South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday that the mob violence that shut down major highways, destroyed businesses and left at least 117 people dead were deliberate acts. Secured by three army tanks, Ramaphosa arrived at a shopping centre in the hard-hit port city of Durban and condemned the violence as an attack on […]

By Sagir Ibrahim AROUND October 1929, values of stocks in the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, market dropped to an unprecedented record level. Within three days, many investors lost about $5 billion. Towards the end of the year, major banks and investment companies lost about US$11billion. That loss led to closing of factories and laying […]

By Jimitota Onoyume Warri: Prominent Ijaw leader , Chief Lucky Akara Gbeneyei has among other things demanded N50 bn, apology over some publications in the Vanguard newspaper around his status as a Chief, saying he had handed those behind the publications 48 hours to comply with his demands . Addressing journalists in Warri ,Delta state […]

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated Senator Ibrahim Danbaba (PDP, Sokoto South) on his nomination and emergence as the Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate. Danbaba replaces Senator Sahabi Ya’u (Zamfara North) who on July 21, 2021, defected from the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ya’u said his […]

By Moses Nosike and Providence Adeyinka In this interview, Chief Executive and Co-founder, Paxful, a peer to peer market place, Mr. Ray Youssef, described the Nigerian community as best business people in the world and a special gift just as he said they are ready to engage with the regulators and also assist them in […]

Lagos House of Assembly has recommended two years’ imprisonment for a person or persons obstructing fire fighting or assaulting firefighters. The assembly made the recommendation in its proposed state fire service bill. The Chairman of the House Committee on Special Duties, Mr Raheem Kazeem (Ibeju Lekki II) made the disclosure at a one-day public hearing […]

The police in Kaduna has rescued one of the kidnapped students of Baptist Bethel High school and two other locals who were found wandering in the forest.

The State Coordinator, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Lagos, Mrs Olayinka Akeredolu, has urged the federal and state governments to increase coconut production in Nigeria

“If you truly support Kanu, you don’t need to monitor his trial or ensure he gets a fair trial. What you need to do is to oppose his trial. Saying that you will monitor his trial gives the impression of bestowing legality to the illegality that brought him to Nigeria.”

Determined to provide security to vulnerable schools in Kaduna State, the state Command of Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC ) has on Wednesday, launched a Rapid Response Squad (RSS) that will intensify surveillance and patrol for schools safety.

The Governor of Yobe State and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni has said that his attention has been drawn to the recent reports in the media and other social media platforms related to Dr Sheriff AlMuhajirr, the Managing Director, Yobe State Micro Finance Bank (YOSMFB), for allegedly supporting a controversial Islamic Scholar based in Kano state, Sheikh Dr Abduljabbar Kabara.

Show me a man who’s good at what he does, and I’ll show you David Vatine.Although, born and raised in Jerusalem, David had his high school in a secular school in Keisaria City, Israel. His plan was to become a pilot in the IDF but life took its course and David became a commander in […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjusted the date of the commencement of physical registration for the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration from July 19 to July 26, because of the declaration of public holidays by the Federal Government. Disclosing this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner and […]

Lagos State Government says it is upscaling its housing delivery performance and subsidising the cost of the homes to reduce the barrier to homeownership in the state

Some politicians in Anambra have expressed mixed reactions to the governorship candidates’ list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on Friday. The list came as a surprise to many as prominent names including that of Prof Chukwuma Soludo and Mr Valentine Ozigbo who were expected to contest for All Progressives Grand […]