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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it recorded its highest ever monthly revenue of N140.4 billion in August 2018. The Customs Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah revealed this on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Attah, the…

A former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has said he would run for the office of Nigerian president on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Mr Duke, a two-term…

A former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has replied Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the raging debate over the need to restructure Nigeria. Mr Abubakar, in a statement he signed, also accused Mr Osinbajo of attempting “to revise…

A 25-year old man, Mr. Oki Olabisi, was arraigned after he allegedly knocked off a sex worker’s teeth during sex inside a hotel room in Lagos. The incident happened at a popular hotel called Formula Four located at Coker Street in…

Sophia Momodu, the beautiful mother of Davido's first child, Imade, took to her Instagram page to share these photos showing off her really sexy figure as she rocked an ankara top paired with a jean. Momodu is the first baby mama of Davido…

Former Senate President David Mark has joined the presidential race. Mark picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential nomination form at the party’s secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. He will contest the party’s ticket…

The Ibru family just gained a new member as their son Christopher just tied the knot with his bride, Ibiyinka Akinnola, in a beautiful white wedding in Athens, Greece, yesterday Monday, September 3rdThe couple held their traditional wedding…

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, has written to MTN Nigeria  demanding a payment of $2 billion in tax arrears, TheCable understands. This is coming barely a week after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) demanded a…

Godswill Akpabio, former senate minority leader, has commended the current administration’s efforts in fighting Boko Haram insurgents. He said unlike the era of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when insurgents “moved around…

Nicholas Okoh, primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), says homosexuality is hindering the nation’s progress by “veritably poisoning” the society. Okoh made the comment in an interview with NAN in Abuja on Tuesday.…

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly accepted a one-year prison sentence as part of a plea bargain deal with prosecutors accusing him of a £2.9million (€3.3m) tax fraud. The Old Trafford manager has accepted a…

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has replied a presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, who criticised his stance on restructuring. PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Osinbajo had spoken in the U.S. about restructuring not being…

The United Kingdom (UK) has revealed that it is reluctant to return Nigeria’s looted funds because it cannot trust the country with such funds if returned. This was disclosed by a Queen’s Counsel, Mr. Philip Hackett, while speaking on…

Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova crashed out of the US Open on Monday in back-to-back seismic shocks under the Arthur Ashe Stadium lights. Federer, the five-time champion and looking to end his 10-year wait to add to his…

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi, on Monday revealed that many looted funds in Nigeria were stocked in foreign banks, cemeteries and underground. He made this known while declaring open anti-corruption, ethics and…

The Senator representing Ogun Central in the National Assembly, Lanre Tejuoso, has boasted that he will be the first legislator to break the jinx of what he termed “no second term” for senator representing the senatorial district, by…

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said, yesterday, it was concerned that increasing culture of vote-buying could have a negative impact on the 2019 general election. The commission stated this on a day it expressed its…

A 63-year-old landlord, Adekunle Santos, has been arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court for allegedly removing the entrance door of his tenant’s shop and taking away property valued at N994,850. PUNCH Metro had reported that…

Winner of the Katsina North Senatorial District election, Hon. Ahmad Kaita, said contrary to insinuations, the outcome of the election would not affect his relationship with his brother. Kaita, a member of the All Progressives…

A new twist has developed in the politics of Kano State as a former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau, has dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.Mr Shekarau’s spokesperson, Ya’u Sule, disclosed the defection in…

The senator representing Enugu west constituency, Dr Ike Ekweremadu has on Tuesday declared his intension to represent his constituency for the fifth time in the senate. Ekweremadu who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday…

The acting Director General of the Department of State Services, Mr Mathew Seiyefa, has recalled officers he transferred out of the headquarters of the agency when he resumed office on August 1. The decision to recall the officers…

A video has surfaced on the internet showing Liverpool attacker Sadio Mane cleaning toilet and wudhu area of a mosque just hours after scoring in his side’s Premier League win over Leicester. Mane, who is paid £90,000 a week at…

Kweku Adoboli, a former trader convicted of fraud in 2012, is facing deportation from Scotland back to his home country, Ghana, after being detained by police. He served four years of a seven-year sentence for a £1.4bn fraud at Swiss bank…