Diamond Celebrities

Kidnappers of Beauty Siasia, the mother of former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, have reduced their demand from N70m to N50m as they negotiate the release of the 76 year-old, Sports Extra has reliably gathered. Siasia’s mother was kidnapped by unidentified armed men on July 15, alongside 65-year-old Florence Donana and her 17-year-old granddaughter from her home in […]

Police in Brazil probing rape allegations against football superstar Neymar have closed the case due to a lack of evidence, the Sao Paulo attorney general’s office said Monday. The police decision will be sent to prosecutors on Tuesday, which will have 15 days to evaluate the case, a spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office said. […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to return Dr Chris Ngige as the Minister of Labour and Productivity in the next cabinet. It warned that returning the former Anambra State governor as minister would create industrial crisis, adding that Ngige lacked the approach to lead workers. In an interview with Punch […]

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United States Government have sold off a 65-metre Galactica Star super yacht worth $42m (N15.1bn) belonging to oil magnate Kola Aluko, who was accused of cheating Nigeria out of almost $1.8bn (N648bn) in siphoned crude oil sales. Although the yacht was priced at $42m, it could not be […]

Despite concerns raised by motorists and other road users, the Federal Government has said there is no going back on the four-month planned partial closure of sections of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for reconstruction. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Adedamola Kuti, said on Sunday the planned partial closure starting from August 3 […]

The security challenges in Nigeria continued last week leading to the death of at least 35 people. The victims died in violent attacks across Nigeria last week, while 40 others were reported kidnapped during the week. The major incident, however, was the clash of Shiite protesters with the police in Abuja. The clash led to […]

Many people were killed when suspected members of the Boko Haram attacked a funeral procession in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The attack is believed to have occurred on Sunday, with the presidency saying “tens of mourners” were killed. Maiduguri is considered the safest part of Borno State, but attacks by the Boko Haram still occur […]

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shitte said yesterday that all it requires from the federal government to stop its current agitation is the release of the incarcerated leader of the sect, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zinat. The group was reacting to its proscription on Friday by government through a court […]

Elder statesman and former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said that no Igbo man will still claim Nigerian citizenship if the South East zone is not supported to produce the nation’s president in 2023. In a recent interview with Sun News, he was emphatic that denying the East the chance to succeed President […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Monrovia, Liberia, received the country’s highest award and expressed his resolve to continue to strengthen cooperation within the West African sub-region. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja, said the president was honoured during the 172nd independence anniversary of the West […]

The United States has said  it may extend its  visa restrictions  to the family members of individuals, especially politicians believed to have undermined democracy in Nigeria during the 2019 general elections. The US  also said the American   visas issued to politicians and others  affected by the restriction had been revoked by the Department of State. […]

There was a mild drama on Friday when the senator representing Kogi West, Mr Dino Melaye, asked the Director of Strategic Communication for the All Progressives Congress Campaign Council, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), who is a ministerial nominee, to recite the second stanza of the national anthem. The scene played out on the floor of […]

Aisha Buhari, wife of the president and Nigerian first lady, says about 9.2 million Nigerian women and girls get pregnant every year — and an “alarming” number of them die due to causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Speaking at the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Forum in Abuja on Friday, Mrs Buhari, who was represented […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to be careful when buying animal hides, popularly known as ‘ponmo.’ According to a statement issued on Friday and signed by the Director-General of the agency, Moji Adeyeye, investigations revealed that ”unscrupulous businessmen and traders are now diverting animal hides meant for […]

Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, says there is no available land for Ruga settlement in the state. The federal government had proposed Ruga as a means to end the incessant clashes between farmers and herders but it was later suspended following public outcry. Speaking during a lecture in Abuja, the governor said the ideal way to begin […]

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament. In the ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1, 481 points as against 1, 433 it had in […]

The sitting of members of the Ondo State House of Assembly was, on Thursday, called off, as a result of the dilapidated condition of the Assembly building. It was gathered that a big snake fell from the ceiling of the chamber on Wednesday while the lawmakers were about to start legislative business. A source said […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday shut down MTN and DSTV main offices in Benue in protest of continued killings of Nigerians in South Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that MTN and DSTV are both South African companies operating in Nigeria. NANS Deputy Zonal Coordinator, Zone C, Abah Owoicho, who led […]