General

Gunmen, suspected to herdsmen, have kidnapped many passengers from a train in Edo state. Chidi Nwabuzor, Edo police public relations officer, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. He said the travellers were waiting to board a train from the Igueben station in Igueben local government area of Edo to Warri […]

My friend sent me a WhatsApp chat shortly after President Olusegun Obasanjo announced his endorsement of Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party. “What does the Obasanjo endorsement mean?” he asked. I smiled to myself and replied: “It means he is bored!” Like him or hate him, Obasanjo is a headline […]

Six journalists in South Sudan have been arrested by the national security service over the circulation of a viral video appearing to show President Salva Kiir wetting himself.  In December, a video showing  Kiir urinating on himself as the national anthem played at a function was shared on social media. The circulation […]

The Nigerian army has carried out a major redeployment of some of its general officers commanding (GOCs) and senior officers across its units and formations.  Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson, announced the development in a statement on Saturday. Nwachukwu said the redeployment of the officers was an effort to “ensure administrative and operational efficiency in […]

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has taken a swipe at Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his major contenders. Speaking on Saturday at the party’s presidential rally in Akure, Ondo state capital, Tinubu said Atiku’s plan to […]

David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, has asked Nigerians to stay and rebuild the country, instead of migrating to other countries. Oyedepo said this on Saturday while speaking with NAN in Ota, Ogun state. The cleric said human capital development is the most viable and stable stock that […]

Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has alleged that the majority of crowd in campaign rallies are rented by political parties. Speaking during a sermon on Friday, the cleric said the youths who attend campaign rallies in the country are jobless. Adeboye further said he has […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks in the country to load their automated teller machines (ATMs) with the redesigned naira notes in a bid to boost circulation. The apex bank also ordered the banks to halt dispensing the new currency notes over-the-counter. Disclosing this in a phone interview […]

After a long break forced by the bureaucratic bottleneck, another season of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is set to begin this weekend. On January 8, Akwa United will host Bendel Insurance in the first game of the season at the Uyo stadium and the fiesta and theatrics of the NPFL […]