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Argentina international, Angel Di Maria has blamed former Manchester United manger, Louis Van Gaal for his failure at Old Trafford. The Argentina international scored just four goals in 32 appearances for the Red Devils after…

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMLF) has cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) not to arrest the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. In a statement signed by a spokesman of the…

Patience Jonathan Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has fixed February 11, 2019 to deliver judgment in an application for final forfeiture of N12.2 billion linked to Patience Jonathan. The…

People who sleep less than six hours a night may be at increased risk of cardiovascular (heart and blood) disease, a new research has found. The study, as published in the Journal of the American College of…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says he hopes to retire to a comfortable life after getting damages from suits filed against some people who have allegedly committed libel against him. He said this on Wednesday at the third Online…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians not to make the “mistake” of voting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into power. Buhari said this during the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally in Lokoja, Kogi…

In order to curb the spread of fake news during the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria, Facebook has said only advertisers located in Nigeria would be allowed to run political advertisements on the social media site, says a…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he has the physical rigour to lead Nigeria for another four years. The president said his recent appearances at campaign stomps are enough testament to his agility. He spoke Wednesday night…

Femi Otedola, chairman of Forte Oil Plc, has expressed interest in buying assets in the company’s upstream and power generating businesses. The decision was made known in a notice sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE),…

The federal government has asked the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to freeze five bank accounts belonging to Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). In a letter seen by TheCable, the office of the…

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as a “mafia organisation”, vowing to privatise it if elected. Speaking in Lagos…

A 29-year-old woman, Rahma Yakubu, on Wednesday dragged her estranged husband, Jibril Bajeh, to a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, over paternity of their three-year-old son, Abdulhalim. Rahma told the court that…

Musiliu Akinsanya, a chieftain of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) better known as MC Oluomo, has been discharged from a Lagos hospital where he was receiving treatment. MC Oluomo was attacked at an All…

President Muhammadu Buhari has again declined assent to five different bills transmitted to him by the National Assembly late last year. The National Assembly bills rejected by Buhari are, Maritime Security Operations…

The Japanese passport has been ranked the most powerful passport in the world with citizens enjoying visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to 190 destinations. According to the Henley Passport Index which depends on data provided by…

Hundreds of Police commissioners, deputy commissioners and assistant Police commissioners have stormed the Force Headquarters to lobby the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, The PUNCH has learnt. Our…

Atiku shared a photo collage, supposedly showing how he looked ten years ago and how he looks now. He shared the photo on his verified Twitter handle. He captioned the photo collage, “My #Smile” The 10-years challenge has been…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is a "truly wicked man", Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said. Oshiomhole said this on Wednesday while speaking at the APC presidential campaign…

Since seeing it in Back to the Future II, movie loving sneaker heads have dreamt of a day when self lacing sneakers will become reality. And thanks to Nike, the day has finally come. The sports company has just announced its…

President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice, Yemi Osinbajo, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming general election, will feaure on a live presidential…

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated a retired major general, Paul Tarfa, as the chairman of the North-East Development Commission for confirmation by the senate. He also nominated Mohammed Alkali as the Managing Director…

Nigeria’s Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Ibrahim Isah, has died, Foreign Affairs Ministry officials, have confirmed.Sources from the Nigerian Embassy at Deux Plateau, Abidjan, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Mr Isah, aged…

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, described the late Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, as a man who had tremendous respect for the judiciary.Mr Abang, was the presiding judge over Mr Badeh’s…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Wednesday that two politicians who circulated a fake news on Tuesday would be questioned today. Tony Orilade, a spokesperson for the anti-graft office,…