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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…

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a Pharaoh, saying his end is near. Fani-Kayode, in a statement on his Facebook wall on Wednesday said when a…

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday faulted a claim by the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) that it pays him an annual allowance for his role as a facilitator of the university.Mr Obasanjo is a lecturer or…

Commercial sex workers in Umuahia, the Abia capital, have gone into hiding to evade police arrest, following state government’s order shutting down brothels in the city.News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who monitored…

President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to five bills passed by the National Assembly. The affected bills are the Nigeria Film Commission Bill 2018, the Climate change Bill, 2018, the Immigration…

The N2.2bn fraud trial of former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and one Spotless Limited continued on Tuesday with further cross-examination of Mr Musiliu Obanikoro, who is the fifth prosecution witness.Fayose and…

South Africa’s Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, who oversees power utility, Eskom, said on Tuesday he could not say when rolling blackouts would end. Gordhan told journalists in Johannesburg that…

The Lagos State Government has denied claims in the conventional and social media that a racist Chinese restaurant called Shi Shi is operating n Lagos. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Steve…

A remarkable Nigerian and Group Chairman, First City Group (a financial conglomerate comprising First City Monument Bank, FCMB Capital Markets, First City Assets Management, CSL Stockbrokers and City Securities), Otunba Subomi…

A child died and 30 people went missing when a migrant boat sank off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, the Libyan Navy said. “The wooden boat sank after it crashed into rocks near the coast of the western Libyan city…

Controversial on-air personality, Daddy Freeze has lamented that many churches in the country have become adulterous bride, cheating shamelessly on Christ. Freeze, on his twitter page, said many churches…

The Senate yesterday resumed the consideration of the general principles of the 2019 Appropriation Bill with more knocks on the budget. The upper chamber slated the passage of the N8.83 trillion budget…

Photos of the 50 victims killed during the New Zealand mosque shootings, have been released. They include a three-year-old boy, heroic parents, a talented sportsman and refugees who fled war-torn countries for a peaceful life.…

Boeing has told airlines it expects to have new software for its 737 Max plane ready by the end of the month. The plane has been grounded following the Ethiopian Airlines aircraft crash earlier this month.…

The Creative Art Department of the University of Lagos, Lagos, is currently on fire. The fire emanated from the generator house of the department. Two buses carrying fire-fighters have been deployed to the…

Nigerians are not allowed to enter or order food at a racist Chinese restaurant called Shi Shi in Lagos, The PUNCH has reported.The PUNCH reporter visited the restaurant to find out the claims made by some Nigerians on social…

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