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Troops eliminate 46 terrorists, apprehend 50 — Defence HQ
The Defence Headquarters says troops have eliminated 46 terrorists, bandits and other criminals across North East, North Central and North West in the last...
Metro
Chrisland: ‘School demands second autopsy after burial’, Whitney’s mother says
The mother of late 12-year-old Whitney Adeniran, has cried out following Chrisland's attempt to exhume the remains for a second autopsy.
The mother took to...
Crime
Kingsley Emoh, the man who plotted to kill Senator Ubanesse Igbeke...
Kingsley Emoh, the self acclaimed billionaire staff of Eleme Petrochemical Company, Portharcourt, who plotted to kill Senator Ubanesse Igbeke has been arrested by the...
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Global
Iran fire festival leaves 11 dead, thousands injured
State media reports on Wednesday said eleven people were killed and more than 3,500 injured during celebrations for Iran’s traditional fire festival ahead of...
55 countries under serious health worker shortages – WHO
The World Health Organisation has disclosed that no less than 55 countries are battling with serious health worker shortages as they continue to seek...
IMF predicts persistence in global food crisis
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has discovered that the global hunger crisis may linger even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues into its second...
Turkey’s earthquake toll hits 48,000 as 115,000 people go homeless – Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday said the number of people killed by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey’s southeast reached 48,000, with...
Ukraine is world’s third largest arms importer – SIPRI
European countries have boosted their imports of major weapons in response to tensions with Russia, a prominent think tank has said, with Ukraine emerging...
Singer Tems loses Oscars award
Fans of Afrobeat star, Tems and international singer, Rihanna, are upset following their major loss at the Oscars.
The duo who were nominated in the...
Africa
Ghana removes fuel subsidy
The Ghana National Petroleum Authority has on Wednesday announced its removal of fuel subsidy in the country.
The removal of the subsidy is part of...
Rescuers search for Malawi cyclone victims
Rescuers on Wednesday scrambled to reach survivors in Malawi’s battered city of Blantyre, after Cyclone Freddy struck southern Africa for a second time triggering...
Cyclone Freddy hits Malawi, Mozambique , dozens killed
More than 60 people have been killed by Cyclone Freddy and dozens injured in Malawi and Mozambique as it slammed into Southern Africa for...
Health workers’ strike blamed for South Africa death
South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla has disclosed that the death of at least four patients can be “attributed directly” to an on-going nationwide...
West Africa
Australia COVID-19 deaths mount as return to school threatens new Omicron peak
Australia recorded another surge of COVID-19 deaths on Monday as an outbreak of the highly contagious Omicron variant peaked, and authorities warned numbers could...
Herdsmen ultimatum: West Africa media lawyers knock NBC, harp on press freedom
The West Africa Media Lawyers Association (WAMELA) has frowned at the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over its warning to media houses on the coverage...
Kano – Maradi rail to gulp $2 billion as FG signs MoU with contractor
By Francis Ogwo
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of the Kano to Maradi (Niger Republic) Standard Guage raile line project has been...
ECOWAS, AU, UNOWAS commend Ghana for peaceful election
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commended Ghana for the conduct of a peaceful election on Monday, December 7.
A joint statement...
Economy
Inflation soars to 21.9% as private sector blames CBN
The Organised Private Sector in the country shared the view that,,, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s naira redesign policy has contributed to a naira...
Investors lose N36bn amidst sliding stock market
The Nigerian Exchange Limited on Tuesday maintained its downward trend as investors lost N36bn at the close of trading.
The All-Share Index lost 65.47 points...
Dollar shortage: Banks cut down travel allowance, others over dollar scarcity
Deposit Money Banks have cut down the amount of Personal Travel Allowance and schools fees their customers can apply for amid a worsening foreign...
World Bank warns of acute food shortage in Yobe, Borno
The World Bank has said Borno and Yobe states as areas where food insecurity could deteriorate to a crisis condition in the next three...
Market capitalization slumps as stocks drop N3.3bn
Opening the week, equities trading at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) ended mixed with a bearish tilt as the benchmark Index shed 0.01 per...
Finance
Auditor-General of Federation tasks tax practitioners on knowledge acquisition
The Auditor-General for the Federation, Chief Adolphus Aghughu, has tasked tax practitioners on acquisition of new knowledge and capacity development to remain relevant in...
FG approves insolvency regulations
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, has approved the Insolvency Regulations (IR) 2022.
This is...
FG earmarks N6.2b for training of youths on phone repair
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, said on Wednesday the Federal Government would spend N6.2 billion on...
FG committed to bridging infrastructure deficit – DMO DG
Ms Patience Oniha, the Director-General, Debt Management Office (DMO), on Thursday reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to bridging the nation’s infrastructure deficit to attract...
PenCom reviews PRA 2014
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has reviewed the Pension Reform Act 2014 (PRA 2014) as a prelude to advancing legislative action on the Bill.
This...
Business
FG moves to tackle brain drain in health sector
On Monday, the Federal Government said it had commenced work to address brain drain in the health sector. It said that exodus of health...
Equities market shoots up with 0.14% growth
Securities trading in Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) rebounded to open the week with a gain of 0.14 per cent as blue chips made gains.
The...
Domestic gas prices rise by 56% in four years
While a recent hike of Rs 50 in the price of the 14.2 kg domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder led to the cost...
FEC okays N39.6bn for Ekiti transmission projects, others
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday in Abuja, okayed N39.6bn for various contracts for transmission lines in the ministry of power.
Minister of Power, Abubakar...
Buhari to commission new 50 megawatts Maiduguri gas power plant
President Muhammadu Buhari will be in Maiduguri the Borno State capital today to inaugurate new 50 megawatts Maiduguri gas power plant.
The gas plant was...
Energy/Oil/Gas
Fuel consumption shoots up to 80million litres daily amidst rising subsidy
The consumption of Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol has risen to about 80 million litres daily, pushing up subsidy on the commodity...
FG investigates $1.1bn illegal oil refinery
An investigation is ongoing of an illegal oil bunkering facility connected to Oil Mining Licence 17.
According to the PUNCH ,the investigation was necessitated after...
Crude oil production soared to 1.3 million barrels per day in February – NUPRC
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) disclosed this in its latest oil production report released on its website on Thursday.
Data from the agency...
339m litres of petrol shared in one week – NNPCL
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has disclosed that a total of 339 million litres of petrol was shared to 63 depots across the...
Crude oil sales increase by 46% to N21tn – NBS
Nigeria’s crude oil sales increased by 46.41 per cent to push Nigeria’s total export to N26.79tn in 2022.
This is coming as total trade rose...
Editorial
Service chiefs should resign and go home now!
Monday’s terrorists’ attack on Abuja-Kaduna rail travellers have further affirmed the incompetence of the nation’s service chiefs. Security breaches across the country have become...
COVID-19 Watch
Covid: Over 3,000 Nigerians killed in two years – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country confirmed an excess of 250,000 coronavirus cases and recorded over 3,000 deaths within the...
Columnists
Young, educated, and indebted: Inside America’s student loan crisis
ABUJA - Young adults in the United States of America will either skip formal training or chase their utopian American Dream by subscribing to...
Glocal Sports with Racheal Roberts
Sports cars and motorsports in West Africa
by Racheal Roberts
Sports cars are a love for many people across the globe. The fiery horse engines, radiant gloss paintings, rugged body with sturdy...
Diaspora Despatch with LaBode Obanor
Nigerians in a hypnotic trance after a disappointing presidential election
By LaBode Obanor
Stunned, stupefied, breathless, and anger overcame many Nigerians after the February 25th general election. In complete slack-jaw disbelief, the people wailed as...
Medical Lines with Dr NG Johnson-Ogbuneke
Anti-Malarial vaccines and hypocrisy of drug companies
Given the speed and global cooperation that urgently produced vaccines of reasonable efficacy to help combat the COVID-19 virus, one cannot help but see...
Opinion
When hope is dashed, both sides have a role to play
Dr. Aderonke Kujore Adelekan
According to J.R.R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings, “Where there's life there’s hope,” but in reality, that is not...
Editors' Picks
Claim by Charly Boy that Hollywood actors endorsed Peter Obi is FALSE!
Charles Oputa, also known as “Charly Boy” recently shared a video via his verified Twitter handle, @AreaFada1, to his 157k followers that leading Hollywood actors have endorsed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), ahead of the 2023 elections.
In the video,...
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OSUN: Appeal Court upholds Adeleke’s victory as governor
The Court of Appeal Abuja has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship tribunal, and has upheld the Governorship of Senator Ademola...
PDP suspends Anyim, Fayose, others
The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) has suspended the former Secretary to Government of the Federation ( SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim and former...
Troops eliminate 46 terrorists, apprehend 50 — Defence HQ
The Defence Headquarters says troops have eliminated 46 terrorists, bandits and other criminals across North East, North Central and North West in the last...
Reps step down bill to legalise cannabis
The House of Representatives has stepped down a bill to legalize the cultivation and use of cannabis for recreational and medicinal use.
Co-sponsored by Marian...
I’ll recover my stolen mandate — Kaduna PDP’s guber candidate
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the governorship election, Rt. Hon Mohammed Isah Ashiru has vowed to recover what he described as his stolen...
Features/Interviews/Analysis
How Nigeria’s World Cup absence will affect business in Qatar
Nigerian football fans and business owners in Qatar are still reeling from their team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup 2022, which will...
Big Story
Man On The Move Jonah Ubanmhen Given Job of Sorting Out...
Jonah Ubanmhen has wasted no time in seeking out support of advisory council, which observers expect to be made up of top experts.
The new...
Lagos Update
Nine rescued as rainfall sinks Lagos building
NINE persons have been rescued from a sinking building in the Maryland area of Lagos today, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
The Lagos...
Many trapped as seven-storey building collapses in Lagos
A SEVEN-storey building under construction on Oba Idowu Oniru Street, Lagos State, has collapsed with about six persons trapped.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency...
We’ve not passed Sharia law – Lagos Assembly
THE Lagos State House of Assembly has refuted claims suggesting that its lawmakers secretly passed a Sharia law.
In a communique by Chairman, Lagos State...
Supreme Court upholds use of hijab in Lagos schools
THE Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted the use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State Government-owned schools.
The apex court delivered the...
Sanwo-Olu returns to Lagos after campaign tour with Tinubu, asks residents to get PVCs
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu, today, returned to the state after taking part in the just-concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) special convention held to choose the...
FCT News
Three-storey building collapses in Abuja
A THREE-storey building has collapsed in Kubwa Satellite town, Abuja.
According to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the incident occurred in the early...
ISWAP terrorists didn’t invade FCT – Police
THE FCT Police Command has dismissed claims that the capital metropolis has been invaded by the terrorist group ISWAP.
A statement today signed by the...
FCT shuts schools over security threat
THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Musa Bello, has ordered schools in the nation's capital to close over security threats.
According to a circular...
FCT Police find missing teenager, Amira, debunk abduction reports
THE Federal Capital Territory Police Command has disclosed that it has found the missing 17-year-old Safiyanu Amira.
This is as the security agency debunked reports...
FCT: No riot in Lugbe, viral video false – Police
THE FCT Police Command has dismissed reports alleging that a riot was ongoing and motorists and innocent citizens were being attacked at the Lugbe...
Education
Environment
Trends/ Social Media
Tonto Dikeh reacts to gubernatorial loss, thanks Funke Akindele
Nollywood actress and politician, Tonto Dikeh, has reacted to the gubernatorial loss following the elections.
The mother of one who had contested for the post...
Kemi Olunloyo accuses Tobi Adegboyega of fraud, domestic violence
Controversial investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo, has revealed shocking and incriminating posts about popular clergyman Tobi Adegboyega.
Olunloyo took to her Instagram page to share claims...
Actresses Mo’Bimpe, Regina Chukwu celebrate birthdays
Nollywood Yoruba actresses, Adebimpe Oyebade also known as Mo'Bimpe and Regina Chukwu are celebrating their birthdays today, March 23, 2023.
The actresses took to their...
How I suffered criticism over Teni’s weight loss – Monalisa Stephen
Actress Monalisa Stephen has opened up about the heavy backlash she received after singer Teni lost weight.
The actress in a podcast claimed that Teni...
Actress Yinka Solomon, husband shut down rumours of infidelity
Actress Olayinka Solomon and her husband, Oluwasukanmi Mabinuori, have reacted to the news of infidelity linked to the Lagos State chairman of Parks and...
Entertainment
Nollywood
Tourism
Fashion
Profile
Law
Judiciary
Court nullifies Osun LG polls
A FDERAL High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Friday, nullified the last October 15 local government elections conducted by the Osun...
Customary Court
Court dissolves 3-yr-old marriage over father-in-law’s interference
A Customary Court, sitting in Ile-Tuntun, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday dissolved a three-year-old union between Ibukun Amuson and estranged husband, Babatunde, over interference...
Judge advises 27-year-old woman to work towards winning her parents’ love
A Grade I Area Court Judge in Kubwa, Abuja, Muhammad Adamu, on Tuesday advised a 27-year-old woman, Ifeoma Maduaka, who bit and threatened to...
Housewife seeks divorce over husband’s gambling addiction
A trader, Fisayo Akibu, on Tuesday approached a Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, seeking dissolution of her 19-year-old marriage to husband, Abiodun, over...
My husband forced me to have 15 abortions, divorce seeking woman tells court
A nurse, Shukurat Adewumi has prayed a Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan to dissolve her 17-year-old marriage to her husband, Adewale, on...
Save me from my husband, step-children – Woman begs court
A businesswoman, Morufat Giwa, on Friday prayed a Customary Court in Mapo, Ibadan, to grant her request for divorce and save her from her...
Media
Labour
Salary increment: Ngige was ‘quoted out of context’ — Ministry of Labour
The Minister of Labour and Employment says Minister Chris Ngige was quoted out of context on the claim of salary increment for federal government...
ASUU to forfeit 8 months pensionable period over recent strike – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Productivity Chris Ngige says members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may forfeit their eight months’ pension...
Why ASUU were paid half salary for October — FG
The Federal Government has explained that lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) got half salary for the month of October because...
Akwa Ibom teachers suspend strike
The Akwa Ibom chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Akwa Ibom has suspended its five-day-old strike.
The union disclosed this in a...
Fuel price hike: Sokoto NLC to join nationwide strike
Owing to government's planned hike in fuel price,the Sokoto State Chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said it will join the January...
Sports
Gianni Infantino re-elected as FIFA President
Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA until 2027 after standing unopposed at the congress of world football’s governing body on Thursday.
The...
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