News
10 most corrupt countries, ranked by perception
Transparency International, the nongovernmental organization based in Germany, defines corruption as the misuse of public power for private benefit. The organization’s most recent version…
We have not given up on Chibok girls, release is work in progress – Presidency
Yusuf Bello| Seven years after the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, the Presidency on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to securing the release of the…
10 killed in Boko Haram’s latest attack on Damasak
By our reporter| Ten civilians were killed in Tuesday night’s attack on Damasak, the headquarters of the Mobbar Local Government of Borno State by…
Use of email no longer required for UTME, direct entry JAMB registration
By our reporter| The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has scrapped the use of email for the processing of registration for the Unified Tertiary…
Politics
2023: The destiny of the state is in your hands; Akpabio tells Akwa Ibom people
… explains ADF mission. Chidi Tony| The minister of Nigerdelta Affairs and former governor of Akwa Ibom state senator Godswill Akpabio has reminded the…
Former Burkina Faso leader Compaore charged with Sankara’s murder
A Burkina Faso court charged former President Blaise Compaore in absentia on Tuesday in connection with the 1987 murder of then-President Thomas Sankara, one…
Some of IPOB’s grievances are valid, must be addressed -Ikpeazu
Chidi Samuel| Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Tuesday said that some of the grievances raised by the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB)…
Jonathan pushes election reforms, says its undemocratic for courts decide winners
By our reporter| Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday described as undemocratic a situation where courts determine the winner of elections in the country…
Economy
First Bank to host cybersecurity webinar for businesses
First Bank of Nigeria says it will hold a webinar to sensitise businesses and individuals with useful information on being protected in today’s digital…
Obaseki lied on printing of N60bn by FG – Finance Minister
Ebun Francis| Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, budget, and national Planning Zainab Ahmed on Wednesday denied claims by Governor Godwin Obaseki that the Central Bank…
Dangote: Cement prices cheaper in Nigeria than Ghana, Gambia, others
By our reporter| Dangote Cement Plc has denied reports that the company sells cement in Nigeria at significantly higher prices relative to other countries,…
UBA Business series to support SMEs with performance management strategies for growth
As part of its commitment to support the growth and sustainability of Micro, Small, and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSME) in the continent, Pan African Financial…
Health
US halts use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after blood clot cases
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending a pause in the rollout…
Substances behind strange illness in Kano laced with poison – NAFDAC
Ebun Francis| The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed that substances behind strange illness in Kano state were laced…
Sports
Nigeria qualify for Africa Cup Of Nations finals
Three-time champions Nigeria qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Saturday after Lesotho and Sierra Leone drew 0-0 in Group L. The result…
Morocco, Ivory Coast qualify for Africa Cup of Nations
Morocco and the Ivory Coast secured places at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in contrasting ways Friday, as they raised the number of…
Entertainment
US rapper DMX dies at 50
US rapper, DMX, has died at the age of 50 after suffering a “catastrophic cardiac arrest.” The news of his death was announced in…
Life
How angry husband killed chief Imam for having sex with wife
A 35-year-old, man, Jubrin has stabbed the Chief Imam of Enagi town, Alhaji Attahiru Alhassan, to death for allegedly having sex with his second…
Interviews
Mamman Daura Speaks on Relationship With Buhari, Power Shift
President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, Mamman Daura, reputed to be one of the most influential persons in the corridors of power, has spoken on his…
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…
Photo Diary
PHOTO: Fidelity Bank Executive Director, Ken Opara holds thanksgiving service in Lagos
L-R: Former Chairman, Board of Directors, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Ernest Ebi; Executive Director, Lagos & South-West, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Ken Opara and…
PHOTOS: Buhari decorates new service chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday decorated the new Service Chiefs at an event held in the Council Chamber at the State House. The new…
WebTV
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…
#EndSars: Three killed, car mart set ablaze as suspected hoodlums clash with protesters in Abuja
By our reporter| At least two people were killed and a car mart set ablaze when suspected hoodlums attacked #EndSars protesters on Monday evening…
VIDEO: Tony Unuode, stabbed at Abuja #EndSars protest dies
Anthony Onome Unuode, one of the leaders of the #EndSars protest allegedly stabbed multiple times on Saturday by suspected thugs who had come to…
Opinion | Editorial
Self-defence not the answer to Nigeria’s kidnap crisis
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani The Nigerian government seems to have suggested that it can no longer be relied on to keep citizens safe. Last…
The Sunday Igboho I Knew, By Babafemi Ojudu
By Babafemi Ojodu It was in 2009. The Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin ordered a rerun in a number of polling units in the…
MUCH Ado About Dissolution
By Tola Adeniyi What is the big deal about dissolution of a marriage, any marriage that does not work and may not ever likely…
Buhari at 78: If only we knew this President – Femi Adesina”
By Femi Adesina Ask for a President beleaguered from all sides, and I’ll show you Muhammadu Buhari, the ramrod straight man from Daura, in…