Elation, tears as pilgrims in Saudi vie for downsized hajj
An Indian family-of-five burst into tears of joy after being chosen for this weekend’s downsized hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, but hundreds of thousands of rejected applicants were left...
View ArticleKano govt sues cleric for alleged blasphemy, incitement
Kano State government has sued an Islamic cleric, Abduljabbar Kabara, for alleged blasphemy and incitement. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Muhammed Garba, stated this in a release made available...
View ArticleUS says monkeypox ‘imported’ from Nigeria as resident hospitalised for virus
The United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said that a rare case of human monkeypox was detected in Texas, making it the first case of the virus seen in the state. The viral...
View ArticleWe won’t stop reporting terrorist attacks, media chiefs dare NBC
Media chiefs in the country have said the media won’t be deterred by the directive of the Federal Government that the media should not divulge “details” of the activities of bandits, terrorists and...
View ArticleOne year after, soul of Arotile, Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter...
On Tuesday, July 14, 2020, a glowing comet fell untimely from the skies over Nigeria, throwing the nation into mourning. The death of the first female combat helicopter pilot in the about six-decade...
View ArticleCholera outbreak cause of seven deaths in Enugu market -Commissioner
The Enugu State Ministry of Health says that cholera was the cause of deaths of seven persons in the New Artisan Market. It also said that 19 others who were infected had been evacuated to the State...
View ArticleAnambra poll: Soludo challenges exclusion in court, PDP insists on Ozigbo
The All Progressives Grand Alliance and the Peoples Democratic Party have rejected the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to drop their preferred candidates for the Anambra State...
View ArticleDefection: Yari faults Buni for dissolving APC exco in Zamfara
Former governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji AbdulAziz Yari, has criticised the Chairman, Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress and Yobe...
View ArticleFive top sports apologies
Over the years, sportsmen have faltered during the course of their career and few of them took steps to apologise for their wrongdoings. Just recently, Nigerian born New Orleans Saints defender, David...
View ArticleGerman floods death toll rises to 133, 153 in Europe
The death toll from devastating floods in Germany reached 133 on Saturday, police said, bringing the total number of those killed in Europe to 153. “According to current information, 90 people lost...
View ArticleEkiti PDP lambasts APC senators for voting against e-transmission of election...
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State said on Friday lambasted the two senators of the All Progressives Congress for voting against electronic transmission of election results in the upper...
View ArticleBiden to host Iraqi PM at White House
President Joe Biden will welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi to the White House this month, his office said Friday. The July 26 meeting will “highlight the strategic partnership between the...
View ArticleINEC counters NASS, says nationwide e-transmission of election results possible
…reveals commission, NCC, telcos committee okayed e-transmission capacity Despite the rejection of electronic transmission of election results by the National Assembly in the Electoral Act (Amendment)...
View ArticleCOVID-19 third wave: FG places FCT, Lagos, Kano, Rivers, Oyo, two others on...
…demands strict safety protocols compliance during Eid celebration Amid fears of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic following the confirmation of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the...
View ArticleRanking places Nigerian passport 101st among 199 countries behind Togo,...
• Report dubious, of little consequence –Oyebode Are your bags packed? Well, don’t be in too much of a hurry to hop on the next flight without the required visas: Nigeria’s passport is ranked 101st out...
View ArticleCovenant I made with God at age 40 — Folorunsho Alakija
Billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist, Folorunsho Alakija, tells MOBOLA SADIQ about her life at 70, business, family and other issues Have you achieved all that you wanted at age 70? Do you know...
View ArticleFull list: Senators who voted against electronic transmission of election...
Against the general clamour for a lasting solution to the myriad of electoral problems facing the country, 50 members of the All Progressives Congress in the Senate and two of their counterparts in the...
View ArticleWhy my kids don’t attend my shows — Basketmouth
Ace comedian, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, tells TOFARATI IGE about his career, the comedy industry and other issues What has been your experience making the sitcom, ‘Flatmates’? One of the first...
View ArticleNot every billionaire is happy –Empress Njamah
Actress, Empress Njamah, has said that social media is gradually eroding morals in people, even as many pretend to be what they are not online. In an interview with Sunday Scoop, she said, “Social...
View ArticleIf I don’t get justice, I’ll commit suicide –Man whose wife suffered...
Mr Eze Onyemaechi, the husband of Mrs Sophia, who recently had a miscarriage while being apprehended by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority officials, over seat belt infraction, speaks to...
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