Nigeria’s national under-20 male football team on Tuesday overpowered Cote d’Ivoire in the first semi-final match to reach the final of the ongoing WAFU B Under-20 Championship in Niamey. The 2-1 victory not only gave them a ticket to Saturday’s final match but also came a ticket to next...
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A Nigerian man, Efuoma Amos from Delta state who recently took a second wife has reacted to claims that he used charm on his wives. The Deltan went viral after his pre-wedding photos trended on social media. He has now denied using charm to marry his pretty second wife....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has listed Nigeria’s top-performing taxpayers in the year 2021, and commended them for their exceptional efforts in contributing towards providing the necessary funds for the government to meet its social contract with the Nigerian citizens, despite the harsh...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) started its activities for the new week with a call on stakeholders to intensify efforts to address abject energy poverty in Africa. The GMD/CEO of NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, made the call at the 2022 Africa Infrastructure Solutions Summit which recently...
ENGAGEMENTS BY Chidi Amuta Democracy was never intended to amuse nor was politics meant to offend. The ritual of periodic leadership renewal through elections was instead meant to be a serious business to guarantee the health of the polis. The Athenian and Roman senates were collections of people of knowledge...
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), says if he is elected president of Nigeria, he would work with the National Assembly to restructure Nigeria. Abubakar said this on Saturday in Calabar while addressing party delegates and stakeholders as the party prepares for its May...
Nigerian singer Teni Apata is making headlines after she took to her Twitter handle to announce she was looking for a nanny for four dogs However, minutes after tweeting, with many already showing interest in taking up the job, Teni, in another tweet, revealed she was getting documents together...
Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Abuja charged stakeholders in the All Progressive Congress (APC) to rally support for female Aspirants of the party. She gave the charge at a summit of APC female aspirants ahead of the party’s primary elections. She said the summit aimed...
No fewer than 15 reggae musicians on Saturday in Lagos excited their fans in a musical festival held in honour of late reggae legend, Bob Marley. The musical festival featured renowned artistes like King Wadada, Baba Fryo, Mervellous Benji, Lamlam, Black Cymean, Faya, Bclean, Benja O, Bunny as well...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Saturday said he would end banditry in six months, if elected as the president in 2023. Wike, a presidential hopeful on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the declaration in a press statement issued by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, his Special...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has implored disengaged soldiers to fulfil their commitment in defending the territorial integrity of Nigeria as espoused in their oath of allegiance. He stated this during a valedictory buffet organised in honour of year...
Bauchi State Governor, Sen. Bala Mohammed says Nigeria has the potential to become the world’s biggest economy if properly developed. Governor Mohammed who has made his intention to contest for president on the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), said this in Jos on Saturday while soliciting for the...
Unpacking the main takeaways from President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, starts with the gain from a side event, not the 15th Conference Of Parties to the United Nations Conference on Combating Desertification, UNCCF, which was the main event, considering the significance of what the President set...
Controversial Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday has provided evidence to back up her claims of not putting on panties since she was 18 years old. Recall that she made the claim after her ex-husband, Opeyemi Falegan revealed he left her because of personal hygiene, he also said that he...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, says that Africa needs to finance her own growth. Emefiele said this at the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Live Infrastructure Solutions Summit held in Abuja on Thursday. He said that over the past two years, Africa had suffered...
Telecommunication operator, Airtel Nigeria has lamented that it has lost revenue following an order of the Federal Government to bar all outgoing calls of all Subscriber Identification Module cards not yet linked with the National Identification Number. The order became effective since April 4, 2022. According to Punch, Airtel...
Any economy that has gone down anywhere in the world was revived by lawyers. So, if you want to wake up the country, you hand it over to a lawyer. Buhari was sick for about one hundred and ten days, and he handed over this country to Osinbajo to...
Mrs Uju Ken-Ohanenye, a female All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, has promised to transform the country in six months if elected president in the 2023 General Elections. She said this on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving an award presented to her by Anambra women, under the umbrella “Nzuko...
The organiser of ”Coming to Africa,” a new reality competition TV show is set to offer 100, 0000 dollars to winners in its African Heritage contest. Coming to Africa is an original reality TV show bridging the gap between black cultures around the world by immersing contestants in the...
In 1999, the first private university in Nigeria was established in Okada. It was named Igbinedion University. Since then, private educators and investors have literarily taken over the Tertiary Education sector in Nigeria. However, the cost of running these private institutions continues to sky-rocket, a reflection of the economic...