By SULE YA’U SULE THE travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians by US President Donald Trump came to Nigerians as a big surprise considering the mutually beneficial relationship existing between both countries as well as documented enlightened contribution of the Nigerian community to the US economy and society. One point overlooked, however, is that the statement […]

The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared Jan. 21 of every year as the CAN National Day of Prayers for the `persecuted Christians’ in Nigeria. Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Special Assistant Media and Communications media and communications to the CAN President, His Eminence, Rev. Samson Ayokunle said this in a statement in […]

The global dirty money watchdog placed Iran on its blacklist on Friday after it failed to comply with international anti-terrorism financing norms, a move that will deepen the country’s isolation from financial markets. The decision came after more than three years of warnings from the Paris-based Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) urging Iran to either enact […]

Bold red and orange labels highlighting misinformation shared by politicians and other public figures is one way Twitter is considering to tackle fake news. A design mock-up obtained by NBC News shows how verified fact-checkers and journalists can highlight incorrect tweets directly below the original post. There also appears to be a way for others […]

Soji Alabi, the husband to popular gospel artiste, Tope Alabi has come out to defend his wife, insisting that she has done nothing wrong, in respect of a short video currently in circulation showing her dancing zanku and soapy. READ ALSO: Tope Alabi, David G, others to storm Festac for ‘Real Worship’ concert The husband, who […]

Kogi State Government on Friday said that it had released  N56 million for the treatment of Lassa fever patients in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Audu, who disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting said that N18 million of the amount had been spent on treating patients diagnosed to be having Lassa […]

Donald Trump and Russia on Friday both angrily dismissed US intelligence’s account that Moscow is meddling in this year’s election as Democrats accused the president of betraying democracy. US intelligence chief Joseph Maguire, whom Trump replaced on Wednesday with a loyal partisan lacking direct experience in the field, warned lawmakers of Russian interference in a […]

The Edo State Government has scheduled a public hearing of stakeholders across the three Senatorial Districts of the state to find lasting solutions to clashes between farmers and herders in the state. In a statement, Permanent Secretary, Cabinet, Mrs Julie Olatunji on behalf of the Secretary to the State Government, said the stakeholders meeting will […]

By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja Police operatives from FCT Command in the early hours of Friday 21 Feb 2020, at about 2.30am gunned down two armed robbery suspects whose gang attacked Dawaki community of the capital city. The Police disclosed that it’s operatives recieved a distress call from Yellow-gate, Dawaki district,  mobilized to the scene, […]

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday said that 17 ships at the Lagos ports were discharging petroleum products and food stuff. The NPA made this known in its publication, `Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. It listed the contents of the ship […]

Jose Mourinho says delivering Champions League football for Tottenham next season would be among his greatest managerial achievements as he battles what he calls the worst injury crisis in Europe. The Portuguese boss, whose Spurs fifth-placed side face Chelsea on Saturday, previously claimed that finishing second in the Premier League with Manchester United in 2017/18 […]

The United States and the Taliban will sign an agreement on Feb. 29 at the end of a week-long period of violence reduction in Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Taliban said on Friday. Afghan, international and Taliban forces will observe the reduced violence period beginning at midnight (1930 GMT), an Afghan […]

The lives of everyone watching their weight were recently thrown into disarray when a leading food expert claimed that far from making us thinner, ‘diet’ products containing artificial sweeteners may actually be responsible for weight gain. For many of us, low-fat versions of our favourite foods—yogurts, fizzy drinks, spreads, biscuits, crisps, and cheese —make us […]

Sokoto Disburses Sokoto state government has disbursed an interest-free loan of N1 billion to traders and artisans in the state. The disbursement of the loan was done at the flag-off of the state microfinance bank in its effort to improve the lives of the citizenry and accelerate socio-economic development. Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto […]

An Abuja High Court yesterday finally declined to join the names of President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick and the General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi to a case of financial misappropriation brought before it by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In his judgment, Justice Peter O. Affen refused the […]