Mbaka talks tough, warns FG to reverse Naira policy

The Leader of the Warri Southwest Legislative arm Hon, Emiko Odin-Etuwewe has urged the people of Warri South West Local Government Area to vote for Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori for governor in the governorship election coming up on Saturday. Odin-Etuwewe made this known yesterday when he convened a meeting of councilors in Warri to mark […]

Nigerians are still facing the reality of scarcity of cash. Banks are overwhelmed by angry customers demanding money, the ATMs are flooded with furious Nigerians struggling to withdraw cash, and some spend the whole day hoping to get a few naira notes to pay bills. On people talk, we ask Nigerians if the Naira redesign […]

Gary Lineker will return as presenter of the flagship BBC football show Match of the Day, the broadcaster said on Monday, ending a crisis sparked by his criticism of the UK government’s new asylum policy. The former England footballer was suspended on Friday after using Twitter last week to compare the language used to launch […]

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The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Monday, commenced sitting in an appeal filed by Mr Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against a judgment of the tribunal which invalidated his election as governor of Osun.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has vowed to clamp down on stunt drivers in the FCT, saying their operation was illegal and a danger to society.

A passenger said to be a Nigerian national identified as Abdullah died mid-flight on a Doha-bound IndiGo flight forcing it to make an emergency landing at the Karachi International Airport. The Airport Medical Staff at the Jinnah International Airport declared the Nigerian passenger dead upon arrival. The pilot of flight 6E-1736 requested permission to make […]

In what could be described as a strategic political move, the Delta State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori paid a courtesy visit to the country home of the Deputy Governor of Delta State, H.E. Dcn. Barr. Kingsly Burutu Otuaro in Okerenkoko, Warri south-west LGA. During the visit, Hon. Sheriff acknowledged […]

Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi popularly known as Tems has been a talking point on social media after her elaborate outfit blocked the view of fellow attendees at Sunday night’s Academy Awards.

“It is important to let you know that we cannot allow those who have not been with us since the days of the struggle from SDP, AD, AC, ACN and now APC to take what belongs to us. We worked tirelessly for the success of what we have today in Lagos.”

The Muslim Rights Concern has expressed satisfaction and appreciation to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for removing his name from the signboard of Adogba Central Mosque, Iwo Road, Ibadan. Recall that the Islamic group, on Saturday, criticised the governor for naming the mosque that he demolished and rebuild after him. The governor reportedly gave […]

US financial giant, HSBC has acquired Silicon Valley Bank UK on Monday morning in its bid to rescue the troubled UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank.

A fire outbreak that began at the midnight, on Monday, has razed shops at a popular commodity market, Singer Market, in Kano State. The fire, according to eyewitnesses, couldn’t be controlled until around 8 am. Firefighters alongside marketers worked to bring the situation under control and quench the fire from spreading to other places. One […]

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