408.5/litre proposal: Small businesses merely surviving, will soon fail, says...
The President of the Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria, Dr Femi Egbesola, has said if fuel subsidy was finally removed, it would lead to a big crisis for small businesses. He said this in...
View ArticleNorthern youths blame insecurity on Jonathan’s failure to honour one-term...
The Northern Youth Leaders Forum has blamed the pervading insecurity in the country on former President Goodluck Jonathan. The NLYF, a coalition of northern socio-political groups, argued that the...
View ArticleNigeria may not last till 2023, says YCE scribe
The Secretary-General of the Yoruba Council of Elders, Dr Kunle Olajide, has said Nigeria may not last till 2023 when another round of general election will hold. Olajide said the level of mutual...
View ArticleThose who say I’m uneducated, can’t govern Osun ignorant, mischievous –Adeleke
Senator Ademola Adeleke was the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in Osun State in 2018. He tells BOLA BAMIGBOLA about his plans to re-contest against Governor Gboyega Oyetola in...
View ArticleThousands flee homes as volcano erupts in DR Congo
Thousands have fled over a volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the flaming lava from Mount Nyiragongo appeared to have come to a halt on the outskirts of Goma city early Sunday....
View ArticleLalong mourns as NASCO founder Nasreddin dies at 96
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has condoled with the NASCO family, over the passing of the founder of the NASCO Group of Companies, Mr Ahmed Nasreddin, who died at the age of 96. The governor in a...
View ArticleIt’s ruse, Baba Ijesha can never deny me -Lawyer
The former Chairman of Ikeja Branch of Nigerian Bar Association, Adeshina Ogunlana, has described reports that embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James popularly known as Baba Ijesha, denied...
View ArticleFive matches that won Atletico Madrid La Liga
Atletico Madrid won La Liga for the second time in eight years on Sunday as a 2-1 victory over Real Valladolid crowned them Spanish champions. Here are five matches that secured Atletico the title....
View ArticleI am not in support of Yoruba nation, Akeredolu tells Igboho
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says he does not believe in any entity aside from the Nigerian State. The governor also specifically said he does not support agitation by secessionists for...
View Article64 injured as petrol tanker explodes in Kano
No fewer than 64 persons were reported to have sustained various degrees of injuries as a petrol tanker exploded on Saturday in Kano. The incident happened at the Al-ihsan filling station at Sharada in...
View ArticleMinister Malami’s ‘Garba Shehu Syndrome’
Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, last week hurled himself feet first into a dry swimming pool as he tried to object to a southern ban on open grazing. In the...
View ArticleTreat military plane crashes as national emergency, CAN tells Buhari
The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Sunday, mourned the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru; and 10 other military personnel, who died when a Nigerian Air Force Beachcraft 350 jet...
View ArticleFor over a year after relocating to US, I had nightmares about Boko Haram –...
After escaping being kidnapped in 2014 alongside over 200 pupils of Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, Joy Bishara was moved to the United States of American where she schooled...
View ArticleDon’t harbour criminals, Oyetola warns non-indigenes
Osun state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has warned residents, especially non-indigenes, living in the state against the shielding of criminals. The governor said suspicious movement must be reported...
View ArticleWe partook in prayer session on YouTube day gas explosion killed my husband...
If 54-year-old Adesanya Shounde had known that an impure gas and faulty refrigerator he took home to repair for one of his clients would end his life, he would have rejected the job. The job sadly...
View ArticleOne killed as police repel attack on Ebonyi division
The Police Command in Ebonyi on Sunday repelled an attack on its division, killing one of the attackers and recovered an AK47 rifle. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Loveth Odah,...
View ArticleEnsure recovered Ibori’s loot is not re-stolen, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to ensure that recovered loot from the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, is...
View ArticleBorno Rep sacks aide for describing Shekau as ‘true hero’
A member of the House of Representatives from Borno State, Abdulkadir Rahis, has sacked one of his legislative aides, Bukar Tanda for describing leader of Boko Haram terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau as...
View ArticleExplosion: Ogun extends ban to cooling gas
The Ogun State Government says it has extended the ban to the sale of all cooling system servicing and repair of air-conditioning and refrigerating units across the state until further notice. The...
View ArticleNine dead in Italy cable car accident
Nine people were killed and two children seriously injured Sunday after a cable car plunged into the side of a mountain in northern Italy, emergency services said. The accident occurred in the resort...
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