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The trial of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged N6.9bn fraud will resume today. Fayose was arraigned…

The Chief Whip of Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Olafisoye Akinmoyede, has exonerated himself from the killing of a member of the House of Representatives, Mr Temitope Olatoye. Olatoye, popularly known…

Chairman of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to give priority attention to the electricity sector of the economy.Speaking at the 2018 Annual…

THREE National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members serving at Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, are currently in critical condition after gunmen attacked them when they were returning to their lodge at…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has explained its own side of the story after it was alleged that the commission raided the farm of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen on…

Tanitoluwa Adewumi, an 8-year-old Nigerian whose family reportedly fled Nigeria because of the Boko Haram crisis, is fast becoming a star in the US. In a piece, Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times’…

Barely a week after the death of 47-year-old Nigerian-born Canadian professor, writer and literary critic, Pius Adesanmi, his wife, Olumuyiwa Balogun-Adesanmi, has paid a tribute to him via a press release.Entitled, Press…

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton appeared as a speaker at a class at Stanford University earlier this week, where he spoke about the decision to sell the company to Facebook, and urged students to delete…

The Nigerian Army has redeployed some senior officers with Maj.-Gen. H.O. Otiki being moved to 8 Division in Sokoto as General Officer Commanding (GOC). According to a statement on Sunday by Col. Sagir…

The Lagos State Government has advised house owners and developers whose structures have been marked for demolition to remove them forthwith failing which they risk the forfeiture of the properties.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly raided the farm of Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), taking custody of some vital documents. According to…

THE Imam of one of the Christchurch, New Zealand mosques attacked by a terrorist on Friday is a Nigerian, The Nation can report today. Lateef Alabi who is the Linwood mosque’s acting Imam was leading the…

The Oyo State Governor-elect, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Friday presented a cheque of N25m to the University of Ibadan, UI, as his contribution towards the repair of structures damaged by the recent rain.…

• Vested Interests Behind Transfer Of OML 11 To NPDC  • Change In Ownership Illegal, Lack Due Process, Transparency- Stakeholders • Niger Delta Weighing Options On Development- Loyibo • Move Threatens Investors’…

An emotional video went viral on the social media last week. In the one minute seven seconds video which was mostly circulated on WhatsApp, a fair, surpassingly beautiful lady was seen addressing the people…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Saturday, said that another waterfall, set to be unveiled, had been discovered at the Ife Grand Resort, Ile-Ife. Ogunwusi disclosed this when executives of the…

Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, visited victims of the building which collapsed in the Ita-Faaji area of Lagos Island on Wednesday. Survivors of the incident are being treated at the Lagos Island General Hospital. Accompanied…

The University of Ilorin, says it will organise a candlelight procession for one of it’s alumni, Prof. Pius Adesanmi, who died aboard the Boeing 737 Max–8 that crashed on Sunday. A statement signed by Mr…

Alcohol has its pros and cons. Some research has shown that drinking in moderation can be good for you, but the downsides are well reported. In fact, just being tipsy can negatively impact your children if you're a…

Nigerian airlines who intend to buy the controversial Boeing 737 MAX 800 have been advised by the  public to suspend the idea as the safety confidence on the aircraft type has been badly eroded following the two successive…

AHEAD of the inauguration of the 9th Senate where the two presiding officers, the Senate President and the Deputy Senate President would emerge, there have been intense lobby and political intrigues since the Senators resumed…

The home cleaning in preparation for the second term of president mohamadu  Buhari seems to have started in earnest with the reported sacking of the chief security officer, Bashir Abubaka A source revealed that…

Comedian, Ayo Makun a.k.a AY, has launched an appeal fund for a little girl sent away from school in Delta State over her parents’ inability to pay her fees. The little girl identified as Success, became…

The battle for the Senate Presidency is gaining momentum by the day. With certificates of return issued to senators-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, the battle…