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Ferocious winter weather sweeping across large parts of the central and southern US has brought record-breaking cold temperatures, left millions without power and killed at least 21 people across multiple states. The worst power outages were in Texas, where more than 4m homes and businesses remained without power on Tuesday in subfreezing temperatures. Elsewhere more than 250,000 people […]

Obinwanne Okeke was on Tuesday sentenced in the United States to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a computer-based intrusion fraud scheme that caused approximately $11 million in known losses to his victims. Mr Okeke is also known as Invictus Obi. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia provided details of the court […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was disclosed in a statement written on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. In a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad […]

The Federal Government has been subsidising electricity supply across the country to the tune of over N50bn monthly, the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has said. He said the subsidy spendings were because the government was worried by the incessant complaints by ordinary Nigerians over the unavoidable and periodic increase in the cost of electricity. […]

Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has urged Christian leaders to resist the temptation of preaching “prosperity gospel devoid of hard work”. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart noted that the trend had gradually turned the country into a society without values, honesty, hard work and integrity. He advised the Christian leaders to spread the […]

Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, says COVID-19 vaccines carry a certain amount of risk. Nigeria is expected to receive its first batch of allocated doses by the end of February. On February 11, the World Health Organisation (WHO) released a document detailing the use and risks associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine. According to the WHO, […]

COVID-19 cases in the two mostly affected centres, Lagos and FCT Abuja have continued to plunge southwards, suggesting that Nigeria may have tamed the COVID-19 pandemic. Nationally on Monday, the NCDC reported just 574 cases, not far from the 690 reported on Sunday. Lagos and Abuja, which are the leaders in grim cases, have now […]

A former Nigerian minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has emerged the first female Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Mrs Okonjo-Iweala was confirmed DG of the trade body in a statement by the WTO on Monday. The United States government had last week announced its endorsement of Mrs Okonjo-Iweala for the top job. It became clear earlier […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned Nigerians against stoking violence through ethnic hatred, adding that his government will deal decisively with perpetrators of such act. In a statement issued on Sunday by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, Buhari said his administration is committed to ensuring the security of all Nigerians, irrespective of religious affiliation or ethnicity. There […]

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) said it is evaluating the risk to Nigeria of the new Ebola outbreak in Guinea. In a tweet on Sunday, the NCDC said it has been in touch with the World Health Organization and the Africa CDC over the development. It also said it is in touch with the West […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged politicians to imbibe and promote peace, love and unity for the stability and growth of Nigeria. Politics should not be seen as war but a process of choosing a leader, and after elections, there should be love and unity amongst all political parties, Mr Jonathan said. The former president […]

Emirates Airlines has extended the ban on passenger services from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) to Dubai until March 10 2021. It said travellers from both Abuja and Lagos would not be accepted for travel prior to the date, according to a statement issued by the airline on Sunday. Also, the carrier warned that passengers who […]

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola Sunday said the Third Mainland Bridge will no longer be opened on Monday but at the end of February. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone that the bridge would experience one more total closure from Feb. 19 to 21 before completion […]

Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has condemned the arrest of #OccupyLekki protesters at the Lekki toll plaza including the detention of comedian Debo Adebayo better known as Mr Macaroni. Ozekhome said even the military allowed people to protest. The senior advocate said this in a message sent to Punch on Saturday. He wrote, […]

A new report has shown that additional 564 million condoms are needed annually if Nigeria is to cover 90 per cent of its adult population. The report, based on a survey, is titled ‘Condom accessibility and use in Nigeria’ and produced by NOIpolls, in partnership with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) […]

Donald Trump survived a second impeachment trial Saturday when the US Senate acquitted him on the charge of incitement of insurrection, ending Democratic efforts to hold the former president accountable over the deadly US Capitol riot. The five day trial, in which Democratic impeachment managers argued that Trump betrayed his oath of office by urging […]

The police authorities have deployed a large contingent of officials to the Lekki tollgate ahead of Saturday’s planned protests. A few hours to the planned #occupyLekkitollgate and #DefendLagos protests, slated to hold at 7 a.m., several police vehicles and officers are already on the ground at the tollgate. At least 10 police vehicles were seen at […]

Billionaire businessman Ned Nwoko has raised an alarm over plans to assassinate him. The former house of Representatives member made this known during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, February 11, 2021. According to him, the assassination plot had a connection with a piece of land in his community in Delta where he was […]