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Naira abuse: Bobrisky to spend six months in jail, court rules

Controversial social media personality, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been handed a six-month prison sentence without an option of a...

Sports Minister optimistic of early release of funds for 2024 Olympics

The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has announced plans to expedite the release of funds to aid Team Nigeria in preparation...

Bello-Koko restates NPA’s commitment to attaining Africa’s leading port status

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has restated its commitment to becoming the leading port in Africa. The Managing Director/CEO of NPA, Malam Mohammed...

Junior Pope’s death: AGN, veteran actors go tough on movie producers, threaten sanctions

Following the death of actor Junior Pope, the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has vowed to wield the “big stick” on movie producers...

NAFDAC bans ‘Dex luxury bar soap’, recalls toxic cough syrup, benylin

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control has banned the sale of Dex Luxury bar soap due to the presence of...

Buhari’s ex-Minister and ex-Abia Gov. Onu dies

Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, the first civilian governor of Abia State and former Minister of Science and Technology in the President Muhammadu Buhari administration,...

Just in: Nollywood actor Junior Pope is alive, responding to treatment in hospital – Actors Guild

Nollywood actor Junior Pope Odonwondo has reportedly survived a boat mishap. “He is alive and taking treatment in a hospital,” the Actor Guild...

Olympic Qualifier: Nigerians in South Africa hail Super Falcons

As Nigerians celebrated the Super Falcons’ qualification to the Paris Olympics, nationals in South Africa on Wednesday lauded their performance, noting that the...

Gas critical to driving economic growth, industrial development — NNPCL GCEO, Kyari

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr. Mele Kyari, has reiterated the crucial role of...

Two passengers fall off speeding commercial bus on Lagos 3rd Mainland Bridge, drown in Lagoon

Two passengers aboard a commercial bus at full tilt on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Wednesday fell off the bus into...

War against oil theft: Tug boat conveying illegal diesel arrested, 115 oil thefts in one week – NNPCL

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says a tugboat conveying suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, has been apprehended...

Lagos island market fire: LASG suspends commercial activities in affected area

The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate suspension of commercial activities in Dosunmu Street on Lagos Island and its immediate surroundings following...

Pres. Tinubu committed to Nigeria’s infrastructure development, says VP Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to massively boost Nigeria’s infrastructural needs, saying the President has his eyes on...

Ex-governor’s house razed

The Gboko residence of former Benue Governor, the late Aper Aku, has been reportedly set ablaze. There were no casualties, as Miss Deborah...

Eid-el-Fitr: Pres. Tinubu felicitates Muslim faithful, urges action for nation-building

President Bola Tinubu has felicitated Muslim faithful at Eid-el-Fitr, urging citizens to come together and rededicate themselves to the noble duty of building...

APC National Chairman, Ganduje, wife, son, others to be arraigned April 17

A Kano State High Court has scheduled April 17 to arraign the immediate past governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife, son,...