‘I support Sanwo-Olu’ — Lagos head of service denies governorship ambition
Hakeem Muri-Okunola, head of service of Lagos, says he does not have any plan to replace Babajide Sanwo-Olu as governor of the state. The top Lagos official was reacting to reports alleging that he is interested in the state’s governorship election in 2023. In a statement on Sunday, Muri-Okunola said he supports […]
Newspaper Headlines: NIMC portal breaks down — banks, telcos suffer
The impending strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) made the headlines of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Daily COVID Tracker: NCDC logs 36 infections — but no fatalities
Nigeria recorded 36 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Monday. Portugal to ease restrictions for EU visitors Portugal says it will relax restrictions for travellers with European Union (EU) health certificates as from Monday. Visitors to the country will no longer be required to […]
Mane victorious, Salah heartbroken as Senegal win first-ever AFCON title
The Senegalese national team on Sunday defeated Egypt to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The pulsating and energy-sapping encounter was decided via penalties after a goalless 120 minutes. Four minutes into the game, Senegal had a great opportunity to take the lead. Saliou Cisse made a fine […]
PHOTOS: Tinubu returns to Nigeria after 10 days of ‘consultation’ in UK
Bola Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has returned to Nigeria after a week of “consultations” in the United Kingdom (UK). The former Lagos governor arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday. TheCable had reported how Tinubu jetted out of the country in January after weeks of […]
Ortom to Atiku: Benue people not happy you abandoned them during trying times
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says former vice-president Atiku Abubakar abandoned the people of the state during their trying times. Ortom spoke on Sunday when he received Atiku and his campaign team at the Benue government house. The Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign technical committee headed by Raymond Dokpesi, former chairman of Daar […]
Pat Utomi: Nigeria doesn’t need someone who wants to be president because he’s wealthy
Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, says Nigeria does not need someone who wants to become the president just because he is wealthy. Speaking on Sunday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Utomi said the country needs a selfless and intellectual leader to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in […]
FG advises Ukraine-based Nigerians to be ‘security conscious’ as US warns of Russian invasion
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has called on the country’s citizens living in Ukraine to be security conscious. The call comes as tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue to rise. The crisis stems from the protracted Russia-Ukrainian war that began in early 2014. Russia had annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and […]
Presidency breaks silence on scathing Financial Times article on Buhari administration
The presidency has rejected a Financial Times article on the state of security and the economy under President Muhammadu Buhari. The article — titled ‘What is Nigeria’s Government for?’ — was written by David Pilling, African editor of Financial Times, and published on January 31, 2022. In the article, Pilling said Buhari has […]
Killing people for rituals won’t make you rich overnight, Ben Bruce tells youths
Ben Murray-Bruce, a former Nigerian senator, has lamented the increasing trend of ritual killings among young people. In a tweet on Sunday, the former senator said young people who are supposed to be the “leaders of tomorrow now engage in unimaginable crimes just to become millionaires overnight”. “What has suddenly gone wrong with young […]