•’How to stem the tide’ By Nnamdi Ojiego Following reports by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, which revealed that 133 million Nigerians (63 per cent) are multidimensionally poor, experts have called for deliberate actions to stem the tide. The experts drawn from both the financial and security sectors blamed the frightening poverty level on wrong government […]

By Efosa Taiwo Actress Keke Palmer has announced she is expecting her first baby with boyfriend Darius Jackson. She made this announcement while hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend. “There’s some rumors going around, people have been in my comments saying, ‘Keke’s having a baby, Keke’s pregnant,’ and I wanna set the record straight — […]

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It stands to reason that with the spate of divorce the society now witnesses and the number of unwanted pregnancies, single parenthood has come to stay.  The sad picture is that, unlike in the old days when single parents were mostly widows who couldn’t be considered young, a lot of single parents today, male and female, are […]

Netherlands and PSV forward, Cody Gakpo has dismissed talks regarding his future, stating his focus is solely on the World Cup. The 23-year-old has been one of the outstanding players of the tournament so far with three goals scored so far to make him one of the leading goalscorers in the competition. Recall the Dutch […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it has scheduled to meet with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, on Tuesday, as part of efforts to consolidate on plans for electronic transmission of results in the 2023 general elections, t The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made this disclosure at a one-day strategic interactive meeting with […]

•APC flags off governorship campaign in Lagos   By Olasunkanmi Akoni A mammoth crowd of Lagos State residents, yesterday, converged on Onikan – a cultured neighbourhood in the heart of Lagos Island – for an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally.   Clad in branded yellow shirts and Ankara brocade, the crowd dominated the city centre with pockets […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers said he does not owe anybody an apology for commending President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the payment of funds owed to states in the Niger Delta since 1999. Wike stated this on Saturday at the 2022 Rivers state honours and awards ceremony, in Port Harcourt. Read also: Buhari, govs row […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari over failure of his administration to probe the spending of trillions of ecological funds at all levels—federal, state and local governments from 2001 to date, and to ensure the prosecution of suspected perpetrators. Joined in the suit as Respondents were the […]