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All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, says the party might not have recorded quick success without its former Interim Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande.In a tribute to congratulate Akande as he clocks 80, Tinubu, also the…

An 80-year-old Ugandan businessman, Eriasa Kakaire, has dragged his 23-year-old live-in lover, Fauza Nabirye, to the police for allegedly failing to get pregnant, even after they had agreed to have a baby together.Kakaire, who…

The Independent National Electoral Commission says no voter will be allowed to vote with the temporary voter card,  in the forthcoming general elections.Prof. Francis Ezeonu, Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, made this…

It seems hard to believe, but we are finally close to getting the final season of Game of Thrones. The nearly eight-year journey we’ve been on is sadly coming to a close, but…

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has congratulated Adamu Mohammed, on his appointment as the Acting Inspector General of Police (I-G). The Director General of the NGF Secretariat, Mr Asishana Okauru said this in a…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has debunked reports that his residence was on Tuesday, invaded by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.Reacting to the report which has…

Life, they say, comes in phases. The truth in this age-long aphorism must have dawned on Ibrahim Kpotun Idris (pictured left), the 19th indigenous Inspector General Of Police, who joined President Muhammadu Buhari in…

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice Yemi Osinbajo has been presented with a new 10-year diplomatic passport by the Nigeria Immigration service. The passports were presented by the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau,…

The singer Alicia Keys will host the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, she announced on Tuesday in a nearly 10-minute celebratory video that emphasized the show as female-driven a year after the Grammys faced controversy over…

Access Bank and Diamond Bank Plc have obtained approval in principle from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on proposed merger plans.Mr Victor Etuokwu, Access Bank Executive…

Edgal Imohimi, Lagos state commissioner of police, says there would be no change of guard at the state command for now. He said this at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Tuesday. Kayode Egbetokun, former…

Following the tenure expiration of Ibrahim Idris, President Muhammadu Buhari named Mohammed Adamu, acting inspector-general of police on Tuesday. The acting IGP took over the force at a critical period – four weeks…

Newlyweds identified as Leomer and Erika Joyce Lagradilla, reportedly drowned while on honeymoon in Maldives, three weeks after their wedding. The Filipino newlyweds who walked down the aisle in front of friends and families on…

THE Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Mohammed Adamu has taken over as the new Inspector General of Police, IGP. The former IGP, Ibrahim Idris took his successor, Adamu to President Muhammadu Buhari who…

Petr Cech, Arsenal’s veteran goalkeeper, has announced that he will retire from football at the end of the season. The 36-year-old former Chelsea goalkeeper who joined Arsenal in the summer of 2015 made the…

Munir-deen Ijaiya, a professor of the department of obstetrics and gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has developed a new technique for effective treatment of vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF).…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday, said it would soon begin the enforcement of speed limit devices installation on private vehicles. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the FRSC introduced…

Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has been sighted at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Adamu, is said to be the possible replacement for the outgoing Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, though the…

Electricity generation companies have threatened to shut down power plants across the county if the federal government fails to intervene in the challenges troubling them. In a statement on Monday, Joy Ogaji, executive…

Deposit money banks in the country will not receive interest on loans linked to petrol subsidy taken by oil marketers between June 2017 and December 2018. Olufemi Adewole, executive secretary of Depot and…

A 31-year-old tenant, Abass Babatunde, was arraigned in Lagos State on Tuesday for beating up his 63-year-old landlord.Babatunde, who resides at No. 8 Omo Osagie St., Iju Ishaga, a Lagos suburb, is facing a two-count of assault…

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), says if he is elected president he will strip all corrupt past presidents of their national awards. Speaking at the Centre for…

The fourth season of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show will be staged in Nigeria. The organisers, Multichoice, announced this on Tuesday morning at a media briefing held at the George Hotel, Lagos.…