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Like reps, senate passes N17.13trn 2022 budget

The senate has passed N17.126 trillion as budget for the 2022 fiscal year, jerking the appropriation bill by N735.8 billion. The upper legislative chamber passed the bill for third...

Edo lends N850m to LGAs to pay December salaries

The Edo government says it loaned N850 million to local government areas in the state to clear salaries of council workers for December, pending the release of federation accounts...

Senate will consult with reps on next line of action, says Lawan on electoral bill

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says the upper legislative chamber will consult with the house of representatives in January on the next line of action on the electoral bill. Speaking...

‘It’s anti-Islam’ — Hisbah to invite Shatu Garko’s parents over Miss Nigeria participation

Residents panic as bulldozers move to demolish houses at Magodo estate in Lagos

Officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), on Tuesday evening, besieged the phase two of Magodo estate in Lagos state in what appears to be a move to demolish...

‘How I killed Lucky Igbinedion’s mother’ — 25-year-old maid confesses

Dominion Okoro, a 25-year-old housemaid, has confessed to the killing of Maria Igbinedion, the mother of Lucky Igbinedion, former governor of Edo state. Okoro confessed to the crime when...

Baba Suwe, Rachel Oniga, Sound Sultan… 10 shocking celebrity deaths in 2021

Death, they say, is inevitable. The loss of several great talents in the Nigerian entertainment industry is one of the issues that defined the year 2021.

Okagbare’s doping ban, Joshua’s defeat — 7 disappointing moments in sports in 2021

In 2021, Nigerian sports recorded incredible, nerve-wracking, eye-raising, jaw-dropping and disappointing moments. In this article, we will focus on the latter. Anthony Joshua’s second career defeat by Oleksander Usyk,...