Leader of Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, has explained why the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation is supporting Peter Obi ahead of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a tweet, Adebanjo said Tinubu will only continue President Muhammadu Buhari’s incompetent leadership. He urged Nigerians to put aside tribal differences and vote for the right leadership. “Ahmed Tinubu will only give […]
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of N120 million linked to the account of Roseline Egbuha, a primary school teacher and her accomplices. The court ordered that the money as well as cars which form part of the N540 million proceeds of crime should be forfeited to the […]
Two unnamed Nigerians are among the 224 illegal migrants recently apprehended by agents of the US Customs and Border Control in San Diego, California. According to information available on the agency’s website, the raids that saw the migrants arrested took place between July 23 and July 26. Of the 224 arrested, 101 are said […]
Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has urged members of the National Assembly not to be in a hurry to impeach President Muhmmadu Buhari. The minority caucus of the National Assembly earlier this week resolved to begin impeachment proceedings against the President in six weeks if the country’s security […]
Okey Ndibe, a Nigerian author and columnist, has described Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), as an intellectually vibrant and physically fit candidate. Speaking during an online interview programme 90MinutesAfrica hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo and Chido Onumah on Sunday, July 24, Ndibe described the former Anambra governor as the most exciting […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigerians must avoid dealing with speculators in the foreign exchange (FX) market to save the naira from further decline. Osita Nwanisobi, director of the apex bank’s corporate communications, said this in a statement on Friday. The statement comes a few hours after some operatives of the Economic […]
A Lagos-based 28-year-old man, Damilola Areje, has allegedly absconded with a 2019 Mercedes Benz GLE 43, worth N52 million, and $700 worth of Bitcoin belonging to a 32-year-old businesswoman, Nneka Chiemelu, who is into real estate and construction. According to Miss Chiemelu, Damilola, an acquaintance whose father, Inspector Adegbola Areje is a policeman, allegedly […]
Grammy award-winning Nigerian music superstar, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burnaboy has said that our African history is not properly documented and taught in schools. In a video, via TikTok, @afrikancommunity, the afrobeat star said that western culture and history is taught and more promoted in schools than our African history and culture. […]
Elon Musk on Friday filed claims against Twitter as he fights back against the tech firm’s lawsuit demanding he be held to his $44 billion buyout deal. Musk’s counter-suit was submitted along with a legal defense against Twitter’s claim that the billionaire is contractually bound to complete the deal he inked in April to […]
United Arab Emirates (UAE), says it will reduce its flight operations to Nigeria over the inability to repatriate about $85 million in revenue. Last month, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Nigeria was withholding revenue worth about $450 million earned by foreign airlines operating in the country. The airline said this in a […]
