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The total amount of money owed to the Chinese government by the Federal Government as at March last year rose to $3. 121 billion (N1,126.68 trillion at USD/N361). The amount represents only 3.94 per cent of Nigeria’s total public debt of $79.21 billion as at September 2021. Similarly, in terms of external sources of funds, loans […]

Activist Aisha Yesufu has said religious rulers benefit from bad governance because the situation helps them “sell cheap miracles”. She made this statement in response to a post by Pastor William Kumuyi, founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry. Kumuyi, in his post, cautioned believers in Christ not to hate those in […]

24 hours after the collapse of 21-storey building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, a 2-storey building has collapsed Tuesday in Osapa London area of Lekki, Lagos. The building was under construction at the time of the incident. The cause of the collapse and the casualties are still unknown. – Independent

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reportedly confiscated the passport of a popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, aka Obi Cubana, who was arrested on Monday for alleged money laundering and tax fraud. It was gathered that the seizure of his travel document was to prevent him from leaving the country while under investigation. […]

It was a black Monday in Lagos when a 21-storey building under construction collapsed killing many people while others were still trapped as of the time of filing this report.  The multipurpose building is located on Gerald Road in the highbrow Ikoyi area of the state. While the casualty number is yet to be ascertained […]

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Monday berated the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Ortom said the worst military government ever in the country is better than the present All Progressives Congress (APC) government. Ortom made the remarks while answering questions from journalists in Makurdi, Benue State capital, shortly after his return from Abuja […]

Gbolahan Oki, general manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), has disclosed that the owner of the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, was given approval to construct only 15 floors. Oki told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone that the owner of the property has been arrested and would face the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari played host to Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Aso Rock on Sunday. Both men held a closed door meeting. At the end of the meeting, Tinubu said he was at the presidential villa to thank the president for visiting him in London where he sought medical […]

Two days after returning from Saudi Arabia where he attended a summit and also held prayers for Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari is heading for Glasgow, Scotland. He is to attend the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the country before heading for France. According to […]

From November 1, WhatsApp will be blocked on millions of phones across the world. Few weeks ago, UK Sun had reported that some iPhones and Android mobiles would be locked out of WhatsApp forever. In the tech space, companies usually stop supporting older devices. Google did just that with old Android phones for Gmail, YouTube […]

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the interim forfeiture of the houses and cars linked to Obinwanne Okeke, popularly known as Invictus Obi, who the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission described as “a strong leader of a cyber-crime syndicate that specialised in business e-mail compromise.” Based on an […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says Nigeria is on the edge of precipice as the country is going through the most trying and difficult period of its existence. He said this on Saturday during the 2021 elective National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Eagle Square, Abuja. The Wazirin Adamawa, therefore, appealed to […]

Former Senate President, Pius Anyim has declared that he will contest for the office of the President in 2023. Anyim noted that his ambition would not be tied to zoning of the presidency to the South East by the Peoples Democratic Party. He made the declaration on Saturday in an interview with journalists, in Abuja. […]

The Federal Government has again extended the deadline for the National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who announced this, urged Nigerians and legal residents to complete the process before the end of the year 2021. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday jointly […]