The governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday expressed his support for the hike in electricity tariff and fuel pump price. Abiodun made his position known on the increases that have attracted knocks from Nigerians in an interview with State House correspondents after a meeting he had with the …

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has urged the Federal Government to rescind its decisions on recent increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and electricity tariff. Adams, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, in Lagos on Thursday, said the …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has said there is no animosity between him and Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Sept. 19 Edo Governorship election. Newsextra24 reports that Obaseki explained he treats the APC candidate like his younger brother and he(Ize-Iyamu) reciprocates with respect …

The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II has called on the Edo state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki to look beyond his office and employ foresight in his actions as his tenure was only ephemeral. “It will be good to look beyond your office because you are not going to be there …

The Blues have completed the signing of our second German international this summer with Kia Havertz putting his signature on a five-year contract. The transfer of the young, highly rated attacking midfielder from Bayer Leverkusen follows on from the purchase of Timo Werner from another Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, and …

46-year-old Benue man arrested for alleged rape of maid, 14 A 46-year-old man, Sunday Alexander, of Lokoja Street, Otukpo, Benue State, has been arrested by the police for allegedly impregnating his 14-year-old maid. The suspected rapist, who is a motorcyclist, was alleged to have forcefully had carnal knowledge of the …

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says only his principal has enough confidence to confront former President Olusegun Obasanjo, tell him his honest opinion on things “and survive it”. Obasanjo and Buhari have a few things in common. Obasanjo was …

125 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-42 FCT-25 Katsina-14 Kaduna-11 Kwara-8 Ondo-7 Delta-4 Anambra-3 Oyo-3 Edo-2 Ogun-2 Osun-2 Cross River-1 Highlights • One hundred and twenty-four (124) confirmed cases were reported in the last 24 hours from 13 states – Lagos (42), FCT (25), Katsina (14), Kaduna (11), Kwara (, Ondo …

kip kissing and consider wearing a mask when having sex to protect yourself from catching the coronavirus, Canada’s chief medical officer said on Wednesday, adding that going solo remains the lowest risk sexual option in a pandemic. Dr. Theresa Tam said in a statement there is little chance of catching …

Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has taken American citizenship. This is coming after more than 30 years after the former two-time minister studied in the United States. Bloomberg reports that Okonjo-Iweala actually took US citizenship in 2019 as she fought for the position of the director-general of the …