News
Declare Miyetti Allah a terrorist organisation, CAN urges FG
Chidi Samuel| The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday asked the federal government to declare the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria…
FG, South-west governors agree on Amotekun
Ebun Francis| The federal government and governors of states in the south-west on Thursday reached the agreement to draw up a legal framework for…
Trump administration rolls out new rule to limit ‘birth tourism’
President Donald Trump’s administration rolled out a new rule on Thursday that aims to limit “birth tourism” by women who enter the United States…
Osinbajo, South West governors meet over Amotekun
Ebun Francis| Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently meeting with South-west governors in his office in Abuja. The meeting is also being attended by…
Politics
FULL TEXT: The supreme court verdict on Imo Guber election
The supreme court on January 14th sacked Emeka Ihedioha as governor of Imo state of the PDP and affirmed Hope Uzodinma of the APC…
UPDATED: Nine Imo lawmakers in Imo defect to APC
Chidi Samuel| Not less than nine members of the Imo state house of assembly have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). House speaker,…
PDP secretly planning to impeach me, Imo gov cries out
Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, , has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is secretly planning to incite members of the state House…
Supreme court affirms the election of Ganduje, Tambuwal
Yusuf Bello| The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the election victories of Abdullahi Ganduje as the Governor of Kano state and Aminu Tambuwal of…
Economy
UBA Connect Set to Deepen Intra-African Trade
…Customers Can Now Make Cash Withdrawals In Local Currencies Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the official launch…
Buhari to Ghana president: We shut borders due to influx of arms, hard drugs
President Muhammadu Buhari held a bilateral meeting with his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday in London, where he continued to defend the closure…
Union Bank raises N20bn through Commercial Paper
Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc has commenced bids for the issuance of Commercial Paper (CP) with 180-day and 268-day tenor to raise the…
Completion of Lagos-Ibadan rail in April no longer feasible – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation,Mr. Rotimi Amaech, says it is unlikely the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line will be completed in April. Amaechi stated this via…
Health
Nigeria records 24 deaths in three weeks of Lassa Fever outbreak – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed increase in the number of Lassa fever cases reported in the country since the…
Symptoms, treatment, prevention… what to know about the mysterious coronavirus
A lot has been said about the coronavirus virus in recent times — including the rising number of cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
Sports
Arsenal left their soul at Highbury after moving to Emirates Stadium – Wenger
Arsene Wenger has offered his honest opinion on Arsenal’s move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium, admitting a big piece of the club’s identity…
VAR: Premier League referees set to use pitchside monitors
Premier League referees have been told to start using pitchside monitors for decisions where it is felt they should have the final say. The…
Entertainment
UBA supports creative industry with REDTV’s new series assistant madams.
REDTV, the foremost lifestyle platform powered by the United Bank for Africa, has just launched its new and very much anticipated series, Assistant Madams. Creators of…
Life
How Oko Oloyun, Popular trado-medical practitioner, was killed by gunmen – Police
Fatai Yusuf, aka Oko Oloyun, a popular trado-medical practitioner, was on Thursday shot dead by gunmen on the Eruwa-Igboora Road in the Ibarapa area…
Interviews
Interview: I don’t believe in youth empowerment – Adesina
In this interview with some Nigeria journalists on the sidelines of the just-ended World Bank/International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings in Washington DC, the President…
INTERVIEW: What we’re doing about attack on Ekweremadu – German police chief
The police in Germany are still investigating last month’s attack on Senator, Ike Ekweremadu, Nigeria’s former deputy Senate president by suspected members of a…
Photo Diary
PHOTOS: Julius Berger releases new images on progress made on Second Niger bridge construction
Chidi Samuel| Construction giants, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc on Friday released new images on the ongoing construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge. According to…
Photos: Fayemi attends Fayose’s son wedding in Lagos
Two bitter political opponents, Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi and his predecessor, Ayodele Fayose were together in Lagos on Saturday for the wedding of…
WebTV
VIDEO: Kidnapped CAN Chairman, Lawan Andimi speaks from Boko Haram captivity
Yusuf Bello| The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Lawan Andimi, who was kidnapped…
VIDEO: ‘Leah Sharibu is still alive’ — kidnapped lecturer confirms from captivity
Yusuf Bello| A principal lecturer at the College of Education, Gashua, Yobe state, Bitrus Bwala, recently kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents has confirmed that…
VIDEO: “And how much was this? It was less than five dollars… Sanusi weeps over mother who lost her baby to poverty
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, cried on Thursday as he spoke concerming the alarming rate of inequalities in the country. Sanusi who…
VIDEO: I have plans to give chunk of my wealth to charity soon- Dangote
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, on Wednesday said he will give huge portion of his wealth to charity in the coming years just like…
Opinion | Editorial
For The Record: Full text of President Buhari’s independence day address
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday addressed the nation on the occasion of Nigeria’s 59th Independence Day anniversary. Read the full text of the speech…
CBN Cashless Policy: Let’s support CBN to stop subsidy of the rich by the poor
By Agada Apochi Huge circulation and adoption of cash is very costly to every economy. It is costly to the government, businesses and individual…
SHUT UP, YOU ARE A COMPOUND IDIOT AND BASTARD
By Alex Otti ‘‘A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within’’ – Will Durant “There is a…
Soldiers on highways won’t solve kidnapping problem
By Azuka Onwuka Over the weekend, Mrs Funke Olakunrin was killed along the Benin-Sagamu Expressway in Ore, Ondo State. It was alleged that she…