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Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications, owners of African Independent television (AIT), has been arrested at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, on his return from medical treatment at the American…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday inaugurated the Presidential Implementation Committee on Autonomy of the State Legislature and State Judiciary at the State House, Abuja. The inauguration, according…

…inaugurate Skills acquisition programme   As part of efforts aimed at making youths from its host communities employable, Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals Company yesterday flagged off a…

The EFCC has responded to a US government agency report which said the Buhari administration condones corruption and impunity. The EFCC statement reads: “The attention of the Economic and Financial…

The family of the late Chief MKO Abiola yesterday issued a warning to occupants of a large expanse of land measuring 400 acres at Ayobo, Lagos, belonging to the late business mogul. The occupants of the…

President Muhammadu Buhari says it is difficult to regulate what comes out on digital platforms. Buhari spoke when the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by Chris Isiguzo, its president, paid him a…

As the pilots of the doomed Boeing jets in Ethiopia and Indonesia fought to control their planes, they lacked two notable safety features in their cockpits.One reason: Boeing charged extra for them.For Boeing and other…

Senator Remi Tinubu cuts a picture of that unassuming woman of moderate ambition. Her pious mien and self-effacing demeanour, however, enshroud a Machiavellian and avaricious desire for power. No sooner had…

Yes, Taiwo Afolabi’s story is a great lesson for self-starters everywhere because it debunks so many of the prejudices and stereotypes that unfairly hold many back. He’s dispelled the idea that being from humble backgrounds…

The Federal Government on Thursday closed its case of false and non-declaration of charges preferred against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.Although, the…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone ‘B’ Kaduna has arrested a Nigerien, Sahabi Adamu, in Kano with three bags of ‘Ghana Must Go’ sacks filled up with Tramadol tablets worth…

The Lagos State Government has set up a five-man panel following the three-storey building collapse at Ita Faji area of Lagos Island. According to a tweet on Thursday, the panel is to investigate the…

A man has been arrested for selling his baby daughter online for £6,800 to pay off his gambling debts. The father named only as Jiang, sold the one-year-old baby to a couple after racking up debts of more than 60,000 Yuan…

A mother has reportedly slashed her boyfriend with a sword after she allegedly caught him molesting her five-year-old daughter. The woman, who has not been identified, walked in on John Lawarren…

Three Nollywood films – ‘Up North’, ‘Lionheart’ and ‘King of Boys’ have been selected for screening at the second edition of the ‘Nollywood In Hollywood’ on Friday and Saturday in the United States.…

The Managing Director of Excampo Nigeria Limited, Sikiru Olayinka, 36 has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing the sum of $123,000 belonging to Zenith Bank PLC.…

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct of Tribunal, Danladi Umar, has vowed to jail journalists who misrepresented facts in the ongoing trial of suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen for 28 years.…

Two serving members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) have been shot to death in Bayelsa. A resident of Yenagoa, the state capital, said the deceased were killed in Swali community of Yenagoa,…

Multichoice has released the names of contestant candidates shortlisted for this year’s edition of the Big Brother Naija, BBNaija 2019. This is contained in a statement published on the company’s website. The statement which…

As global reactions rage over the Boeing 737 Max plane which has been involved in accidents twice, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema, has said the airline…

…PDP plot to retain Dep Sen President Politicians and lawmakers from the North East and North Central geo-political zones are mounting pressure on the leadership of the All Progressives…

The last may not have been heard of the controversy trailing the ‘Our Mumu Don Do’ Movement.This is as the co-convener of the movement, Com Deji Adeyanju, purportedly resigned from the movement, citing compromises, the…

Yesterday was a plenary session in the Nigerian Senate house was chaired by the outgoing senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki. This photo emerged after the session where senator representing Kogi west senatorial district, Dino Melaye had an…

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo said it will collect data on all positions and their distributions in all federal ministries, agencies and parastattals with a view to ensuring fair distribution to all…