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Anti-riot policemen and an Armoured Personal Carrier have been stationed to restore peace at Ojota Motor Park in Lagos following bloody clash by transport union members on Thursday evening. Sources told the News Agency of…

Former Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has died at the age of 82. Hill-Wood, who became the chairman of the club in 1982 after joining its board in 1962, presided over the appointments of George Graham and Arsene…

A group, the Debate Power Nigeria (DPN), has slammed the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) and Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) organisers of the Vice-Presidential candidates debate, over perceived…

Admiral Murtala Nyako, the former Chief of Naval Staff and past Deputy Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, and one-time Governor of Adamawa State, has dropped a bombshell to the All Progressive Congress (APC), saying the…

Where were you in 1987? That was the year Oba Yesufu Oloyede Asanike, Olubadan of Ibadan made history. Olubadan installed Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola as the Bashorun of Ibadan. It was a prestigious title…

Scores of police personnel have invaded the residence of the controversial lawmaker representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye The invasion of the lawmaker’s Abuja residence located at 11 Sangha street,…

The representative Imo North Senatorial District, Benjamin Uwajumogu, has faulted the claim by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo that President Muhammadu Buhari would hand over power to the South West in 2023.…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected pipeline vandals in connection with the inferno that occurred at Abule Egba last Wednesday. The fire outbreak, caused by explosion from a vandalized…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has released the names of members of its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2019 elections. They are as follows: CHAIRMAN President Muhammadu Buhari CO-CHAIRMAN…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged Manchester United stars, Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Martial and Alexis Sanchez to follow Paul Pogba’s example if they are to revive their careers at the club.Lukaku and Sanchez suffered a dramatic loss…

Imohimi Edgal, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, says it will take legal action against those behind a photoshopped image of a policeman. Edgal has also called on the general public to disregard the picture of a…

The Nigerian Air Force has concluded plans to deploy some fighter aircraft to the troubled areas in Zamfara and Sokoto states to stop violence and killings in parts of the states. The Chief of Air Staff, Air…

A man has been arrested after he stoned 7 months pregnant wife to death on Christmas day in Eliozu, Obio-Akpor Local government area of Rivers State. A middle aged man identified as, Amos Ogbo is now cooling off his heels in…

The management of Ahmadu Bello University has reacted to the decision of a 300 Level student of the institution, Aisha Omolola Abdulganiyu, to commit suicide. Abdulganiyu in the early hours of Thursday was found…

A child has left a dog in critical condition after he fed it with firework that was already lit. According to officials, a young group were playing with the explosives when one child called the animal over. The child reportedly then lit…

Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, the All Progressives Congress Deputy Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, has said the party will address the infrastructure deficit in the area, if re-elected into power in 2019. Hamzat, a…

Halfway towards ending a 29-year wait to win the Premier League, the next seven days will test Liverpool’s title credentials to the fullest, starting with Arsenal’s visit to Anfield on Saturday. Then on January 3,…

Serena Williams has been named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for 2018, winning the honor for the fifth time in her career. She didn’t win the honor so much for her on-the-court performance as she did for…

Family of late former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice Marshal, Alex Badeh, have refuted claims by a suspect in custody of the Police that the late Military Chief was killed while attempting to rob him of huge sums…

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it had developed a special mobile application that would allow Nigerians monitor the 2019 general election and reduce electoral malfeasance. A National…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Senate Minority leader Godswill Akpabio as the National Coordinator of the Presidential Support Committee. The Akwa Ibom state Coordinator of the committee,…

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, PPCO, has in a riposte on Thursday, warned Presidency to stop peddling lies against its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, noting that the former vice…

The re-election bid of Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto governor, took a hit on Thursday as a reported 50,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to NAN,…

A lady is claiming she was robbed at Davido’s concert that held over night at the Eko Atlantic in Lagos, while the singer looked on. The lady identified as Karima took to her twitter page to express her disappointment in…