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Is the fume from a neighbour’s locomotive generator the cause of a widow, Mrs. Stella Ikwunne’s health challenge? Ikwunne, 52, is alleging that she is suffering from pneumonia, chest pains, catarrh and related ailments because of her…

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said all hands are on deck to complete the largest rice mill in Sub-Saharan Africa currently ongoing in Imota Local Council Development Area of the State within the first quarter of 2019. Apart…

The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday said that the Senate resolution declaring the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, as enemy of democracy was a deliberate attempt to blackmail him. The senate at plenary on Wednesday,…

An Auto website, AutoJosh, has put together 10 things you need to know about Davido’s latest addition, the N9.7billion private jet. The singer himself shared the news on Social media, that he’s acquired a Private Jet, and it’s set to…

The Kano State Government has declared Friday as public holiday in honour of deceased cleric and business tycoon, Isyaku Rabi’u. The renowned industrialist and Islamic scholar died on Tuesday in a London hospital after protracted…

Sir Alex Ferguson has been removed from intensive care at Salford Royal Hospital as he continues his recovery from brain surgery. The former Manchester United manager will continue rehabilitation as an inpatient at the hospital after…

If wishes were horses, the numerous people who benefited from Isyaku Rabi’u, entrepreneur, Islamic scholar, businessman and philanthropist would have wanted him to live forever. After all, a saying goes thus: “No matter how old, no one…

The public is hereby alerted to a new dimension in the orchestrated plot to diminish the stature of President Muhammadu Buhari before millions of Nigerians who love and adore their President. First, it was a pernicious twisting and…

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to suspend the planned sale of its 49 per cent share capital at the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG). The resolution was taken after the House adopted a motion…

The Nigerian Senate has declared Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, an ‘enemy of democracy,’ who is not fit to hold public office in Nigeria and abroad. The decision of the Senate was announced by the Senate President,…

The Enugu State Police Command has said that applicants with tattoos or suspicious body marks seeking for police jobs will be automatically disqualified. The command’s spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in an interview with…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed the federal ministry of health to step up surveillance at all entry points in the country to prevent the return of Ebola. Briefing journalists at the end of the council presided over…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the number of tax compliant Nigerians has increased by five million to stand at 19 million from the 14 million earlier recorded. Speaking on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the 2018 edition of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of Kano State Islamic scholar and billionaire businessman, Alhaji Isyaku Rabiu, as a colossal loss not only not to the field of learning, but also the business sector. The President…

Former leaders of the PDP who defected to the APC in 2013 have written to the national chairman of the ruling party to demand an urgent meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari “within seven days”, TheCable can report. They did not…

A former Governor of Abia state, Dr Orji Kalu, on Wednesday called on state governors to stop blaming President Muhammadu Buhari and Yemi Osinbajo over insecurity in their respective states. Kalu while speaking to newsmen in Lagos on…

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, Wednesday, snubbed the Senate after failing to appear before the chambers as expected. This is the third time the IGP failed to appear before the Senate, after invitation was extended…

The Nigerian government has asked British authorities to ban a former finance commissioner of Akwa-Ibom State, Senator Bassey Akpan, from entering the United Kingdom and any of its territories. Akpan who currently represents Akwa…

One suspect has been detained by the Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in connection with the importation of 40 and 20 feet containers loaded with Tramadol tablets allegedly smuggled from India. Command…

A former presidential spokesperson, Dr. Doyin Okupe has revealed that those responsible for incessant herdsmen killings in some parts of the country are not from Nigeria. Okupe said that those responsible for the killings are a…

The federal government may be considering a mandatory extra year of studies for Nigerian students before entering the labour market. Anthony Anwukah, minister of state for education, made this known at a two-day retreat for governing…

The President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), Dr Taiwo Sheikh, says according to a recent study, 85% of mad people in Nigeria are youths within the age bracket of 18-38. The psychiatrist in a recent interview…

Following the recent ban on the importation of cough syrups with codeine, the Jama’atul Nasril Islam (JNI) on Tuesday call on the Federal Government to enact laws that back its action. The Secretary General, JNI, Khalid Aliyu, made…

Seventeen Nigerian migrants who survived a deadly sea crossing last year have filed a lawsuit against Italy for violating their rights by supporting Libya’s efforts to return them to North Africa, their lawyers said on Tuesday. The…