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133 die in rain battered Philippines

The death toll from a tropical storm in the southern Philippines climbed swiftly to 133 on Saturday, as rescuers pulled dozens of bodies from a swollen river. Although the police confirmed the death toll, Romina...

Fuel Scarcity: Fayose asks Buhari to resign as petroleum minister

Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has again condemned the federal government over its nonchalant attitude towards ending the fuel scarcity being experienced across the country, calling for the immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari...

Bleak Christmas looms as Fuel scarcity bites harder on Nigerians

Despite assurances by various government agencies and officials that the current fuel crisis will abate, the situation across the country portends a bleak Christmas, as the scarcity bites harder and thousands are forced to...
Davido Releases Video for New Song “Like Dat”

Supremacy Battle: “There is nothing between Wizkid and me”- Davido

This year has been a bittersweet one for Davido. Apart from releasing monstrous hits and bagging international awards, he also lost three of his close friends. He was even accused, allegedly, of knowing about...
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Arik Air grounded as cabin crew down tools

Hundreds of Arik Air passengers were stranded on Friday morning at various airports across the country following an unannounced strike by the cabin crew. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the worst hit...

Ibori ‘reunites’ with Tinubu, Orji Kalu

A picture of James Ibori, ex-governor of Delta state, with two of his former colleagues, is currently trending on social media. The two colleagues are Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, and Orji Uzor...

Nigeria’s unemployment worsens as labour market swells by 1.2m workers in 3 months

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country’s labour population increased from 83.9 million in the second quarter to 85.1 million in the third quarter of 2017, a difference of 1.2million in additional...

BREAKING! Africa leading telecoms giant, Globacom set to acquire 9mobile

Nigeria’s First indigenous network raring to beat Airtel, Dangote Group, others to lucrative bid In a few days, all things being equal, one of Africa’s leading telecom giants, Globacom would acquire 9mobile thus affirming its...

In the news: Innoson withdraws rights enforcement suit against EFCC

Mr. Innocent Chukwuma, the CEO of Innoson Nigeria Limited has withdrawn a fundamental right enforcement suit filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and five other respondents. In the ex-parte application filed before...

First Bank Ridicules New MD, Adesola Adeduntan With Fake ‘Burberry Agbada’ on Social Media

Humor, a good sense of it, is to First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) what manhood is to a midget and the bank goes to great lengths to prove it. Little wonder the bank’s media...