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Long walk to revival of Ajaokuta Steel Plant – Ehi Braimah

After lying prostrate for over four decades, President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval for the Ajaokuta Steel Plant to be revived as part of his administration’s deliberate strategy to diversify the economy. Our over-dependence on oil revenue, from all indications,…

*Housewife fakes daughter’s Kidnap, demands N2M ransom (Vanguard) *Lagos COVID-19 cases may be 10 times higher, says health commissioner (ThisDay)

Housewife fakes daughter’s Kidnap, demands N2M ransom (Vanguard) A housewife, Fatima Bishir 22, is now in the Police net for faking the Kidnap of her five-year-old daughter in Katsina. SP Gambo Isah, the katsina Police command spokesman (PPRO) disclosed this…

Liverpool lift Premier League trophy: Goals galore, explosions and a red sky

The fireworks started at Anfield long before that Premier League trophy was presented to Liverpool on the Kop – normally the beating heart of the club’s support but instead adorned by flags on this night of celebration. Liverpool’s 5-3 win…

At last, Buhari wears face mask

The President Muhammadu Buhari was on Thursday sighted with a face mask for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 had recommended the compulsory use of face masks while in public as one…

‘I went into crime because neighbours were calling me thief’

A 21-year-old armed robbery suspect, Rasheed Sulaimon, has told his police interrogators that he went into crime to prove a point to neighbours who were always calling him a thief in Ajegunle, Lagos, when he was growing up. The police…

Buju Banton performs ‘Buried Alive’ on ‘The Daily Show’

Grammy Award-winning reggae musician Buju Banton appeared on The Daily Show to perform an anthem of strength and resilience, “Buried Alive,” from his album Upside Down 2020. The passionate performance from Banton and his band took place in an isolated…

UNIBEN lecturer killed as bribe-seeking policeman drags steering with driver

A lecturer at the Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Stella Okotie, has been killed by a commercial driver, Anu Adisa, around the institution located on the Benin-Lagos Expressway, Edo State. The deceased’s sales boy identified simply as Amos, who…

Tolulope Arotile buried in Abuja

Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, was buried in Abuja on Thursday, July 23, 2020. According to a Channels TV report, the burial was at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Arotile, who died on July 14 in…

Zenke unhappy COVID-19 denied Enyimba 9th league title

Enyimba International football club of Aba attacking winger Thomas Zenke is sad that the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus has denied the ‘Peoples elephants’ their 9th Nigerian league title. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, season…

Mba’s lifestyle affected his career – Amokachi

Former Super Eagles assistant coach, Daniel Amokachi, has blamed an indiscipline lifestyle and a failed transfer move to Bordeaux for Sunday Mba’s short-lived career, The PUNCH reports. The 30-year-old, who scored the Super Eagles’ winning goal in the 2013 Africa…

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