Sports
IMC announces new name, logo for Nigerian League
The Interim Management Committee (IMC) has announced a new name and logo for the Nigerian top-flight.
The top-flight will...
Business
Importer To CBN: Tell The Truth, Naira Has Been Devalued
Importers have condemned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s over its denial that the Naira has been devalued.
In...
Breaking: Elon Musk overtakes Arnault, returns as World richest man
Popular Twitter owner, Elon Musk, has dethroned French multi-billionaire Bernard Arnault to become world richest man.
Bloomberg Billionaires tally...
Breaking: Report on naira devaluation fake news – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has not devalued the Naira.
According to Ag. Director, Corporate Communications,...
Danbatta to receive National Productivity Order of Merit Award for outstanding contributions to industry
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will be conferred with...
Breaking: Outrage as FG adjusts fuel price at NNPC to over N500 per litre
Commuters are in for another hard times following the pronouncement of President Bola Tinubu that fuel subsidy has been removed.
FG, NLC officials to meet over fuel subsidy
The Federal Government is scheduled to engage in a high-level discussion with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), regarding the proposed elimination of...
COLUMN/OPINION
will Tinubu’s omnibus bill be Nigeria’s new deal, by Majeed Dahiru
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Just as the 2023 presidential was the most consequential in the history of Nigeria’s 4th republic so was the inauguration address of...
Tinubu’s National Security Adviser: Who the cap fits, by Uche Uche
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I have come across a few write-ups presenting arguments on the caliber of person President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should appoint as his...
The change of batons, by Dan Agbese
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It is only fair that we should formally welcome President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the 18 new state governors who assumed office...
Well, like everything else, this too shall pass, by Hassan Gimba
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"The measurement of a man is what he does with power." - Plato
Today marks the...
Abiola, Tinubu, Obi and Emir of Katsina, by Isyaku Dikko
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In a video that has gone viral, the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumin Kabir Usman, addressed the delegation of a politician, Honourable...
Beyond destination: Finding meaning in the journey, by Osmund Agbo
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Last year marked a personal milestone: the 20th anniversary of what I like to...
CORONAVIRUS
Why COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency – WHO explains
Covid-19 is no longer classified as a "global health emergency" by the World Health Organization (WHO). The decision was made by the WHO's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee during its 15th meeting on Covid-19 on Thursday, May 4.
Speaking at a conference on Friday, May 5, the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he concurs...
China reveals new COVID-19 vaccination plan
China’s National Health Commission unveiled the latest plan for COVID-19 vaccination on Monday.
The commission said that the plan...
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...
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Breaking: FCTA officials demolish popular UTC market in Abuja
Traders in the popular UTC market at Area 10 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are protesting the demolition of the market’s perimeter fence...
Breaking: Tinubu meets APC governors in first parley as Nigeria’s President
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is meeting with 19 elected governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This is the...
Photos: Inside Daura before and after Buhari presidency
On May 29, 2023, former President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Daura in Katsina State after successfully finishing his second term in office and handing over the presidency to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He was received by a mammoth crowd of supporters, friends and well-wishers. The following day, he was hosted...
My world crumbled after discovering my hubby impregnated his ex – Toke Makinwa
Nollywood actress and media personality, Toke Makinwa, has said she was devastated after discovering her estranged husband, Maje Ayida, impregnated his ex-girlfriend.
George Akume: Seven things to know about the new SGF
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed George Akume as the new Secretary of the Government of the Federation.
Akume...
Breaking: Labour threatens strike from June 7 if…
The Nigeria Labour Congess (NLC) has declared a nationwide strike starting from next Wednesday.
The Labour unions’ decision comes...
The resurgence of violence, by Nick Dazang
Shortly after the conduct of the 2023 General Elections, Nigeria has witnessed a resurgence of violence. This violence,...
10th National assembly: Women request deputy speakership as Lawan, Gbajabiamila meet Tinubu
Ahead of the inauguration of members of the 10th National Assembly on June 13, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday received President...
Biden trips, tumbles on Air Force stage
On stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado on Thursday, President Joe Biden tripped over a barrier and fell face-first, although he seemed unharmed.
Biden, 80, who had delivered the commencement address to graduates of the military academy, had just shaken hands...
“See the pot Judy Austin used to cook Yul” – Jaruma Shares Controversial Post, Stirs Backlash
Hauwa Saidu Mohammed, popularly known as Jaruma, a controversial Afrodisiac specialist, has shared a controversial post on her Instagram page where she is...
Latest News
will Tinubu’s omnibus bill be Nigeria’s new deal, by Majeed Dahiru
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Just as the 2023 presidential was the most consequential in the history of Nigeria’s 4th republic so was the inauguration address of...
Ooni’s wife, Queen Tobi Phillips makes special request ahead of her birthday
The public has been asked to help Queen Tobi Phillips with a special request in advance of her birthday on June 4.
The wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, pleaded with her fans to follow her YouTube...
Finally, Tems receives her Grammy award plaque
Sensational Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, has finally received the plaque for her Grammy award.
Verity News recalls that Tems...
Indian triple train crash: More than 280 dead, hundreds injure
The deadliest rail tragedy in India in more than 20 years claimed at least 288 lives and injured hundreds more, according to officials on Saturday.
Wreckage debris was piled high at the crash site near Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha, where...
Tinubu’s National Security Adviser: Who the cap fits, by Uche Uche
I have come across a few write-ups presenting arguments on the caliber of person President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should appoint as his...
EFCC questions ex-women affairs minister Tallen over N2b fraud
On Friday, members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) questioned Mrs. Pauline Tallen, the former Minister of Women's Affairs.
The ex-minister who arrived at the Abuja Zonal Command of the Commission on invitation at 12pm was grilled...
Breaking: FCTA officials demolish popular UTC market in Abuja
Traders in the popular UTC market at Area 10 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are protesting the demolition of the market’s perimeter fence...
Photos: Inside Daura before and after Buhari presidency
On May 29, 2023, former President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Daura in Katsina State after successfully finishing his second term in office and handing over the presidency to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He was received by a mammoth crowd of supporters, friends and well-wishers. The following day, he was hosted...
June 12: Why we’re hosting Obaseki – Edo youths
On Monday, June 12, 2023, at the installation of the new executives of the Edo State chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), youth from the 18 local government areas of Edo State will host the state's governor, Godwin Obaseki.
The inauguration is scheduled to take place at the Edo NYCN Secretariat, Akpakpava, Benin City, by 9 am.
Why I ran away from my family in Nigeria – Chacha Eke Faani
Chacha Eke, a well-known Nollywood actress, has provided more details regarding the terrible manic episode she went through a year ago.
Politics
Akpabio will emerge as consensus Senate President- Afegbua
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Former Edo State Commissioner for Information and ally of President Tinubu, Prince Kassim Afegbua has declared that Senator...
Breaking: Tinubu picks Akume, Gbajabiamila as SGF, Chief of Staff
President Bola Tinubu has named Senator George Akume, immediate past Minister of Special Duties, as Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Breaking: Tinubu meets APC governors in first parley as Nigeria’s President
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is meeting with 19 elected governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This is the...
Breaking: Ondo assembly speaker steps down
The Speaker of the Ondo state House of Assembly Bamidele Oloyeloogun has stepped down from his role as the leader of the...
Interview
The chat: The High Cost of Low Education: Nigeria’s Education System in Crisis
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In the face of existential challenges facing Nigeria, the ensuing conversation arose among three Nigerians in the Diaspora on the way forward...
NNPC: Necessary measures we are taking to raise oil production to 3m barrels per day – Kyari speaks
In this interview, Malam Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, spoke on reforms at the...
I went to school by accident – Prof. Idris Mohammed reveals
Professor Idris Mohammed is a medical doctor, researcher, lecturer and administrator. The former provost of the School of Medical Sciences in the...
‘Deformed’ civil service reform: How it happened – Amb. Alghazali, former chairman of the FCSC speaks
Ambassador Ahmed Alghazali graduated from the University of Ibadan in 1964 and worked in the northern Nigeria civil service. He later moved...
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...
