The presidential ryaspirant of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has lamented on a report by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime in Nigeria, indicating that 14.4% of citizens aged between 15 and 64 abuse drugs, which he said is significantly higher than the global average of 5.6%. Obi also condemned leadership failure in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested a fake Senator, Ifechukwu Tom Makwe for alleged €5.7 million (Five Million, Seven Hundred Thousand euros) internet fraud. The Commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwajeren, who attested to the arrest in a statement on Monday, said Makwe was arrested at the Guzape area of Abuja after a convincing…
Argentine forward and goal machine Lionel Messi has won the best foreign player in the French Ligue 1 award for last season. Messi scooped the award after he had a tally of 16 goals and 16 assists in 32 League appearances in the 2022/23 season for Paris Saint-Germain The 16 assists Messi grabbed was the…
Nigeria Famous Nollywood actor, Adeniyi Johnson has pleaded on behalf of arrested Ibadan skit maker, Abdullahi Maruff Adisa, popularly known as Trinity Guy. Earlier, the Ibadan-based content creator was arrested by police last week and charged to court today for allegedly sexualising a minor in his viral skit video he made recently. An Oyo State…
Nuhu Ribadu has officially succeed Maj Gen Monguno as the National Security Adviser on Monday. The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu had last week appointed Ribadu as the NSA. He was earlier appointed as the Special Adviser on Security to Tinubu before he was given the current position. However, Ribadu vowed to live up to…
The spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Tanko Yunusa, has provided clarification regarding the limited number of witnesses presented by the party at the ongoing presidential election petition tribunal. Dr. Yunusa explained that the court had granted them a restricted timeframe, resulting in the party featuring approximately 10 witnesses. Initially, Peter Obi,…
The French Government has announced a significant investment of €600,000 in Nigeria to promote French as the country’s second language. The Embassy of France in Nigeria has launched several projects aimed at positioning French as a language of communication in secondary schools and public spaces across the nation. Emmanuella Blatmann, the French Ambassador to Nigeria,…
Nigerian superstar Burna Boy has once again emerged victorious, this time at the prestigious 2023 BET Awards. Burna Boy was honored with the highly coveted Best International Act award. This recognition places him among the elite artists who have left an indelible mark on the global stage. Competing against a formidable lineup of talented artists…
Brace yourselves, as Nigerians may soon face a significant increase in electricity tariffs, potentially exceeding 40%. This development could mark the end of all energy subsidies in the country. Currently, there is a monthly subsidy of approximately N50 billion in the electricity sector due to revenue shortfalls. The upcoming tariff hike, scheduled for July 1,…
The Debt Management Office revealed that Nigeria’s total foreign debt for March 31, 2023, has arose to N49.85 trillion ($108.30 billion) from N46.25 trillion as of December 21 2022. DMO stated this in a statement released on its Twitter handle during the weekend. The statement indicated that the total public debt containing the external and…
Three time Champion league winner and Former Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane, has revealed interest to stage a return to management soon. Zidane has been without a coaching job in football since he left Real Madrid in 2021, where he led them to three consecutive Champions League trophies. The former French midfielder and legend has…
Nigerian hit singer-cum-clergyman, Bankole Wellington, aka Banky W, has stylishly responded allegations of cheating on his wife levelled against him. Revisiting past records, recalls that a controversial blog site, Gistlover, had accused that the singer is cheating on his wife, actress Adesua with his former worker, Niyola. Meanwhile, addressing his church members at the Waterbrooks…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the demise of Six Nigerian pilgrims partaking in the 2023 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Head of the NAHCON 2023 Hajj medical team,Usman Galadima confirmed the update on Saturday at a meeting of the commission in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He further said the representative from Osun and…
Three miners were reportedly killed on Friday, they were said to have been shot dead at a mining site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom local government area in Plateau State. Confirming the incident, Rwang Tengwong, the National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Movement (BYM), said other miners and farmers around have fled the…
The Federal government had announced that the current administration is willing to help improve the stand of living with the provision of high yield varieties of wheat used for the production of bread and pasta for farmers in the Country. The government gave the approval through the National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of…
An highly placed Commander of the Islamic State of West African Province, (ISWAP), popularly known as Kiriku, has reportedly died after he was bitten badly by a venomous snake in Sambisa forest, Borno State. The late Commander was said to have died three days after the incident and wasn’t medically attended to. It was reported…
Edo State Taskforce fighting against Human Trafficking has apprehended and arrested a 48-year-old man, identified as Anthony Igbinogun, and his girlfriend, Joy Umukoro, 28, for allegedly selling their one-month-old baby to buy drugs. The two suspects were reportedly apprehended with their friend James Precious, who was an accomplains. He was said to have linked them…
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has assented not less than 103 Public Private Partnerships projects worth N10.8 trillion in 13 years Across Nigeria. The Acting Head of the Media and Publicity Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Manji Yarling, disclosed this on Friday in a statement when the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Tharmi Mseleku,…
The government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says it would improve power supply across the country in the middle of a planned electricity tariff hike on July 1. Mr Temitope Fashedemi, The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Power, revealed this on Thursday. According to a statement by Ms Chinwe Udouwem,The Ministry’s spokesperson; Fashedemi made…
Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has called on the Red Devils not to hesitate but to pay Super Eagles striker, Victor osimhen’s asking price if they are to land him this summer. Recall that the Nigerian international has been the most sought-after player this summer after his impressive goal scoring display with Napoli last…
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has expressed readiness to receiveNyesom Wike, the Former State Governor if he decides to let go of the ruling party. A chieftain of the APC and former Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, Chief Tony Okocha stated this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt. This followed…
Some Unidentified Suspected Gunmen allegedly invaded and attacked Ejule town in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing many residents as a result of their attack. While speaking on the incident, a resident in the community, who fled because of the incident, said a commercial motorcyclist, popularly known as okada rider, and the wife…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has reassured Nigerians of her commitment to fighting corruption when it says that it recovered, forfeited, and restrained assets valued at over N454bn from corrupt persons in the past four years. Giving a breakdown of the recoveries, the Deputy Director said that out of the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the reported plan to increase electricity tariffs by 40 per cent on July 1st without improving the levels of services. The President of NLC, Joe ajaero told newsmen on Thursday, saying: “The plan to increase electricity tariff by 40 per cent by July 1 is both insensitive and…
Nigeria’s Naira on Wednesday depreciated against the US dollar at both investor’s and exporters’ avenues, exchanging at N763.17. The open indicative rate closed at N741.21 to the dollar on Wednesday. NAN reports that the Naira depreciated by 0.87 per cent compared with N756.61, which the currency was excuhanged for the dollar on Tuesday. Naira was…
Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has said that music makes the bulk of his living. He said he always wants to improve his styles, approaches, sound, video, production and everything to the best taste of his publics. The Essence crooner stated this in an interview session with popular UK-based afrobeats…
The Ogun State Election Petition Tribunal has agreed on the date for the start of hearing of a petition filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ladi Adebutu. Adebutu of the PDP is challenging the re-election of Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stressing that there are alleged…
The Oyo State Government has made public that said it has yet to approve a new salary structure for workers in the state. This comes as a counter narratives of rumour that the state government has approved a new salary structure for the State. The State government, however, debunked the rumour on Wednesday. According to…
Ekiti Chef, who recently had a 120 hours cooking duration, Damilola Adeparusi, popularly known as Chef Dammy, has beckoned on Nigerians for financial support to help hire military men as bodyguards. In a trending online video she released, the 22-year-old student appealed to her fans to help secure her welfare and security. According to the…
Senegal football team on Tuesday night made history after come from behind to beat Brazil in a friendly match at Lisbon. The defending African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Champions came from behind to beat Brazil 4-2 in a exciting contest in Lisbon. A brace from the Africa best, Sadio Mane and a goal from Habib…
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has showed “total regret”over the believed “lopsided and non representation “by the immediate past Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba. NAN reports that the Oba said in a statement in Benin by Mr Iguobaro Osaigbovo, the Chief Press Secretary to the monarch. The King…
