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Kidnapping, selling of northern minors must stop – Kano Emir
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, says the trend of kidnapping and selling children, mostly northern minors, to southern parts of the...
Metro
Eight young Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana repatriated
Eight teenage girls who were trafficked to Ghana have been rescued, according to Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).
Abike Dabiri-Erewa...
Crime
Police rescue woman, child, eight others from kidnappers’ den in Bauchi
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested eight suspected kidnappers, including two female informants in parts of the state.
This was disclosed by...
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President-elect Trump Taps Susie Wiles as Chief of Staff
GOP Campaign Co-Chair to make history as First Female White House Chief of Staff
In a landmark appointment, President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles...
It’s Trump’s America, Again
Trump wins the US presidency; Republicans will control the Senate, House control remains uncalled.
In an astonishing return to the White House, Donald Trump has...
The ‘Electoral College’ and how the POTUS is Elected
As the United States gears up for another presidential election on November 5, it’s typical for many Nigerians to wonder how the U.S. Electoral College...
Biden calls Trump supporters “Garbage,” spark outrage
With just a week left before the 2024 general election, an offhand comment from U.S President Joe Biden has intensified an already polarized political...
President Biden speaks with President Tinubu on flood recovery efforts in Nigeria
U.S President Joe Biden reached out to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu in a call to express his condolences over the recent catastrophic floods affecting...
Latest: Democracy Under Siege in 2024 U.S. Elections
As the contentious 2024 U.S. presidential election enters its final days, democracy in the United States faces unprecedented scrutiny as trust in electoral integrity...
Africa
Over 43,000 people displaced in Libya flood — IOM
The International Organization for Migration on Thursday said Libya’s flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000...
Eight die in Kenyan military helicopter crash near Somalia border
Eight people have been killed after a military helicopter crashed in Kenya near the border with Somalia, officials said Tuesday.
It was not immediately clear...
Zimbabwe Elections: Impact on credibility, fairness, and peacefulness of democratic processes
By Tinashe Katsidzira
Although the outcome of Zimbabwe's upcoming election remains uncertain, there are several factors that can be analyzed in relation to the potential...
Sanwo-Olu reduces BRT, ‘danfo’ fares, rolls out palliatives
Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reduced the transportation taxes of state-owned buses by 50% and implemented other measures to mitigate the impact...
West Africa
Coup: Nigeria cuts power supply to Niger Republic
Following the coup experienced in Niger Republic, Nigeria has disconnected the supply of 150 megawatts, MW of electricity daily to Niger as part of...
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 $2 billion as FG signs MoU with contractor
By Francis Ogwo
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of the Kano to Maradi (Niger Republic) Standard Guage raile line project has been...
Economy
CBN warns against panic withdrawals, says old notes remain legal tender
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again assured Nigerians of sufficient naira notes in the country, and warned against panic withdrawals.
The apex bank,...
Naira: Tinubu will shock currency speculators – Presidency
The presidency has disclosed that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s administration is working on policies that will strengthen the Naira.
A Special Adviser to the President...
Tinubu appoints three new NUPRC commissioners
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three new Executive Commissioners to serve in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the...
CBN will prioritise core mandate of price stability – Cardoso
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has reiterated that his leadership would focus mainly on the core mandate of...
Naira crashes to 1,030/$ as speculators react
The naira crashed against the dollar on Monday, falling to 1, 030/$ on the average in the parallel market, losing the momentum it gathered...
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
CBN lifts ban on crypto-currency transactions
The Central Bank of Nigeria has lifted the ban on crypto currency transactions in the country.
The apex bank, therefore, instructed commercial banks to jettison...
CBN probes banks, PoS operators over naira scarcity
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the collusion between the banks and Point-of-Sale operators over the lingering cash scarcity in the country is...
Port Harcourt refinery resumes operations
The Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Rivers State has resumed operations, aligning with the federal government’s commitment to produce refined goods at the...
Power supply: Niger gov demands 13% derivation from FG
Governor Umaru Bago has called on the Federal Government to allocate 13 percent derivation to Niger State for providing electricity power to Nigerians through...
Nigeria lost N4.3tr to oil theft in five years – FG
The Federal Government, on Monday, revealed that more than N4.3tn worth of crude oil was stolen in 7,143 pipeline vandalism cases within a period of...
Energy/Oil/Gas
NNPCL unveils new crude grade, ships 1.9m/b in October
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Tuesday said it had launched a new crude oil grade ‘Nembe’, and had shipped its first cargo...
12.5kg cooking gas now costs N12,500
Reports have shown that the price of 12.5kg of Liquefied Natural Gas or cooking gas has increased to N12,500 as Nigeria celebrates her 63rd...
NNPCL retires management staff months to official date
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has compulsorily retired all management staff who are currently less than 15 months to statutory retirement.
The company in...
Nigeria ranks least refining OPEC member with average of 10,600 bpd in 5yrs
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Country, OPEC, has rated Nigeria, a leading African oil producer, as the least refining member with an average equivalent...
Fresh fuel price hike imminent as landing cost increases by 37.4%
Indications are rife that pump price of petrol is expected to record another round of increases, the third within 10 weeks as oil marketers...
Editorial
The ‘Electoral College’ and how the POTUS is Elected
As the United States gears up for another presidential election on November 5, it’s typical for many Nigerians to wonder how the U.S. Electoral College...
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
Election officials and the frontlines of American democracy
What does navigating the 2024 presidential election campaign trail with Trump v. Harris teach us about the state of democracy in the United States?
By...
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
Chidimma Adetshina’s Triumph Amid South Africa’s Xenophobia
Miss Universe Nigeria claims global glory in Mexico as the first runner-up (Miss Africa and Oceania) at the 2024 Miss Universe pageant in Mexico.
By...
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
Ribadu on Economy
By Fayodade Aladeitan
In the face of economic downturn and unprecedented uncertainty in family fortune in Nigeria under the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration despite all...
Editors' Picks
ADIS23: African Diaspora Investment Symposium converge in Silicon Valley
African Diaspora Network (ADN) calls for Future Ready Africa
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA - Over 300 investors, entrepreneurs, and industry professionals came together at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley to discuss and explore investment opportunities and strategies in celebration of a Future Ready Africa....
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Chidimma Adetshina’s Triumph Amid South Africa’s Xenophobia
Miss Universe Nigeria claims global glory in Mexico as the first runner-up (Miss Africa and Oceania) at the 2024 Miss Universe pageant in Mexico.
By...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visits Nigeria
India and Nigeria eye stronger bilateral ties and expanded trade opportunities as PM Modi Visits Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria – In a historic visit, Indian Prime...
The rise of plutocracy in America
Trump appoints billionaire tech magnates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new 'U.S. Department of Government Efficiency'
By Evelyn Dan Epelle
In an unprecedented move,...
President-elect Trump Taps Susie Wiles as Chief of Staff
GOP Campaign Co-Chair to make history as First Female White House Chief of Staff
In a landmark appointment, President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles...
Ondo 2024: We’ve Accredited Over 100 Radio, TV Stations – Says INEC
Nigeria Police plans to deploy over 22,000 personnel for upcoming Ondo elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said that over 100 media stations,...
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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
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visits Nigeria
India and Nigeria eye stronger bilateral ties and expanded trade opportunities as PM Modi Visits Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria – In a historic visit, Indian Prime...
Lagos Update
Sanwo-Olu reduces BRT, ‘danfo’ fares, rolls out palliatives
Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reduced the transportation taxes of state-owned buses by 50% and implemented other measures to mitigate the impact...
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...
FCT News
FCTA to spend N5bn on rehabilitation of Abuja rail mass transit
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced the award of N5 billion contract for the rehabilitation of Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) System.
The...
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...
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Trends/ Social Media
Jewelry designer, Grace Makun, faces backlash over advice to May Edochie
The wife of Yomi Makun, Grace Makun, has received knocks over her advice to Yul Edochie's estranged wife, May.
Recall that May had taken to...
How I survived carbon monoxide poisoning – Actress Ireti Doyle
Nollywood actress, Ireti Doyle, has revealed how she almost died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
The actress while celebrating her achievement in the past year on...
Pray against terror attacks – Gospel artiste, Ada Ehi
Gospel singer, Ada Ehi, has warned Nigerians most especially people in Lagos to be wary of terror attacks.
The singer on her X page stated...
Netizens frown as BBNaija’s Bambam opens up on cosmetic surgery
Big Brother Naija's Bambam has shared her experience with cosmetic surgery to correct her postpartum body.
The actress on her page shared a video collage...
Why I do not like Davido – Actress Kate Henshaw
Actress Kate Henshaw has revealed why he doesn't like Davido's personality.
In a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, the actress revealed she felt...
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Judiciary
Tribunal orders INEC to release election documents to SDP, Ajaka
The Kogi State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lokoja, the state capital, on Saturday, requested the Independent National Electoral Commission to grant access to...
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
NLC, TUC shelve proposed strike over cash scarcity
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their planned strike slated for Wednesday over the unavailability of naira...
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...
Sports
Victor Osimhen speaks on his relationship with other Galatasaray strikers
Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, Victor Osimhen has expressed his great rapport with the other players at Galatasaray.
Under the direction of Okan Buruk, Galatasaray...
