By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta MANY Nigerians hold the notion and presume wrongfully that every money invested in various development projects by the three tiers of government came from one loan or the other. The fact is that most of the money deployed to finance national development in this country was …

American actress, Annie Wersching, well known for her work on the TV drama ’24’ and for creating the character of Tess in the video game “The Last of Us” in 2013, has died at the age of 45 after a two-year battle with cancer. According to Variety, after being diagnosed …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said an effective cashless policy in Nigeria can help stem the surge of illicit election financing by making it possible to track funds Osinbajo spoke on Monday at the Presidential Villa when he received a delegation of the European Union Election Observation Mission led by Barry …

Benfica midfielder, Enzo Fernandez, has made a late U-turn amid transfer interest from Chelsea. Fernandez is now pushing to join Chelsea before the January transfer window closes on Tuesday night. Chelsea have been negotiating with Benfica for the past few weeks over Fernandez’s signature but have been unable to agree …

Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof James Epoke has explained that the appalling sociopolitical situation of Nigeria is what compelled him to join a political party as a way of helping to salvage the situation. Prof Epoke, before now, was appointed an electoral umpire during general elections. …

Manchester United midfielder, Casemiro, has admitted that the long-term plans of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City mean they are a threat. The Red Devils have not won the Premier League title since 2013. The club’s current trophy drought dates back to Jose Mourinho’s time in charge, but there are positive …

Scores of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State have dumped their parties. The members who announced their defection on Sunday in Igbeti in Olorunsogo local government area of Oke Ogun geo-political zone said they dumped the APC and the …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has promised that he will end terrorism if elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Atiku made the pledge while addressing the people of Zamfara State. “I will reposition Zamfara State in terms of security network, agriculture and solid mineral …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday commissioned the 41-terabyte national tier-4 Data Center in Kano. Speaking during the ceremony, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Isa Pantami said the data centre was the first of its kind in northern Nigeria and the best so far in the country. …

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has urged Nigerians to refrain from making unguarded and inflammatory statements concerning security issues in the country. Governor Ortom spoke Monday, January 30th, 2023 at the Government House, Lafia during a condolence visit to the Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule over the death …