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Former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, took a swipe at his successor, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, saying the governor has no programme for Imo people, but preparing the grounds towards squandering the N42.5…

Obviously not amused with the deplorable condition of Lagos roads, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday said his administration is considering the establishment of a helpline to…

A former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has said he is not afraid of any gang-up against him by his political foes.Amosun, who just returned to the country from lesser hajj in Saudi Arabi, spoke on Wednesday…

A 63 year-old woman Mable Dulaney, of West Monroe, Louisiana, United States is facing trial, accused of laundering thousands of dollars for an acquaintance possibly connected to a Nigerian fraud scheme.She met the…

Some Labour Unions have commended the Federal Government and Financial Institutions for the smooth take off of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) in the country.The unions are the Nigeria Union of Local…

General Oladipo Diya, former Chief of General Staff, during the military reign of maximum ruler, General Sani Abacha, was present at the swearing in of President Muhammadu Buhari at Eagle Square…

Rebellion is mounting against Reverend Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, president of the Christian Association of Nigeria since 2016.While one group of dissidents, made up of 63 christian associations, wants to block his…

Mohammed Adoke, former minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, has spoken about the roles played by allies of former President Goodluck Jonathan in making him concede the 2015 election. In…

Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader of the house of representatives, was reportedly charged to court and found guilty of violating the rules of the bar of Georgia state in the US. According to Sahara…

The more than $267m (£210m) belonging to former Nigerian dictator General Sani Abach is to be shared between Nigeria, Jersey and the United States. The money was seized from a Jersey bank account belonging to Abacha.The…

The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs through the National Centre for Women Development, Abuja, has listed 22 women to be inducted into the Nigerian Women Hall of Fame, including the late Alhaja Kudirat…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) seized nearly $21,000 of unreported currency from a Nigerian couple at the weekend.The Nigerians who…

Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum says land displacements and reprisals account for Fulani related clashes in northern Nigeria, discarding Islamisation or Fulanisation agenda of ex-President Obasanjo.…

The eighth House of Representatives will on Thursday round off its activities with a special valedictory session, in the House Chamber. This was made known on Wednesday in a statement by the Acting…

Some international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) have backed the social investment programmes (SIPs) of the federal government. Africa Network for Environmental and…

Reverend Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has been advised to step aside from his role by Some Concerned Christian Forum of Nigeria (SCFN).This group consists of…

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Mr Yekini Nabena has sought the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari in the current face-off between the National Chairman of the…

THERE was partial sanity on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway yesterday as the Presidential task force in collaboration with Lagos State Government commenced removal of all trucks and trailers on the road.Vanguard had…

MC Oluomo’s son Ololade Abdulai Akinsanya has just graduated from the Clayton County performing Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the father has taken to Instagram to celebrate him. The popular leader in the Nigerian Union of Road…

Politician and lawyer, Femi Fani Kayode has threatened to move the motion for Yoruba Oduduwa’s independence from Nigeria. Femi Fani Kayode, the former minister of Aviation, Nigeria took to his twitter page to threaten to move the…

Shareholders yesterday knocked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for punishing Oando Plc. They queried the regulator’s powers to impose such sanctions, claiming that its actions would harm the…

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), says it has a cordial relationship with governments and people of the South East Zone of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo…

Barely a few weeks after it took over the social media, targeting young Nigerians to participate in a pyramid scheme, Loom, a Ponzi scheme has slowed down, as fewer people now reportedly invest in it.Probably garnering…

The founder of the One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj ji, Tuesday called on President Muhammed Buhari to appoint him as his ‘spiritual adviser.’He said this has become necessary because other religious groups and their leaders…