shut down fuel stations across the country. Speaking with reporters on Sunday in Jos, Plateau state...

BET Award: Burnaboy wins best International act

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:17 AM PDT

Popular Nigerian musician, Burna Boy has won the best International act on the recently concluded BET awards. It was reported that Burnaboy and Wizkid were earlier nominated for the 2021 Bet...

Euro 2020: Ronaldo, Portugal stars in tears after losing to Belgium

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:13 AM PDT

The coach of the Portugal national team, Fernando Santos, has revealed his players were in tears, following their exit from Euro 2020 on Sunday. The defending champions lost 1-0 to the top-ranked...

BET Award: Cardi B reveals pregnancy with second child

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:13 AM PDT

 Cardi B on Sunday night announced her pregnancy with second child.   The rapper made the announcement at the 2021 BET awards.   Showing off her baby bump in a Diamond-studded...

Sunday Igboho gives update on planned Lagos rally

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:09 AM PDT

 Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reiterated his commitment and readiness to lead a protest in Lagos on 3rd of July.   Recall that the All...

Ranching: We have land for Fulani herders – Gov Ortom

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:07 AM PDT

  The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said he is ready to give land to Fulani herders who are ready to ranch their cattle.   The Governor spoke in Abuja at the weekend during the...

Defection: Secondus, 2 Govs from South East, North East to dump PDP for APC – Afegbua

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:07 AM PDT

 A former Commissioner of Information in Edo state, Prince Kassim Afegbua has revealed that the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus may dump the party...

Insecurity: Nigerians afraid of going to farms, schools under Buhari – Archbishop Kaigama

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:06 AM PDT

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Reverend Ignatius Kaigama has lamented Nigeria's current state of insecurity. Kaigama said that farmers were now afraid of going to their farms, adding that...

Sanwo-Olu reconstitutes LASU Governing Council

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:58 AM PDT

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed 13 members of the Governing Council of the Lagos State University (LASU). The Governor's Special Adviser on Education, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known in a...

Insecurity: Jonathan expresses worry, identifies major cause

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:37 AM PDT

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has lamented the state of insecurity in Nigeria. Jonathan insisted that most of the crimes carried out were due to drug inducement. The former president spoke while...

Plateau United fans attack Enyimba players in Jos

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:32 AM PDT

Fans of the Plateau United Football Club have attacked and injured some players of Enyimba, Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL. It was gathered that the incident happened after the visitors...

Osun: One dead, children, others injured as masquerades attack Muslims

Posted: 28 Jun 2021 12:27 AM PDT

At least, one person has been confirmed dead while about 12 persons, including children sustained gunshot injuries in a clash that ensued between masquerade worshipers in Osogbo and some Muslims on...

How we increased Oyo’s IGR- Gov. Makinde educates Adelabu, others

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 11:51 AM PDT

 Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde declared at the weekend that his government has, in its first two years, increased the state's Internally Generated Revenue by close to N15 Billion without...

Ladies now die because of butt surgery, why the obsession? —Pete Edochie

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 11:33 AM PDT

 Pete Edochie has questioned what he termed an obsession with cosmetic surgery among ladies. The actor spoke in the latest episode of his periodic chat with Adakarl TV which was...

Chidinma Ojukwu: Why I withdrew money from Usifo Ataga’s bank account after killing him

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 11:33 AM PDT

  Chidinma Ojukwu, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) student who confessed to the killing of Usifo Ataga, Super TV CEO, says she withdrew money from the deceased's account to pay "fees" and...

Radio Nigeria in N187m advert debt scam

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 11:16 AM PDT

  The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, otherwise known as Radio Nigeria has been indicted by the Auditor General of the Federation, AuGF report over its alleged failure to recover...

Obasanjo warns against population explosion

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 10:52 AM PDT

  Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has warned against population explosion in the country.   Obasanjo said Nigeria's population is becoming a liability due to its improper management,...

I kept quiet on death threats I got because I did not take it seriously -Eniola Badmus

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 10:50 AM PDT

  Actress and movie producer, Eniola Badmus, has said that whoever was behind the death threats she had been receiving would be dealt with by the full weight of the law.   In an interview...

They’re political prostitutes, don’t care about us – Nigerians react as Gov Matawalle joins APC

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 10:39 AM PDT

 Reactions have continued to trail the defection of Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle of Zamfara State from the People Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)....

FG speaks on banning importation of gas cylinders

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 10:36 AM PDT

  The Federal Government has said that it has no immediate plan to ban the importation of gas cylinders into the country as part of its LPG expansion and implementation plan.   Senior...

I broke my leg for Nigeria, Nigerian govt abandoned me – Samson Siasia

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 09:28 AM PDT

 Former Super Eagles forward, Samson Siasia, has hit out at the Federal Government of Nigeria for abandoning him.   He insisted that he is not getting what he deserves and was neglected by...

I spent seven hours in same room with cobra without being hurt – Bishop Oyedepo

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 09:20 AM PDT

 The General Overseer of the Living Faith Church International (Winners Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo, has shared the story of how he spent seven hours in the same room with a cobra.  ...

Family threatens to sue bloggers ‘peddling falsehoods’ on Usifo Ataga’s murder

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 09:01 AM PDT

 The family of late Usifo Ataga, the Super TV CEO stabbed to death, has threatened to sue bloggers whom they allege are "peddling falsehoods" about his murder case. Last Tuesday, Chidinma...

Fani-Kayode faults UNDP report, claims Boko Haram, herdsmen killed millions

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 08:53 AM PDT

 A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has faulted a recent report by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, that conflict in the North East has directly led to the death of...

‘We’ll take back America soon’ — Trump attends first rally since White House exit

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 08:43 AM PDT

 Former US President Donald Trump says the Republican party will soon take control of the house of representatives and senate. Trump spoke at a rally in Ohio while campaigning for Republican...

FG ready to impose heavy tax on Facebook, Twitter, other tech companies in Nigeria – Osinbajo

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 08:06 AM PDT

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the Federal Government will soon impose heavy tax on giant technology and digital companies in Nigeria.   Osinbajo said the Federal...

Insecurity: Why I’m interested, meeting bandits – Sheikh Gumi

Posted: 27 Jun 2021 07:44 AM PDT

 Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has disclosed why he opted to meet with bandits terrorizing the Northern part of the country.   Gumi disclosed that his interaction with...