The Twitter handle of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) on Wednesday shared a tweet on the proposed running mate for Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other presidential hopefuls at the APC primary, which was concluded on …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has began the search for his running mate ahead of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s June 17 deadline for parties to submit their candidates’ lists. During an interview with The PUNCH, spokesman for the Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Bayo Onanuga, …

Toba Adedeji, the Correspondent of The Nation Newspaper in Osun has disclosed that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Olawale Olokode, lied by claiming that he was not shot by the police but rather sustained injury from a sharp metal. Speaking during a media conference on Wednesday, Toba said …

Three suspects have been arrested by the Police Special Fraud Unit for allegedly attempting cyberattacks on 10 banks in the Lagos State. The spokesperson for the unit, SP Eyitayo Johnson, who disclosed this in a statement, said the Commissioner of Police, PSFU, Nneka Anyasinti, while acting on intelligence received from …

Passengers panic as an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, later identified as N. Bolarinwa, dragged the steering with a commercial driver, who was in motion at the CMS Bus-Stop, Lagos Island. The driver of the Sienna minibus was on the CMS/Obalende route when the incident happened on …

Midfielder Alex Iwobi says the Eagles will make it up to Nigerians for not qualifying for the World Cup. Recall that the three-time African champions failed to qualify for the Mundial after some awful and uninspiring displays. They have also not won a game in their last five outings. Iwobi was …

After years of being racially abused and sexually assaulted while representing the UK, British Olympic medal winner, Anyika Onuora, has opened up. Anyika Onuora, a 37-year-old, British born athlete with Nigerian parents, who won World Championship, European Championships, and Olympic medals, has detailed the experiences that have ‘haunted’ her, in …

Richard Akinnola, the Yemi Osinbajo Campaign Organisation’s top campaigner has congratulated the former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, on his early lead and “presumed victory” at the ongoing All Progressives Congress presidential primary. As at the time of filing this report  Tinubu has obtained over 1000 votes to lead his …

Nigeria music star, Timi Dakolo, has called out the All Progressives Congress, APC, for using one of his songs during their national convention in Abuja on Tuesday, without asking for his consent. Timi Dakolo’s hit song, ‘Great Nation’ was played at the APC presidential primaries on Tuesday, when members of …

One Odeleye Oluwabukola Moses, alias Beedel, has been apprehended for allegedly scamming five firms and a government agency to the tune of N816 million. The 50-year-old man was arrested by detectives from the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi. The suspect, who is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Beedel …