Ahead of 2023 general elections, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, on Friday, said the All Progressives Congress, APC, is not interested in Igbo presidency. Uzodinma spoke while dismissing claims of APC zoning its presidential ticket to the Southeast. Appearing on Channels Television, Uzodinma said APC is looking for a …

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has shown his support for his counterparts in Lagos and Rivers states amid moves to make the collection of value-added tax (VAT) exclusive to states. The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, signed into law the bill on Value Added Tax (VAT) collection in …

Armed police arrest Afghan special forces commando at Manchester hotel, Sky News learns Police can hold a suspect for up to 96 hours without charge if suspected of a serious crime. They can hold a suspect for or up to 14 days without charge if arrested under terrorism legislation. Armed …

The President of the Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote, explains why he jettisoned the easy way of making money from buying and selling of commodities to venture into the much challenging business environment of manufacturing Nigeria. He also speaks on what the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement means …

The Federal Government has disclosed plans to raise $3bn from Eurobond sales in the second week of October. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this during an interview on Bloomberg TV on Thursday said that the $3bn constituted half of the amount needed from …

The Lagos State Judicial Panel probing the October 2020 Lekki Toll Gate shootings has heard that the cartridge casings retrieved from the area of the incident are of the same calibre as the live ammunition of the Nigerian Army. A forensic expert from Sentinel Forensics Ltd, Joseph Kayode, stated this …

  It emerged late last week that Communications and Digital Economy Minister Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami (or his agents) possibly instructed Zamfara State governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle to place an advertorial in the Daily Trust to congratulate Pantami on his “promotion to the Rank of Full Professor of Cybersecurity” by …

Last weekend, Orijin, the custodian of culture wowed Big Brother Naija housemates and consumers in 100 bars across Nigeria with a grand orijinal owambe party. Follow the original expressions of Orijin @orijin_nigeria on Instagram and join the Orijinal codes pledge with the hashtags #OrijinalCodes #StayOrijinal Saturday night parties are the …

466 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-134 Rivers-82 Edo-69 Gombe-39 FCT-32 Kaduna-21 Plateau-20 Benue-19 Kwara-17 Delta-16 Akwa Ibom-10 Bayelsa-5 Kano-2 198,239 confirmed 185,780 discharged 2,588 deaths

Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes he should be considered the equal of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the debate over the world’s greatest player.   The 39-year-old Swedish striker, still going strong at AC Milan, has enjoyed a hugely successful career at nine clubs in seven countries, scoring 502 goals. Yet …