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A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Chief Olabode George, yesterday asked President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo to  ceasefire in the ongoing standoff between  them.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of Mr. Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate. Malam Garba Shehu, the…

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to clear his name and stop raising alarm on plot to arrest him. In a statement on Friday, Obasanjo accused the government of President Muhammadu…

Despite reports of their rumoured rift over an undisclosed incident, photos of Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi and team mate, Ogenyi Onazi playing table tennis alongside others has surfaced. However from the new photos, it seems…

Lies told by a wife identified as Margret Namukose, has been busted after her husband lodged a complaint with the police. It was gathered that the lady had on 7th June 2018, told her husband that she was scheduled to attend a school…

To protect her identify, a Jamaican lottery winner just put on a happy face — a big, yellow, emoji face that covered her face as she picked up her prize. With a mess of tendrils framing the mask, the woman identified only as N Gray…

Deputy Speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly, Engr Shehu Dalhatu Tafoki, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing bill for an act which provides financial autonomy to the judiciary and state assemblies. The…

The publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, will on Tuesday launch three separate books to commemorate the 20th anniversary of MKO Abiola’s death and to also mark the 25th anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 election. The…

President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco on Sunday. In a statement on Saturday, Garba Shehu, spokesman of the president, said his principal was invited by King Mohammed VI. He…

It’s confirmed! HBO has ordered its first Game of Thrones prequel.The network has ordered a prequel drama of its most-watched original from writer Jane Goldman (Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass) and author George…

Vanguard Media Limited, publishers of Vanguard Newspapers, has described the comment Ochereome Nnanna, chairman of its editorial board, made about Yoruba as “unwarranted and careless”. While reacting to a caustic remark on Facebook,…

Ochereome Nnanna, chairman, editorial board of Vanguard Newspapers, has come under heated criticism over a veiled reference to people of the Yoruba ethnic group as “sophisticated morons”. Nnanna’s comment followed the reactions to…

A court sitting in Abuja has frozen accounts belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over a N34bn contract. On Friday Justice John Tsoho granted a Garnishee Order on the accounts of INEC at First Bank PLC…

Mr. Lekan Abiola is one of the sons of the late Moshood Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election which was annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. He told Eric Dumo what the recognition…

President Muhammadu Buhari says he stopped his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina from replying former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter against his administration because of Adesina’s age. The president explained…

Alhaji Jamiu Abiola, son of the late presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola, has claimed that he once begged former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to honour his father for the sacrifices he made for…

Renowned civil society coalition, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has said former President, Olusegun Obasanjo should stand trial if indicted by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Obasanjo had alleged in a statement…

A chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo says he and other leaders are not impressed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration that June 12 will henceforth replace May 29 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day in honour of the late Chief…

A former Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife has warned against alleged plans by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to frame-up former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. This is sequel to the outcry by Obasanjo in a…

Real Madrid are ready to authorize a world-record transfer bid of over £300million to beat Manchester United to a deal for Paris Saint-German star, Neymar this summer. Neymar, who became the most expensive player in history last…

Muhammadu Sanusi, emir of Kano, says only angels can run the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in a transparent manner. Speaking with PUNCH in commemoration of his fourth year on the throne, Sanusi said payment for…

Gynaecologist, Gboyega Fawole, on Friday decried what he described as the “alarming rate of abortion among young girls in the country.” Mr Fawole, who works with the University of llorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, raised the concern…

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Mr Fouad Oki, has alleged that some close allies of the party’s national leader and former governor of the state, Bola Tinubu, are sabotaging the second term bid of the incumbent…

The Nigeria Police Force on Friday released the list of the successful candidates of its 2018 Police Constable Recruitment exercise. The names of successful candidates were selected…