Seyitan reveals reason for withdrawing rape petition against D’banj
Seyitan Babatayo, the lady who accused Dbanj of raping her, has given reasons why she withdrew her petition against the singer. Miss Seyitan had accused […]
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Amazon, Google and Wish remove neo-Nazi products
Amazon, Google and Wish have removed neo-Nazi and white-supremacist products being sold on their platforms following an investigation by BBC Click. White-supremacist flags, neo-Nazi books […]
Mompha: Court orders EFCC to return seized luxury wristwatches, others
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to return luxury wristwatches and other items seized from […]
WASSCE 2020, private schools in Lagos state to resume August 3
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) in Lagos State has said Senior Secondary School students will resume on August 3. President of […]
Mike Tyson sets to come out of retirement
The former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world will fight Roy Jones Jr. at an exhibition in Los Angeles in September. Tyson, who turned 54 […]
Tanzanian former President, Mkapa dies @81
Former Tanzanian president, Benjamin Mkapa, 81, is dead. The President, John Magufuli who announced his death during a short televised speech on Friday, said he […]
Nigeria spends $1.4bn to import chemicals – Report
Nigeria’s spending on chemicals from abroad came to $1.4 billion in 2019, according to the National Research Institute for Chemical Technology. Jeffrey Barminas, Director General […]
80,000 Nigerians abroad held as sex slaves, labourers – Reps
The House of Representatives says 80,000 Nigerians are currently held as sex slaves and in forced labour across the world. During plenary on Thursday, Chairman […]
COVID-19: Kwara slashes 2020 budget to N115b
Kwara State Government Executive Council has slashed the 2020 budget to N114,791,853,968, a 29.4 per cent decrease from the approved budget of N162,487,666,170. The decision […]
Apple and Nike urged to cut ‘China Uighur ties’
Activists have launched a campaign accusing firms of “bolstering and benefiting” from exploitation of the Muslim minority group. The US has also ramped up economic […]
FG approves new policy on local production of Bitumen
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a new policy on local production of bitumen to further diversify the nation’s economy. The Minister of […]
FIRS ask landlords, property agents to charge 6% stamp duty from tenants
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed landlords and property agents to charge six per cent stamp duty on all tenancy and lease agreements. […]
Big Brother Naija is evil, we must scrap it – CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared the Big Brother Naija (BBN) reality TV show, currently ongoing, evil and should be scrapped because it […]
Ex-NAN Editor-in-Chief, Shehu Abui passes on aged 74
A former Editor-in-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr. Shehu Abui, 74, is dead. Abui, served as Editor-in-chief between 2001 and 2006 and […]
Midnight fire razes NTA Ilorin station
A late night fire outbreak has been reported at the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Ilorin, in the Kwara State capital. The fire disaster occurred at […]