I’ll accept outcome of free and fair primaries By Clifford Ndujihe FRONTLINE President Aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pooh-poohed those he accused of misrepresenting his statement in Abeokuta on Thursday to pit him against President Muhammadu Buhari. Noting that he has high regards for President […]

The Naira depreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Friday as it exchanged at N419.75 to the dollar, a 0.06 per cent depreciation, compared to N419.50 to the dollar on Thursday.

Two hundred and one residents of Sharada Quarters, Kano, were on Friday reportedly hospitalised after inhaling chemicals from a cylinder dismantled by metal scrappers.

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday in Accra, Ghana, attend an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the political situation in Mali and other parts of the sub-region.

By Emmanuel Aziken The fascinating report of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP national delegate from Kaduna State, Mr. Tanko Rossi Sabo, who returned home to share the bounty he obtained from last weekend’s national convention of the party has amazed many. A tableful of money was displayed with the news reports to authenticate the fact that what […]

By Muyiwa Adetiba The recent death of 32 people in Rivers State is saddening but should not take anybody who knows anything about Nigeria of today by surprise. It is just another in a continuing series of bloodletting and deaths that have characterized Nigeria in recent times. Death has become commonplace in the country. If it is […]

By David Royal Former presidential aide and social media commentator, Reno Omokri has been warned by Nollywood actresses, Tonto Dikeh and Nkechi Blessing Sunday to keep their names out of his mouth. This is coming after Reno likened the former Lagos Governor to Tonto Dikeh and another Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing. Omokri, while reacting to a viral […]

It was a night of rich cultural display as members of Itsekiri’s community in Calgary in collaboration with Africadey and the Nigerians Association in Canada Friday hosted the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III and Olori Atuwatse III in a gala night in his honour. The Gala night which took place at the Rio Banquet […]

•Ship compartments where drugs are concealed revealed •Peddlers disguise as port officials as cover up •NDLEA arrests 3348.25kg assorted drugs in five months; meets owners of shipping lines By Evelyn Usman As the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency , NDLEA intensifies the war against illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances into Nigeria, drug […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has said that Senator Rabiu Kwakwaso ramains its sole presidential flagbearer in the 2023 general elections. Former and pioneer National Chairman of the party, Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, who disclosed this in a press conference on Friday in Lagos, said what Nigeria needed presently, is a strong […]

Oniba of Iba, Oba Suleiman Adeshina has lauded the recent election of the former Deputy Governor of Lagos, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos West. Adebule defeated former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro and one-time Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa. The […]

The second episode of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Shine Ya Eyes Reunion show has unleashed the drama Nigerians and fans of the reality show are anticipating – starting off with a moment of truth between ex-housemates, Angel Smith and Maria Benjamin. In the course of the show, the host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu stirred the hornet’s […]

As the debate about who will become President Buhari’s preferred choice to fly the flag of the ruling party rages, reactions have continued from politicians, activists, and other well-meaning Nigerians. The latest is from Dr. Suleiman Musa, a renowned political sociologist based in Zaria, Kaduna State. According to a statement from the university don made […]

•Say ‘we are out to work for Allah, protect Muslims who are cheated, oppressed’ By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Contrary to earlier claims, the terrorist group Jama’ar Ansarul Muslimina fi Biladi Sudan, popularly called “Ansaru “ has denied responsibility for attacking the Abuja -Kaduna train in March, 2022. “We want the general public to understand that we […]

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