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Efetobore Sodje, former Super Eagles defender, has been jailed for fraud alongside his brothers, Stephen and Bright. The Sodje brothers were found guilty of siphoning money from their family charity, the Sodje Sports Foundation…

The National Industrial Court has reinforced its order restraining the Code of Conduct Tribunal from proceeding with the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. Onnoghen is facing six charges of false assets…

Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works, and housing, has announced that 108 firms have been approved to supply electricity meters. The minister said this in Lagos on Sunday during a neighborhood campaign for the re-election…

Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, a socio-political pressure group, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent media address is unfair to President Muhammadu Buhari. The group also said Obasanjo’s comments were insufficient to…

An Abuja federal high court has barred the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting or detaining Femi Fani-Kayode and Yinka Odumakin. Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation and Odumakin, spokesman of…

Jubilations rocked Tertiary Education Trust fund (TETFund) office on Monday as President Muhammadu Buhari fired,  Abdullahi Bichi Baffa, the executive secretary. Baffa was immediately replaced by Suleiman Bogoro, the former…

Mohammed Adamu, the inspector general of police, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the federal special anti-robbery squad (FSARS). Bashir Ahmaad, a media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, made this known in a tweet on…

Femi Adesina, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari, says the president never committed to attending the presidential debate. Buhari, who is presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was absent at the…

The Federal Government has alleged that the opposition political parties are busy mobilising bandits and members of Boko Haram to cause crisis in order to stop the forthcoming elections in the country. It further alleged that…

A young lady has been arrested by the police for allegedly absconding with a six-month-old baby left in her care. At about 10 a.m on Sunday, January 13, 2019, the mother of the baby, Abena Kubilla, left her six-month-old baby boy in the…

A Nigerian student whose name was given as Tiombe David Afeah, reportedly jumped to his death over house rent in Cyprus.According to sources, after his landlord came knocking on Friday, January, 11, Afeah jumped down from his balcony and…

Jamiu Abiola, a son of late MKO Abiola, acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential elections, says ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo benefittied from his father’s death but failed recognise Abiola’s contribution to Nigeria’ democracy. …

Former minister of defence for state, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has made some damning revelations in the on-going trial of the embattled former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose. Ayodele Fayose Fayose is…

…Refinery starts Q1, 2020 as CBN intervenes with N125bn The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said at the weekend that it has supported Dangote’s $11 billion Refinery and Petrochemical plant with N125 billion as at the end of 2018…

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended crusading lawyer, Festus Keyamo, SAN for having earned the “highest place and esteem” in the legal profession through his defence of the rights of ordinary Nigerians. In a message of…

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has reacted over the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s accusation that President Muhammadu Buhari was plotting to rig election, like the late Head of State, Sani Abacha. Rubbishing…

A SaharaReporters poll seeking to find out how Nigerians intend to treat politicians who offer them cash in exchange for votes during the 2019 general election has finally come to an end. The poll, which was conducted on the…

Local Government Chairman identified as Francis Ayagah, was spotted kneeling down as an alleged punishment after shouting APC at a PDP rally. S Francis who is said to be the Chairman of Gwer West Local Government council, …

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said the strike would continue until the Nigerian government made the payment of N50billion as demanded by the union. Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU President, disclosed this while…

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has listed 30 "corrupt" persons working with President Muhammadu Buhari. The list was released on Sunday, by Phrank Shaibu, Atiku’s Special…

…she died from ‘family mismanagement’–Youngest son Business mogul and legal practitioner, Jimoh Ibrahim, on Sunday gave an insight into the death of his mother, Theresa Jimoh, describing her as “a mother we will always love to…

A bus driver, Taiye Adams, and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority have accused a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, of refusing to repair a vehicle and a motorcycle he allegedly crushed in an accident on the…

The Serving Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has described the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, as the best alternative to the incumbent President Muhammadu…

Mohamed al-Gheiti, a TV host in Egypt jailed for interviewing gay man. He was sentenced by an Egyptian court on Sunday and will serve one year in prison. Mohamed al-Gheiti, who has expressed his stance against homosexuality on several…