Popular Nigerian singer, Wizkid has revealed that he cannot do without Nigerian delicacies. The singer said that he was spending between $300 (N108, 300) and $400 (N144, 400) on food every day, while residing in Los Angeles, US. Speaking in an inter…
Former Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel wouldn’t mind being Frank Lampard’s assistant at Chelsea when he retires. Both Mikel and Lampard were teammates at the Stamford Bridge for close to a decade winning several trophies together. “I am very happy…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the National Assembly to ensure that all the details of the 2020 budget proposal were submitted to it and thoroughly checked before legislative approval is given. National Chairman of the party, Prince …
Miss Nyekachi Douglas has emerged as winner of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2019 contest held at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Bayelsa on Friday. Miss Nyekachi defeated 36 other contestants to become the most beautiful girl in Ni…
Cristiano Ronaldo moved one strike away from his 700th career goal as Portugal edged closer to Euro 2020 with a 3-0 win against Luxembourg. Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva opened the scoring before Ronaldo chipped over Anthony Moris. Valencia’s Gon…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said the Federal Government had yet to commence total implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000 to all categories of workers because organised labour mistakenly saw consequential adjustm…
The Federal Government has said the issue of further evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa does not arise again. Nigeria had last month evacuated no fewer than 500 Nigerians from South Africa following xenophobic attacks on them and other Africa…
A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Peter Ogunnubi, says huge cost of orthodox medication forces people with mental disorder to seek helps in Churches, Mosques and herbal homes. Ogunnubi, also the Chief Executive Officer, Grace Cottage Clinics, made the a…
Nigerian songstress, Tiwa Savage has reacted over a leaked video where on-air personalities were captured criticizing Yemi Alade and herself. Unknown to the OAPs, they didn’t know they were being recorded. Tiwa Savage took to her Instagram page on T…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has given 50 new cars to magistrates as part of efforts to enhance the dispensation of justice. While handing over the vehicles, Sanwo-Olu said that the cars were in the first batch as more would be provided to…
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the former Governor of the State, Akinwunmi Ambode and four others who served under the ex-governor as commissioners. The decision followed two preliminary repo…
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday paid a surprise visit to President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed-doors, but maintained silence when accosted by journalists. The meeting which started exactly 2.58pm lasted about minutes. He, however, fail…
There was commotion on Thursday at the Aero Contractors’ stand at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, as dissatisfied passengers of the airline protested cancellation of their flight. It was gathered that the airline had suddenly cancel…
The mother of controversial musician, actor, producer and activist, Charles Oputa (aka Charly Boy), has died. She was 101. Announcement the death on Thursday on his Facebook page, Charly Boy said his mother, Mrs Margaret Ntianu Oputa (nee Onumonu), …
The Federal Government has said the issue of further evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa does not arise again. Nigeria had last month evacuated no fewer than 500 Nigerians from South Africa following xenophobic attacks on them and other Africa…
A tanker loaded with fuel reportedly collided with three cars before the Otedola bridge along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday. @rrslagos767 in a tweet, said the Lagos State Fire Service arrived the scene and prevented a fire outbreak. Although, …
E-cigarettes have become hugely popular in the past decade but a rash of vaping-linked deaths and illnesses in the United States is feeding caution about a product, already banned in some places. Here are five things to know about electronic cigaret…
The wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, has stressed the need to strengthen the state’s Gender-based Violence (Prohibition) Law to ensure punishment for violators. The governor’s wife, who spoke on Thursday during the public hearing of th…
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will spend a total of N3.327bn on foreign and local trips in 2020. The figure is contained in the details of the 2020 Appropriation Bill that Buhari presented to a joint session of the Nati…
The Federal Government has insisted that it will not refund states that rehabilitate federal roads. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, who appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Works in Abuja on Thursday, re…
Former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech on Wednesday said he was swapping football for ice hockey after signing to play for a British league team as a goaltender. The 37-year-old Czech, who retired from playing in the summer, said he was rei…
A 13-month-old baby, Michael Duniya, is currently battling to stay alive after being almost mauled to death by a pitbull at Mambilla Barracks, Abuja. According to reports, the barracks on Wednesday was informed that the incident occurred on Tuesday …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a dare-devil suspected impersonator and fraudster Abdulrauf Illyasu , operating within the precincts of the Presidential Villa , Abuja. According to a report by The Punch, Illyasu was operati…
Former Nigerian International Friday Ekpo has called on the NFF to rebuild the national teams, by focusing on structural reforms from the youth levels. Ekpo decried the quality of Nigeria’s men’s national teams and identified the U17s as the source …
The organisers of Big Brother Naija, Multichoice Nigeria, has said that the multi-purpose house, which hosted the show got the ratings as the biggest and best from the parent company. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Multichoice Nigeria, John Ug…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a suspected impersonator and fraudster, Abdulrauf Illyasu, for allegedly defrauding members of the public within the precincts of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Illyasu was said to have secur…
President Muhammadu Buhari has faulted the statistics quoted about Nigeria and developed abroad by the World Bank, International, Monetary Fund other international organisations, describing them as “wild estimates” which “bear little relation to the…
A senior lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Business School, Dr. Emmanuel Acheampong has come out to share his experience about how a Nigerian female student in one of the country’s universities offered h…
The National Youth Service Corps has said it apprehended about 95 graduates with fake certificates and handed them over to the police for prosecution. The Director-General of the NYSC, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, who said this on Wednesday at the 2019…
The Senate on Wednesday revisited the sexual harassment bill passed by the 8th Senate. The 8th Senate had proposed a five-year sentence and N5m fine for lecturers convicted for sexually harassing male or female students. However, the passing of the …
Dr. Chikaodinaka D. Nwankpa, a Nigerian-born former university professor in Philadelphia spent tens of thousands of dollars in US government money for local strip clubs and sports bars over a 10-year period, the Justice Department said. Nwankpa misu…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of service of his Chief Personal Security Officer, Abdulkarim Dauda, by three years. Dauda, who was promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police last year, is Buhari’s nephew. By the presidenti…
The Federal Government may cancel the licences of eight power distribution companies as the Discos breached some provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act in July 2019. According to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, the eight …
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