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Chairman of the INEC Committee on Collation Centre for the general elections, Amina Zakari, has debunked reports that she is a relation of President Muhammadu Buhari. Zakari in an interview with BBC, said the allegation that President…

•While UN recommended benchmark is 26%, 2019 allocation is worst in 9 years with 5.23%IF President Muhammadu Buhari’s N8.83 trillion budget is passed by the National Assembly without changes, the education sector would be…

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, inaugurate the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2019 General Elections.This information is contained in a statement issued by Mr Festus…

*He branded them kid wizards behind his woes – Villager *Survivor: Dad took us to bush on our way to church, tied us and forced us to drink SniperWhen Mr. Sunday Otasi, a father of three and resident of Yenigwe on the…

As the furore over the emergence of  the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner, Amina Zakari, as the head of collation for next month’s presidential election rages, the INEC chief says she is…

The embattled senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has denied social media reports that he was among the federal lawmakers who booed President Muhammadu Buhari on…

Mikel Obi has cancelled his contract Chinese club Tianjin Teda, a year before the agreement between club and player was due to run out. The Super Eagles captain is seeking a return to Europe for family reasons. Mikel did not…

Popular police public relations officer Dolapo Badmos has said that female pant thieves will henceforth be charged for attempted murder and not stealing. The police superintendent took to her Instagram page to address the growing…

Afenifere leaders have been described as impostors who should stop parading themselves as Yoruba leaders. Giving the advice in this interview with TUNDE THOMAS, the immediate past chairman, All Progressives…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N161 billion as 2018 Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) intervention budget for 2019 intervention activities, in accordance with the provisions of the TETFund Act 2011. To…

The Nigerian pastor made headlines months ago after his sex tape with his former lover surfaced online, has finally spoken publicly for the first time on the issue. Apostle Chris Omatsola, a senior pastor of…

The year 2019, as nascent as it is, is already bristling with all manner of emotions. From anticipation to hope; from fear to even despair. The chaos of emotions is not unfounded. It is an election year; and if the history of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Police and other security agencies have been advised to ensure that they discharge their duties without fear or favour during the 2019 general elections. Making…

Fulani socio-cultural organisation, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to place the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, under security watch ahead of next month’s…

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday made its first intervention in the inter-bank sector of the Foreign Exchange market for 2019 with a sum of $210m. The CBN Director, Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor,…

FC Barcelona shelled out a club record 160 million euros (£143.7 million) to prise Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool, yet one year on from his signing, the Brazilian is struggling.He is struggling to get a game while his former…

Two attack helicopters of the Nigerian Air Force deployed to fight bandits and stop killings in parts of Zamfara State have shot dead a gang leader and scores of the bandits gathered on Doumbourou Hill and believed to be planning…

Abdulsalam Salaudeen, a 43-year-old Islamic cleric in Igando, Lagos State, who was arrested for allegedly raping his five-year-old Arabic schoolgirl, has owned up to committing the crime.The father of five blamed the crime on the…

Ronaldinho has been banned from leaving Brazil by a judge. The ex-Barcelona is scheduled to appear at the Dubai International Sports Conference this week. The 38-year-old football legend has been barred from making the trip…

Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered that Metformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, might also be used to treat Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), a condition…

A young man was apprehended by residents after stealing female panties and other clothing items at Benin city in Edo state. According to reports, the man popularly known as Aboki, stole the items at Lagos street in Ring road area,…

The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Peter Obi, has described the next presidential election as a battle between darkness and light.Speaking at Agulu, during a lecture organised by African Community…

President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday  in Abuja that  his administration has put a stop to what he called the  dehumanization of federal pensioners by ensuring prompt payment of their  entitlements and backlog of…

Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Director General of the Voice f Nigeria (VON) Osita Okechukwu,  has said that the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) should stop shopping for excuses…