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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic beat Spanish Rafael Nadal to clinch his third consecutive Grand Slam and record seventh Australian Open title at the 2019 edition. The world number one outclassed the number two in a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 three…

The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has urged Kogi women and youths to vote for her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, in the forthcoming presidential election, saying Nigeria will remain safe in his hands. The First Lady stated…

Nigerian telecommunication multinational, Globacom Nigeria Limited has grown its subscribers’ base from 43,237,188 in November 2018 to 45,255,297, representing 26.24 percent of the total telecom subscribers in the country. This…

A Surgeon, Dr Benjamin Olowojebutu, says no drug will shrink or pass out fibroid from a woman. Olowojebutu, also the Founder, Benjamin Olowojebutu Foundation (BOF), an NGO, made this known at a news conference on Saturday in…

A Bank Verification Number (BVN) search may have exposed more accounts linked to the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. Detectives are understood to have written three banks for details of the…

The Zobe Regional Water Supply Scheme in Katsina abandoned for 27 years has been revived, completed and delivered by President Muhammadu Buhari. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the dam, which was started in 1992,…

Major General Suleiman Kazaure, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), had warned corps members deployed as ad hoc staff in the 2019 elections to desist from engaging in electoral malpractice or risk being…

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says those criticising President Muhammadu Buhari over the suspension of Walter Onnoghen as chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) are “hypocritical and insincere”. There has been an outrage over…

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has described the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, as an embarrassment to the law profession. He anchored his claim on Osinbajo’s silence over the suspension of the Chief Justice of…

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay, says any “self-respecting” judge who is being accused of breaching the Constitution should, on his own, step down until such case is cleared.…

Arsenal have submitted a late bid to sign Ivan Perisic from Inter Milan, BBC reports. Perisic was wanted by Jose Mourinho last summer, but the move broke down after the Old Trafford side refused to pay the Serie A club’s…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed, to quit the office without delay. In a statement signed by the party’s spokeman, Kola Ologbondiyan, on…

Senator Buruji Kashamu has urged the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to respect the court judgment pronouncing him the party’s governorship candidate in Ogun. Kashamu (PDP-Ogun East)…

In the early hours of yesterday, a woman identified as Miriam Shehu on twitter, called out singer Banky W for allegedly receiving N57million from President Muhammadu Buhari. She said the payment was reportedly meant for a…

Shoddy oversight and poor regulation and implementation of extant laws by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment are aiding trafficking of women to Saudi Arabia in the name of searching for greener pastures. Recently,…

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has faulted the purported endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, by the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. He described it…

Godswill Akpabio, former senate minority, says God has ordained the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 16 election. Akpabio said this in Ibadan during the inauguration of the Oyo state and south-west…

The Senate leadership yesterday summoned members for an emergency session on Tuesday to deliberate on the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. Senate President BukolaSaraki, who initiated…

The Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the courage and political will to suspend Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. Chief Edebiri said the action…

Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, says the federal government will not accept foreign interference in the nation’s affairs. Shehu said this hours after the US, UK and EU reacted to…

The Electricity Power Reform Act (Amendment) Bill 2018 passed by the House of Representatives last Tuesday prohibiting and criminalising estimated billing has proposed a one-year jail term and a fine of N1m for defaulters. The…

The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to suspend Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. According to the group, Onnoghen "failed the integrity test". The…

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong led the state executive members to the house of the Super Eagles assistant captain, Ahmed Musa to commiserate with him over the death of his mother, Serah Moses. The Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia…

Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives, has condemned the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari. He said with the development, the world has been…