World’s sixth richest person Larry Page allowed into New Zealand despite...
Google co-founder Larry Page was allowed into New Zealand despite its closed border so his son could receive urgent medical attention, the government confirmed Thursday. Page founded Google with Sergey...
View ArticleTime to review Abba Kyari’s arrest records
About the most intriguing moments in the WhatsApp exchanges between DCP Abba Kyari (aka Super Cop) and Hushpuppi (aka Ramon Abbas) that the FBI shared recently were when Kyari sent a photograph of...
View ArticleSplit with Melinda a very sad milestone, says Bill Gates
Co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates, has described his recent divorce from Melinda French Gates as “a very sad milestone” and a source of “personal sadness.” Billionaire Gates spoke in an...
View ArticleFRSC promotes 445 officers
The Federal Road Safety Commission has approved the promotion of 264 Deputy Route Commanders to the rank of Route Commanders. The FRSC Board also promoted 181 Assistant Route Commanders to the rank of...
View ArticleNEPC advises exporters on quality products
The Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Mr Segun Awolowo, has advised Nigerian exporters against substandard products that cannot compete favourably in global markets. Speaking...
View ArticleGombe counts losses as panel submits report on Billiri crisis
Gombe Executive Council says that no fewer than 41 houses were affected during the February crisis that engulfed Billiri, a local government area in the state. The council also stated that affected...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Nigeria records 747 new cases, highest in five months
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday recorded 747 fresh cases of COVID-19 infections. The NCDC, on its verified website on Thursday morning, stated that the 747 new cases were the...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Niyi, Cross clash over slices of bread
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemates, Niyi and Cross, got into a class on Thursday morning over slices of bread. The argument ensued when Cross blew hot as Niyi collected the remaining slices of...
View ArticleChinese yuan weakens to 6.4691 against dollar
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 36 pips to 6.4691 against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s...
View ArticlePakistan mob sacks Hindu temple over blasphemy row
Dozens of people attacked a Hindu temple in central Pakistan over blasphemy allegations, police said Thursday, in the latest incident of religious-fueled violence targeting a minority group in the...
View ArticleTerrorists, bandits using fertilisers to make IEDs, says army
The Nigerian Army has said the 200 bags of fertiliser seized by the headquarters of 28 Task Force Brigade, Madagali in Adamawa was done after it was discovered that Boko Haram and bandits were making...
View ArticleLeicester’s Fofana suffers broken leg
Leicester defender Wesley Fofana said on Thursday he suffered a broken leg in his side’s pre-season friendly against Villarreal. Fofana sustained the fractured fibula when he was tackled by Villarreal...
View ArticleTwitter suspension, a threat to Nigerians’ human rights – U.S envoy
The United States Consul General in Nigeria, Claire Pierangelo, has described the Twitter suspension in Nigeria as a threat to the human rights of Nigerians. She made this known in an event tagged, ‘A...
View Article150 Nigerian doctors ready for exams ahead practicing in UK
No fewer than 150 Nigerian doctors interested in practising in the United Kingdom are currently waiting to take the clinical examination, the result of which will decide their eligibility to practise...
View ArticleRivers Police deputy spokesman Udogu slumps, dies
The Rivers State Police Command and the Nigeria sports sector were thrown into mourning, following the sudden passing of the state deputy Police spokesman, Christian Udogu. According to a close source...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Angel offered to shower with me – Saga
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Saga, revealed that Angel once offered to shower with him. Saga disclosed this in a conversation with Yousef and Pere on Thursday, day 12 of the show. The trio...
View ArticleWe inherited 166 abandoned water projects -FG
The Federal Government says that it inherited over 166 ongoing and abandoned water projects from previous administrations. It also explained that the abandoned projects date back to as far back as 1992...
View ArticleReport ranks Nigeria 2nd poorest in food affordability
A new report by the Institute of Development Studies, a UK-based think tank, has placed Nigeria as the second poorest country in the world in terms of food affordability. The report, which was compiled...
View ArticleKyari as a metaphor for Nigeria
At the risk of sounding judgemental, and with due respect to his fundamental right to presumption of innocence, it’s a mystery that the unfolding story about Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari...
View ArticleAbiodun/Amosun: How Ogun airport projects fuel crisis between...
DAUD OLATUNJI writes on the controversies surrounding the decisions of the current administration in Ogun State and the immediate past government to pursue the establishment of two airports in...
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