Borno lady offers baby for N1m in Lagos drug enclave
By Efe Onodjae A Borno woman identified simply as Aisha has offered to sell her two-week-old baby for N1 million at the Akala drug zone, located in Fadeyi, Idi-Oro/Odi-Olowu, Lagos.…
NANS condemns gruesome killing of Delta polytechnic students, calls for justice
The national leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has condemned the gruesome killing of Mr. Ishie Abraham,a student of Delta State Polytechnic Otefe-Oghara By Joseph Erunke, ABUJA…
PSG through to last 16 despite Dortmund draw
PSG scraped into the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday after a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund as Newcastle lost to AC Milan in the group’s other game. In danger…
Naira falls to N1220/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The naira depreciated yesterday to N1,220 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,205 per dollar on Monday. Similarly, the naira depreciated to N865.03 per dollar in…
NADDC DG, NGEP Chair, Innoson Chair, others to grace 2023 NAJA Awards
By Theodore Opara The Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Joseph Osanipin, Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, and the Chairman of…
Osimhen on target as Napoli see off Braga to reach Champions League knockouts
Less than 24 hours after winning the 2023 CAF African Player of the Year, Victor Osimhen was on target as Napoli reached the last 16 of the Champions League on…
Man Utd crash out of Europe after 1-0 defeat to Bayern
Manchester United crashed out of Europe as a 1-0 home defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday rounded off a miserable Champions League campaign for the Red Devils. Kingsley Coman scored…
TUC kicks against FG’s failure to pay N35,000 monthly wage award
THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, on Tuesday kicked against the federal government’s failure to continued payment of the N35,000 monthly wage award to workers … By Johnbosco Agbakwuru…
Airlines to start paying passengers for delayed, cancelled flights – Keyamo
Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, announced on Tuesday airlines will start compensating passengers for delayed or cancelled flights from January 2024. The minister disclosed this during a session with the…
Peter Obi donates N5m to survivors of Tudun-Biri attacks
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi has donated N5 million to the injured survivors of the Tudun Biri error…
FG suspends 686 civil servants’ salaries over unverified records
By Ezra Ukanwa In a bid to ensure transparency and efficiency in the Nigerian civil service, the Federal Government has suspended 686 civil servants’ salaries over unverified records on the…
Kante, Benzema score as Al Ittihad win in Club World Cup
Karim Benzema’s Al Ittihad secured progress from the first round of the Club World Cup with a convincing 3-0 win against Auckland City on Tuesday. Backed by a full house…
N81bn needed to complete Abuja 2nd runaway — Keyamo
By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has emphasized the urgent need to invest N81 billion in order to complete the construction of Abuja’s…
Naira falls to N1205/$ in parallel market, gains 21% in NAFEM
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The naira depreciated yesterday to N1,205 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,185 per dollar last Friday. However, the naira appreciated to N864.29 per dollar in…
Rivers defection: PDP, LP kick as APC welcomes 27 lawmakers
The raging political melodrama in Rivers State, yesterday, took a new twist, as 27 lawmakers on the platform of the ruling PDP, defected to the APC, leading to complaints and…
Insecurity: I won’t lose battle to keep Nigeria secure —Tinubu
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Monday vowed that the battle to keep Nigeria secured is one battle he will not lose. The President said he will…
AAU’ll attain great heights in technological devt — Ag VC, Prof Adagbonyin
By Dickson Omobola The Acting Vice Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, AAU, Professor Asomwan Sonnie Adagbonyin, has expressed optimism that the institution would achieve greater heights in technological development.…
Beyond the merger of the political parties, By Jideofor Adibe
THE recent call by former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, for a merger of opposition parties against the ruling All Progressives…
Banks ration cash as Naira scarcity persists
Bank customers’ agony over the prevailing Naira scarcity increased, yesterday… By Babajide Komolafe, Nkiru Nnorom, Rosemary Iwunze, Elizabeth Adegbesan, Providence Ayanfeoluwa, Luminous Jannamike, Victoria Ojeme & Ukanwa Bank customers’ agony…
Reconnecting to the global radar (5) By Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative of how English-speaking West African countries led by Nigeria set up ECOMOG to intervene and bring peace to Liberia under the aegis of a…