News
NDLEA intercepts N2.7b cocaine at Abuja airport
A 32-year-old drug trafficker based in Liberia, Maduabuchi Chinedu, has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja by operatives of the…
No reports of deaths from Omicron variant yet, says WHO
The World Health Organization said Friday it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. The WHO…
Lagos govt orders indefinite closure of Dowen College over ‘killing of 12-year old student’
By our reporter/ The Lagos State Government on Friday ordered the indefinite closure of Dowen College, located in the Lekki area of the state…
Omicron: Nigeria reviews international travel protocol
By our reporter/ The federal government on Friday said it has revised the country’s international travel protocol amid the emergence of a new variant…
Politics
Wike: Process of selecting PDP presidential candidate in 2023 will be turbulent
By our reporter/ The process of selecting the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 election will be turbulent, Rivers state…
The idea of pardon for Nnamdi kanu is premature – Malami
Nigeria’s attorney-general and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday said the issue of pardoning the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra,…
APC is the biggest cancer affecting Nigeria, says Iyorchia Ayu
The newly elected national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, on Monday said political parties need to educate Nigerians that…
How I worked with Abdulsalami to frustrate Obasanjo’s third term agenda -Mbeki
By our reporter/ Former, South African President, Thabo Mbeki, on Thursday said he worked with Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state of Nigeria, to…
Economy
Funds were withheld for duplicated projects in 2022 budget – Akabueze
By our reporter/ Funds were withheld for duplicated projects discovered by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ben Akabueze, director…
NCC approve bids from MTN, Airtel for 5G spectrum auction
By our reporter/ The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday announced the approval of three bidders for the forthcoming 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction…
NUPENG suspends planned strike as FG agrees to pay salary arrears
By our reporter/ The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Thursday said it has suspended its planned strike, following a…
Emirates Airline resumes flight operations to Nigeria Dec 5
Emirates airline will resume passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria from December 5, 2021, but with the mandate that all inbound passengers take COVID-19…
Health
No reports of deaths from Omicron variant yet, says WHO
The World Health Organization said Friday it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. The WHO…
Omicron: COVID cases double over 24 hours in South Africa as the world braces for rapid increase in infections
South Africa’s new cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in a day, authorities reported Wednesday, signaling a dramatic surge in the country where scientists detected the omicron variant last…
Sports
Lionel Messi wins Ballon d’Or award for record-breaking seventh time
Lionel Messi has been crowned winner of the Ballon d’Or award for a record seventh time with Robert Lewandowski finishing as runner-up. The Argentine…
Anthony Joshua loses titles to Ukrainian Usyk who attributes victory to Jesus Christ
By our reporter/ Nigerian-born British fighter, Anthony Joshua, on Saturday night lost his titles in a clash with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham, United…
Entertainment
Marília Mendonça, Brazilian singer and Latin Grammy winner, dead at 26 in plane crash
Marília Mendonça, a popular and successful Brazilian singer, has died at the age of 26 in a plane crash north of Rio de Janeiro. Four others died in…
Life
Woman reportedly breastfed cat on Delta Airlines flight
Things apparently got weird on a recent Delta Air Lines flight from Syracuse to Atlanta, when a woman allegedly started breastfeeding a cat, to the horror of fellow passengers…
Interviews
Buhari’s administration, most clueless Government ever in the history of Nigeria-Enoidem
Barr. Emmanuel Enoidem is the National legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A former Commissioner in Akwa ibom state executive council spanning…
In yet another interview Buhari explains why he asked Sanwo-Olu to let let Lagosins trek after #EndSARS protesters burnt BRT buses
For the second time in as many days, President Muhammadu on Friday spoke to Nigerians via an interview with the Nigeria Television Authority where…
Photo Diary
PHOTOS: NDLEA chairman Buba Marwa briefs President Buhari at State House
President Muhammadu Buhari was on Friday briefed by the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa…
PHOTOS: EFCC boss, Abdulrashid Bawa pay courtesy call to NDIC senior Mgt
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) during the week paid a courtesy visit to the senior management of Nigeria Deposit…
WebTV
Video: Gunshots in Imo assembly as Speaker removes chief whip, suspends six members
Law and order broke down on Thursday at the Imo State House of Assembly as sporadic gunshots were fired following the suspension of six…
Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shay fight dirty in salon
Popular singers, Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay, have been involved in a fight in a salon in Lagos. In a video, which surfaced online,…
VIDEO: Army denies soldiers attacked #EndSars protesters at Lekki but Videos pin soldiers to the scene
By our reporter| Despite its continued denial that its soldiers were not involved in Tuesday’s shooting of unarmed #EndSars protesters at the Lekki tollgate…
VIDEO: Looters take over Oba of Lagos palace, seize staff of office
The palace of Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos, was of the instutions vandalised by hoodlums on Wednesday. The hoodlums also seized the monarch’s…
Opinion | Editorial
The Economist and its unrelenting doom, gloom about Nigeria
By Fredrick Nwabufo The Economist, the international weekly newspaper, has been steadfast and dutiful in its pursuit of a solitary narrative about Nigeria. Going…
What Emefiele’s ‘fight’ with abokiFX really means for the naira
By Mayowa Tijani On April 23, 2013, the verified Twitter handle of Associated Press (AP), one of the biggest news agencies in the world,…
Marwa: Birthday tribute to an enigma
By Femi Babafemi The danger of writing a tribute to any high profile personality in Nigeria today is obvious: the writer runs the risk…
Restructuring Nigeria with a cutlass – the Wike way
By Fredrick Nwabufo ‘’Restructuring Nigeria’’ is a quandary. There is no concord on the complexion or dimension which the re-engineering of Nigeria should take.…