The Kano State Government, through its Acting Commissioner of Youths and Sports, Hon. Hamza Safiyanu Kachako, has issued a three-game ultimatum to the management and technical crew of Kano Pillars Football Club to regain its winning streak. This comes in response to the team’s recent struggles ...

Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, has assured the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) that the commission will assist the agency to tackle cases of tax evasion and financial crimes in the revenue generating sector ...

Nigerian Media Entrepreneur, Clara Chizoba Kronborg, from Okija, Anambra State, has secured her place in history as the world record holder for the longest uninterrupted interviewing marathon, lasting an impressive 55 hours. The feat, officially recognized by Guinness World Records, commenced ...

Two Russian strikes in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region have killed at least seven people, including two children, local officials have said. The station in the main city Dnipro came under attack, and several homes were hit further east in Synelnykove. President Volodymyr Zelensky said ...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Friday, vowed to go after Nigerians, particularly highly-placed people, evading taxes. This is just as the Federal Government said it projected to generate at least N1.9trn in taxes from those who had been ...

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has provided the latest injury update on Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne ahead of his side’s FA Cup semi-final clash with Chelsea. Guardiola’s side will face Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday for a place in the final of the prestigious cup competition. ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and its Joint Venture partner in OML 85, First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited (First E&P), have commenced oil production from the asset, also known as Madu Field offshore Bayelsa State and operated by First ...

The Kano State Government has issued a three-game ultimatum to the management and technical crew of Kano Pillars Football Club to regain form and winning streaks. The Acting Commissioner of Youths and Sports, Hamza Safiyanu Kachako, gave the ultimatum following the team’s recent poor form in ...

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The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Illya Umar Damagum has said his position is not a matter of life and death. Damagun disclosed this to journalists in Abuja after the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, passed a vote of confidence on him. The PDP’s NWC had ...

Contrary to expectations of a likely showdown at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held Thursday in Abuja, the gathering ended peacefully with stakeholders restating needs for total reconciliation and stability within the party.At the meeting ...

The House of Representatives Committee on Power has rejected the recent increase in electricity tariff by the Nigeria Electricity and Regulatory Commission (NERC) and called for an immediate reversal of the hike. Speaking at the interactive session of the Committee on Power with the ...

Victor Olaiya, commissioner of police, CP, Kwara State, has confirmed reduction of abduction cases in Kwara, explaining that the outcome was as result of sustained measures the command put in place since October last year. “Back in October 2023, the police painstakingly going ...

The Premier League boasts a rich history of exceptional goalkeepers, with legends like Peter Schmeichel, Petr Cech, Edwin van der Sar, David Seaman, and Jens Lehmann gracing its pitches. However, the 2023/24 season introduces a new era of remarkable goalkeeping talent, setting the stage for ...

Anti-Corruption Civil Society Organisations have advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) not to desecrate the courts in the course of carrying out its constitutional role of fighting corruption. The CSOs and human rights crusaders cautioned the EFCC and other anti-graft ...

Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has said that Governors under the umbrella of the PDP are united and poised to give support to all elected officials for the growth and development of Nigeria. Bala Mohammed was speaking during ...

The case of alleged Cybercrime against a social media content creator, Mr Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, by the Police is to shift from the Chief Magistrate Court, sitting at Zone 6, Abuja to the Federal High Court. It would be recalled that Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna granted the Police an ...

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Hassan Dada, has expressed concern about the high number of weapons in unauthorized hands in Nigeria. He said this on Thursday in Enugu at a one-day seminar on the control of the proliferation of small arms and light ...

Agency Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Professor Vincent Osunkalu, says donated blood cannot be given for free to patients due to the cost involved. Speaking against the backdrop of opinions and belief in some quarters that blood that has been ...

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a suspected motorcycle snatcher, Ibrahim Isiaka, following an incident in Masaka. The arrest was carried out by Police operatives attached to Masaka Division, according to a statement issued by DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Nasarawa State Police Public ...

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Ahead of its much anticipated NEC meeting, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has passed a vote of confidence on the party’s Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Iliya Damagum.This was contained in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, ...

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ABUJA – Sen. Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi,Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, has expressed deep regret over the demise of a former Kwara South Senatorial District Senator, Dr. Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, whose transition, following a brief illness, was announced in a family ...

Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello Former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello on Wednesday, called on President Bola Tinubu to call the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to order over alleged flagrant disobedience to court orders.The former governor, in a statement issued by his ...

No fewer than 1.2 million Nigerian students will be in the first batch of those to benefit from the Student Loan Scheme. This was disclosed by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyer, who ...

Chemical and Allied Products (CAP) Plc, a paint and coating company in Nigeria, has reported its highest profit in at least 13 years, data compiled by BusinessDay shows. The company’s latest financial statement showed that its after-tax profit increased to N2.5 billion last year from N2.37 ...

Borussia Dortmund fought back from a 2-1 defeat in the first leg to progress to the Semifinals of the UEFA Champions League on a 5-4 aggregate after a 4-2 home victory over Atlético Madrid on Tuesday night. The German side scored twice in the first half and looked to be cruising into the last ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has addressed rumours circulating about the convening of a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday to remove Ambassador Umar Damagun from his position as the acting National Working Chairman of the party. The party clarified that NEC or BoT ...

As part of efforts to ensure healthy and safe environment, the Gombe State Government has introduced a monthly mandatory environmental sanitation exercise in the state, setting last Saturday of every month as sanitation day. This development was contained in a memo signed by the state ...

Sodiq Ojuroungbe The urge to drink a glass of chilled water due to the prevailing hot weather can be strong, however, cardiologists and public health physicians say taking such a gulp poses more danger than can be imagined. They warn that it can lead to serious heart conditions and other health ...

The Nigerian government has agreed to sell crude oil to Dangote and local refineries to boost the Naira. The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, disclosed this during a briefing in Abuja on Monday. He said Nigeria’s total crude oil and ...

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Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that, government intervention in recent past has reduced rate of rise of food inflation as general inflation rose to a new high of 33.2 per cent in March.Analysts at Afrinvest said, “looking at the component members of the headline ...

Naira, Nigeria’s currency on Monday showed signs of appreciating to N1,000 before the end of the week as it has risen to N1,115 on the black market. Some traders were quoting dollars at the rate of N1,118 and N1,120 on the parallel market on Monday. At the official foreign exchange (FX) market ...

Chairman/chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), has said that the arrest of 50,901 drug offenders including 46 barons and the successful prosecution and conviction of 9,034 of them as well as the seizure of over 7,561 ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Plc, EEDC, on Monday alerted its customers of a total system collapse, causing blackout in the entire Southeast. EEDC in a statement issued by its Head of Corporate Communications, Emeka Eze, said the incident occured at about 2am on ...

Immediate past national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), the late Abulkadir Salami moved to save the party from being deregistered when he entered into the popular consent judgment flaunted by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), LP national publicity secretary, Pastor Obiora Ifoh has said.. ...

By Ifreke Inyang The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said it is investigating several celebrities suspected of abusing the Naira. This was revealed in a statement signed by EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Sunday. Oyewale claimed the anti-graft agency has invited several ...

THE  Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Oliver Alawuba has said that the bank is very well capitalised with shareholders’ fund in excess of N2 trillion, but will in due course, raise the required component of capital in line with the Central ...

Director-General of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), Hon. Aisha Augie Adamu, has said a great future lies ahead for the Centre, promising to take CBAAC to the world and tell the younger generation there was a time Nigeria united the 59 Black and African countries ...

A former Special Adviser to Imo State Governor on Orientation, Chief Dr Fidel Onyeneke has admonished the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, to live up to their professional responsibilities. He urged the agencies to ensure that rural ...

As the nation marks the 10th anniversary of the abductions of the Chibok girls by the Boko Haram insurgents, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has called on the Federal Government to rethink how the remaining victims could be rescued and institute greater measures to ensure that the ...

Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday, a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen breaking Bayern Munich’s 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight. Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen knew victory would secure the title with five games to spare, ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said it has intercepted about 900,000 pills of opioid in the Sabon Gari area of Kano State. The agency’s Spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, said that two suspects were arrested on April 9. Babafemi said ...

National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), has said that the new electricity tariff increase literally means further exploitation of the Nigerian masses who are already heavily burdened by the harsh economic situation in the country. NUEE said the sensibility of the increase is begging ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has urged Nigerians to report any arbitrary price hikes, stating that it will not hesitate to take action against businesses engaging in price fixing. The FCCPC made this disclosure in a statement posted on its ...

Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge suffered a potentially fatal blow as Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday. A first home league defeat in 29 games for the Reds leaves Jurgen Klopp’s men two points behind Manchester City and level with Arsenal, who can go top with a victory over ...

Candidates from Akwa Ibom and Cross River States who were successful in the just concluded Computer-Based Test (CBT) for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force have been advised to beware of fraudsters. The successful candidates have been invited to report for the Medical Screening Exercise ...

After 19 months of holding plenaries at Temporary Chambers , both the Senate and the House of Representatives, are moving to their main Hallowed Chambers on Tuesday next week.Recall that both Houses moved to temporary chambers in September 2022 after commencement of renovation work on their ...