Did Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party hire two new lobbyists, John Barnett and Bruce Fein, to make the United States recognise him as Nigeria’s “authentic president”? Atiku’s spokesman, Paul Ibe, denied the reports and described them as “total fabrication” and “fake news” by the …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reacted sharply to allegations that its stings against rampaging bandits in Zamfara were on innocent civilians, challenging anyone with evidence that civilians were targeted during its recent strikes to produce evidence. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, made the …

A 14- year-old boy, Huzaifa Abdulrashid, has drowned while bathing in a stagnant pool called “Promise” at Gwarzo Road in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. The spokesman of the Kano State Fire Service, Mr Saidu Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident happened on …

By Anthony Cuthbertson A new WhatsApp upgrade will finally bring a dedicated app to Apple iPad users. The popular messaging app is currently available on Android smartphones, iPhones, as well as desktop and laptop computers through WhatsApp’s website. Anyone who currently wishes to use WhatsApp on an iPad is required …

Traders at the popular Ladipo Spare Parts Market in Lagos have commended the versatility of the EcobankPay platform which they say enables easy and instant payments from their customers. Some of the traders who were part of an event to launch the EcobankPay Zone at the market testified that the …

Defence minister says army has overthrown and arrested al-Bashir and taken charge of the country for the next two years. Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has been removed by the army after months of anti-government protests against his three decades of iron-fisted rule. The veteran leader, who swept to power in …

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo state, has emphasised the need for the periodic summit for media practitioners in the country in order to learn about the latest development in the media industry and also to keep them ahead of the game. Akeredolu stated this in Ilara Mokin, Ifedore Local Government …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Wednesday April 10, 2019 said that the Google originated from the ‘Ifa’ also known as the oracle. The traditional leader said that without ‘Ifa’ , google would not have been created. Ogunwusi said this during the press tour of the tourists sites …

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a three gang syndicate who specializes in stealing children from unsuspecting parents. The suspects are Kate Njoku, Joy Okorie  and Onyeka Joseph (male). Members of the syndicate were found to have succeeded in stealing eight children from different locations across Ogun State and …

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has unveiled 30 students from 10 universities across the country as UBA Brand Ambassadors for 2019 in the third edition of its Campus Ambassador Programme. The 30 students, made up of 17 males and 13 females, were selected based on a number of …