The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied reports that its Executive Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa advised the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC not to sell nomination forms to any aspirant who has a file with th…
Hollywood star, Nicholas Cage, has tied the knot for the fifth time. After proposing to Riko Shibata over FaceTime, the actor married his fifth wife in Las Vegas last month. According to E! News, the National Treasure star wed Riko Shibata in Las V…
Manchester United want Eric Bailly to prove his fitness, before giving him a new contract, ESPN reports. The 26-year-old has made only 14 appearances for the club during the 2020/2021 campaign and has struggled to be fit for selection. Bailly played…
The Pan Niger Delta Forum has called on the attackers of police personnel and facilities in the country to stop their criminal activities. PANDEF’s National Publicity Secretary Ken Robinson gave the advice in a statement he issued on Friday in War…
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has admitted the current squad is still “very, very far,” from being his own team. The Gunners have won seven of their last 12 Premier League games since Christmas. However, they travel to Burnley in Saturday’s early k…
Ace comedian and actor, Alibaba has taken to his Instagram page to debunk rumours that his marriage to Mary Akpobome has hit the rocks. Recall that the veteran comedian got married to his wife in 2006. Reacting to rumours of his marriage hitting th…
The Zamfara State Government has confirmed the arrest of an Army officer and his girlfriend for aiding banditry in the state. The officer is accused of supplying arms, military uniforms, and other items to the bandits. Authorities in the state say t…
The Christian Association of Nigeria in Kwara State has insisted that it will not allow its pupils to wear hijab, despite the Kwara State Government’s directive that Muslim female pupils in Christian mission schools should wear hijab. The state gove…
Nollywood actress Cossy Orjiakor’s former fiancé, Abel Jurgen has covered up a tattoo of her name on his body. Recall that the former lovebirds called off their engagement in 2020 after an intense social media battle. In a post shared via his Instag…
Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, has named Chelsea star, Mason Mount, as the player who made the ‘difference’ during his side’s 1-0 defeat against the Blues on Thursday at Anfield. Klopp explained that Liverpool’s clash against Chelsea was a tight game…
The former senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is currently not with Nigerians but in transition. In a video he posted on his verified Facebook page on Thursday evening,…
A number of soldiers are feared dead after an attack on a military base in Katsina State. Bandits stormed an outpost in Marina, Safana Local Government Area on Thursday. The troops, according to reports, were returning from an operation when they mo…
Manchester United executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, has said the progress the team has made under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer “is clear.” United are 14 points behind leaders Manchester City, who they face this Sunday in the Premier League. However, the…
About 700 women from the All Progressive Congress, APC, and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Ndume Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, Thursday, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The defected women wer…
Premier League champions, Liverpool, have set two records following their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Thursday night at Anfield. Chelsea defeated Liverpool following Mason Mount’s first-half goal to secure all three points for Thomas Tuchel’s side. The…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for alleged money laundering. PDP alleged that Bello was using some government officials and private bu…
President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has insisted that drug barons are funding terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. Lawan disclosed this when Buba Marwa, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, paid him a visit on Thursday …
The National Assembly, Thursday, noted that Nigeria is still lagging behind in the areas of digital sophistication and security. It noted that these areas are critical to the government’s digital economy development agenda. The Senate and House of …
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, will receive shots of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday. Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at a State Hou…
Chief Executive Officer of indigenous airline, Arik Air, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, has urged the Federal Government to prioritise aviation workers as Nigeria is set to begin vaccination against the lethal coronavirus infection. The airline boss spoke on W…
Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, has confirmed that defender, Thiago Silva, will not take part in his side’s Premier League clash against Liverpool on Thursday night at Anfield. Silva had missed Chelsea’s last six games because of a muscle thigh inju…
Zamfara State government has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on Jangebe town in Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of the State following civil disturbances in the town. This came after the recent release of the 279 students of Government Girls’ Seco…
The Nigeria Red Cross Society has said some residents of Yewa axis of Ogun State now sleep in Benin Republic to avoid being killed by herdsmen terrorising the area. The Red Cross said the people relocated to the neighbouring country following attack…
Former Super Eagles star, Obafemi Martins, AKA Obagoal has opened up on the rift with Music superstar, Burna Boy. It was reported that Nigerian rapper, Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf, AKA CDQ attacked Burna Boy for disrespecting Obafemi Martins. In what seeme…
State Governors will gather for an emergency meeting on Thursday. The parley was called to deliberate COVID-19 vaccination and distribution in Nigeria. Spokesman for the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, said the meeting would b…
On Tuesday, 2nd of March, 2021, after a meeting of the National Security Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, retired Major General Babagana Monguno, the National Security Adviser (NSA) addressed State House correspondents, telling the nation a…
One Mrs Mfon Uweh of Urue Offong/Oruko Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, on Wednesday narrated before Justice Ifiok Ukana-led Judiciary Panel of Investigation on Incidences of police brutality in the State and how police officers broke into …
Popular American actor and retired professional wrestler, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson have spoken on the possibility of running for president at some point in his career. In an interview recently with USA Today, Dwayne said he would be keen on a polit…
Some unknown gunmen, Tuesday evening, killed a passenger and abducted some others along Osogbo/Ibokun road. According to sources in the area, the incident occurred between 7:30 and 8:00 pm near Ajebandele, a village in the Obokun Local Government ar…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, has demanded the immediate arrest of Sheikh Gunmi, a cleric currently negotiating with bandits in the Northern part of the country. Gunmi drew the ire of the apex Igbo group following his interview with BBC pi…
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Tuesday urged media practitioners to be more circumspect while reporting issues that could further polarise the country. Wike gave the advice in Port Harcourt at a meeting held to reconcile Gov. Samuel Ortom of B…
Unknown arsonists on Tuesday evening attacked and set ablaze the shopping complex of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Zamfara State Council secretariat, located at Gusau, the state capital. According to the shop owners, suspected thugs stormed…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has cautioned those calling for the resignation of the President. Adesina said those calling for Buhari’s resignation due to the issue of insecurity in Nigeria were on…
Following the threat by some Northern Groups to end the supply of food items to the South, the Association of South East Town Union has said the people of the region are capable of feeding themselves. The group’s National President, Emeka Diwe, and …
Petrol scarcity in Nigeria persisted on Tuesday and provoked an over 100 per cent rise in transport fares in many locations of the affected areas. Also, hundreds of black marketers of petrol surfaced in various roads in Abuja and environs, as they …
Service Chiefs appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari were on Tuesday confirmed by the Nigerian Senate. The confirmation followed the report by the Senate Committee on Defence submitted to the Senate plenary. Senate Committee Chairman on Defence an…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said he is delighted over the release of Jangebe school girls in Zamfara State. Atiku in a tweet on Tuesday congratulated the Zamfara State government and those who worked to release the girls. He, however, …
The Federal Government has charged the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps to immediately develop a robust scheme for school protection across the country in order to ensure the safety of children, especially within the school environs, from t…
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