Nigerians in Ghana sentenced to 1,000 years imprisonment – Umahi
The Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has said that some Nigerians have been sentenced to between 500 and 1,000-years’ imprisonment in Ghana and oth [...]
Judge denies R Kelly’s request to stay out of jail pending his case
A judge has denied R Kelly's request to be let out of jail. Prosecutors are not buying the embattled singer’s excuse to be out of jail while his crim [...]
Army declares soldiers wanted for running from Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army has accused one major and 21 soldiers of fleeing from the scene of a Boko Haram attack and subsequently declared them wanted, milita [...]
Senate set to introduce taxes on GSM, cable TV subscription
The Senate has passed for first reading, a bill for an Act to introduce taxes on Communication Services and Cable television services. The proposal, e [...]
Betty Irabor, Kenneth Ize named in Business of Fashion’s #BoF500 Class of 2019
Publisher of Genevieve Magazine, Betty Irabor and designer Kenneth Ize have been named in Business of Fashion’s #BoF500 Class of 2019, as one of 500 p [...]
‘Uber for tailors’ gaining ground in Lagos
“The rich and the poor, everyone has a tailor here,” says Olajire Omikunle, a couturier for Nigeria’s powerful. So great is the appeal of a well-cut o [...]
‘Lionheart’ picked as Nigeria’s entry to Oscars
The Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee has picked Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ as the country’s submission to the International Feature Film categor [...]
Ex-president of Benin accuses Saudi Arabia of funding Boko Haram
Nicephore Soglo, former president of Benin Republic, has accused Saudi Arabia and Qatar of funding Boko Haram. Boko Haram has grown to constitute a th [...]
FG concludes designs for return of toll plazas
The Federal Government has concluded designs for the return of toll plazas on Federal roads, Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has said. [...]
Abductions, killings now normal in Nigeria —Dino Melaye
The Senate on Wednesday urged security agencies in the country to secure lives and property of commuters plying the Abuja-Lokoja and other roads acros [...]