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Nigerian reality show, Big Brother Naija, has announced that the program will start to air on June 30, 2019. In a post on the official Instagram page of DSTV on Monday, the organisers said the…

Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, has approved N83 million for the purchase of 750 cows for Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Idris Gusau, the governor’s spokesman, disclosed this in a statement. He said…

Calistus Obi, former acting director general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Mojisola Olatoregun of the federal high…

The African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in Oyo State during the 2019 general elections, Mr Akinwale Laosun, has urged Gov. Seyi Makinde to ensure that the state does not return to…

Over 310 Boeing 737 jets contain 148 potentially defective parts and may need to be replaced, the Federal Aviation Administration has said, a safety warning that comes as the Chicago-based manufacturer…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor, has signed the 2019 appropriation bill into law. Sanwo-olu approved the N873,532,460,725 today. The budget has N479, 691,73,705 for capital expenditure while…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of state and local government Police. He also approved the dismissal of 37 police officers as recommended by the National Human Rights…

Lawyer and activist Femi Falana (SAN) has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo view that Boko Haram is about Fulanisation of Nigeria and other West African countries must have been…

No fewer than 555 Biafra flags and other insignia were seized during a clampdown on Biafra agitators in Onitsha, by a joint taskforce of the Police, Military, National Security and Civil Defence Corps…

Nasarawa governor, Abdullahi Sule, has picked his first wife, Hajiya Salifat, as the official first lady of the state.This was made known in a statement sent to journalists and signed by the permanent secretary (political…

Fresh facts have emerged concerning the alleged infractions and false disclosures by Oando Plc which prompted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to mandate the oil firm’s Group Chief…

Between 2016 and 2018, Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, included 2.6 million more people in the formal banking system, reducing the exclusion rate from 41.6 per cent to 36.8 per cent in two years, according to the Access…

The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, William Kumuyi, on Sunday urged Christians not to attack the president of the country through any means.Mr Kumuyi, who gave the admonition during his sermon…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revoked the Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (ATPL) of a pilot for serious violation of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs).The General Manager Public…

The Economic Confidential, in the latest ranking, has ranked Lagos State as number one highly indebted states in Nigeria. Lagos sits atop the list after incurring a total of N1.043 trillion in…

Oando Plc has demanded from the Securities and Exchange Commission the report of the forensic audit carried out by Deloitte & Touche for it to have a better understanding of the findings that…

Illinois will become the 11th U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults under a bill that won final passage in the state legislature. The Democratic-controlled House…

Jay-Jay Okocha accused of money laundering, lands in Scotland court Nigerian football legend, Jay Jay Okocha has been charged to court in relation to alleged acquisition, use and possession of criminal property and another relating to…

A video of Jose Antonio Reyes car after the fatal crash that killed the former Arsenal star and his cousin in the early hours of yesterday, has surfaced on the internet. Reyes died yesterday in a “120mph” car crash as he reportedly made…

Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has warned political detractors not to mistake his humane disposition for weakness. The governor who said he was not a weakling said he was aware that…

As Akinwunmi Ambode bows out as the  Governor of Lagos State, head held high for his self-professed achievements but shoulders drooped and heart eternally embittered for being denied a second term in…

Oando Plc said on Friday that it would challenge the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ruling on the outcome of its forensic audit. The company made the disclosure in a statement issued…

Neymar Jr., Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil forward, has been accused of raping a woman in the city of Paris. According to the Associated Press, an unnamed woman accused the former Barcelona…

Is there any remedy in law for the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the Supreme Court’s voiding of its electoral victories in Zamfara State? There is, says eminent lawyer Prof. Itse Sagay…