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New Year electricity tariff raise: FG recants, suspends implementation after public outcry

  After denying a raise in electricity tariff, the Federal Goverment has ordered stop on the tariff by the  Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) with...

Kyari : A newshound’s delight …a brainbox

By Femi Soneye   From the prism of a media executive who has had unique interactive sessions with Mele Kyari, the verdict is...

Nigerian VP Osinbajo and outgoing U.S. VP, an invidious comparison, say Nigerians

  Some Nigerians were on Thursday down to earth as they knocked comparing Nigeria’s Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to outgoing Vice-President Mike Pence of...

COVID-19 vaccine will be administered on Buhari, Osinbajo, others publicly, says government official

    As part of efforts to convince Nigerians that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and other...

Destruction of Lagos properties by #EndSARS hoodlums: We have begun rebuilding the state – Gov. Sanwo-Olu

  Aftermath of massive devastations perpetrated by hoodlums during November 2020 #EndSARS protests put at over N1 trillion,  Lagos State Government says it...

National identity card registration runs into hitch as NIMC workers begin strike

    The ongoing registration of Nigerians for the national identity card on Thursday suffered a setback as the workers of the National Identity...

At last, crestfallen Trump accepts defeat, promises “orderly transition” of power to Biden

  After a disgraceful protest by his supporters against democracy and Mr Joe Biden’s popular mandate as U.S. 46th President, outgoing President Donald...

Trump suspended from Facebook and Twitter

  Twitter and Facebook suspended Donald Trump’s accounts for the first time, finally escalating their crackdown on the president’s social media posts after...

British Prime Minister, International leaders condemn Pro-Trump riots in US Capitol

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday called for an end to the “disgraceful scenes” in Washington, DC. “The United States stands for democracy...

Missing 12-year-old girl found alive with slit throat inside septic tank

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   A 12-year-old girl, Blessing Ineh, who reportedly went missing on New year day in Abraka, Delta State, has...

US polls: Curfew imposed on Washington amid pro-Trump protest

     ‌ Washington, DC, will be under a 6:00 p.m. curfew tonight, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced in a tweeted statement. It...

Greed, jealousy possessed me, pregnant woman who killed stepson confesses

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A pregnant woman, Musa Mariam, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command, for allegedly poisoning...

Banditry: Emirs, village heads to be dethroned, says Gov. Bello

  In Niger State, any emir or village head caught giving support to bandits will lose his throne. Also if they are found wanting...

Nigerian Nollywood loses another gem, Orishabunmi

  Nigerian Nollywood has lost another icon, Chief Mrs Folakemi Aremu a.k.a Orishabunmi. Orishabunmi was lost to death on January 4 at age 61...

Ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration Jan. 20: Trump may flee to Scotland 

  In the absence of plans for the lnauguration Day in U.S. on January 20, speculation is rife that the defeated President Donald Trump might...

Unpaid salaries: Protesting Cross River magistrate slumps

  A near fatal incident occurred on Tuesday in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, as a magistrate who donned his official regalia...