Ozekhome seeks deployment of technology to check crude oil theft, piracy
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Mike Ozekhome has called for the deployment of ”strong technology” to stop crude oil theft and piracy
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Nothing wrong with holding leaders accountable – Kate Henshaw
Actress Kate Henshaw has said it’s within the rights of the governed to hold their leaders accountable for unfulfilled promises. She said the fact that
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IPoB to FG: Meet us at S-Court, stop hiding under endless adjournments
THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, yesterday, accused the Federal Government of abandoning its case against its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, hiding under
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UNRESTRAINED ABUSIVE MOB, NOT IN OUR CHARACTER says Evang. Ugochukwu-Uko
The elections held over six months ago, but ugly abusive culture of mob attack deployed by certain folks during the elections are getting
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CJN earns more than VP, Sen. President, says RMAFC
The Chief Justice of the Nigeria (CJN) earns more than the Vice President and the Senate President, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RAMFAC) said
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Confusion as APC, PDP name Wike as member for Bayelsa Campaign Council
Confusion has dogged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over their decision to name Minister of the Federal Capital
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Coup: Gabonese President overthrown by the military. Why we sacked President Ali Bongo – Gabonese army
Gabonese army officers under the aegis of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions on Wednesday morning announced on national television
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Court jails UNIZIK ex-lecturer for defamatory comments on Facebook
A former lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Peter Ekemezie, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment
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Wike: Treat manhole thieves as ‘armed robbers’, FCT NSCDC boss charges personnel
Federal Capital Territory FCT Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu has ordered personnel of the Command to
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Illegal money movement, major threat to achieving SDGs in 2030 -ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission has identified Illicit Financial Flows as a major threat to the achievement of of the Sustainable Development Goals
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BREAKING: UK police charge Diezani with bribery
British police said on Tuesday they had charged former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, with bribery offences, saying they suspected she had
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Alleged misconduct: NBA to investigate suspended Unical Prof, Adamawa REC, others
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has said it has resolved to investigate the allegations of sexual assault against the suspended Dean of Faculty of
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Guardiola to miss next two Premier League games after back surgery
Manchester City’s manager, Pep Guardiola, will be absent from the next two Premier League games after undergoing minor back surgery in Barcelona. This
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Nigerians slam FG for dismantling ‘All Eyes on Judiciary’ billboards
•Say, it’s beginning of dictatorship in Nigeria•Nothing wrong with the message–Nwoko, Ogwuche, Mudiaga-Odje, others“It’s badly chosen, threatening–Emiaso, Ikimi, Omare, Morris In a bold
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Chelsea sign 19-year-old Southampton midfielder, Lavia
Chelsea have completed the signing of 19-year-old Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia in a deal worth £58m According to the club statement, Lavia signed
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Amotekun nabs ex-convict who allegedly stole students’ phones in Osun
Men of the Amotekun Corps in Osun have arrested an ex-convict, Emmanuel Popoola, aged 30, who allegedly stole phones belonging to some secondary
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We’ll invade Niger if diplomacy fails — ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, said yesterday in Accra, Ghana, that it will not hesitate to invade Niger Republic, if
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Palliative: FG doles out N185bn to FCT, 36 states
The Federal Government, yesterday, dolled out N5 billion to each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of palliative
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WHO, US health authorities tracking new COVID-19 variant
The World Health Organisation and US health authorities said Friday they are closely monitoring a new variant of Covid-19, although the potential impact
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Reps panel frowns at lopsided employment in federal agencies
The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating job racketeering in federal agencies yesterday frowned at what it called gross violation of the provisions of
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3 officers, 22 soldiers killed in Niger attack –DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that 25 soldiers were killed in an ambush in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Director, Defence
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I can’t stop preaching till the end, says Ashimolowo
The National Superintendent of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) Pastor Femi Fasheru, has denounced a widely circulating report that his senior pastor, Mathew
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Transfer: Chelsea trigger Michael Olise’s £35m release clause with Crystal Palace
Chelsea have reportedly triggered the £35million release clause in the contract of Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise as the Blues intensify their summer
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NLC vows to ground country if fuel price increases again
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to go on strike without notification if the current N617 per litre of pump price of petrol
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Holding Isese festival in Ilorin amounts to cultural terrorism, Kwara Islamic clerics insist
slamic clerics under the aegis of Council of Ulama in Kwara State on Tuesday likened the planned celebration of Isese festival in Ilorin
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Why corruption persists in Nigeria – Abbas
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has explained why it has become a difficult task to nip corruption in the bud
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JUST IN: FG files fresh charges against Emefiele
The Federal Government on Tuesday applied to withdraw the charge of illegal possession of firearms filed against the suspended governor of the Central
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Court jails JAMB employee over laptop theft
A Magistrate Court 2 sitting in Kado – Life Camp, Abuja, has jailed a contract worker with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
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PSG agree deal to sell Neymar to Saudi side Al-Hilal
aris St-Germain have agreed a deal to sell Brazil forward Neymar to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal for a fee understood to be about 90m
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Soludo’s son Ozonna replies critics on his choice of music
Ozonna Soludo, the son of Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo, has bluntly reacted to critics of his music, asserting that he does not
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