The microblogging social media platform, Twitter, has reached out to the federal government seeking high-level discussion to resolve the suspension of Twitter activities in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this while briefing State House corespondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President […]

However, Dave Meltzer, an American journalist whose calculations of pay-per-view buys are well respected in boxing, has estimated that Mayweather v Paul garnered between 600,000 and 650,000 buys, although figures at this early stage are a very rough estimate.

A group, the Northern Solidarity Forum (NSF) has raised alarm that the spate of insecurity is affecting development in the region. The group therefore made an appeal to people in the region to support ongoing joint military operations aimed at checking insecurity. NSF in a press release on Tuesday noted that though much still needed […]

As the future of every country lies in their young population, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Tuesday, called on government to invest in young people in Nigeria in order to have a fast developing socio-economic life

Dear Bunmi, After just a few years of trying, my wife is finally pregnant and we are both overjoyed. The problem is that we both smoke. I’ve offered to give up smoking to encourage her to stop, for the health of the baby, but she doesn’t seem to have the will-power.  She also doesn’t believe smoking […]

The Police Command in Osun has confirmed the killing of a young man, identified as Olorunda, in Ilesha, Osun by suspected cultists. The command spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the incident in Osogbo on Wednesday, said that the victim was hit by a stray bullet. Opalola, however, said that calm has been restored in […]

…Says Saudi Arabia not ready to receive foreign pilgrims By Ishola Balogun The chairman, CEO Eminasta Travels and Tours, Alhaji Ahmed Yellow Abubakar has said that the 2021 hajj for foreign pilgrims is not feasible, advising the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON, to cancel the exercise in the interest of Nigerian pilgrims. Alhaji Abubakar in a […]

Dear Bunmi, Not too long ago, I started seeing a man who is handsome, loving and kind. In fact, everything I like in a man.   I totally fell for him and was convinced we had a future together. We went out together and everything was fine.  Nothing happened between us in the first couple of dates, […]

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, says all existing vehicle tinted glass permits duly issued by the Nigeria Police Force remain valid. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Mba said the clarification followed public enquiries emanating from the announcement of the […]

Like scavenger birds hovering above a decaying carcass, Nigeria’s out-of-job politicians have been gathering all over the country turning the alarming state of insecurity into a politically perfect ploy to short circuit the constitutional schedule and process for 2023 elections with subterfuge summits where mega-party formation is the hidden agenda