Kogi Governor, Bello Budgets N1.5billion For Refreshments, N600million To Maintain Deputy Governor’s Office Amid Non-payment Of Workers’ Salaries

The Kogi State Government led by Governor Yahaya Bello has earmarked humongous sums for refreshments, furnishing of offices and others in its 2022 budget, despite its inability to pay the…

Niger Delta Activist, Tony Uranta Is Dead

Niger Delta activist, Tony Uranta has passed on. The former Executive Secretary of United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy (UNDEDSS), died on Wednesday afternoon.  Actress, Regina Askia Williams also confirmed…

Nigeria Police Arrest Officer Who Shot Driver Dead Over N50 Bribe In Taraba

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a trigger-happy officer, Sergeant Haruna Idi, who allegedly shot dead a driver over N50 bribe in Taraba State.   On Tuesday, UGAMATV reported that…

Comedian Cute Abiola spends 10 days in detention, Navy says administrative procedure ongoing

Naval personnel and online comedian, Abdulgafar Ahmad, aka Cute Abiola, has spent 10 days in the custody of the Nigerian Navy for posting a video of himself in military uniform…

EU threatening to reject Nigeria’s cocoa, say farmers

The European Union has threatened to reject cocoa produced in Nigeria from next year due to a fall in the commodity’s quality, the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria has said.…

Lagos State University Lecturer Spends Five Times His Salary On Newspaper Advert Discrediting #EndSARS Panel Report

A lecturer of the Lagos State University (LASU), Dr Abubakri Yekini says there was no “massacre” at the Lekki toll gate on October 20, 2020. Yekini in a paid advert…

COVID-19: Germany’s death toll passes 100,000

More than 100,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Germany since the start of the pandemic, a public health agency announced Thursday. Europe’s largest economy is battling a fresh surge…

Don’t be discouraged, all will be well —Kumuyi to Nigerians

The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has urged the body of Christ not to be discouraged by the challenges confronting the country, adding all will…

FREEDOM FIGHTER Mandela’S HOME turned into boutique hotel

Anti-apartheid legend Nelson Mandela liked hearty, simple meals, like oxtail stew. It was a favourite dish of South Africa’s first black president and now fills ravioli served in his former…

OAU student death CONTROVERSY: NANS fumes, says Hilton hotel owner enjoys preferential treatment in police custody

The owner of Hiltons Hotels and Resorts, Dr. Rahman Adedoyin, is enjoying preferential treatment in the custody of the Osun State Police Command, the National Association of Nigerian Students has…