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Nigeria Sets For First Entrepreneurship Varsity In Africa

October 28, 2024 Musa Jibril

A legislative move by the Senate for the establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship in Bama, Borno States, got overwhelming support from all stakeholders during a public…

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NJC Probes Judges Over Conflicting Rulings In Cases Involving Rivers State

October 28, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has launched a probe into judges of federal and state high courts over conflicting rulings in political cases in Rivers State. The investigation is led…

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Atiku, Obasanjo Meet In Abuja

October 28, 2024 Musa Jibril

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has met with his former boss, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. Atiku met with Obasanjo during the 25th-anniversary celebration of the…

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VP Shettima Returns To Nigeria After Plane Damage, Briefs Tinubu

October 28, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

The Vice President, Sen Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria after the cancellation of his trip to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Samoa. The vice president’s journey…

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Attempts By Okocha To Block Rivers LG Allocations Tantamount To Coup – APC

October 28, 2024 Musa Jibril

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has raised strong objections to efforts by Tony Okocha, a factional chairman within the party, to halt revenue allocation to…

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Otti, Eno To Repair Abia-Akwa Ibom Link Roads

October 28, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

Gov Alex Otti of Abia State and his Akwa Ibom counterpart, Umo Eno have forged a partnership in road infrastructure to ensure the accessibility of roads linking the two neighbouring…

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We Didn’t Participate In Kano LG Elections Because The Process Was Undemocratic – PDP

October 28, 2024 Musa Jibril

The newly elected Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kano State, Yusuf Ado Kibiya, has said the party did not participate in Saturday’s local government election in the…

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Lagos Police Arrest Housemaid Who Allegedly Stole $60,000 Jewelry After 16-Month Chase

October 28, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

A 33-year-old woman has been arrested over the alleged theft of jewellery valued at over $60,000 from her employer, after working as a maid for less than 24 hours in…

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Edo: Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest In Auchi

October 28, 2024 Musa Jibril

Gunmen on Sunday evening abducted Reverend Father Thomas Oyode, the rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. Following the abduction, the…

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NSCDC Arrests Fleeing Bandit In Kano

October 28, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

A suspected bandit, Umar Ibrahim, also known as Danlami Tela, has been apprehended by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kano State Command. The 45-year-old suspect from Dikke,…

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Dare Adekanmbi: Understanding Tinubu’s Tax Bills Of Reliefs For Nigerians, Businesses

October 28, 2024 Musa Jibril

The transmission of four bills that aim to overhaul Nigeria’s tax system to the National Assembly two weeks ago by President Bola Tinubu has sparked debates in the polity about…

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Photos From The Civil Wedding Of Comedienne, Wofai Fada

October 28, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

Popular Nigerian comedienne, Wofa Fada and her man, Taiwo Cole, have tied the knot in a civil ceremony. The couple had their civil wedding at the Ikoyi marriage registry in…

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Popular Teacher Faces Backlash as Student Dies After 162 Frog Jumps, 24 Cane Strokes

October 28, 2024 Omajemite Don

Teacher in Serious Trouble After Student Dies Following 162 Frog Jumps, 24 Cane Strokes. A student of Obada Idi-Emi High School in Imeko Afon Local Government Area, Ogun State, identified…

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Tinubu Never Claims Title of Minister of Petroleum, Says Adviser

October 27, 2024 Musa Jibril

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has clarified that the President has never referred to himself as the Minister of Petroleum. Onanuga made this statement…

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Please Forgive Me, I Miss The Industry – Actress, Nkechi Blessing Begs Mr Latin, TAMPAN After Suspension (Video)

October 27, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

  Popular Nigerian actress, Nkechi Blessing has issued a very public apology to the Theater Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners of Nigeria (TAMPAN) and its president, Bolaji Amusan (Mr. Latin),…

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Tinubu Not Aware He Is Nicknamed T-Pain – Onanuga

October 27, 2024 Musa Jibril

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has described as mischievous the nickname ascribed to his principal over the economic hardship in the country. DAILY…

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If I Get Evidence That My Husband Is Cheating On Me, I Will Cheat Back – Nigerian Feminist Says

October 27, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

  Nkechi Bianze, the Nigerian feminist, has stated that if she gets an evidence that her husband is cheating on her, she will cheat back. The mother of two, who stated this…

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NPFL: Rivers United Held By El-Kanemi, Heartland Stun Remo Stars

October 27, 2024 Musa Jibril

Leaders Rivers United battled to a 1-1 draw against El-Kanemi Warriors at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, on Sunday. Sama’ila Bello stunned the hosts when he gave El-Kanemi Warriors…

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NASU And SSANU To Begin Strike On Monday Over 4 Months’ Withheld Salaries

October 27, 2024 Ogheneyoma Grace

  The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have decided to initiate an indefinite strike starting on Monday.…

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Benin Residents Seek Obaseki’s Intervention Over Flood, As Landlords Abandon Houses

October 27, 2024 Musa Jibril

Residents of Express Avenue, Benin City ravaged by flood have called on the Edo State Government to come to their aid. The residents in an appeal to Governor Godwin Obaseki…

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