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2023: Atiku’s marriage to Jennifer shattered, jets out of the country

    Ahead of the 2023 presidential poll, a major crisis has hit former Vice- President Atiku Abubakar as one of his many...

Sokoto Gov. Aminu Tambuwal officially joins 2023 presidential race

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh     Sokoto State Governor and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has joined the...

Just in: Barely 12 hrs after declaring interest for 2023 presidency, EFCC slams Okorocha with N2.9bn fraud charge

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   Less than 12 hours after officially declaring interest to contest the 2023 presidential poll, the Economic and...

2022 Budget deficit, borrowings: NASS gives revenue agencies N3trn target 

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Worried by the nation’s huge debt pileup, Senate President Ahmad Lawan says with pragmatic efforts to cut down on wasteful...

Luis Diaz joins Liverpool from Porto in potential £50m deal

Liverpool have completed the signing of Colombia forward Luis Diaz from Porto in a deal that could potentially rise to £50 million ($53.6m)....

Horrendous crime: 4 Secondary School students under 20 years, kill, dismember girlfriend, roast head for ritual in Ogun

        In Abeokuta, Ogun State, another horrendous crime has been committed by some secondary school students, who after snuffing a...

BREAKING: Coup: ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso, dispatches two delegations to dialogue with military govt.

By Paul Ejime The ECOWAS emergency virtual summit ended on Friday with the suspension of Burkina Faso’s membership over Monday’s military coup that...

Shops, properties destroyed as petrol tanker explodes in Onitsha, Anambara State

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Several shops and properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed by fire after a petrol laden...

Labour shortage: Germany to Admit 400,000 Skilled Immigrants Annually

Germany is facing significant labor shortages in 2022, as the European giants grapple with changing demographics and the retirement of an older generation...

NNPC Ltd, Afreximbank to raise $5 billion financing to support upstream Businesses

NNPC Ltd, Afreximbank to raise $5 billion financing to support upstream Businesses and facilitate energy supply and transition, NNPC GMD Mele Kyari disclosed...

War Tension: Ukraine To Its Olympic Athletes, ‘Do Not Take Photos With Russians’

  As war tensions mount between Russia and Ukraine, officials in Ukraine hope their athletes aren’t locked arm in arm with their Russian...

Ghebreyesus faces criticism from Ethiopia over 2nd term as WHO chief

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is running for a new term with opposition from his own country instead of another...

Total subsidy removal: FG proposes 18- month extension to NASS on PIA implementation

  The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has finally settled for the extension of total removal of petrol subsidy by about 18 months. To...

Buhari bows to pressure, extends subsidy removal implementation period beyond June 2022

    Following wide consultations with stakeholders and in line with the current economic realities in the country, the Federal Government has backtracked...

Ogun community chieftaincy row: Monarch killed in cold blood, roasted

    The Monarch of Agodo village in Ewekoro council area of Ogun State, Oba Ayinde Odetola, was on Monday murdered by some...

2023 polls, inflation, economic hardship force FG to suspend petrol subsidy removal indefinitely

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh     Citing reasons of high inflation and economic hardships in the country, the Federal Government on...