Sports
Super Eagles abandoned, train in dark ahead of Guinea AFCON clash
All still seem unsettled in the camp of Super Eagles ahead of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations...
Business
FG removes excise duty for telecoms services
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The Federal Government has announced the removal of excise duty for telecom sub-sector of Nigeria's Digital Economy Industry...
Online transaction failure: Emefiele apologises to Nigerians
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has apologised to Nigerians for the rise in failed electronic banking...
NCC unveils Consumer TELCARE Centre at Abuja Airport
The public concourse at the Terminal C of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja is the first beneficiary...
Emirates cries out over $85m funds trapped in Nigeria
Emirates Airlines Friday expressed displeasure over the delay in clearing its outstanding funds trapped in Nigeria.
The Middle East...
Consumer Rights Day: Renewable energy will save cost of diesel-DVC Danbatta
The DVC of the National Communications Commission, Prof Danbatta has disclosed that renewable energy is the answer to skyrocketing cost of diesel....
Breaking: Again, Nigeria’s inflation shoots up
In February 2023, the headline inflation rate rose to 21.91% compared to January 2023 headline inflation rate which was 21.82%. This represents a...
COLUMN/OPINION
For Tinubu’s eyes only, by Dan Agbese
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This is the interregnum, the period between an out-going administration and its in-coming successor when there is usually a feeling of both...
Lessons from our victory, by Babagana Zulum
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Fellow citizens of Borno State, I address you today with absolute humility, profound gratitude, and reaffirmation of our solemn commitment to serving...
Empowerment: 30 Host Community Youths Graduate from Dangote Electrical Training Programme
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Plant Director, Dangote Cement, Ibese, Mr. Azad Nawabuddin (2nd right) presenting starter packs to one of the beneficiaries while the GM, HAM/Admin, Alh....
Open letter to incoming governor, by Hassan Gimba
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This general advice to every elected Governor, was first published on May 27, 2019. I feel the need to republish it now...
The Blackman in a world built on injustice, by Osmund Agbo
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The American civil right icon and champion of social justice, the late Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. once...
Unbundling the railway will bring disaster, Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
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The Nigerian Minister of Transportation, Mu'azu Jaji Sambo, was recently reported by the media as calling for the "unbundling of the Nigerian...
CORONAVIRUS
Buhari hails CACOVID for donating 350 security vehicles, thousands of vests
By Abdullahi M. Gulloma
Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday that the...
FG tasks incoming travelers to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination
The Nigerian government has said that all travellers arriving Nigeria must now provide evidence of COVID vaccination in the wake of new...
Chu Maoming of China revises COVID-19 protocol, applauds Nigeria on intensive surveillance
The Chinese Consul General in Lagos, Chu Maoming, has commended the Federal Government for intensifying surveillance at its international airports and also...
COVID-19: Nigeria administered 93.5m doses of vaccines to 65.5m eligible Nigerians
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), revealed that 93.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered to 65.5 million eligible Nigerians...
COVID-19: Locally-made vaccine set for trial by November
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Federal Government is set for trial by November 2022.
The project, which is...
COVID-19: NCDC records 144 fresh cases in Abuja, Lagos, others
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 144 new cases of the COVID-19 virus with Lagos State leading other states...
Biden tests positive for COVID, White House reveals
President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing very mild symptoms, the White House announced.
Mr....
COVID-19: Fresh cases jump to 67% in two weeks
The COVID-19 infections in the country have risen by 67 per cent, the latest figures according to The PUNCH report
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“Why I married an older woman” Actor Artus Frank kicks as he sternly warns age-shamers
Nollywood actor, Artus Frank has issued a warning to those age-shaming his wife.
It is no longer news that...
Drama as Queen Ola begs over her leaked alleged affair with MC Olumo
Drama has been trailing the reaction of one of the estranged wives of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Queen Badirat Ola’s alleged...
For Tinubu’s eyes only, by Dan Agbese
This is the interregnum, the period between an out-going administration and its in-coming successor when there is usually a feeling of both...
Ikoku speaks on suspended Abia, Enugu, Adamawa governorship election results, reveals likely consequences if…
Veteran political and media strategist, Chief Mrs Mary Ikoku has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to delay any...
Breaking: INEC set to resume Abia governorship election collation
The Abia State governorship election collation, which was put on hold earlier will resume back today by 4:00 p.m. at the Collation...
Breaking: At last, INEC declares Alex Otti Abia governor-elect
The Labour Party candidate, Alex Otti, has been declared the winner of the Abia State governorship election following the eventual declaration, on...
Number of seats won by APC, PDP, LP revealed
The All Progressives Congress (APC) would dominate the next Cross River House of Assembly, having won 19 out of the available 25...
Buhari approves redesignation, upgrade of State House Clinic to Medical Centre
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By Abdullahi Mohammed
Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-designation of...
Why I’m so eager to leave Aso Rock ‑ Buhari reveals
President Muhammadu Buhari says he plans to be a “big landlord” back at home, working on his farms and tending his more...
Breaking: PDP’s Mbah declared Enugu governor-elect amidst protest
After days of what appeared like a logjam with attendant anxiety and tension over the authenticity of election results from two local...
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Breaking: PDP’s Mbah declared Enugu governor-elect amidst protest
After days of what appeared like a logjam with attendant anxiety and tension over the authenticity of election results from two local...
Buhari approves redesignation, upgrade of State House Clinic to Medical Centre
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By Abdullahi Mohammed
Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-designation of...
Buhari to resolve tussle over Obalende prayer ground
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President Muhammadu Buhari says he will resolve the tussle over the ownership of Obalende Muslim Prayer Ground between the Lagos State Jama’atul...
Tinubu jets out of the country ahead of Lesser Hajj
President-elect Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night travelled out of the country to spend some time in Paris and London.
NLC declares nationwide strike
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero has directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike beginning from...
“Allow us enjoy our honeymoon in peace” 60-year-old man who married an 11-year-old in Kano speaks
One 60-year-old Aminu Danmaliki who recently made headlines for allegedly marrying an 11-year-old girl in Kano State has now spoken on the union.
Breaking: At last, INEC declares Alex Otti Abia governor-elect
The Labour Party candidate, Alex Otti, has been declared the winner of the Abia State governorship election following the eventual declaration, on...
Drama as Queen Ola begs over her leaked alleged affair with MC Olumo
Drama has been trailing the reaction of one of the estranged wives of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Queen Badirat Ola’s alleged...
“Why I married an older woman” Actor Artus Frank kicks as he sternly warns age-shamers
Nollywood actor, Artus Frank has issued a warning to those age-shaming his wife.
It is no longer news that...
For Tinubu’s eyes only, by Dan Agbese
This is the interregnum, the period between an out-going administration and its in-coming successor when there is usually a feeling of both...
Politics
Breaking: PDP’s Mbah declared Enugu governor-elect amidst protest
After days of what appeared like a logjam with attendant anxiety and tension over the authenticity of election results from two local...
Breaking: At last, INEC declares Alex Otti Abia governor-elect
The Labour Party candidate, Alex Otti, has been declared the winner of the Abia State governorship election following the eventual declaration, on...
Number of seats won by APC, PDP, LP revealed
The All Progressives Congress (APC) would dominate the next Cross River House of Assembly, having won 19 out of the available 25...
Swearing in Tinubu as good as military regime – Datti Ahmed insists
The Labour Party vice presidential candidate in the just concluded February 25 elections, Yusuf Datti Baba Ahmed, has insisted that the President-elect,...
Interview
Oreoluwa Aina: My daughter preparing for master’s in UK before train crash – Dad
Oreoluwa Aina, a National Youth Service Corps member, was one of those who died on Thursday when a Lagos State Government staff...
American-style Presidential system or Parliamentary-Westminster type?, by Farooq Kperogi, Moses Ochonu and Osmund Agbo
In the face of existential challenges...
Restructuring Nigeria: An existential imperative or much ado about nothing?
In the face of the existential challenges facing Nigeria and in the lead-up to the 2023 presidential election,...
The task before the incoming President, by Farooq Kperogi, Moses Ochonu, Osmund Agbo
In the face of existential challenges facing Nigeria and leading up to the 2023 presidential election, the ensuing...
Africa
Africa
Cholera outbreak in Malawi highest in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organization WHO has described Malawi’s cholera outbreak as the largest in Africa.
This came up as...
Africa
Never use our health facilities to treat homosexuals ‘with leaking pampers’ – Ugandan military boss, warns health workers
The Deputy Commander Land Forces in Uganda, Major Gen Francis Takirwa has asked health workers to stop treating homosexuals in public health...
Africa
How WHO doctor was kidnapped by unidentified assailants
A doctor working for the World Health Organization (WHO) Mahamadou Diawara was kidnapped in Mali.
Diawara was kidnapped...
