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A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) doing her one-year mandatory service in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State is currently in a critical condition after she was allegedly assaulted and raped by a 15-man gang of robbers who…

Billionaire Bill Gates joins the world of children who celebrated their fathers on the special day yesterday. The Number 2 World’s richest man took to his Instagram page to celebrate his dad, William Henry “Bill” Gates, on Father’s Day.…

In 2013, wealth and financial magazine, Forbes named Banana Island in Lagos as the most expensive neighbourhood and place to live in Nigeria. For many, this did not come as a surprise as Banana Island is largely considered to be on…

Kamil Mahmud, a 26-year-old human resources manager has accused some operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of extortion and threats. Mahmud who had driven behind his brother’s car to the Ikeja area for an interview on a…

The Redeemed Christian Church of God has flagged of a political awareness campaign tagged’ Let My People Vote’ that signaled the beginning of what many described as a revolutionary move by arguably the fastest growing church in the…

This weekend, precisely June 23, stakeholders in Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will converge on Abuja to elect new national officers who will pilot the affairs of the party for the next four years. From May…

The last may not have been heard about the failed $16 billion National Integrated Power Project as Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has said his committee may meet the…

The Federal Government has increased the Super Eagles winning bonus by $5,000 as a means of motivating them to win their remaining two group matches at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia. With this increase, each player will now get…

A man has died after his mother’s coffin fell on pallbearers during a funeral in Indonesia. Samen Kondorua died of severe head injuries after the heavy coffin fell on the men carrying it during the ceremony in North Toraja in South Sulawesi…

A former Kaduna State governor, Ahmed Makarfi, says he will contest for Nigeria’s presidency in 2019.Mr Makarfi, immediate past national caretaker committee chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), made the disclosure in an…

The Methodist Archbishop of Abuja, Oche Job, says he admires President Muhammadu Buhari because he is a man that fears no one. The archbishop’s remark was sequel to the recent signing of four bills into laws by Mr Buhari. The…

Having lost power after vowing to rule Nigeria for 60 years, Nigeria’s longest-ever ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, faced its worst crisis yet. While a large number of PDP leaders were arrested or arraigned for allegedly…

Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed at least 31 people in a twin suicide bomb attack on a town in northeast Nigeria, a local official and militia leader told AFP on Sunday. Two blasts ripped through the town of Damboa in…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has explained the reason why many parts of the country are experiencing blackouts including that of Saturday. The agency, which has the sole responsibility of transmitting generated power,…

In this interview, Festus Keyamo, the Director of Strategic Communications for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, speaks at great length on a range of issues from why he accepted to serve in Buhari’s camp to the factors that…

The Super Eagles gave many the hope that this might just be Nigeria’s best appearance at the World Cup. From preparation to funding and even the hype around its playing jerseys, the Super Eagles looked destined to wow the world in…

The acting Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen. John Agim, speaks on the allegation of military collusion with herdsmen in Taraba State and the killings in Zamfara, Kaduna and Benue, among other issues in this interview with…

Former Super Eagles captain Austin Okocha has slammed Gernot Rohr for his poor tactical approach in Nigeria’s 2-0 defeat to Croatia in their opening game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, reports Gistmania.com. An own goal from…

Orji Uzor Kalu, a former Governor of Abia State, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo lacks the moral standing to decide for Nigerians who becomes their next President. Restating his commitment to President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

Odion Ighalo has admitted that it’s a difficult task playing on his own upfront in the Super Eagles team. The former Lyn Oslo forward was played with a man off his shoulder at Watford FC and thrived with more bodies around but in…

These are interesting photos of an overjoyed man who tried to lift up his heavily pregnant wife so is good-looking. Viral maternity photos seen on social media show a man trying to test his strength by carrying his heavily pregnant…

The screening appeal committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has disqualified 19 aspirants from contesting various offices at its national convention. In a chat with journalists on Saturday, Rochas Okorocha, chairman…

A  young man has mistakenly stabbed himself  to death after wrongfully believing he was wearing a stab proof vest, an inquest heard. Jordan Easton died on August 23rd last year, just five days after his 22nd birthday. He was in his…

The alleged gay principal of Seat of Wisdom Secondary School, Okija, in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, Modestus Eze, who was arrested some few days ago but escaped, allegedly operated five shrines and a church within the…