Why I no longer speak to my mother, Nigerian father – Dele Alli

Everton winger, Dele Alli has shared how his relationship with his father, Kehinde became strained.

17-Year-Old Attempts To Break Guinness World Record For Most Watermelon Eaten In 30 Seconds

A 17-year-old Nigerian Boy, Akor Kelechi Kingsley, is set to attempt the Guinness World Record for the most watermelon eaten in 30 seconds.

Supplementary budget: National Assembly gets N70bn to ‘support’ new lawmakers

The house of representatives, on Thursday, passed a bill seeking to amend the supplementary appropriation act 2022.

DSS charges suspended CBN Governor Emefiele to court

The Department of State Services (DSS) has charged embattled suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to court.

We are stranded, treated like outcasts,” three tricyclists who rode from Lagos to Abuja in solidarity with President Tinubu cry out

Three members of the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), who drove from Lagos to Abuja in solidarity with Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have cried out after being stranded due to their inability to see the president. 

Police arrest 26 sit-at-home enforcers in Imo

26 enforcers of the illegal sit-at-home order by some suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have been arrested by the police in Imo state. 

Three kidnappers struck dead by lightning in Kwara

Three suspected kidnappers have been reportedly struck dead by lightning in the Oro Ago, an agrarian community in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State.

Lagos Police Rescue Baby From Sewage Tank

The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a day-old baby girl from a sewage tank in Gowon Estate, Lagos State. 

Nigeria repays $500m Eurobond debt

The Debt Management Office (DMO) says Nigeria has redeemed a $500 million Eurobond on its due date, July 12, 2023. 

We’ll shut down digital lenders harassing debtors — FCCPC

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has vowed to permanently delete digital money lending apps harassing and slandering customers from Google Play Store.

We aren’t as rich as you think — Reps’ speaker Abbas tells Nigerians

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, says members of the National Assembly aren’t as rich as Nigerians are made to believe. 

A Las Vegas family has been thrown into mourning after a toddler accidentally fatally sh0t himself at a caregiver’s home over the weekend.

Jaiangelis Stevenson, 2, fired the gun at himself in the bedroom of a home near Nellis Air Force Base around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 9, KLAS reported.

We’ll increase Nigeria’s revenue by technologically monitoring revenue collection agencies — FG

The Federal Government has revealed its plans to increase Nigeria’s revenue without imposing extra taxes by technologically monitoring revenue collections in real-time. 

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has forwarded a letter of extension of his medical leave to the State House of Assembly.

Governor Akeredolu last month began medical leave and said he would resume duties on July 7.

Court orders Obasanjo, Yar Adua, Jonathan and Buhari to account for $5bn ABACHA loot

Justice Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari to give an account of the $5 billion Abacha loot so far recovered.

TINUBU emerges ECOWAS Chairman

In a unanimous endorsement that signals the trust and confidence reposed in him by his counterparts, President Bola Tinubu emerged as the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government on Sunday in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.

Top Boko Haram Commander and his lieutenant surrender to Nigerian troops in Borno

A top Commander of the Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād otherwise known as Boko Haram, Khaid Malam Ali and his lieutenant, Bunu Umar has surrendered to the troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North East of Borno state. 

Nigerian man begins 200hrs singing marathon to break world record

A Nigerian man, Oluwatobi Kufeji, has embarked on the longest singing marathon in his quest to set a new Guinness World Record.

President Tinubu expected to be next ECOWAS chairman

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to become the next chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

JAMB Reacts To Mmesoma’s Confession, Kamsiyochukwu’s Feat - We have been vindicated

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says that Mmesoma Ejikeme’s confession that she forged her UTME scores has vindicated it.