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Neymar said Saturday he was “psychologically destroyed” by Brazil’s elimination from the World Cup in a penalty shootout defeat to Croatia and admitted it hurt more than any other loss in his career.The 30-year-old scored a superb individual effort to equal Pele’s record goalscoring haul of 77 goals for the Selecao in Friday’s match that […]

Nigeria’s total debt stock has risen to N44.06 trillion on the back of borrowings by Federal and State Governments. A statement by the Debt Management Office ON Thursday in Abuja explained: “as at September 30, 2022, Nigeria’s Total Public Debt Stock which comprises the Total Domestic and External Debt Stock of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), […]

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday, said the Nigerian economy was overdue to go cashless as the Federal Government had sufficiently invested in the required payment system infrastructure to make the transition seamless. Emefiele said this shortly after meeting the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at his native […]

All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said he is ready to debate from morning till night. Tinubu has been heavily criticised for staying away from interactive sessions attended by other presidential candidates. His absence at ARISE Townhall on Sunday had created a stir as his critics said Tinubu might have stayed […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and other stakeholders in the oil sector to resolve the ongoing fuel crisis. The secret police threatened that it would launch manhunt if after 48 hours, there are still […]

Jaylen Smith has become the youngest Black mayor in the United States after being elected in a runoff election. Smith, 18, defeated Nemi Matthews Sr. in a runoff election to emerge the mayor of Earle, Arkansas. Smith had 218 votes, compared to Matthews’ 139, according to election results. Smith announced his win in a Facebook […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he will never contest for the Presidency of the country again. He said he would be diminishing himself if he should decide to begin to lobby people and campaign for election again. Jonathan said this in an interview published in a book, ‘My Time As Chaplain In Aso Rock,” […]

A 27-year-old man and father of three children, Mr Emmanuel Sanwo-Olu, has filed a suit before the Delta State High Court 2 sitting in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area, urging the court to declare the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as his father. In the suit no: EHC/148/2022 between Emmanuel Moses Sanwo-Olu and Babajide […]

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says his detractors have no proof he gets a share of the revenue of Lagos State. The former Lagos governor stated this in an interview with BBC News on Monday shortly after his appearance at the Chatham House in London, the United Kingdom. The APC candidate […]

The Federal Government on Tuesday said it has implement­ed all the demands presented to it by the EndSARS protesters in October 2020. Minister for Police Affairs, Dr. Mohammed Maigari-Din­gyadi, made this known in Abuja, at the Public Dissemi­nation of the Post EndSARS/ Research and Training of Police Oversight Agencies on Oversight Mechanisms. The event was […]

A boxer has died in the ongoing National Sports Festival in Asaba, Delta State capital. The boxer, Chukwuemeka Igboanugo who was representing Imo, died after losing a fight in a knockout with Prince Gaby Amagor from Anambra in the 86kg category. Pascal received a punch in the chin and the referee had to stop the […]

A mum-of-five has said that she regrets not listening to her seven-year-old daughter who warned that she could go blind if she got her eyeballs tattooed. Law student Anaya Peterson, 32, is now losing her sight after she chose to tattoo her eyeballs blue and purple. She was inspired by “blue-eyed dragon” Amber Luke, an Australian […]

President Buhari on Tuesday said elections are now difficult to rig in Nigeria. The President stated this at State House, Abuja, while playing host to West African Elders Forum Pre-Election Mediation Mission, led by former Sierra Leonean President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma. He restated that the 2023 general elections would be free, fair and credible, […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has pegged maximum over the counter (OTC) cash withdrawal per week for individuals at N100,000 and N500,000 for corporate organisations. The apex bank also limited individual Point of Service (POS) to N20,000 per day. This is is contained in a circular by the CBN and addressed to all Deposit […]

The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday, warned the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, that he and his party have no moral justification to attack the All Progressives Congress, APC, administration headed by Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister, who spoke in Abuja on the achievements in the water sector, […]

A lady identified as Toyin has set her boyfriend Moses Baba-Agba ablaze at Akoro, Badagry West Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Lagos State over her refusal to continue with their relationship. It was learned that the boyfriend discovered that Toyin was not pregnant after he forced her to go for scanning based on the fact […]

The family of the late gospel singer, Sammie Okposo, has announced the burial arrangements for the musician. According to the obituary shared on Monday, Sammie would be buried on Thursday, the 15th of December. Before the final burial, a night of tributes will be held for him on Tuesday, 13th of December at the La […]

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said those inviting him for debates are only trying to use him to make money because he’s a marketable individual. The former governor of Lagos State said this at Chatham House in London on Monday, barely 24 hours after he snubbed a […]