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The operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested some Nigerian men after they defrauded a foreigner to the tune of €15,000. The men are reportedly undergraduates of a university in the state and they are identified as…

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says those who have cornered the country’s commonwealth should not be allowed to talk of restructuring. Falana made the submission on Wednesday when he delivered a paper at the Mike Okonkwo annual…

The presidency on Wednesday released a statement criticising an editorial by one of Nigeria’s prominent newspapers, Punch. In a statement by President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the presidency said it “dismisses…

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has concluded discussions with six governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 27 of its members in the National Assembly to defect to the PDP. PDP…

A businessman, Khareem Oluwaseyi, was on Wednesday arraigned by the EFCC for allegedly impersonating the U.S. Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, to defraud people online. The News Agency…

A member of a four-man gang which specialises in robbing unsuspecting passengers of their valuables in a commercial bus leapt into the Lagos lagoon following a hot pursuit by armed police officers. The police said in a statement on…

Experts have said the request by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that the MTN Group should refund 8.1 billion dollars illegally repatriated from Nigeria will jeopardise the listing of its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).…

President Muhammadu Buhari has picked the Presidential form of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the president's spokesperson on new media, Bashir Ahmad, the N45million expression-of-interest form was bought by "a group…

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, has condemned a statement credited to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar that President Muhammadu Buhari is “power drunk”. Abubakar, who is a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic…

Members of the Olubadan-in-Council who have been elevated from ‘High Chiefs’ to beaded-crown wearing monarchs have accused the Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland and former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, as the mastermind of the crisis…

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has said he would be contesting to return as a Senator after the expiration of his second term as Governor. Amosun would be seeking the ticket of the senatorial seat in the Ogun Central senatorial…

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has told the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad across the country to respect people’s rights or risk being sanctioned. Idris who said membership of FSARS was voluntary asked those who…

  Nigerian Police has paraded one Ismail Yakubu as guilty of giving the false information that led to the raid of Edwin Clark's home on Tuesday. Jimoh Moshood, the Force Public Relations Officer, who paraded the suspect, said Yakubu would…

A COMMON painkiller prescribed to millions of people could increase the risk of heart attack or stroke by 50 per cent, experts have warned. Diclofenac - marketed under the brand name Voltarol or Voltaren in the US - can cause heart…

Europe’s top managers have called for an end to the away goals rule, which has been used in UEFA’s competitions for over 50 years. They argued at the annual gathering of top coaches in Switzerland, that football has moved on since it…

Senator Ayo Fasanmi, a chieftain of Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere has warned Yoruba groups to stop critiquing President Muhammadu Buhari’s bid for second term. Speaking on criticisms by some factional Yoruba leaders,…

A leader of the Parliamentary Support Group, PSG, and Senator from Delta Central, Ovie Omo-Agege, has alleged that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his friends have been praying for the death of President Muhammadu Buhari. He…

The Police said on Wednesday that they were misled by an informant that there were illicit items at the home of former Minister, Edwin Clark, before they stormed the premises on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Jimoh Moshood said the…

The issue of fake news and its resultant effect on brands especially its direct impact on productivity and resultant effect on employment and the economy at large continues to be in the fore front of public discuss. It is as a result…

…Says Efforts Ongoing To Rev Up Coconut Value Chain     The Lagos State Government at the weekend said it has begun talks with 10 major bakeries to ensure mass production of coconut bread, “Eko Bread” as a means to provide more market…

It has been observed that social media accounts are being run in the name of son of the President, Yusuf Buhari. The most recent is an Instagram account @ymbuhari, which has attracted thousands of followers, and which has been used…

A lady identified as Julia Biebem has taken to Facebook to narrate on how a passenger sexually harassed her brother who is a Taxify driver in Lagos. According to the lady, the passenger deliberately left her handkerchief on the car and…

Mahalia Akatugba, a 15-year-old Nigerian girl has been declared missing in Ghana. She was last seen on August 30th. Anyone who has any information about her should please contact the Weija police station SCC in Accra, Ghana or call…

Former Cross River Governor, Donald Duke, has explained why he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He spoke in Abuja on Tuesday after a meeting with the Deputy National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Abdul Isiaq.…