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A cult clash between two rival cults in the Ketu Area of Lagos has resulted in the death of an unidentified man who was reportedly stabbed to death during the clash. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident took place on…

Speaking at an interview with journalists in Abuja, Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefanou Pontesilli, disclosed that no fewer than 1500 Nigerians are serving jail terms for various offences in Italian prisons. The Italian…

Tragedy was averted yesterday, as it was gathered that Saudi Arabia’s official team plane caught fire in mid air, as they travelled to their next 2018 World Cupmatch which is currently ongoing in Russia. The Saudi Arabian team who…

Former Vice President and 2019 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday visited Ekiti State for a meeting with Governor Ayodele Fayose. While in…

A U.S.-based woman, Oyenike Roberts, has declared for the presidency of Nigeria on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 presidential election.Mrs Roberts, while addressing supporters in New York,…

President Muhammadu Buhari will not meet with members of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), who are threatening to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC), it was learnt yesterday. They have accused the ruling party…

A whole family has been wiped out in a tragic circumstance in Kano state. According to media reports, a man, his wife and two sons were killed after being involved in a ghastly motor accident while celebrating the Sallah festivity. Three…

Hafsat Abiola-Costello, daughter of late Moshood Abiola, the acclaimed winner of June 12 1993 presidential election, has dissociated herself from an article being circulated online in which disparaging remarks were made against certain…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has debunked media reports that he will be in the United States later this month. Reports over the weekend said Mr Abubakar would speak at a trade and investment gathering in Washington D.C.…

A video of Boko Haram insurgents celebrating Sallah in Sambisa forest has surfaced online. In the five minutes, 17 seconds video, the insurgents held prayers with guards wielding rifles. The clip was released two days after 20…

The Nigerian Air Force commenced aerial bombardments on Monday, in a joint military offensive to end the banditry in Zamfara communities. The Commander of the 207 Quick Response Group of the air force, Caleb Olayera, made the…

Leaders of Islamic State (IS ) are sneaking battle-hardened extremists from Syria into Nigeria,according to UK Sun. Some of the fighters are reportedly sent to the Middle East for training in a “chilling exchange programme”. The…

Olisa Agbakoba, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to declare June 12 as Democracy Day. In an interview with NAN on Monday, the former president of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) said…

One of the year’s most spectacular startup payoffs isn’t in Silicon Valley or China, it’s in Japan. Mercari Inc.’s $3.7 billion coming-out party will deliver a 149-times return to early investor United Inc., which engineered a 300…

Otunba Adebayo Alao- Akala, a former Governor of Oyo State has predicted a total victory for President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s presidential election. Alao- Akala, who is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress…

President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2018 budget into law on Wednesday. A presidential source told TheCable that the budget would be signed at 11am. Last week Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and…

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) danced on the grave of MKO Abiola’s grave for 16 years. In an interview with TheCable in Cambridge on Saturday, the minister said PDP did not…

Mexico’s goal celebration against Germany quite literally triggered a minor earthquake scare as fans’ wild reaction sparked seismic activity in the nation’s capital. Hirving Lozano stunned the Germans by cutting in off the left flank…

Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), a non-governmental and non-partisan human rights resource centre, has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to probe the extravagant…

Well O Well, the classic insurance scam, claiming your laptop got stolen whilst on holiday abroad, get back home file in a claim with accompanying police report from the country where the laptop got "stolen" then cash in, except that…

Taju was this morning handed over to the Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi at the state house in Ibadan, the state capital The cute Yoruba kid became an instant social media hit the moment his video trying to speak English hit the…

Diego Maradona has apologised for violating ongoing FIFA World Cup non-smoking rules after puffing a cigar during Argentina’s 1-1 draw with Iceland in Moscow. The Argentina icon was seen with the cigar during the game at Spartak…

Forward Nikola Kalinic has reportedly been kicked out of Croatia’s World Cup squad for refusing to play in the side’s 2-0 win over Nigeria on Saturday. According to Croatian media outlet 24sata, Kalinic, a substitute for the match,…

The naira will remain stable at both the official and parallel markets, with the rise in foreign reserves to $48 billion and the consistent dollar interventions by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), analysts have said. Analysts at…