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The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Friday defended Nigeria’s worsening economic indicators with a reference to global conditions. According to Mr Fashola, the cost of living is not only rising in Nigeria but across the world. He ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of a vacant plot of land situated at plot 13, Block 1, Oniru Chieftaincy Family Private Estate, Lekki, Lagos linked to Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Nigeria ...

J.K. Rowling has slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin after he compared the West’s treatment of his country to a public backlash faced by the Harry Potter author. In a message shared on her Twitter account on Friday, the writer said ...

A graduate had such an extreme allergic reaction to her lip fillers that her lips grew to “eight times” their normal size – leaving her looking like a cartoon character. Kailee Jones, 23, got the injections for the first time ...

  Nigeria have arrived in Abuja for the must-win return fixture against Ghana in the 2022 Fifa World Cup final qualifying round. The Super Eagles played out a goalless draw against Otto Addo’s men at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium ...

  Ghana held Nigeria to a goalless draw in the first leg of the 2022 Fifa World Cup final qualifying fixture on Friday. As expected in a fully-packed Baba Yara Sports Stadium, the Black Stars made an aggressive start to ...

Ebelechukwu Obiano, the wife of former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has finally apologized for fighting with a former Ambassador to Spain, Bianca Ojukwu. Ebele and Bianca engaged each other in a messy fight on Thursday, March 17, during the inauguration of ...

  Saliou Ciss’s early own goal proved to be the difference between Egypt and Senegal as the Pharaohs defeated the newly crowned African champions 1-0 in the first leg of their World Cup playoff in Cairo on Friday. Less than ...

Big Brother Naija star, Tega Dominic, has revealed that her marriage ended in 2020, before she went on the show. The former BBNaija housemate was caught on camera with fellow housemate, Boma, in what many believed to be sexual acts, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has been told to sack himself as the country’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources. Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, is asking the President to resign without further delay, having shown clearly that he would ...

Former Lagos State Governor, Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday, donated the sum of N1 billion for the establishment of a Centre of Leadership Development at the Lagos State University. The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, who represented Tinubu, ...

The kidnapped son of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Ali Isa Pantami, has been reportedly found at a checkpoint in Bauchi. According to Daily Trust, the Minister’s son, Alamin Isa Pantami, was found on Friday at a ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja admonished the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to avoid being used for partisan politics or to settle personal disputes. The president gave the warning at the unveiling of EFCC’s Standard Operating Procedures, ...

Colleagues of Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, have turned to the public to seek financial support to treat her illness. Actresses Toyin Abraham and Mercy Aigbe took to Instagram to solicit support for Afolabi, announcing that a Gofundme account had been ...

Did you miss FirstBank’s recent webinar on 8 March 2022, to commemorate the 2022 International Women’s Day (IWD) – themed Breaking the Bias – and are yet to recover from the grumble of missing the event, following the experiences and ...

Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has assured personnel nationwide of salary increment. The IGP stated that President Muhammadu Buhari already approved the implementation and will soon take effect. Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Research & Planning and Supervising) Johnson Babatunde ...

A mother of two simply known as Tina Idoroyen, has allegedly put her five-year-old daughter’s hands in hot water for stealing her fish. The survivor lives with Idoroyen, her biological mother and elder sister at N02, Gregory Street, Ikot Ansa ...

    The Federal Government has disclosed that the Second Niger Bridge linking Anambra and Delta states, scheduled for completion in February 2022, is now 91 per cent completed. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made this announcement on ...

  Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Oyo State have asked Governor Seyi Makinde to warn members of the Park Management System against further threatening them or attacking them in order to avoid bloodshed. The NURTW ...

The Kano State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old man, Abdulsamad Suleiman, of Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Gwale, Kano, alongside an accomplice, Mu’azzam Lawan, 17, over the alleged murder of a housewife. The spokesman for the state police command, SP Abdullahi ...

Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi on Thursday declared his intention to run for President in 2023. He made the declaration in Awka at a gathering of traditional rulers in Anambra State. Mr Obi was running mate to former Vice ...

An Ado-Ekiti High Court, on Wednesday, sentenced one Tunmise Abraham to death by hanging for raping and killing his landlady, Bukola Olanrewaju. Abraham was found guilty of raping and killing his landlady at Olorunda Zone 7, Adebayo area of Ado-Ekiti ...

Actress Bimpe Oyebade Adedimeji is celebrating her birthday today. And her man, Lateef Adedimeji penned sweet note to her on her special day. Assuring her of his love, Lateef wrote; ”It’s how you make me play like a baby for ...

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State, Monday, announced the appointment of a former mayor of London, Anambra-born Ernest Ezeajughi, as chief of staff. Mr Soludo also announced the appointment of Ben Chiobi as his special adviser on security and Richard ...

  Supporters of Julian Assange will gather outside a prison on Wednesday to celebrate the wedding of the WikiLeaks founder to his fiancee. The ceremony will take place in Belmarsh prison in London, just weeks before the third anniversary of ...