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China sentences former senior banker Gu Guoming to life jail for bribery

China on Thursday sentenced Gu Guoming, a former senior banker at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to life in jail after being found guilty of bribery, state media said on Thursday. China’s top anti-graft body has put high-profile ...

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BBNaija: Angel says Michael’s penis is small

Wahala! Angel has told Jackie B that Michael’s pen!s is small. This happened when Jackie disclosed if all housemates were brought together, she would choose Michael over any other man in the house. Jackie B who admitted that she likes ...

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Hushpuppi: 31 northern lawyers volunteer to defend Kyari against FBI

A group of 31 Northern lawyers on Wednesday volunteered to defend Kyari against the FBI. They volunteered to render free legal services to the former commander of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari. Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner ...

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Popular Instagram comedian, Chief Obi becomes a US citizen

Popular Instagram comedian, Chief Obi has become a US citizen. The comedian shared the news on his Instagram page saying in just 24 hours his accent changed along with his passport color. Omo, happy for you, lol. While announcing the ...

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Super Eagles fall seven places in August FIFA ranking

Nigeria have dropped seven places in the FIFA rankings published today. The three-time African champions maintained their position in May, the last time the rating was released. However, that changed this time as there were international friendlies. The Super Eagles ...

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Don’t withdraw support for Ibadan, Makinde begs World Bank

Governor Seyi Makinde has appealed to World Bank not to withdraw its support for the Ibadan Flood Control projects. The governor made the appeal in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Taiwo Adisa. ...

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Microfinance Bank MD bags five years for N4.7m scam

Justice M. M. Abubakar of Bauchi State High Court has convicted and sentenced Sarita Aliyu Bello, Managing Director of Workman Microfinance Bank, Bauchi. She faced a two-count charge bordering on misappropriation and forgery brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes ...

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BBNaija: All housemates are dumb, lazy – Pere

Big Brother Naija housemate and current Head of House, Pere, on Wednesday, described all housemates as lazy and dumb. Pere made the statement during a conversation with his deputy, Maria. The Bayelsa-born said the housemates are lazy and dumb because ...

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Fire guts FCMB in Ilorin

The First City Monument Bank, located on Murtala Mohammed Road in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, was gutted by fire on Wednesday afternoon. The fire outbreak occurred at about 3.20 p.m. Customers and staff of the bank were seen scampering ...

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Gani Fawehinmi’s son, Mohammed is dead

Mohammed, son of the late fiery lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi, is dead. The legal practitioner and Head of Mohammed Fawehinmi Chambers, was 52 years old. The activist died on Wednesday after complaining of difficulty in breathing. He was rushed to a ...

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Drama As Police Raid Black Spots, Arrest 28 Suspected Criminals In Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it arrested 28 suspected criminals after a raid on black spots in the state. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu. The statement said the ...

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Davido is ranked 53rd on Instagram rich list

Nigerian singer, Davido, has been ranked 53rd in the 2021 Instagram rich list. According to Hopper HQ, the singer’s Instagram account which has 20,408,979 followers has a cost per post worth $128,300(N52,805,714.00). Other Nigerians on the list include singer Yemi ...

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Yerins gets verified on Instagram days after eviction

Yerins is now verified on Instagram. This comes just days after he got evicted from the ongoing Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye reality show. Popularly known as Polymath, the ex-housemate became the first BBNaija contestant to be evicted from ...

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Discontinue sit-at-home order, explore other means to support Kanu, Ohanaeze tells IPOB

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has appealed to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra to discontinue its sit-at-home order handed down to the people of the South-East and explore other means to demonstrate support for its embattled leader, ...

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Passenger survives as car crashes into ditch in Osun

One passenger has sustained serious injuries in a lone road crash along the Ikirun-Ila Odo road in Osun State. The incident according to Agnes Ogungbemi, the spokesperson of the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC), involved an Ash coloured Toyota Camry ...

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Girl, 16, remanded for burning her colleague alive over a dispute in Ilorin

An Ilorin Magistrate court on Tuesday remanded a sixteen-year-old girl, (name withheld), for allegedly setting her colleague, Fatimoh Jako ablaze over a minor misunderstanding that ensued between them. She was dragged before Magistrate F.O Olokoyo for alleged Criminal Trespass, Mischief ...

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Covid pandemic could end in UK by 2022, expert says

A public health expert has boosted hopes that the pandemic will be over next year – but warned of a “difficult” winter first. Professor Linda Bauld warned more restrictions may be needed if a new variant emerges which “challenges” the ...

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We’ll Lift Twitter Ban In A Matter Of Days – FG

The Federal Government has hinted that the over two months suspension of Twitter’s activities in Nigeria will soon be lifted following agreement that has been reached in most areas of contention with the platform. The government had on June 5, ...

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FG Reintroduces Toll Gates On Federal Highways

The regime of President Muhammadu Buhari has approved reintroduction of toll gates on federal highways across the country, about 18 years after the Olusegun Obasanjo administration dismantled tolls and abolished the scheme. The decision for the reintroduction of toll gates ...

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Drogba resigns as AFI vice-president with furious letter

  Didier Drogba has stepped down from his post as vice-president of the Ivory Coast Footballers Association (AFI), announcing his decision in a scathing letter released to social media that claimed the organisation has shown a “flagrant lack of coherence”. The former ...

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