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India’s biggest ever narcotics seizure, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has recovered 1,818kg of pseudoephedrine from a house in Greater Noida and arrested two Nigerian nationals, a man, Henry Ideofor (35), a woman, Chimando Okora (30)…

Ooni of Ife’s wife, Olori Prophetess Naomi took to Instagram to share these beautiful photos of herself posing with her mum. She posted the photos in celebration of Mother's Day yesterday and captioned it: 'My precious!.'

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it remitted N5 billion to the Federal Government purse after the conduct of its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).This is contained in…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has presented the staff of office to the new emirs he appointed in the state last week.This was despite a court order which the governor said came after he had made the…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, on Monday demolished Carmelo Lounge in the Utako area of Abuja.The demolition came barely three weeks after FCTA officials arrested 32…

The Mother of Dragons and her forces finally infiltrated King’s Landing in "The Bells," the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones's final season, and it's probably safe to say that viewers were not shocked…

Zainab Aliyu, a Nigerian previously detained in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking, has returned to the country after spending four months in detention. Aliyu had been detained in the Arab country…

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday, took to the streets of Abuja to protest against the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige. (The Nation)

Historian and former lecturer, Dr. Umar Ardo, has called on the Sultan and Muslims to resist last week creation of four new caliphates by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano.He said the move would destroy the caliphate and…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor-elect of Lagos state, and Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were among the dignitaries who witnessed the burial of Mufutau Hamzat,…

There is palpable tension at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, on Monday morning, as 15 hefty men in black attire stormed the university campus and positioned themselves around the Governing Council…

No fewer than 127 aides are serving President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.Of the 127 aides, four are a little bit above the rank of ministers; 18 are aides that are paid for by donor agencies; 56 are…

Attahiru Ahmad, emir of Anka and chairman of the Zamfara state council of chiefs, says President Muhammadu Buhari ought have sacked Mansur Dan-Ali, minister of defence. According to PUNCH, Ahmad made the remark in…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied that it indicted Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, Chairman, Presidential Election Tribunal, for bribery and corruption. Public Relations Officer of the…

Data made available by the Nigeria Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has shown that 28 states would be unable to fund their 2019 budgets from revenue realised in 2018 and 2017. The…

Solomon Derikoma, a lieutenant commander of the Nigeria navy, was found dead inside his apartment on Sunday. The deceased was undergoing training at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna state. A…

These are, indeed, times when odd happenings throw you off balance. And you begin to wonder, what could prompt a mother or a father to sell his or her child? Or how do parents who sell their children explain the motive? Or…

The Senator representing Osun Central in the National Assembly, Senator Olusola Adeyeye, has blamed the Parliament for failing to address the issue of restructuring. The lawmaker lamented the fact that…

Wudil indigenes in Kano State have appealed to the State House of Assembly and the government to revisit the recent creation of Gaya Emirate Council under which they have been grouped. Alhaji Yawale…

MEMBER of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), Oba Olatunji Hamzat, is dead. He passed on yesterday’s evening at the age of 86, following a brief…

The Presidency yesterday listed the various measures and initiatives taken by the Federal Government to curtail the spate of crime and criminality across the country. It assured that “evildoers will be…

Death sneaked into the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) on Sunday, snatching Oba Olatunji Hamzat. He passed on Sunday’s evening, following a brief illness, 17…

Minister for Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, says he cares less about those praising him as Transport Minister because same praise singers most times turn around to disparage you when you are no longer there. Excerpts:Unfavorable…

The development in Kano State that saw the breaking of the mega emirate, with 44 local government areas under it, into five emirates has sent tongues wagging that it may be a prelude to the deposition of the Emir of Kano,…