Ex-president Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States, has just congratulated Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari for banning the microblogging site, Twitter. In a statement, titled, ‘Statement by Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States,’ he said, “Congratulations to ...
Read More »Ahmed Musa throws captain’s armband on pitch as Nigeria fail to defeat Cameroon
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, threw the armband on the pitch, as they held to a 0-0 draw by Cameroon in Tuesday’s international friendly. The incident happened with 10 minutes left at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt. Gernot Rohr decided to ...
Read More »CAN finally react to death of Prophet T.B Joshua
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commiserated with the family of the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua better known as T.B Joshua. The Media Assistant to CAN President, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, ...
Read More »God will expose any wickedness around me – Davido reacts to prophesy of being poisoned
Davido has reacted to the prophecy of being poisoned and killed by one of his boys who live in his house saying God will expose the person. A Nigerian pastor in a viral video said he saw Davido being poisoned ...
Read More »Kaduna State University suspends undergraduate academic activities indefinitely
The Kaduna State University (KASU) has suspended academic activities for its undergraduate students indefinitely. KASU Registrar, Samuel Manshop, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement in Kaduna. Mr Manshop, who did not give reasons for the suspension, however, said academic ...
Read More »South Korea football legend, Yoo Sang-chul dies at 49 following long battle with cancer
Yoo Sang-chul, one of the stars of South Korea’s surprising run to the 2002 World Cup semi-finals, has died after long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 49. Yoo played 124 times for South Korea from 1994 to 2005, ...
Read More »Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shay fight dirty at Lagos salon (Video)
Singers Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay, have been involved in a fight in a salon in Lagos. The duo were seen being pulled apart from getting physical at the salon as they threw altercations at each other. Seyi Shay had ...
Read More »Widow of Igbo businessman murdered in Ibadan speaks on his death
Maduabuchi Owuamanam’s wife has narrated how she tried to save her husband’s life by rushing him to three different hospitals after she was contacted to visit the scene. It was reported that an Igbo businessman and CEO of Blessed ...
Read More »Immigration begins new passport applications in Oyo
The Oyo state command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced its resumption of receiving applications for new passports in the state. The new Comptroller of the command, Safiya Mohammed, announced this on Tuesday, in Ibadan, at a send ...
Read More »I can’t accept honorary degree while Nigeria isn’t secure, Tambuwal tells varsities
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has declined the proposed conferment of an honorary degree on him by the Nahda International University College, NIUC, Khartoum, Sudan. The award has been slated as part of the graduation ceremony of thirty ...
Read More »FG accuses entertainers of promoting abuse of women’s bodies
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, has accused entertainers of frustrating the government’s efforts at curbing the violation of women by promoting vulgar lyrics and using female dancers in a most disdainful manner. Tallen said ...
Read More »Police dislodge ESN camp in Imo, set buildings ablaze (Photo)
The Nigerian Police have dislodged the camp of Eastern Security Network, ESN, in Akabo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State. The operation was carried out on Tuesday by the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team led by DCP ...
Read More »EFCC arrests 50 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 50 suspected internet fraudsters in Oyo State. They were picked up at Alaro Sango, Agbaje Ijokoro and Apete Aladura areas of Ibadan, the capital. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren announced ...
Read More »Senate bars NIPOST from tax collection, withdraws agency’s regulatory powers
The Senate on Tuesday finally laid to rest the lingering controversy between the Nigerian Postal Service and the Federal Inland Revenue Service. The two agencies have been on each other’s throats over who is statutorily empowered to collect Stamp Duty ...
Read More »France’s President Macron slapped in face during walkabout
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday by a man in a crowd of onlookers while on a walkabout in southern France, video of the incident showed. Macron’s security entourage quickly intervened to pull the man ...
Read More »Omoni Oboli cries as she remembers her look-alike mom
Star actress, Omoni Oboli has taken to social media to remember her look alike mom. She said has she took a walk this morning — during her personal development, something triggered her and she remembered her mom. Omoni says her ...
Read More »Federal Secretariat, Asaba on fire (Video)
Fire has engulfed the Federal Secretariat complex along Okpanam Road in Asaba, Delta State. At the moment, the raging inferno seems to have overwhelmed the fire fighting machinery stationed at the complex. Even the state fire service is battling to ...
Read More »“The wizard of Endor has been consumed” – Chris Okotie on TB Joshua’s demise
Seems Pastor Chris Okotie just referred to late televangelist, TB Joshua has a wizard in his latest Facebook post. The Household of God Church International Ministries, General Oveerseer celebrated the demise of a certain wizard named Emmanuel who just passed ...
Read More »TAMPAN lifts suspension on Adams Kehinde, keeps mum on Nkechi Blessing
The Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria has rescinded its decision on the suspension of one of its members, Adams Kehinde, as it reinstated the actor. However, the guild has kept mum on its action towards ...
Read More »Senate observes one minute silence to honour TB Joshua
The Senate today observed a minute silence in honour of the late Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua, who died on Saturday at the age of 57. The Deputy Leader of the Senate, Professor ...
Read More »House of Reps probe legality of FG’s Twitter ban, summon Lai Mohammed
The House of Representatives has said it will, within 10 days, investigate the factors responsible for the Federal Government’s decision to ban Twitter in Nigeria and the laws upon which the action was based. The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, in his ...
Read More »UK Govt website, international media platforms including BBC goes down
The UK government’s main website was unavailable this morning, as several international media platforms went down, including The Guardian and the Financial Times newspapers. The portal gov.uk and the newspaper sites all showed error messages. The BBC was also temporarily ...
Read More »Sin can never take a man to hell – Pastor says
A Nigerian pastor has courted attention on social media after he preached that sin can never take a man to hell. Speaking during a church service, the cleric averred that Jesus Christ died to pay for the sins of ...
Read More »Twitter Ban: FG Communications Suffer As Agencies Return To Old Ways Of Sharing Information
Government agencies across Nigeria have reportedly resorted to old ways of communication amidst the ongoing Twitter ban in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had last week announced the suspension of Twitter after the ...
Read More »Bandits are tired and now want peace, Sheikh Gumi says in new interview
Popular Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday, declared that bandits want peace. Gumi, in a chat with Daily Post, explained that bandits want peace because they are tired. The Kaduna-based Islamic scholar said bandits were ready to lay ...
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