Ola Bankole

The federal government has declared December 26 and 27, 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day. It also declared Monday, January 2, 2023, as holiday to mark the New Year. The announcement was made by Minister of…

A tanker bearing 33,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) caught fire at Chab filling station opposite Star Paper Mill, Umuatako, Aba, in Abia, on Thursday, destroying property worth over N130 million. A worker with Chab, who pleaded…

Presidential candidate Bola Tinubu says he would unfailingly remove fuel subsidies if he is elected Nigeria’s president in 2023. The All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer made the vow on Thursday at a luncheon with entrepreneurs…

The Niger Commissioner for Health, Dr Muhammed Makusidi, has said that the migration of many workers from the state health sector created a gap of almost 3,000 in human resources. He said this in an interview with journalists shortly…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) promised adequate funding for the educational sector to ensure timely graduation of students from school. Mr Obi said this in a statement after a town Hall meeting in Port…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says its policy of cash withdrawal limit is not based on politics, contrary to insinuations. Aisha Ahmad, the Deputy Governor, CBN, said this in Abuja on Thursday when she answered questions from…

Argentinian World Cup winner Lionel Messi is planning to play another year for Paris Saint-Germain, French daily Le Parisien reported on Wednesday. The club reached a basic agreement with Jorge Messi, the superstar’s father and agent, on…

Troops of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army have raided the camps of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) in Ebonyi and Enugu. The spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu,…

Four persons died on Thursday while nine others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Mazda bus and an unregistered truck at Obada Oko on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Florence Okpe, the FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, confirmed the…

Renowned rap artist Olanrewaju Ogunmefun David, popularly known as Vector Tha Viper, has married his lover, Yinka Coker. In a video making the rounds on the internet, the 38-year-old rapper can be seen at a court registry with his…