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Information obtained by the police from the Kankara General Hospital, Katsina State, led to the arrest of a suspected rapist, whose manhood was allegedly severed by his victim. The suspect, Bishir Yau, of Yargase village, was…

Anthony Martial has the talent to reach Cristiano Ronaldo’s level if he puts his mind to it, according to Manchester United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Martial had looked set to leave the club in the summer after…

The police in Enugu State have arrested a 55 years old woman, Edith Ewulu, for allegedly buying a five years old child stolen from her parents. It was learnt that the woman, who resides in Enugu State, bought the baby from one Chioma who…

Twenty-three elders in Kwara led by Dr. Dr Hezekiah Oyedepo have endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of APC.They also resolved to vote for governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APV) in…

Diezani Alison Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum, was on Monday spotted trekking on the streets of London. Tweeting via @osquare78, the Nigerian who spotted Diezani said he was going to “ask her about our yams”, but she…

The Federal Government has begun rehabilitation, reconstruction and expansion works on the Agbara-Seme Border section of Lagos-Badagry Expressway, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent who, on Sunday,…

Few days to the presidential election, no fewer than 145 Support Groups of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Presidential candidate,  Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, declared their willingness to work for the re-election of President…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has completed another new 2x40MVA 132/33kV transmission substation project in Yauri, Kebbi State. The exercise is coming 11 years after the project was awarded to a contractor in…

Former Secretary General of Nigeria Football Federation, Taiwo Ogunjobi, is dead. This sad news was confirmed by his Special adviser and media aide, Tunde Shamsudeen in an interview with Brila.net’s Tony Bekederemo on Monday…

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, on Monday charged Nigerian youths to vote massively in the forthcoming elections. MURIC explained that the upcoming elections was “watershed” in the history of Nigeria, adding that it avails…

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel believes the club is still struggling to replace his generation of players. The Nigerian star, who is currently on the books of English second-tier club Middlesbrough, believes the Blues…

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yusuf Buratai, has denied meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over alleged plans to rig the presidential election slated for…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied an allegation that its operatives poisoned the Chairman of the defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni. This was contained in a statement by the commission’s acting spokesman, Tony…

Majority shareholders of Forte Oil PLC have approved plans by Nigerian oil mogul, Mr Femi Otedola, to acquire the power subsidiary of the company At an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the company held in Lagos,…

The Muhammadu Buhari Presidential Campaign yesterday alleged a plot by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to inundate the media with fake news ahead of Saturday’s presidential election. A statement issued by the spokesman of the…

Some pensioners and ex-workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways have given accounts of the trauma, untold hardship they went through for more than 14 years they were retrenched without payment of their pensions and benefits. The…

A football player and refugee whose detention in Thailand sparked an outcry will be freed after Bahrain withdrew its extradition request, officials say. Hakeem Al-Araibi, who is a Bahraini citizen, fled to Australia in 2014 and…

There is rumble in the Nigerian Armed Forces, following the retirement from service of over 130, officers of the Nigerian Army. The affected officers mostly Major-Generals, Brigadier-Generals, Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonel,…

Lawrence Okoye, a former Olympian and NFL star, has been arrested alongside 12 other men on charges of men soliciting prostitution on in Shelby County. Lawrence Okoye is a 27 years old born to Nigerian parents…

Few days to the presidential and National Assembly elections, tension is building up in Ile-Ife, Osun State, especially among political bigwigs in the area following the decision of the former gubernatorial candidate of Social…

President Muhammadu Buhari in Gusau, Zamfara State has charged traditional rulers to do more in curbing banditry and kidnapping in their communities, saying that he felt disappointed that people close to some of them were found to…

Kemi Adeosun, the British-born Nigerian former finance minister whose counterfeit youth service scheme certificate led to her resignation last year, is under investigations over some untoward activities during her tenure, according…

It is not for a lack of creative and catchy ideas that the governorship campaign of Jimi Agbaje is being described in many quarters as blasé and boring; it is majorly an issue of funding. The People’s Democratic Party, PDP,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State has promised to give President Muhammadu Buhari 80 percent of the state’s 3.2 million votes during Saturday’s presidential election. Similarly, arrangements have commenced in…