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Arts & Entertainment
Tell magazine surprises Zulum with Nigeria’s Governor of the Year Award … ‘Why he won’- Nosa Igiebor
Tell Magazine on Monday surprised Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum with a special award as Nigeria’s governor of the…
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Gov. Diri heads to Appeal Court over nullification of Bayelsa Guber
Governor Douye Diri, of Bayelsa, has said he will appeal Monday’s ruling of the state election petition tribunal sitting in…
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Business and Economy
How Shell companies help host communities in Nigeria
Many do not know that the oil multi-national, Shell, in Nigeria has four companies either wholly-owned by it or in…
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Local
Mailafiya honours DSS invitation for second time
By Polycarp Auta Jos, Aug. 17, 2020 Dr. Obadiah Mailafiya, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
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Local
Kashamu: The verdict of history By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 In life, he was controversial; in death, no less. Who else but Kashamu Buruji, who boarded…
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Local
Edo 2020: PDP committed to peaceful, healthy election – Scribe
By Deborah Coker Benin, Aug. 16, 2020 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo says the party is committed to…
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Local
Katsina group to Zulum: Ignore media attacks by faceless groups Says, ‘How can same accused military, investigate, clear themselves of Baga allegations?’
A group, Katsina Network for Peace and Leadership, KANPAL, has called on Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum not to…
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Civil rights group writes Buhari, states how Malami stalls high-profile corruption cases
Lagos, Sunday, August 16, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has been told to investigate allegations that the Attorney General of the…
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Arts & Entertainment
Buhari, Atiku, Lawan, Mark, Okowa greet Babangida at 79
President Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Former Senate President David Mark and…
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Local
Reps member decries demolition of int’l airport fence, other buildings
By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Aug. 16, 2020 A federal lawmaker, Prince Cornelius Nnaji, has condemned the recent demolition of the…
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Local
President Buhari greets former NESG Chairman, Sam Ohuabunwa at 70
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, on his 70th…
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Local
Sevilla edge Manchester United to reach Europa League final
Cologne (Germany), Aug. 17, 2020 Sevilla carved out an opportunity to win a record-extending sixth Europa League title after coming…
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Na’Abba’s DSS invitation: Linkage to Buhari “just a publicity stunt” – Presidency
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Aug. 16, 2020 The presidency has described as “a publicity stunt”, the widely circulated reports alleging…
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Politics not a career, but service vocation — Obi
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has explained that politics…
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Lead Story
Instruct Minister, NBC to withdraw codes on ‘insult of govs, elders, leaders’, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to “urgently instruct…
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Arts & Entertainment
Veteran Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde tests positive for COVID-19
Priscilla Osaje Abuja, Aug. 15,2020 As Coronovirus (COVID-19) continued to spread across the globe, Nollywood screen diva, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde…
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Local
Football united behind Infantino, FIFA general secretary says
Bern (Switzerland), Aug. 14, 2020 FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the subject of criminal proceedings in Switzerland, enjoys the unconditional support…
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Africa
UN ‘strongly condemns’ rights abuses in Cameroon
By Harrison Arubu United Nations, Aug. 14, 2020 The United Nations has “strongly and unequivocally” condemned reported cases of “serious…
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Local
Nigerian leads Rotary International to top leadership ranking in the world
History was made when a Nigerian, Dr. Nze Anizor, led Rotary International District 9141, to top the leadership ranking among…
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Ex-Edo assembly speaker seeks court’s protection over alleged planned arrest
By Deborah Coker Benin, Aug. 14, 2020 The immediate past Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Alhaji Kabiru Adjoto,…
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Local
Edo unemployment rate falls from 25.1% to 19% on back of Obaseki’s job creation drive…Osagie
Benin, Aug. 14, 2020 The unemployment rate in Edo has dropped from 25.1 per cent in the third quarter of…
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Business and Economy
We’ll support NLNG Train 7 to succeed-Wike *Demands employment of Rivers indigenes
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has assured of government’s support to make the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas(NLNG) Train 7…
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Lead Story
SPDC appeals asset sale judgment
SPDC is very disappointed that the Rivers State High Court affirmed the enforcement of the purported sale of interests in…
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Local
House of Assembly member shot dead; Wives, child kidnapped
From: Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi A member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly representing Dass constituency, Musa Mante Baraza has…
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Health
U.S. agency warns against toxic hand sanitisers
By Harrison Arubu New York, Aug. 14, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says some hand sanitisers have…
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