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The Peoples Democratic Party has knocked the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for what attempting to divert attention from the main issues of the failures of the APC government by making derogatory remarks on the opposition PDP.  In a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the […]

Nigerian sprinter Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha has been provisionally suspended for the use of banned substances by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Nwokocha, 21, ran the anchor leg in Birmingham last month as Nigeria beat England and Jamaica to take gold. She was part of the winning quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, and Rose Chukwuma who […]

The Federal Government has reacted to a viral video showing stranded Nigerians at an airport in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The video had suggested the Nigerians had been denied entry into the UAE despite possessing valid visas. In a statement signed by a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Francisca Omayuli, the government said the […]

A 40-year-old woman, Mrs Joy Sunday, arrested by the police for conspiracy over the kidnap of her husband in Akwa Ibom State, said on Friday that she partook in the act because her husband starved her of sex and money for too long. City Round gathered that the kidnappers demanded N10m as ransom and later reduced […]

Nigeria now has about 20 million out-of-school children, according to the latest global data on out-of-school children by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). UNESCO, which says a new and improved methodology was used to arrive at the latest figures, said there are “244 million children and youth between the ages of 6 and […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the nation has entered a critical stage ahead of the 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at an ‘Expert Meeting on Conducting Elections in Volatile Security Environment’, organised in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in Abuja, on Thursday. He […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has threatened to assist the Peoples’ Democratic Party lose the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who is having a running battle with Senator Iyioricha Ayu, National Chairamn of the PDP, said this at the commissioning of a road in Omerelu community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers, on Thursday. The governor […]

Serena Williams, playing what could be the last US Open of her storied career, won her second-round singles match Wednesday evening, downing world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4) 2-6 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. “After I lost the second set, I thought, ‘Oh, my goodness, I got to give my best […]

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has described the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as “unconscionable, worrisome and unacceptable. He said that the strike has lingered for far too long and that the Nigerian government must immediately engage in “collaborative negotiations” with the […]

Emirates Airlines has restored its flight operations to Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos.  The company announced this in emails sent to its customers and obtained by Channels Television. “We are pleased to inform you that effective from 11th September 2022, we will reinstate operations of our flights,” Emirates said on Wednesday. “Inbound flights from Dubai […]

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has dropped a hint for one to know if initiated into witchcraft. The popular thespian who is famous for some of his roles as an occult member in the Nigerian movie industry shared with his friends and fans some pointers that can indicate that they have become a member of the […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has stated how his administration resolved a four-month old strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in one day. He said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the 70th birthday celebration of Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, organised by The Kukah Centre. Daily Trust reports […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday told state governors who are members of his party, APC, that his government would not interfere in the 2023 elections. The APC governors visited the Nigerian leader in Abuja on Tuesday and details of their discussion were contained in a statement by the president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina. According to Mr Adesina, Mr Buhari […]

There are indications that despite the insistence of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to continue its lingering strike, the Federal Government is set to reopen universities. According to sources in the Federal Ministry of Education, the academic staff are not the only set of workers in the university system and since non-academic staff […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has outlined steps the government must take to end its six-month-long academic strike. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the government must exhibit transparency. “Government should tell us and Nigerians – the money that has been alleged to have been approved for revitalisation – […]

The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors has said six out of 10 doctors in the country plan to leave the country for greener pastures. This is just as it disclosed that there are only 12,297 resident doctors in both the Federal and state tertiary health institutions in the country. The NARD President, Dr Dare Ishaya, […]

Legendary Nigerian actress, Joke Silva has allayed the fears of many fans and movie lovers that her husband, colleague and contemporary in the Nigerian film industry, Olu Jacobs is dead. Taking to her verified Instagram account, the thespian stated that her husband is hale and hearty saying he is ‘enjoying himself as always in the […]