Implementation date for new USSD framework extended to October
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ,has extended the date for implementation of the regulatory framework for the use of…
Ambode, Adebule urge Muslims to continue good deeds after Ramadan
LAGOS State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has called on Muslims to continue to uphold the tenets of Islam beyond the…
Congress fallout: APC shocks Tinubu, Ajimobi, Kwankwaso, Dogara, Amaechi, Omo-Agege, others
INTENSE politicking with far-reaching electoral implications appears ahead of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as some of the leading…
Al-makura fumes over slaughtering of sick animals in Nasarawa
GOVERNOR Umaru Tanko Al-makura of Nasarawa state frowned at some residents of the state who butchered sick animals that are…
CAR crisis ‘breaks my heart’ ―UN envoy
THE already serious humanitarian situation in Central African Republic (CAR) has worsened amid a spike in violence, which threatens to…
Twin brothers found dead inside freezer in Anambra
TRAGEDY struck on Friday in Egbu Umuenem village, Otolo Nnewi community in Nnewi North local government area of Anambra state,…
Deconstructing the politics of Oshokomole
Love him, hate him, the fact remains; one cannot easily ignore Ayodele Peter Fayose, the Governor of Ekiti state. At…
Keystone Bank on upward trajectory, declares strong Q1 financial result
After many years in the doldrums and following its most recent acquisition by Sigma Golf-Riverbank consortium, the moves by the…
Don’t pass Water Resources Bill, it negates federalism, IYC tells NASS
WORRIED by its possible dire implications, the Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC) has called on members of the National Assembly to…
Amnesty International threat to humanity, coalition alleges
An antiterrorism group, the Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has accused international agency, Amnesty International of being a threat…
Buhari to receive 2018 budget Friday —Saraki
The National Assembly is to transmit the passes 2018 Appropriation Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday for his assent. Senate President…
Court jails 29-year-old for peddling 600g of cannabis
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a 29-year-old man, Innocent Onyigbo, 18 months’ imprisonment for trafficking in…
Boss of all Bosses: Okon Lagos, Patience Ozokwo, Akpororo, Nedu, headline new comedy movie
THIS new Nollywood movie starring Akpororo, Nedu (Wazobia FM), Mama G (Patience Ozokwo), Okon Lagos (Bishop Ime), Senator (Bethel Njoku),…
MPC retains interest rate at 14%
MONETARY Policy Committee (MPC) on Tuesday retained benchmark interest rate at 14 percent. At its second meeting in 2018, which…
Why FG disengaged me ―Uwajeh, Special Investigator
DISENGAGED Special Investigator, Evangelist Victor Uwajeh has offered insight into why the federal government relieved him of his appointment as…
Magistrate court remands five in prison over rape
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, has ordered the…
Painter, labourer, allegedly robbed man of motorcycle at gun point
TWO men–Kehinde Olaoluwa and Stephen Adu–who allegedly robbed a man of his motorcycle valued at N280,000 at gunpoint, were on…
Foreign affairs minister, Nnamani, others, escape death as thugs disrupt congress in Enugu
THE Enugu State Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ended abruptly on Saturday as thugs stormed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, the…
Ex-Beauty Queen Irene holds children’s peace advocacy concert in FCT
Miss Irene Onwuka, Ex-Miss Ambassador for Peace (MAFP)2013, said over 2,500 school children, drawn from different background are expected in the…
Royal wedding 2018: Prince Harry and Meghan married at Windsor
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been declared husband and wife, following a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The couple exchanged…
