We borrow to pay salaries, says Nigeria’s acting Accountant-General

The acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Anamekwe Nwabuoku, has said that Nigeria is borrowing money to pay salaries. Nwabuoku said this on Tuesday, June 14, at a retreat organised by the office of the AGF for members of the technical sub-committee on cash management (TSCM) in Abuja. He explained that there is an increase in […]

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Veteran Nigerian actor dies, buried in Ibadan

Veteran Nigerian actor, Yinka Ogundaisi, has been buried in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Nigeria. Ogundaisi, one of the Village Headmaster actors, who died on Wednesday morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, was buried on the evening of the same day in Ibadan. The death of the seasoned actor was confirmed by a […]

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Naira exchange rate continues to fall against the Dollar

Between June 2021, and June 2022, dollar-to-naira exchange rate has risen from N500 to N603 at the parallel market, signifying the greenback appreciated by 21 per cent within the one year period. Dollar exchanged at N603 (average) at Lagos and Abuja parallel markets on Tuesday, indicating a worsening liquidity crisis in the foreign exchange market […]

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Nigerian footballer found dead inside a car in Italy

Nigerian footballer, Akeem Omolade has been found dead inside his car. Following the news of his death, Italian football clubs were plunged into mourning. The former Torino striker, 39, made several Serie A appearances for the Turin club between 2001 and 2003. He also played for Treviso, Reggiana and ten other Italian clubs before retiring in 2017. […]

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JPMorgan wins against Nigeria in the $1.7 billion UK trial

Giant bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has won the $1.7 billion London court battle with the government of Nigeria over its role in the transfers of hundreds of millions of dollars to a former Nigerian oil Minister accused of corruption. Nigeria’s government said a contract awarded by one of its predecessors to explore the deep […]

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Abba Kyari’s co-defendants in drug deal sentenced to prison

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced two co-defendants to two years imprisonment in a charge filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended DCP Abba Kyari over an alleged drug deal. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, said having admitted to have committed the offence preferred […]

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President Buhari is a disaster in management of diversity ―Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Sokoto State, Nigeria, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has once again taken a swipe at Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview with Ladi Akeredolu-Ale of Channels Television, Kukah who is a strong critic of the government of the day alleged that President Buhari has been a disaster in the management […]

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My Journey in the Forests of A Thousand Daemons (1), By Dele Momodu

Fellow Nigerians, beginning from this week, I will give you exclusive blow-by-blow account of my experience during the just concluded PDP Presidential Primaries and from time-to-time dovetail into my views concerning other Party Primaries. My journey into the forest of a thousand daemons started with a meeting with my core team in Epe sometime last […]

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Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapses from 3,703MW to 9MW

Statistic obtained on Monday from the Nigeria Electricity System Operator, an arm of the Federal Government’s power transmission company, showed that the national electricity grid actually crashed from a peak of 3,703 megawatts to as low as 9MW on Sunday. Nigeria witnessed widespread blackout on Sunday after the national grid collapsed around 6.49pm, before engineers […]

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Nigerian actress, Mercy Aigbe and shoe vendor, Larrit fight at a Lagos event (Videos)

Nigerian actress, Mercy Aigbe and shoe vendor, Lara Olukotun popularly known as Larrit got into a physical fight at the opening of a new plaza in the Lekki axis of Lagos State on Sunday June 12. Though what led to the fight is still categorically not known, Aigbe was spotted prior to the fight vibing […]

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Take this before she comes, if you cum too quick no rate me again ―Dr. Toolz says

A twitter user, Dr. Toolz @sametoolz has recommended what men should take if they are expecting their female partner and want to make love and don’t want to ejaculate quickly. Dr. Toolz did not elaborate whether the man expecting his female partner should take just one, or two, or three or all of them. This […]

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Those always sharing Bible quotes, motivational, inspirational posts are the most wicked and toxic ―BBNaija’s TBoss

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, actress, model, brand ambassador, influencer and super mum, Tokunbo Idowu better known as TBoss, has said people who always post Bible quotes and motivational posts are the most wicked and toxic. “It be the ones always posting up the Bible quotes, motivational and inspirational posts that be the most wicked […]

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June 12, 1993, Running Mates and 2023, By Reuben Abati

Yesterday, Nigeria declared a public holiday, and marked the 29th anniversary of June 12, 1993, the day Nigerians trooped out en masse to elect Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, a South Westerner, a Yoruba man, as President of Nigeria. On that day, Nigerians discounted primordial sentiments and ignored the centrifugal forces at the heart of the […]

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Never let a confused man waste your time or energy ―BBNaija’s Tacha tells fellow women

Like most viewers of episode seven of BBNaija housemates’ reunion show, reality star, Tacha expressed shock at Liquorose’s narration of the events that led to the end of her relationship with housemate Emmanuel. In a series of tweets, Tacha trolled another BBNaija housemate, Emmanuel, over his attempt to explain being found in a compromising situation […]

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Nigerian man whose girlfriend marries another man, commits suicide

42-year-old Nigerian man identified as Ibrahim Adamu Mohd, has committed suicide by hanging at Kanti quarters in Kazaure Local Government Area of Jigawa State after his girlfriend married another man. It was gathered that residents of Kanti woke up on Sunday morning, June 12, and found the man with a rope around his neck, dangling […]

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