Former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has joined the growing list of Nigerian leaders mourning the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, calling it a profound loss for the nation. In a condolence message personally signed and released to journalists on Sunday, Kwankwaso said he was “profoundly shocked” to learn of Buhari’s death. “Buhari’s…
In a bid to combat phone theft and protect users’ sensitive data, Google on Tuesday in Lagos announced new advanced theft protection features for Android devices in Africa and around the world. The announcement is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Mrs Oluwaseun Odufuwa, Account Manager, Irvine…
After 72 days of entertainment in reality shows, the Big Brother Titans will come to an end on Sunday, April 2, 2023 and a winner will emerge garnering a prize worth a hundred thousand dollars. The life of who takes the cash prize will definitely not be the same again. Six housemates namely Tsatsii,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested 40,887 drug offenders, including 45 barons, and seized more than 5.5 million kilogrammes of illicit substances over the past two years. Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, announced the figures on Wednesday in Abuja at the commissioning of 48 operational vehicles for the agency’s strategic…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken possession of Wadata Plaza, the building used by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as its National Secretariat, due to 28 years of unpaid ground rent. Director of Lands at the FCTA, Mr Chijoke Nwankwoeze, said the action followed the revocation of the property’s land title, which was…
Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte is now the secretary general of NATO after a handover ceremony at alliance headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. Rutte thanked NATO allies for trusting him with the leadership role, succeeding former secretary general Jens Stoltenberg. “It is a big job, and I have big shoes to fill,” he said….
Europa League champions Atalanta BC are playing hard ball over a transfer of star forward Ademola Lookman. This comes as the player was curiously consigned to the subs bench as Atalanta posted a comfortable win at Young Boys of Switzerland in the UEFA Champions League Tuesday night. The Super Eagles star has continued to attract…
A 40-year-old Nigerian man, identified as Lekan Adebeshin, has been remanded in custody by a Lagos magistrates’ court after being accused of defiling a 15-year-old girl. The Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court, presided over by Magistrate B.A. Sonuga, ruled on Monday that Adebeshin be held in a correctional facility. The court referred the case file to…
Former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has denied recent claims trending on social media that he discredited the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by his former Special Adviser on Media, Samuel Onwuemeodo, Okorocha said the claims were false and fabricated by his political detractors. The statement read, “Almost eight years…
A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South Africa, Mr Bola Babarinde, says Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, remains a child any father will be proud of. Babarinde, the General Secretary Renewed Hope Global, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, said that Tinubu’s son deserved…
